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Poker pro Tony G won the Asian Poker Tour's event in Singapore last year. (Bodog Beat Image)

The Asian Poker Tour announced today that the 2008 tour schedule will kick off on May 27 in the Philippines and will be followed by three other events in Singapore, Macau and South Korea. Those dates have yet to be confirmed

The $2,500 buy-in events will each guarantee a $1 million prize pool and hope to draw about 400 entrants. The large prize pool is sure to attract some big names to make the trip out to play. However, the first event is schedule to happen at the same time as the first event of the 2008 WSOP – $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Holdem – so we'll just have to see who decides to show up where. We're not holding our breath for the small regional poker tournament over a World Championship WSOP event.

Anyway, online gaming company ESL-Asia, a subsidiary of AsianLogic, took over the APT and will organize all the online and land-based tournaments in associated with the tour as well as brand management for the tour.

"The Asian Poker Tour will definitely be a top-class brand. This is such an exciting time for poker players in Asia and we feel that with our expertise and skills, we can make the APT a bigger and better series of events each year," said Chris Parker, AsianLogic CEO.

"From the four events that will take place this year, the APT plans to expand to a total of six events in 2009. We are continually working to set up some of the world's most exciting and prestigious poker tournaments."

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