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TournamentsMay 25, 2010·1 min read
APPT and WPT Winners Set Their Sights on WSOP
The buy-in for the main tournament of PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) in Macau was 40,000 Hong Kong dollars. 342 participants from more than 40 countries took part in the tournament, with the first prize being 3,246,200 Hong Kong dollars, or more than $415,000.
Viktorino Torres, a 33-year-old lawyer from the Northern Mariana Islands, won the APPT Macau tournament. Torres plans to spend more time on his farm after his victory and try his luck at the WSOP in Las Vegas.
The WPT Barcelona tournament had 326 participants with a buy-in of €3,200 + €300. The prize pool for the tournament exceeded one million euros for the first time. Ali Tekintamgac, a 40-year-old poker player from Germany, won the tournament with a prize of €315,000. Tekintamgac also plans to participate in the WSOP.
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