The people behind The Asian Poker Tour (APT), which is Asias original poker tour, has announced that a leading number of major online poker rooms already have signed up for the popular event held in Macau. This years version of the APT will run for 12 days compared to the 6 days series last year. This will without a doubt be the largest poker event in Asia. The Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will run from August 1223, 2009 at the luxurious Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau. It is because of the success last year that the organizers doubled the days of the event. All of the major poker networks are already ready to start sending players to the popular event. These poker networks are iPoker Network, PartyPoker and Ongame Network, the third, fourth and fifth largest online poker networks respectively. Besides the major networks, individual poker rooms has also started announcing satellite tournaments for the APT, these include Bwin, PKR, Dafa Poker, JBET Poker, Betfriends and 32Red. More online poker rooms are expected to join in and send players to play in this record breaking event. The CEO of the APT, Chris Parker said: "We are very positive by the enthusiasm of our partners to send players and we look forward to welcoming more online poker rooms on board. This year's Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will be bigger and better with 12 days of non-stop poker action and fun. The Main Event has been extended, with the first of three day ones getting underway on August 19 and the televised final table scheduled for August 23. The Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will feature a side event schedule never seen in Asia before, including several new formats that will stir the curiosity of poker enthusiasts at all levels." "We are currently witnessing record numbers in our Asian Poker Tour sponsored room at the Starworld and six figure $US pots are now a regular occurrence. We believe Asia is ready for its first festival of poker and that it will establish Macau as an essential stop on the international circuit."
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