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PokerStars Back To Cambodia For APPT 2024

Mark your calendars and get ready for some incredible poker action on and off the felt at Asia Pacific Poker Tour Cambodia, an incredible experience brought to you by PokerStars.  

Hosted at the prestigious NagaWorld Integrated Resort, in Phnom Penh, APPT Cambodia is back after a successful 2023 event for another year of action from 15th-25th November 2024.

PokerStars look forward to returning to Phnom Penh, a cultural hotspot, and a city of vibrance, with 11 days of poker and a guaranteed prize pool of $1,080,000. With a busy schedule and buy-ins for all abilities, there’s something for everyone that players won’t want to miss:

• APPT NagaWorld Kickoff: 15th-16th November – $400 ($50,000 GTD)
• APPT National: 16th-19th November – $900 ($150,000 GTD)
• APPT Mystery Bounty: 18th-20th November – $600 ($100,000 GTD)
• APPT Cambodia Super High Roller: 20th-21st November – $10,000
• APPT Cambodia Main Event: 21th-25th November – $1,650 ($500,000 GTD)
• APPT High Roller: 24th-25th November – $5,000 ($200,000 GTD)

*APPT Cambodia tournament schedule subject to change

Online satellites start from 2nd June on PokerStars, with daily feeders from as little as $2.20. Players can also secure a silver pass worth $2,5000 through PokerStars Power Path.

Mark your calendar for another unforgettable poker experience at NagaWorld Integrated Resort.#APPTCambodia from November 15 to 25, 2024 with Over $1 Million Guaranteed!https://t.co/bkwXv8ad5Hhttps://t.co/jgJE7niKch pic.twitter.com/SD3o5PiT8a

— PokerStarsLIVEManila (@PSLiveManila) May 22, 2024

2023 Main Event Winner                       

Out of a 476 Main Event player field, it was Chao-Ting Cheng and Junnie Pamplona who shared the biggest share of the $623,322 prize pool after cutting a heads-up deal.

Ultimately, it was Cheng who overcame a small chip deficit to scoop the golden shard trophy and $94,448, while runner-up Pamplona, who won his seat in a PokerStars LIVE Manila live qualifier for 6,600 Philippine Pesos ($120), claimed his prize of $101,647, narrowly missing his career-best live winnings score, previously set in the WPT Prime Cambodia $1,100 Main Event back in 2022.

1. Chao-Ting Cheng – Taiwan – $94,448
2. Junnie Pamplona – Philippines – $101,647
3. Eric Tsai – Taiwan – $54,290
4. Jimmy Torres – Columbia – $42,760
5. Evgenii Nekrasov – Russia – $33,597
6. Kien Tat Heng – Singapore – $26,242
7. Hua-Wei Lin – Taiwan – $19,759
8. Curtis Lim – Singapore – $13,775
9. Bien Mai – Vietnam – $10,908

About NagaWorld Integrated Resort

NagaWorld is a multi-award winning, world class integrated resort unrivalled in its scale and offerings in the Mekong region. Across two sprawling properties, the resort comprises a 5-star hotel with 1,658 rooms and suites, over 20 F&B outlets, karaoke parlours and nightclubs, 2 award-winning luxury spas, extensive gaming and premium MICE facilities, all under one roof.

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The APPT Cambodia 2024 event takes place in the Grand Ballroom (Level 2, NagaWorld1), pillarless and high ceiling with over 1,100 square metres of space.  NagaWorld’s themed public gaming halls offer a total of more than 150 tables and 2,000 electronic slot machines.

Guests can take themselves on a gastronomic journey across the world’s cuisines, from Chinese and Japanese to French and Italian, along with all the Southeast Asian favourites. There are also daily dining indulgences such as All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum for lunch and the award-winning International Dinner Buffet. 

Revel in live entertainment performed on multiple stages across the resort, sing the night away at our lavish KTV clubs, or hit the dance floors at our vibrant nightspots, Darlin’ Darlin’ Music Lounge and F Club. Linking the two complexes is Cambodia’s first underground retail gallery, NagaCity Walk, selling a wide variety of products from over 200 luxury brands at duty free prices.

Other upcoming 2024 events in APPT include APPT Manila and APPT Manila Championship, where the legendary PokerStars Red Dragon returns:

APPT Manila

24th July – 5th August  / Cove Manila at Okada Manila 

•   Festival GTD: ₱144 Million = $2.6 Million 
•   Main Event GTD: ₱55 Million = $1Million (₱80,000 buy-in)

PokerStars announces a larger venue for the return of the #APPTManila & Manila Championship. #APPTManila: July 24 – August 5, 2024 / Cove Manila @okadamanila with Over $2 Million GTD#APPTManila Championship: October 18 – 27, 2024 https://t.co/uHyIX96MIH pic.twitter.com/H0av17qPtT

— PokerStarsLIVEManila (@PSLiveManila) March 8, 2024

APPT Manila Schedule

•   Okada Kickoff: 24th-25th July – ₱16,500 (₱3 Million GTD) 
•   APPT Open: 25th-28th July – ₱60,000 (₱20 Million GTD) 
•   APPT National: 27th-31st July – ₱40,000 (₱10 Million GTD) 

• PokerStars Red Dragon: 27th-29th July – ₱70,000 (₱25 million GTD)

•   APPT Super High Roller: 31st July-1stAugust – ₱500,000 
•   APPT One Million Challenge: 1st August (₱1,000,000) 
•   APPT Main Event: 1st-5th August – ₱80,000 (₱55 million GTD) 
•   APPT Single Day High Roller: 2nd August  – ₱165,000 
•   APPT Mystery Bounty: 4th-5th August – ₱40,000 – (₱5 Million GTD) 
•   APPT High Roller: 4th-5th August – ₱250,000 (₱10 Million GTD) 

APPT Manila Championship

18th-27th October 2024 / Coral Lounge, Okada Manila 

•   Festival GTD: ₱152.5 Million  = $2.7 Million  Main Event GTD ₱55 Million = $1Million (₱165,000 buy-in) 

APPT Manila Championship schedule

•   Okada Kick off: October 18-19 – ₱25,000 (₱10 million GTD) 
•   APPT Open Championship: October 19-22 – ₱90,000 (₱25 million GTD) 
•   APPT National Championship: October 21-24 – ₱60,000 (₱15 million GTD) 
•       APPT One Million Challenge Championship: October 23 – ₱1,000,000 
•   APPT Main Event Championship: October 23- 27 – ₱165,000 (₱55 million GTD) 
•   APPT Super High Roller Championship: 22nd-23rd October – ₱700,000  
•   APPT Single Day High Roller:  24th October – ₱250,000 
•       PokerStars Red Dragon: 25th-27th October – ₱70,000 (₱25 million GTD)
•       APPT Mystery Bounty Championship: 26th October – ₱25,000 (₱2 million GTD)
•   APPT High Roller Championship: 26th-27th October ₱300,000 (₱10 million GTD) 

“The APPT circuit was established in 2007 and quickly became the reference tour in Asia, thanks to the quality of organisation, and amazing venues”, said Cedric Billot, Associate Director of Live Events at PokerStars. “The 2024 APPT Manila will be one of the largest APPT ever, held in a new conference space at Okada Casino will be nothing but spectacular”. 

Mark your calendars for these top poker events at the Asia Pacific Poker Tour. With a range of buy-ins and a thrill on and off the tables, it certainly isn’t one to miss! 

About PokerStars 

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