The glory days of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) may be in the past but credit to the regional PokerStars staff for their perseverance – in the face of an increasingly hostile legal environment – in keeping the tour afloat for at least one more event in Australia.
Starting Monday, season 5/6 of the APPT returns to Crown Melbourne where players may battle for a share of an estimated $2 million prize pool. The Championship schedule boasts 12 individual events, and with buy-ins from as little as $50. It culminates with the AUD $5000 buy-in Main Event from August 30-September 3.
The first event on the schedule is the $100k Guarantee No Limit Hold’em event, which has buy-in of just $50. The first day of the event will run over eight flights every night of the week and into the weekend, with the survivors converging on Sunday, August 26 to play for a share of the AUD $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. This is one of the biggest guarantees with the smallest buy-in Crown has ever scheduled.
Daily satellites for the Main Event have been scheduled with buy-ins as small as $85. Win your way through to the next step in the chain and you could end up playing the Main Event for a fraction of the $5000 buy-in.
And this weekend (August 18-19), head to the Crown Poker Room for the chance to freeroll your way into the APPT Melbourne Main Event. Day one of this tournament is free to enter and has AUD $10 re-buys for the first 2 hours. A huge field is expected so registration will open from 8am for a 12.10pm start. Survivors from day one will return for day two on Sunday, while players who have been eliminated on day one or have not yet played can join in the action for $550.
APPT Melbourne schedule
Monday, August 20
12.10pm $50 Midday Madness
2.10pm $85 APPT Step 3 Qualifier Turbo (one in 10 win Step 3 seat)
4.10pm $85 APPT Step 3 Qualifier Turbo (one in 10 win Step 3 seat)
6.10pm Event 1: $50 No Limit Hold’em ($100k Guarantee) day 1 flight 1
9pm $160 APPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (one in five win Step 3 seat)
Tuesday, August 21
12.10pm $50 Midday Madness
2.10pm $85 APPT Step 3 Qualifier Turbo (one in 10 win Step 3 seat)
4.10pm $85 APPT Step 3 Qualifier Turbo (one in 10 win Step 3 seat)
6.10pm Event 1: $50 No Limit Hold’em ($100k Guarantee) day 1 flight 2
9pm $160 APPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (one in five win Step 3 seat)
Wednesday, August 22
12.10pm $50 Midday Madness
2.10pm $85 APPT Step 3 Qualifier Turbo (one in 10 win Step 3 seat)
4.10pm $85 APPT Step 3 Qualifier Turbo (one in 10 win Step 3 seat)
6.10pm Event 1: $50 No Limit Hold’em ($100k Guarantee) day 1 flight 3
9pm $160 APPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (one in five win Step 3 seat)
Thursday, August 23
12.10pm $50 Midday Madness
2.10pm $85 APPT Step 3 Qualifier Turbo (one in 10 win Step 3 seat)
4.10pm $85 APPT Step 3 Qualifier Turbo (one in 10 win Step 3 seat)
6.10pm Event 1: $50 No Limit Hold’em ($100k Guarantee) day 1 flight 4
9pm $160 APPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (one in five win Step 3 seat)
Friday, August 24
12.10pm Event 1: $50 No Limit Hold’em ($100k Guarantee) day 1 flight 5
2.10pm $85 APPT Step 3 Qualifier Turbo (one in 10 win Step 3 seat)
4.10pm $85 APPT Step 3 Qualifier Turbo (one in 10 win Step 3 seat)
6.10pm Event 1: $50 No Limit Hold’em ($100k Guarantee) day 1 flight 6
9pm $160 APPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (one in five win Step 3 seat)
Saturday, August 25
10.10am Event 1: $50 No Limit Hold’em ($100k Guarantee) day 1 flight 7
2.10pm $85 APPT Step 3 Qualifier Turbo (one in 10 win Step 3 seat)
4.10pm Event 1: $50 No Limit Hold’em ($100k Guarantee) day 1 flight 8
8.10pm $160 APPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (one in five win Step 3 seat)
Sunday, August 26
10.10am Event 1: $50 No Limit Hold’em ($100k Guarantee) day 2
12.10pm Event 2: $200 No Limit Hold’em Mega Stack w/ $100 add-on
4.10pm $160 APPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (one in five win Step 3 seat)
6.10pm $700 APPT Step 3 Satellite (one in eight win Main Event seat )
9pm $160 APPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (one in five win Step 3 seat)
Monday, August 27
12.10pm $50 Midday Madness
2.10pm Event 3: $350 7-Game Mixed Event H.O.R.S.E/NLHE/PLO
4.10pm $160 APPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (one in five win Step 3 seat)
7.10pm $700 APPT Step 3 Satellite (one in eight win Main Event seat )
9pm $160 APPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (one in five win Step 3 seat)
Tuesday, August 28
12.10pm $50 Midday Madness
2.10pm Event 4: $350 No Limit Hold’em Mix Max
4.10pm $160 APPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (one in five win Step 3 seat)
7.10pm $700 APPT Step 3 Satellite (one in eight win Main Event seat )
9pm $160 APPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (one in five win Step 3 seat)
Wednesday, August 29
12.10pm $50 Midday Madness
2.10pm Event 5: $550 Pot Limit Hold’em (Triple Chance format)
4.10pm $160 APPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (one in five win Step 3 seat)
7.10pm $700 APPT Step 3 Satellite (one in eight win Main Event seat )
9pm $160 APPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (one in five win Step 3 seat)
Thursday, August 30
12.10pm: Event 6: $1650 No Limit Hold’em Six-handed
12.10pm $160 APPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (one in five win Step 3 seat)
4.10pm $700 APPT Step 3 Satellite (one in eight win Main Event seat )
6.10pm Event 7: $5000 APPT Melbourne Main Event day 1 flight 1
9pm $160 APPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (one in five win Step 3 seat)
Friday, August 31
12.10pm Event 7: $5000 APPT Melbourne Main Event day 1 flight 2
2.10pm: Event 8: $550 No Limit Hold’em w/ Bounties
4.10pm: $80 ANZPT Step 1 Satellite Turbo (1 in 5 win Step 2 seat)
6.10pm: $80 ANZPT Step 1 Satellite Turbo (1 in 5 win Step 2 seat)
8.10pm: $80 ANZPT Step 1 Satellite Turbo (1 in 5 win Step 2 seat)
Saturday, September 1
10.10am $20 No Limit Hold’em Rebuy Mayhem w/ $10 rebuys
12.30pm Event 7: $5000 APPT Melbourne Main Event day 2
2.10pm Event 9: $550 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack
4.10pm $80 ANZPT Step 1 Satellite Turbo (1 in 5 win Step 2 seat)
6.10pm $80 ANZPT Step 1 Satellite Turbo (1 in 5 win Step 2 seat)
8.10pm $80 ANZPT Step 1 Satellite Turbo (1 in 5 win Step 2 seat)
Sunday, September 2
12.10pm Event 10: $350 No Limit Hold’em Turbo Terminator
12.30pm Event 7: $5000 APPT Melbourne Main Event day 3
2.10pm $80 ANZPT Step 1 Satellite Turbo (1 in 5 win Step 2 seat)
4.10pm $300 ANZPT Step 2 Satellite Turbo (1 in 8 win Main Event seat)
6.10pm Event 11: $250 No Limit Hold’em Ante Up
Monday, September 3
12.10pm $50 Midday Madness
4pm Event 7: $5000 APPT Melbourne Main Event day 4
4.10pm Event 12: $250 Final Table Rail No Limit Hold’em Turbo
7.10pm $20 No Limit Hold’em Rebuy Mayhem w/ $10 rebuys
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