With an entrant cap of 360, the tournament will be sporting a small, intimate field that will give the players that pony up the $NZD 3,000 buy-in a pretty good shot at sitting next to the likes of poker pros Joe Hachem, Greg Raymer, Chris Moneymaker, Lee Nelson, Grant Levy, Eric Assadourian or Tony Hachem, all who have confirmed to play in the event.

The event runs through October 12 at Auckland's SKYCITY casino, located at the base of the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere, the Sky Tower. And if the adrenaline rush at the poker tables is not enough then the APPT is also offering the "Joe Hachem Zorbing Challenge," a 600-foot bungee jump from the Sky Tower, along with several other traditional "Kiwi" experiences.

Adding to the adrenaline rush experiences is the NZD$10,000 buy-in "High Roller" event that gets underway on Oct. 11. Many of those same poker pros are expected to participate in the event in the hopes of cashing in on the opportunity for a big payday.

If you want a shot at a big payday, then check out the $12,000 Player's Choice prize packages on offer in the Bodog Poker room. Head over there and qualify for the APPT, EPT or WPT for as little as $1.

All in all, 63 players ponied up the HKD$150,000 (USD$19,250 ) to play in the event, including Barry Greenstein, Johnny Chan, Joe Hachem, Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier, Hevad "Rain" Khan, Isabelle Mercier, Joe Hachem, Lee Nelson, and last year’s champ Eric Assadourian.

On his way to the victory, Le had to overcome a final table that included formidable opponent Johnny Chan, and he did so in dramatic fashion. Going into the dinner break, Le was the short stack at the table with only a few big blinds left to play with. Once the players returned, he went on a run that didn't end until he was holding aloft the trophy. The win puts Le ver close to the $5 million mark for career earnings.

Here are the full final table results:

1. Nam Le – $474,358
2. Andrew Scott- $269,230
3. Quinn Do – $153,846
4. Charles Chua – $115,384
5. David Steicke – $89,743
6. Will Ma – $64,102
7. Johnny Chan – $51,282
8. Ivan Tan – $38,461
9. Van Marcus – $25,641

If you want to play in an APPT, EPT or WPT event this season then don't forget that there are still daily qualifiers available for as little as $1 for a chance to win a $12,000 Player's Choice package. So, head over to the Bodog Poker room and check out how to qualify online for the WPT, EPT, APPT and other major poker tournaments.

American poker player Edward Sabat took down the APPT Macau event after a marathon long 12-hour final table. The 22-year-old received $453,851 for beating out a field of 538 players.

French poker player Alain Roy, whose full name is Alain Emile Bernard Roy, walked away from Cannes, France, with $1,426,465 for winning the Partouche Poker Classic. Poker pro Gus Hansen bubbled the final table, finishing in ninth. Hey! We got to mention someone we've heard of. Sweet.

There will be more exciting poker tournament news coming up, we swear. So, stay tuned to the Beat and we'll bring you updates from the worlds of live and online poker.

The tournament drew a good number of poker pros from their respective corners of the world, including  Johnny Chan, Joe Hachem, John Juanda, Lee Nelson, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Isabelle Mercier, Chad Brown and David Chiu. Unfortunately, as is always the bane of our poker tournament reporting existence, absolutely none of them remain.

Here are the nine who will return to play out for the $450,000 first-place prize:

Diwei Huang – 1,046,000
Edward Sabat – 1,001,000
Jeppe Drivsholm – 863,000
Tian Chen – 768,000
Charles Chua – 617,000
Mikael Rosen – 361,000
Kuok Wai Will Cheong – 334,000
Javed Abrahams – 215,000
So Myung Sim – 118,000

Stay tuned for more updates from the APPT Macau from the Bodog Beat and don't forget that online poker satellites are running daily in the Bodog Poker room for a chance to qualify for the WPT, EPT and other PTs all over the world with a $12,000 Player's Choice prize package.