Asia-Pacific Poker Tour Announces Schedule for Season 9, GPI Asia-Pacific Rankings to be Launched with the Series

2015 promises to be a lively one, with the announcement of the Asia-Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Season 9 schedule.

Season 9 will take flight on January 14 with the 2015 Aussie Millions Poker Championship at the Crown Casino, Melbourne, Australia.

The 11-month bonanza will feature 9 other stops, before bringing down the curtains with the Asia Championship of Poker, at PokerStars LIVE Macau, tentatively scheduled from Oct. 30 to Nov. 15.

The Aussie Millions schedule was released earlier and will include 21 events, with the highlight being the ever-popular Main Event, in collaboration with PokerStars.net APPT. The champion of this event will win approximately AU$1.6 million.

APPT Season 9 Schedule (2015)

GPI Asia-Pacific Rankings – Special Trophy!

An important aspect the 2015 APPT will be the initiation of the GPI Asia-Pacific Rankings.

This system will accord players, points as per the Global Formula taken from the Global Poker Index, which ranks the performance of live tournament players.

Starting Season 9, this ranking will apply for all PokerStars events in the APPT, listed at www.appt.com. This list will not include restricted-entry and promotional events, in order to provide a fair scope for all players involved.

A specially created Trophy will await the player, who ranks the highest at the end of the tournament.

Elaborating on the GPI rankings, Alex Dreyfus, GPI President, stated, “We are excited that APPT is going to use the Global Poker Index ranking system. It will help to increase our reach and brand awareness in Asia. Working with the largest Asian poker initiative will definitively drive new opportunities for us and will help to build a worldwide industry standard. It will support our vision of promoting poker like a sport, globally.”

Danny McDonagh, APPT President added that, “It’s the ideal time to integrate a ranking system for all of the Asia Pacific. The key has always been to have a balance in buy-ins, player fields, prize money, and number of events between Asia and Australia-New Zealand. The tour has that balance now and it’s another feature to add to the ultimate player experience.”

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