MANILA, PHILIPPINES, December 20, 2024 — The Asian Poker Tour—sponsored by Natural8—is pleased to announce the 2025 festival schedule with five exciting stops in three amazing Asian destinations planned over the year of the Snake.
If poker is your poison then be sure to slither over to the Pearl of the Orient for the first APT festival of 2025, with the APT Manila Classic 2025—run in partnership with Metro Card Club—taking place February 7 to 16 at the prestigious Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria.
With the recent APT Manila 2024 setting a tour record for largest-ever Philippines-based poker tournament and the APT Manila Classic 2025 boasting over PHP 143 million (~USD 2.4 million) in guaranteed prize money, expectations are high for another great turnout, especially considering the fact that the jewel in the series' crown—the APT Main Event—comes with an affordable PHP 60,000 (~USD 1,020) buy-in and comes with a mouth-watering PHP 60 million (~USD 1 million) prize pool guarantee.
Event Name: APT Manila Classic 2025
Venue: Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria
Partner: Metro Card Club
Main Event buy-in: PHP 60,000 (~USD 1,000)
Main Event GTD: PHP 60M (~USD 1,000,000)
KEY EVENT SCHEDULE*
- Philippines National Cup: Feb 7-8, 2025 – PHP 12K/~USD 200 buy-in
- Mystery Bounty - Sponsored by Natural8 (PHP 8M/~USD 136K GTD): Feb 8-9 – PHP 20K/~USD 340 buy-in
- APT Super High Roller (PHP 20M/~USD 340K GTD): Feb 8-9 – PHP 600K/~USD 10.2K buy-in
- Sunday Super Stack (PHP 6M/~USD 102K GTD): Feb 9 – PHP 30K/~USD 500 buy-in
- Main Event (PHP 60M/~USD 1M GTD): Feb 9-15 – PHP 60K/~USD 1,000 buy-in
- Superstar Challenge: Feb 10-11 – PHP 1.5M/~USD 25K buy-in
- Zodiac Classic - Sponsored by Natural8 (PHP 15M/~USD 255K GTD): Feb 13-14 – PHP 90K/~USD 1.5K buy-in
- Baby Superstar: Feb 14 – PHP 300K/~USD 5,000 buy-in
- Mini Main Event (PHP 5M/~USD 85K GTD): Feb 14-15 – PHP 25K/~USD 425 buy-in
- APT High Roller (PHP 15M/~USD 255K GTD): Feb 15-16 – PHP 200K/~USD 3.4K buy-in
- Double Stack (PHP 6M/~USD 102K GTD): Feb 15-16 – PHP 20K/~USD 340 buy-in
- Micro Main Event (PHP 1M/~USD 17K GTD): Feb 16 – PHP 12K/~USD 200 buy-in *subject to regulatory approval
APT Manila Classic 2025: The Preview
The bar has been set, and hopes are high the tour continues its record-setting trend for this thrilling series, which features 100 tournaments and sports a total festival prize pool guarantee of over PHP 120 million (~USD 2 million).
Players attending will be spoilt for choice, with 18 high roller tournaments, 14 dedicated mixed game tournaments—including the PHP 60,000 (~USD 1,000) 5 Card Draw Masters, the PHP 60,000 Seven Card Stud Masters, and the PHP 60,000 Mix Game Masters - 9 Game—and 16 assorted Omaha tournaments (including the PHP 60,000 Big "O" Masters - PL Omaha Hi-Lo - 5 Card, and the PHP 60,000 Omaha Masters - PL Omaha High along with the 12 key events.
Of these key events, 7 tournaments come with PHP seven-figure prize pool guarantees with highlights including the PHP 60M (~USD 1M) guaranteed APT Main Event, the PHP 20M (~USD 340K) guaranteed APT Super High Roller, and the PHP 15M (~USD 255K) guaranteed APT High Roller, along with the bankroll friendly PHP 20,000 (~USD 340) buy-in Double Stack, and the PHP 25,000 (~USD 425) buy-in Mini Main Event, which sport a PHP 6M (~USD 102K) GTD and a PHP 5M (~USD 85,000) GTD respectively – a veritable poker buffet spread to choose from!
Read on as we take a closer look at the festival’s key events examining buy-in, structure, guarantee, and potential field size estimates based on the tour’s previous Manila outing.
APT 2025 Tour Dates
Here are the key dates you should be penciling into your diary:
- APT Manila Classic 2025*: Feb 7-16 | Partner: Metro Card Club | Venue: Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria
- Location: Taipei, Taiwan – Apr 25-May 4 | Partner: CTP | Venue: Red Point Business Center
- Location: Incheon, South Korea – Aug 1-10 | Partner: Paradise Group | Venue: Paradise City Casino
- Location: Jeju, South Korea – Sep 26-Oct 5 | Partner: Landing Entertainment Korea | Venue: Jeju Shinhwa World
- Location: Taipei, Taiwan – Nov 14-30 | Partner: CTP | Venue: Red Point Business Center
*subject to regulatory approval
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