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2009 APT Macau Poker Festival to star as background for first Chinese Poker Film
- 7-20-2009
AsianLogic, owner of the APT, has informed that the 2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will be featured in the first poker movie ever produced on China. The movie, which is provisionally titled 'Poker King', will be directed by famous Chinese language director Chan Hing-Kai and tells the story of two poker rivals competing for world championship glory. The cast will feature a long list of celebrated Chinese actors, pop stars and even a few poker pros. Asian Poker Tour said that negotiations are ongoing to give the Tour's sponsored ambassadors 'The Poker Pack' a role in the film. The Pack includes recent World Series of Poker bracelet winners JC Tran and Steve Sung, as well as Quinn Do, Nam Le, David 'Chino' Rheem and Kwang Soo Lee.
"This is a very exciting project and is sure to provoke even more excitement about The Asian Poker Macau Festival in August. Players across the region and throughout the world are encouraged to come to the Starworld and play at the Asian Poker Tour Macau - the movie crew will be needing lots of extras and even players to take on roles if they choose! Rounders, starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, is always highlighted as a key catalyst for the growth of poker in the western world. 'Poker King' has the promise to deliver this and potentially much more. Gross revenue from poker in Macau is estimated to have risen by 400% in 2008 alone and continues to rise and with this blockbuster movie the game could become even more popular in a land where baccarat is king. Think of how many people have seen Rounders and at least quadruple it and you can only speculate at the kind of impact 'Poker King' could have on the game. We're delighted to be involved."said Tom Hall, CEO of Asian Logic.
The Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will run from August 12th to 23rd, 2009 at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau. Besides from the $4000+$300 Main Event, the Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will feature a wide range of side events, including High-limit games and sit-n-go tables open to players at all levels.
The last Asian Poker Tour event was held in the Philippines in January 2009 and was won by Manila rounder Neil Arce, who scooped US$185,000 for first prize after overcoming a field of 262 players from over 40 countries. The runner-up was the Republic of Korea's Steve Yea, who repeated his second place in the Asian Poker Tour Macau 2008.
Online poker players will have the chance of winning seats at the Asian Poker Tour Macau through any of the online satellites hosted on Titan Poker, DafaPoker, PKR.com, PartyPoker, 32 Red Poker, Betfriends, Red Kings, 888.com, and Bwin Poker.
"This is a very exciting project and is sure to provoke even more excitement about The Asian Poker Macau Festival in August. Players across the region and throughout the world are encouraged to come to the Starworld and play at the Asian Poker Tour Macau - the movie crew will be needing lots of extras and even players to take on roles if they choose! Rounders, starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, is always highlighted as a key catalyst for the growth of poker in the western world. 'Poker King' has the promise to deliver this and potentially much more. Gross revenue from poker in Macau is estimated to have risen by 400% in 2008 alone and continues to rise and with this blockbuster movie the game could become even more popular in a land where baccarat is king. Think of how many people have seen Rounders and at least quadruple it and you can only speculate at the kind of impact 'Poker King' could have on the game. We're delighted to be involved."said Tom Hall, CEO of Asian Logic.
The Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will run from August 12th to 23rd, 2009 at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau. Besides from the $4000+$300 Main Event, the Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will feature a wide range of side events, including High-limit games and sit-n-go tables open to players at all levels.
The last Asian Poker Tour event was held in the Philippines in January 2009 and was won by Manila rounder Neil Arce, who scooped US$185,000 for first prize after overcoming a field of 262 players from over 40 countries. The runner-up was the Republic of Korea's Steve Yea, who repeated his second place in the Asian Poker Tour Macau 2008.
Online poker players will have the chance of winning seats at the Asian Poker Tour Macau through any of the online satellites hosted on Titan Poker, DafaPoker, PKR.com, PartyPoker, 32 Red Poker, Betfriends, Red Kings, 888.com, and Bwin Poker.