Since its very first tournament held in May of 2008 in Manila, Philippines, the APT has grown both in breadth and reach. Through its participation from multiple countries in Asia, the APT is one of the most coveted tournament circulation to attend where alpha Asian poker players can pit qualities against each other. The migrant Vietnamese community is anything but well off, so in Vietnam, the Asian Poker Tour added with some quiet success to the scene of young and aspiring Vietnamese players dreaming about playing poker for a living. The increase in Asian players playing in poker leagues such as the APT is a clear indicator of just how good they are becoming.
Asian Poker Tour’s high-profile tournaments and the quality it brings to the players have attracted an increasing number of Asian poker players. There are a great number of talented Asian poker players who have greatly advanced through exposure and experience that these tournaments have offered. The APT is getting bigger and is drawing more players from the Asian countries like; Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and bringing along a healthy poker community.
For Vietnam it’s really huge as the Asian Poker Tour is an event where be able for local, regional as well as other players from Asian to their poker career and gain good international experience. As events sprout up all over the region, Asian grinders are more available than ever to establish a presence in the worldwide poker universe. “The APT has been established as one of the key events in Asia for Asian poker players wanting to be a successful and respected player in the international poker community”.