$5m GTD APT Championship Announced as APT Manila Classic Kicks Off 2025 Season
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The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has unveiled its highly anticipated 2025 season schedule, promising an unforgettable year for players and fans alike.
This season brings exciting changes, including the debut of the APT Championship (APTC)—a groundbreaking series finale offering the largest prize pool guarantee in APT history.
Kicking off the action is the APT Manila Classic, running from February 7 to 16 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria.
APT Championship (APTC) Rounds Out the Season
New for 2025, the APT has also unveiled the APT Championship (APTC) which will close the 2025 season from November 14 to 30. Hosted at the Red Point Business Center in Taipei, Taiwan, in partnership with the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Club (CTP), the festival runs for 17 days — the longest in the tour's history.
The marquee APTC Main Event is a freezout, and features a TWD 350,000 (~USD 10,700) buy-in and the tour's largest-ever guarantee: TWD 165 million (~USD 5 million).
There will be plenty of opportunities over the course of the 2025 season to satellite into the APTC Main Event, but for now tournament organizers have announced that the winners of the APT Main Event, APT Super High Roller, and APT High Roller at any 2025 festival will secure a coveted seat.
APT Manila Classic
The first chance to win your way to the APT Championship comes in the Philippines, with the APT Manila Classic 2025.
Running from Friday, February 7, to Sunday, February 16, in partnership with Metro Card Club, this exciting 10-day poker series will unfold at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria.
During the APT's last visit to Manila, Daniel Lee claimed victory, topping a record-breaking field of 1,081 players in the APT Main Event. He walked away with his first major title and the lion's share of the PHP 100 million (~USD 1.7 million) prize pool.
This year, expectations are even higher. With 100 tournaments on the schedule, the series offers a staggering PHP 120 million (~USD 2 million) total prize pool guarantee, with The APT Main Event alone boasting a PHP 60 million (~USD 1 million) prize pool guarantee.
APT Manila Key Event Schedule
Players can look forward to 18 high-roller tournaments, 14 mixed games and 16 Omaha tournaments. The schedule is packed with promising events for everyone, so here are 12 key events we think you shouldn't miss:
| Event | Date(s) | Buy-In (PHP) | Buy-In (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines National Cup | February 7-8 | 12,000 | 200 |
| Mystery Bounty | February 8-9 | 20,000 | 340 |
| Sunday Super Stack | February 9 | 30,000 | 500 |
| APT Super High Roller | February 9-10 | 600,000 | 10,200 |
| Main Event | February 9-15 | 60,000 | 1,000 |
| Baby Superstar | February 11 | 300,000 | 5,000 |
| Zodiac Classic | February 13-14 | 90,000 | 1,500 |
| Superstar Challenge | February 13-14 | 1,500,000 | 25,000 |
| Double Stack | February 14-15 | 20,000 | 340 |
| APT High Roller | February 15-16 | 200,000 | 3,400 |
| Mini Main Event | February 15-16 | 25,000 | 425 |
| Micro Main Event | February 16 | 12,000 | 200 |
Full APT 2025 Tour Dates
After the APT Manila Classic, the tour heads to Taiwan from April 25-May 4 before returning to Manila the following month, subject to regulatory approval.
The second half of 2025 sees the tour visit South Korea for stops in Incheon and Jeju, before rounding out the season with the APT Championship in Taiwan.
| Event | Date(s) | Location | Partner | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APT Manila Classic 2025 | Feb 7-16 | Manila, Philippines | Metro Card Club | Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria |
| APT Taipei, Taiwan | Apr 25-May 4 | Taipei, Taiwan | CTP | Red Point Business Center |
| APT Manila, Philippines* | May 30-Jun 8 | Manila, Philippines | Soul Poker | City of Dreams Manila |
| APT Incheon, South Korea | Aug 1-10 | Incheon, South Korea | Paradise Group | Paradise City Casino |
| APT Jeju, South Korea | Sep 26-Oct 5 | Jeju, South Korea | Landing Entertainment Korea | Jeju Shinhwa World |
| APT Championship (APTC) Taipei, Taiwan | Nov 14-30 | Taipei, Taiwan | CTP | Red Point Business Center |
*subject to regulatory approval
