MACAU, China, August 31/PRNewswire/ --
- The Game of Poker Makes Giant Leap in Asia
20-year-old Yevgeniy Timoshenko, a highly rated player from the United States
of Ukrainian descent tonight made history by winning the APT Macau, Asia's
largest guaranteed tournament at the glamourous Galaxy StarWorld. 257 players
from over 40 countries lined-up for a GUARANTEED prize pool of US$1.5 million
and GUARANTEED first prize of US$500,000 - a landmark for the development of
poker in Asia.
Timoshenko was first for US$500,00 and Joon Hee Yeah from South Korea
finished second and won US$250,000. In third place was Rober Karlian from
Thailand, who won US$126,000 and Casey Kastle from the United States finished
fourth. In fifth was Julio Diaz from Spain, sixth was Quang Nguyen from Vietnam,
who won US$52,000 and seventh Chong Wing Cheong from Hong Kong who won
US$37,500. Eighth place went to Michael Pedley of Australia. These players
triumphed in a field which featured some of the greatest names in the game
including the legendary Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Todd Brunson, Liz Lieu, J.C
Tran, Kenny Tran, John Juanda, Nam Le, Quinn Do, Steve Sung, David 'Chino'
Rheems and APT Manila champion David Saab. The event, which run from the 27th -
31st May was opened by legendary host of the 1970 World Series of Poker (R) Jack
Binion. Coverage of the event will be seen on television around the world.
Chris Parker, CEO of the Asian Poker Tour congratulated the ecstatic winner
Timoshenko at a wildly colourful closing ceremony. He then made a draw that gave
away one free seat to the next event for one lucky player who had pre-registered
for the tournament on official website http://www.asianpt.com/
One massive spin-off of hosting the landmark event is record numbers in the
APT sponsored poker room at the Galaxy StarWorld. The stampede of players to
Macau has resulted in the addition of eight more tables. Six new state of the
art shuffling machines have been added to cope with the demand and the players
have raved about eight air purifying units that pump through the packed poker
room. The room was officially opened on Tuesday.
Tom Hall, CEO of AsianLogic said: "Adding eight tables to the APT poker room
may not sound like a big move to the well established western poker community
but you have to remember that this is Macau where baccarat is king. Poker is in
its infancy - this is a significant step forward and further evidence of the
growth and potential in this market."
ABOUT ASIAN POKER TOUR (APT)
The Asian Poker Tour (APT) is Asia's biggest and original poker tour. The
Tour was recently acquired by AsianLogic (AIM:ALOG). Joining the stars are
players from all over the world who won seats to the event by qualifying through
online satellites at http://www.PartyPoker.com, DafaPoker, PKR, Titan Poker,
Bodog, JBet Poker, Virgin Poker, PaddyPowerPoker and Poker Trillion
ABOUT ASIANLOGIC (ALOG)
AsianLogic is a leading online and land-based gaming company focusing on the
Asia-Pacific markets. The Company is listed on the AIM market of the London
Stock Exchange (AIM: ALOG). AsianLogic owns and operates eight online casino
brands and two online poker rooms as well as land-based sportsbook operations
through its MegaSportsWorld brand. It is a specialist in Asia-specific games
such as Mahjong, Cho-Da-Di, Do-Di-Zhu and 13 Card Poker. The Company owns and
operates the Asian Poker Tour. The Company also maintains a corporate advisory
team specialising in the gaming sector which is an active investor in
gaming-related businesses as well as providing consultancy and analytical
services. AsianLogic enjoys strong commercial relationships with leading gaming
providers including Playtech, ID Games and LVS. Founded as ESL in 2002,
AsianLogic employs over 300 employees, the majority of whom are based in the
Philippines.
