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About the Asia Pacific Poker Tour
The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) starts in August 2007 and is set to
become one of the world's richest poker tours. The launch of the APPT marks many
firsts in the poker world, including the first major poker tournaments in South
Korea, the Philippines and Sydney.
Every year PokerStars sends thousands of poker players to compete in events
across Europe, the US and the Caribbean. The launch of the APPT brings a whole
new dimension to poker in Asia and marks poker's emergence into a truly global
sport.
Season 1 kicks off with three Texas Hold'em No Limit poker tournaments in the
most luxurious casinos in Korea, the Philippines and Australia. These championship
events will be broadcast on television channels across the world.
Sponsored by PokerStars.net, the tour will provide poker enthusiasts with the
chance to test their skills against some of the world's best players in the
most glamorous of Asia Pacific destinations.
The series has been created and put together by a skilled team that includes:
Danny McDonagh ( APPT Tournament Director) has planned, promoted and
directed poker tournaments in Australia since 1998 and was at the helm at every
major poker tournament at the Crown Casino, from its opening through to the
2007 Aussie Millions, a championship which has gained an excellent reputation
among leading poker players as one of the premier poker tournaments worldwide.
He has also been tournament director for two televised poker tournaments series
in Australia.
Danny was an original partner of www.pokernetwork.com and he established poker
tours to, and live internet coverage of, a number of worldwide poker tournament
destinations including the WHUPC in Vienna, St Petersburg, Moscow, New Zealand
and Slovenia.
He has travelled widely to poker rooms throughout the USA and Europe and brings
a wealth of experience to the role of APPT Tournament Director.
Jeffrey Haas (APPT President) is intent on the growth of poker culture
in Asia Pacific through the establishment and promotion of a series of exciting
tournament poker events: The Asia Pacific Poker Tour. While poker is still nascent
in most Asia Pacific countries, he believes that televised poker - coverage
of local events! - will increase regional participation over time, while players
from all over the world will come as tourists to experience the exotic locales
and play some incredible poker.
Jeffrey has more than 10 years of experience in Media, Technology and Poker
Gaming, with three years of experience at the Discovery Channel and four years
building online poker businesses. He has executive-produced poker events in
Canada, Sweden and Spain, including the Ongame Network Poker Classic.
PokerStars.net
PokerStars is the headline sponsor of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour and also
the European Poker Tour, and is the world's largest online card room, with over
nine million members and 10 billion poker hands dealt. PokerStars hosts regular
qualifying tournaments to live APPT events, allowing players to secure APPT
packages for free.
For further information, please email info@appt.com.
441 Productions
441 Productions helped launch the global poker boom in 2003 when it began televising
the World Series of Poker on ESPN. Since then, 441 has created over 200 hours
of poker programming for networks all over the world and established its reputation
as a leader in televised poker.
441's resume extends beyond poker. Its Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated
staff is responsible for acclaimed shows spanning the worlds of news, sports
and entertainment, including Heavy, a documentary about Heavy Metal, a reality
series on Lance Armstrong and Making The Cut, a documentary starring Ray Romano
and Kevin James.
Based in New York, 441 is led by Executive Producer Matt Maranz, Coordinating
Producer David Swartz and Production Manger Sari Bickford.
PokerStars is also the official sponsor of the European Poker
Tour. For more information on the EPT events please visit www.europeanpokertour.com.
