November 2017 – The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has announced it has signed a new three-year exclusive agreement with its long-standing partner in the Philippines, Resorts World Manila (RWM). The agreement will guarantee players another three years of APT events at the very popular RWM casino venue.

APT and RWM have fused a strong bond that dates back to 2010. Since then, the APT has held 18 successful international poker events at RWM including the monumental APT-RWM Iron Man Poker Challenge back in 2013. This event currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest, continuous running poker tournament: 48 hours – 55 minutes – 58 seconds. Earlier this year, RWM hosted APT’s biggest event to-date, the APT Championships 2017 Philippinesthat ran for 12 days and attracted 733 players representing 36 nationalities.

Next year’s confirmed APT events at RWM are: APT Philippines Championships 2018 (March 21 – April 1) and APT Philippines 2018 (September 11 – 20).

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