Guide to the Asian Poker Tour with key dates, tournament schedule how to enter and buy into the APT poker events.

     

    Asian Poker Tour (APT) 2024

    • Latest Asian Poker Tour News
    • Asian Poker Tour Schedule
    • Exclusive Online APT Satellites at Natural8
    • Asian Poker Tour Streaming
    • Asian Poker Tour History
    • Asian Poker Tour FAQs
    The Asian Poker Tour (APT), one of the premier poker tours in Asia, was founded in 2008 has held more than 80 major events, in addition to numerous smaller tournaments and qualifiers in Asia and the Asian-Pacific regions.

    Typically there are 8-10 stops per year, mainly in the Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam and Taiwan. The main event buy-ins vary as each takes place in local currency, but they are mostly in the $1k-$2k price range. 

    Latest Asian Poker Tour News

    Asian Poker Tour Schedule

    The APT appeared to prefer announcing its events on a one-by-one basis during 2024.

    The 2025 event calendar is coming soon.

    Exclusive Online APT Satellites at Natural8

    Natural8 players can qualify online to APT events through the poker room's exclusive online satellites. 128 seats were guaranteed to APT Taipei 2024 and a further 98 were assured for the APT Jeju Main Event.

    Tour sponsor Natural8 offered an additional $50,000 bonus to the Main Event winner, if they secured their seat in the event either through Natural8's online satellites, OnLive day 1s, other promotions, or if they simply bought in directly to the main event using their online account balance.

    Asian Poker Tour Streaming

    The Asian Poker Tour is now easier to watch than ever, including via Natural8. You can watch loads of past events with highlights, bad beats, news, winners, and more also on Twitch and Youtube. 

    Asian Poker Tour History

    The Asian Poker Tour (APT), one of the premier poker tours in Asia, was founded in 2008. The very first tournament was held in May of 2008 in Manila, Philippines, and it is now one of the world’s largest poker tours.

    Since its inception, the Asian Poker Tour has held more than 80 majors, in addition to numerous smaller tournaments and qualifiers in Asia and the Asian-Pacific regions. 

    Countries that have hosted tournaments are the Philippines, Macau, South Korea, Cambodia, and more. The APT has handed out over 30 million USD in prize money so far.

    Some quite exotic variants can often be found on APT schdules, such as Crazy Pineapple and a variety of mixed games.

    Asian Poker Tour FAQs

    Which countries does the Asian Poker Tour operate in?

    The Asian Poker Tour is a live poker tour in Asia, which holds events in the Philippines, South Korea, Cambodia, Vietnam, Taiwan and Macau

    Where can you qualify online for the Asian Poker Tour?

    Asian Poker Tour satellites take place at online poker site Natural8, where players can win seats or packages into APT events. There are usually several weeks of satellites scheduled for every Asian Poker Tour event.

    What are OnLive Day 1s for the Asian Poker Tour?

    OnLive Day 1s are a way to start playing in the main event of the APT from the comfort of your own home. OnLive Day 1s on Natural8 enable players to play online and those who survive these online starting days proceed directly to day 3 of the live event, where they are guaranteed to be in the prize money.