{"id":273,"date":"2019-10-17T00:35:14","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T00:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=273"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:24:25","slug":"asian-poker-tour-2020-event-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/asian-poker-tour-2020-event-schedule","title":{"rendered":"Asian Poker Tour 2020 event schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Asian Poker Tour announced its schedule of tournaments for 2020, with 12 tour events currently planned, including stopovers in the Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam and Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The season will kick off with APT Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City from 8 to 19 January \u2013 one of three visits to Vietnam during the year \u2013\u00a0while the APT will hold its first-ever back-to-back events in Korea with stops in Seoul and Incheon between 25 July and 11 August. There is also an event planned for the <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/2019\/10\/15\/new-poker-room-at-the-paradise-hotel-busan\/\"><em><strong>brand-new Poker King Club at Paradise Casino Busan<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, which only opened its doors last Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The locations of three scheduled events have yet to be confirmed,\nwith the likes of Japan and Macau among the possible additions having each\nhosted events over the past two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThis 2019 we have laid out the foundation to make 2020 a fun and exciting year,\u201d<\/em> said APT Tournament Director Lloyd Fontillas. Moreover, <em>\u201cplayers can expect larger guarantees, new events, new destinations and more players attending each and every event.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2020 APT Schedule:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> <\/strong><em>8-19 January:&nbsp;<\/em>APT Vietnam \u2013 Ho Chi Minh<br> <em>12-23 February:&nbsp;<\/em>TBA<br> <em>3-14 March:&nbsp;APT Taiwan<br> 7-18 April:&nbsp;<\/em>APT Vietnam \u2013 Da Nang<br> <em>27 April to 10 May:&nbsp;<\/em>APT Philippines<br> <em>3-14 June:&nbsp;<\/em>APT Vietnam \u2013 Ho Chi Minh<br> <em>1-12 July:&nbsp;<\/em>TBA<br> <em>25 July to 11 August:&nbsp;<\/em>APT Korea \u2013 Seoul and Incheon<br> <em>10-21 September:&nbsp;<\/em>APT Philippines<br> <em>7-18 October:&nbsp;<\/em>APT Taiwan<br> <em>4-11 November:&nbsp;<\/em>APT Korea \u2013 Busan<br> <em>2-13 December:&nbsp;<\/em>APT Finale (TBA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Asian Poker Tour announced its schedule of tournaments for 2020, with 12 tour events currently planned, including stopovers in the Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam and Taiwan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has unveiled its comprehensive 2020 tournament schedule, featuring 12 events across key Asian markets including the Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam, and Taiwan, with potential expansion into Japan and Macau. This strategic expansion aims to deliver larger guarantees, new destinations, and increased player participation, commencing with APT Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City.","focusai_entities":"Asian Poker Tour, APT, Poker King Club, Paradise Casino Busan, Lloyd Fontillas","focusai_location":"Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, Macau, Ho Chi Minh City, Seoul, Incheon, Busan, Da Nang","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), marketing_crm (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"APT's Market Share Impact?","query":"What is the projected impact of APT's expanded 2020 schedule on its market share within the Asian poker vertical, particularly against competing tours and local casino offerings?"},{"label":"Regulatory Challenges for New Stops?","query":"What specific regulatory compliance challenges might the APT and its host partners face when introducing events in new or less established jurisdictions, particularly concerning licensing and player protection frameworks?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,4],"tags":[96,59],"class_list":["post-273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asia-pacific","category-events-articles","tag-asia","tag-poker"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20289,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273\/revisions\/20289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}