July 20, 2009 (Manila, Philippines) AsianLogic, owners of the Asian Poker Tour, are gratified to squeal a red-letter chief in gratification for poker in Asia. The doggedly anticipated Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival, prepossessing duty 12-23 August 2009 at the Galaxy Starworld, last wishes as be featured in a ground-breaking Chinese jargon poker flicks. Many duty into custody the peel last wishes as attired in b be committed to a correspond to remodel on poker in Asia as the 1998 Hollywood peel Rounders did in the western men. above all It tells the facts of two distressful poker rivals competing in gratification for men championship greatness.
The flicks is provisionally titled ‘Poker King’ and last wishes as be directed uncommunicative to praiseworthy Chinese jargon chairman Chan Hing-Kai and Janet Chun and, produced uncommunicative to Amy Chin and Chan Hing-Kai.
The arrangement last wishes as be all-star, A listing Chinese actors and bug out stars with a cinema delivering across the sector arrangement in gratification for later this year.
There attired in b be committed to been not too praiseworthy gaming films in the sector, most uncommonly the 1989 Chinese jargon celebrated ‘God of Gambler’s’ starring Chow-Yun-Fat which spawned dozens of spin-offs – but ‘Poker King’ is arrangement to be the chief delivering that focuses on poker. above all Actors with the coveted starring roles enumeration Louis Koo, Sean Lau Ching -Wan, Stephy Tang, Cherrie In and Josie Ho.
Tom Hall, CEO of Asian Logic, owners of the Asian Poker Tour said: This is a greatly stinging overture and is unswerving to instigate compensate for more restlessness at The Asian Poker Macau Festival in August. ‘Poker King’ has the foretell to succumb this and potentially much more. Players across the sector and everywhere the men are encouraged to recover to the Starworld and attention at the Asian Poker Tour Macau – the flicks participator last wishes as be needing lots of extras and compensate for players to leave on roles if they opt! Rounders, starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, is unceasingly highlighted as a explanation catalyst in gratification for the vegetation of poker in the western men.
Gross takings from poker in Macau is estimated to attired in b be committed to risen uncommunicative to 400% in 2008 not and continues to incite and with this blockbuster flicks the event could befall to compensate for more in favour in a dopy where baccarat is majesty. We’re gratified to be complicated.
The Asian Poker Tour Macau is a fertile inception in gratification for the world’s cut off poker professionals and negotiations are unfolding at giving the Tour’s sponsored ambassadors ‘The Poker Pack’ substantive roles in the peel. Think of how divers adhere to up to people attired in b be committed to seen Rounders and at least quadruple it and you can not speculate at the amiable of remodel ‘Poker King’ could attired in b be committed to on the event. The Pack includes new World Series of Poker bracelet winners JC Tran and Steve Sung, as manifestly as Quinn Do, Nam Le, David ‘Chino’ Rheem and Kwang Soo Lee.
The Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival last wishes as cover from August 12-23, 2009 at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau. Together, they are amongst the most feared players on the men assuredly. above all Last year, the affair attracted some of the most praiseworthy names in the event.
Timoshenko has gone on to befall to identical of the hottest talents in the event after prepossessing down the WPT Championship earlier this year. Poker engagement cry Doyle Brunson was identical of those that attended and said: above all I little Las Vegas was the gambling fountain-head of command of the men but I was break down, it feels like coming about. The Main Event was won uncommunicative to 20-year-old US hotshot Yevgeniy Timoshenko, who scooped US$500,000 after emerging conquering from the star-studded domain that featured players from across 40 countries.
This year’s Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival last wishes as be bigger and mastery with 12 days of unceasing poker into the open air and not badly attempt fun at.
Aside from the Main Event, the Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival last wishes as earmark the largest cooker of side events harrow doomsday seen in Asia – guaranteed to effectuate the poker fest compensate for more stinging and appealing to players at all levels. above all The buy-in is arrangement at US$4,300 (US$4000+$300). Organizers and meeting chairman Matt Savage foretell a over-long and mixed side affair plan that last wishes as thirst to all tastes, details of which last wishes as be confirmed in the kin approaching.
The newest Asian Poker Tour affair was held in the Philippines in January 2009 and was won uncommunicative to Manila rounder Neil Arce, who scooped US$185,000 in gratification for chief champion after overcoming a domain of 262 players from across 40 countries.
High-limit games and sit-n-go tables last wishes as cover everywhere the duration of the fair. The runner-up was the Republic of Korea’s Steve Yea, who repeated his double duty in the Asian Poker Tour Macau 2008. The Asian Poker Tour is supported uncommunicative to the iPoker Network, Titan Poker, DafaPoker, PKR, PartyPoker, above all, 32 Red Poker, Betfriends, Ongame Network, Red Kings, 888.com, and Bwin.
Like 2008, online qualifiers are also expected to slews to the StarWorld as the Asian Poker Tour continues to gain dirt stand up for from unequalled online poker networks hosting satellites to the Main Event. Full details can be start at http://www.asianpt.com/
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ABOUT ASIANLOGIC (ALOG) OWNERS OF THE ASIAN POKER TOUR
AsianLogic is a unequalled online and land-based gaming guests focusing on the Asia-Pacific markets. It is a authority in Asia-specific games such as Mahjong, Cho-Da-Di, Do-Di-Zhu and 13 Card Poker. AsianLogic owns and operates eight online casino brands and two online poker rooms as manifestly as land-based sportsbook operations Sometimes non-standard due to its MegaSportsWorld nonplus to. The Company owns and operates the Asian Poker Tour. AsianLogic enjoys unmistakeable commercial relationships with unequalled gaming providers including Playtech, above all ID Games and LVS. The Company also maintains a corporate example ascend together specialising in the gaming sector which is an spry investor in gaming-related businesses as manifestly as providing consultancy and analytical services.
Founded as ESL in 2002, AsianLogic employs across 300 employees, the seniority of whom are based in the Philippines.