The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has announced it has signed a new three-year exclusive agreement to run its tournaments at Resorts World Manila.
APT and Resorts World Manila’s partnership first dates back to 2010. Since that time, APT has held 18 international poker events at RWM including the monumental APT-RWM Iron Man Poker Challenge back in 2013.
Earlier this year, RWM hosted APT’s biggest event to-date, the APT Championships 2017 Philippines, which ran for 12 days and attracted 733 players representing 36 nationalities.
Two events are confirmed at Resorts World Manila next year include the APT Philippines Championships 2018 in March and APT Philippines 2018 in September.
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