Welcome to the 2022 APPT Cambodia $1,500 Main Event
The PokerStars sponsored Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) has returned to the live poker scene and the second series of the year is taking place at the five-star NagaWorld Integrated Resort in Phnom Penh. It is the first time that the APPT is visiting the Kingdom of Cambodia, which has become a popular destination for poker enthusiasts from near and far in recent years.
During the global coronavirus pandemic, the Asia-Pacific based live poker tour went on an extended hiatus of more than two years with its last prior stop and first occurrence after both taking place at Okada Manila on the Philippines. The only APPT Main Event in 2022 drew a total of 801 entries and Singapore's Lai Hua defeated Thijs Hilberts in heads-up. Notable finalists in August 2022 were Feng Zhao, Kim Enriquez, and Jason Magbanua.
The flagship tournament of the series in Phnom Penh comes with a buy-in of $1,500 and a guaranteed prize pool of $400,000. A total of three starting days are available on November 10 and 11, 2022 with two regular heats and a turbo heat all scheduled. Day 1a is set to get underway at 1 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom at Naga 1 where more than 30 poker tables are situated.
All players receive 30,000 in chips which is good enough for 300 big blinds in the first level at blinds of 100/100 and a big blind ante of 100. The late registration is open for the first ten levels during which a single reentry can be purchased and a total of 14 levels with a duration of 40 minutes each are scheduled for each Day 1.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor from start to finish until the latest APPT Main Event champion is crowned.