 Presence of Titan Poker Players Hard To Miss!
The presence of Titan Poker, the largest online poker room on the iPoker Network, at the $1,500,000 Guaranteed Prize Asian Poker Tour Macau was impossible to miss, and poker players from Titan Poker had a strong showing on the first day of the tournament. Outlasting poker notables such as Doyle Brunson, Todd Brunson, Johnny Chan, Kenny Tran, Liz Lieu, Huck Seed, John Juanda and others, Titan Poker's players pushed into Day 2 and were listed in the top players vying for the huge cash prizes.
Masaki Ichikawa from Japan and Julio Diaz from Spain, both strong Titan Poker players, were among the top ten chip leaders as 69 players in total advanced to the second day of the tournament.
Titan Poker fielded a team of 17 players from around the world, including players from Malaysia, Australia, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Germany, and Italy.
'This is an amazing experience,' said one of the Titan Poker players from Germany. 'I am so grateful to Titan Poker for the chance to play poker in such an exciting location.'
Titan Poker regularly rewards its players with massive cash prizes and seats to huge overseas poker events, such as the Aussie Millions, the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, and currently has a delegation on its way to compete in the Asian Poker Tour - Macau. It awards more than $16,000,000 in monthly prizes and will stage a $2,500,000 Guaranteed Prize Tournament on September 7th, its biggest ever guaranteed prize tournament.
 Diana Donofrio, host of WomensPokerYak.net, welcomes top names in the world of poker to her podcast. In this series, she interviews Evelyn Ng, Bob Daily, Debbie Burkhead and Nancy Todd Tyner. Donofrio, who is a poker star in her own right, invites listeners to learn about the world of poker and the gaming industry by eavesdropping on her conversations with these poker greats. This podcast is part of the Yaktivate.com family.
Dianna Donofrio, host to one of the hottest new poker podcasts on the internet, WomensPokerYak.net, is joined by amazing guests in this new series of her podcast, found on Yaktivate.com. WomensPokerYak.net brings Donofrio's quick and lively wit to play as she interviews Evelyn Ng, Bob Daily, Debbie Burkhead, and Nancy Todd Tyner, the latest additions to her podcasting family. She showcases each as podcasts stars besides being stars in the poker world.
Evelyn Ng, professional poker player starts off this series. Ng shares her views on women's participation at the 2008 World Series of Poker and how she started as a dealer in the early years. She has done a fantastic job at promoting herself and her name. Despite not winning a tournament, she is one of the most recognizable female poker personalities. She has been on numerous television shows including Poker Royale, Poker After Dark, NBC's National Heads Up Poker Championship and the World Poker Tour.
Robert Daily joined an elite group at the 2005 and 2006 World Series of Poker as its' Tournament Director. Under Daily's leadership the 2006 WSOP'S Main Event set an astounding record with 8,773 players and is yet to be broken. 2007 brought Daily to the felts at the WSOP, but this time as a player. He set a record by becoming the only former WSOP Tournament Director to have ever played and cashed at the 2007 WSOP Main Event $10,000 Buy-in. Daily talks about his early years as a grandson of a Texas United States Senator, his travels around the world, early entry in gaming and women's continued growth in the poker industry.
Following the Daily podcast, Donofrio spotlights Debbie Burkhead, columnist for Poker Player Magazine, PokerPlayerMagazine.com. Over the years Burkhead has managed to amass quite an impressive list of poker accomplishments and cashes. She plays tournaments that have a comfortable buy-in, usually under $1,000, and often wins her seat through satellites. Her lifetime earnings stand at over $145,000- not bad for a retired cash player who plays only for the love of poker.
Nancy Todd Tyner is the 2008 WPT Ladies Champion and Past President of the American Association of Political Consultants. If ever there was woman who sets an example enhancing the image of women taking that next step into the poker world it's Nancy Todd Tyner. As you listen to her interesting life you hear the full story. Poker and Politics has (with the emphasis on has, as in past tense) been traditionally a "man's world". Tyner crossed the barriers in both worlds. For more info on Todd Tyner go to NancyToddTyner.com or TheHaydenScholarship.com.
Donofrio has been a poker industry leader for 20 years and brings her talents, knowledge and poker friends to her listening audience. Formerly on the staff of US Senator Birch Bayh and Gov. Matthew Welsh (both of Indiana) and ombudsman to former Mayor Russell G. Lloyd of Evansville, IN, she now devotes her time, passion, and energy to Poker Charity Events as President of PokerGivingBack, playing poker and podcasting.
Donofrio's friends are many. Future guests/podcast stars on her WomensPokerYak channel will include Nolan Dalla, Media Director, World Series of Poker; Susie Issacs, two time World Series of Poker bracelet winner; Lisa Tenner, Co-Owner Card Player Cruises and owner of Tenner & Associates; plus Jamie Gold, 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion.
 APT to host Asia’s largest cash game, minimum buy-in HK$1 million!
The cards are in the air at the Galaxy Star World Hotel and Casino in Macau as Day 1A of the eagerly awaited APT Macau finally got underway! ‘Godfather of Poker’ Doyle Brunson and the legendary host of Benny Binion’s 1970 World Series of Poker ® Jack Binion, who joined Asian Poker Tour Tournament Director Matt Savage to ‘Shuffle Up and Deal’ as a world class field took their seats. Jack Binion, standing alongside Doyle Brunson, addressed the players as they took their seats. “This is the future of poker,” said Binion. “This is so exciting and significant - you can see the potential and feel the energy.”
