The Asian Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) was established in 2007 which was the first major real money poker event to be government-sanctioned by China & Korea. In November 2007 the first live No Limit Texas Hold’em poker game was played on Chinese soil at the Grand Waldo Casino in Macau.
A Year on and the APPT broke its own record from 2007 with the largest and wealthiest poker tour ever held in Asia. 538 players attended to get their share of the HKD 12,643,000 or roughly £925,500 prize pool. At the end of the seven day event Eddie Sabat aged 22 from the USA who qualified online claimed victory taking home HKD 3,540,040 or around £260,000.
Shortly after the 2 APPT Macau finished the High Roller Asian Pacific Poker Tour 2008 started, with a buy in of HKD 150,000 or £11,000. At the end of day one of this 3 day event, 63 players were slimed down to 28, and at the end of day 3 the final table looked like this.
| Name | Country | Winnings |
| Nam Thien Le | USA | HKD 3,700,000 / £270,000 |
| Andrew Whitaker Scott | Australia | HKD 2,100,000 / £155,000 |
| Quinn Do | USA | HKD 1,200,000 / £88,000 |
| Charles Chua | Malaysia | HKD 900,000 / 66,000 |
| David Paul Steicke | Hong Kong | HKD 700,000 / 51,000 |
| Wei Will Ma | Canada | HKD 500,000 / 37,000 |
| Johnny Chan | USA | HKD 400,000 / 30,000 |
| Tan Zhong Wei | Singapore | HKD 300,000 / 22,000 |
| Van Marcus | Australia | HKD 200,000 / 15,000 |
Nam Le walked away victorious from the High Roller Asian Pacific Poker Tour Macau, winning with a pair of kings and making short work of the Australian Andrew Scott.
The Asian Pacific Poker Tour moves on from Macau, China for the second leg of season two, which starts 26th September, and runs for 3 days at Paradise Walker-Hill Casino, Seoul, South Korea.
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