First stop: Cebu. First step: qualify through various live and online poker tournaments, which offer low buy-ins and freerolls to get into the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Asian Series Cebu set to happen from January 10 to 17, 2011 at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Cebu, Philippines.
Qualify for Free at PKR
In 2009, Adrian “zlatan35” Allain took home $391,556 for his first-place finish at the APT Macau 2009 Main Event. This was after investing just $5 on an online satellite at PKR!
Now, players will have the chance to duplicate Allain’s feat as PKR, online poker’s leader in cutting edge and realistic gameplay, once again offers satellite tournaments to qualify for the newest poker series in Asia… for FREE!
PKR Daily Freerolls are available from November 29 to January 7 as a $2,700 package awaits the qualifier for the Main Event, worth roughly $1,135. Visit the APT PKR page for more information.
Tournaments at Resorts World Manila
Recently at the APT Philippines 2010, previously unknown Michael Cua grabbed the Main Event title after qualifying in a satellite event worth just PHP 5,000!
History can repeat itself as the Resorts World Manila opens two satellite tournaments with a guaranteed prize pool of PHP 200,000! Set on the 12th and 19th of December, the buy-in is pegged at PHP 3,000 + 200. Also available throughout December are Mega Satellites for these tournaments. Complete schedule and tournament structure can be found here.
Daily Satellites in Cebu
Every Saturday until the APT event, there will be tournaments with a buy-in of PHP 1,000 guaranteeing two seats for the Main Event at the All In Poker Club Cebu at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino. Scheduled as well are daily satellites to the 5th Cebu Open 1M Guaranteed, one of the side events in the APT Asian Series Cebu. For more details, follow this link.
Cebu Seats at Empire
The newest poker room in Metro Manila, the Empire Poker Sports Club will also have a tournament with a prize pool which includes five APT Asian Series Cebu Packages.
The Empire 1M Guaranteed Tournament will be held from January 5 to 9, 2011 and will have a buy-in of PHP 3,300. Also available are daily satellites for this event. For complete schedule, visit this page.
The APT Asian Series-Cebu is set to happen from January 10 to 17, 2011 and will follow the very popular APT format of presenting 7-days of constant poker action including 7 side events, 7 satellite events and a Main Event with a buy-in of Php 46,500 + Php 3,500.
Visit the official Asian Poker Tour website for more updates.