A formidable line-up of players are at the Star World for the landmark USD $5300 (US$5000+$300) event. Amongst those spotted include Johnny Chan, Todd Brunson, Liz Lieu, J.C Tran, Kenny Tran, John Juanda, Nam Le, Quinn Do, Steve Sung, Huck Seed, Michael ‘Chino’ Rheem, Mel Judah, Mansour Matloubi, Harry Demetriou, Carter Gill, Richard En and APT Philippines champion David Saab. You can follow all the action LIVE at http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2008-apt-macau/main-event/ with a selection of videos available at http://www.thenutz.tv/ . Information can also be found at the official website http://www.asianpt.com/
Amongst those choosing Day 1A include Doyle and Todd Brunson but there was considerable interest on the rail as Saab and JC Tran got drawn on the same table and locked horns. The APT Macau is making history by offering US$1,500,000, the largest guaranteed prize pool ever to be offered in Asia, with the first prize also guaranteed at US$500,000.
On Friday 29th August at 7pm, the Asian Poker Tour will make history again with Asia’s largest cash game, coverage of which will be televised and distributed worldwide at a later date. The details are simple, minimum buy-in is HK$1,000,000 (US$130,000), starting blinds are HK$3,000 - $6,000, straddling and blinds are raised at the discretion of the players. Even the most conservative estimates suggest that HK$15 million (well over US$1.5 million) will be at stake, MORE than the guaranteed prizepool of the APT Macau tournament!
Amongst those taking part include Doyle Brunson, Todd Brunson, Johnny Chan, Nam Le, JC Tran, Kenny Tran, John Juanda, Steve Sung, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Waki, Yamazaki, Gary Benson and Bruce Parker. Doyle Brunson has already wired in HK$2,000,000 (US$260,000) and quipped “that’s just the start.”
Chris Parker, CEO of the Asian Poker Tour, will also be taking a seat in the lions den.
“I’m so glad we have such soft tables!” joked Parker. “In all seriousness, we were astounded by the interest in the high stakes cash game – everybody wants a piece of the action. We set the mimimum buy-in at HK$1,000,000 but anybody who knows anything about Macau or the potential of poker in this area of the world knows this will be small stakes by the end of the night. It is going to be something very special – when it airs we predict you will witness record breaking pots! You think the action in Vegas is big, just wait and see what comes out of Macau!”
 Legends Jack Binion and Doyle Brunson To Shuffle Up And Deal
The excitement is building ahead of the second leg of the 2008 Asian Poker Tour in Macau. The event is being held at the bustling Galaxy Star World Hotel and Casino, running from August 27 to 31, 2008. The first card of the Main Event will be dealt at 2.30pm on Thursday 28th after a welcome reception and satellites tournaments tomorrow. The latest development sees a surprise visit by the legendary Jack Binion, host of the first World Series of Poker® at the Horseshoe in 1970. Binion and 'Godfather of Poker' Doyle Brunson are going to join tournament director Matt Savage to call "Shuffle Up and Deal" to open the prestigious event.
This afternoon Doyle Brunson took part in a book signing, and, after lines and lines of people queued around the block to meet the legend, he was in no doubt about the significance of his visit.
Brunson said: "I have been to so many tournaments and so many places in the world but I have to say I am so impressed with The Asian Poker Tour and Macau. This is the first time I have been here."
"I thought Las Vegas was the gambling capital of the world but I was wrong, it feels like coming home."
Member of the "November Nine" on the final table of the 2008 WSOP®, Michael 'Chino' Rheem, is playing the APT Macau and he joins a formidable line-up of star celebrities, champions and legends taking part. Chinese-born 10 time WSOP® bracelet winner and 'Rounders' film legend Johnny Chan will be in a field that also includes Todd Brunson, Liz Lieu, J.C Tran, Kenny Tran, John Juanda, Nam Le, Quinn Do, Steve Sung, Huck Seed, Mel Judah, Mansour Matloubi and APT Philippines champion David Saab. All have their eyes on glory and history at Asia’s richest tournament. The buy-in for the main event is USD $5300 ($5000+$300). The event organizers have also extended an open invitation to Olympic mega-star and poker nut Michael Phelps. Experts believe that the Vietnamese contingent will be strong and are the ones to watch out for with JC Tran, Kenny Tran, Le, Do and Lieu leading the charge.
The APT Macau is making history by offering US$1.5 million, the largest guaranteed prize pool ever to be offered in Asia, with the first prize also guaranteed at $500,000. Many of the big names are also expected to take part in an exciting HK$1,000,000 high stakes cash game on Friday at the Galaxy Star World Hotel and Casino, more details of which will be announced in the near future.
Chris Parker, CEO of the Asian Poker Tour said: "We’re delighted that so many world class star celebrities names want to be part of the Asian Poker Tour. To have Vegas legends Jack Binion and Doyle Brunson in Macau to kick-off off the tournament is truly significant. Both are pioneers and were around at the start in Vegas and it really says something that they want to mark what we think will herald the start of a poker explosion in Macau. With the presence of online qualifiers from around the world too, the Asian Poker Tour has a very bright future. We’re proud to make history by holding Asia’s biggest guaranteed tournament."
Joining the celebrities and stars are poker players from all over the world who have won seats to the event by qualifying through online satellites at numerous online websites.
David Saab of Australia won the top prize of US$280,000 at the first leg of the Asian Poker Tour in Manila on June 1st. He recently finished 46th in the WSOP® Main Event, winning US$135,100, and hopes to add a second APT championship to his poker celebrity accomplishments. The APT has also created a special leaderboard that rewards players who take part in every leg of the tour.
Further details about the APT Macau, including the schedule of events are available on the official website at www.asianpt.com (http://www.asianpt.com).
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