Asian Poker King Tournament Exceeds Prize Pool Guarantee

A total of 233 players joined the Asian Poker King Tournament Main Event this weekend. Today’s field for Day 1B of 105 players combined with the 128 sign ups on Day 1A ensured that the prize pool swelled to HK$ 1,730,025. The last 27 players in the tournament will be in the money with the champion taking home HK$ 553,600.

Aside from the main event, today’s schedule also includes the HK$ 100,000 HK$ 1,000 Sun City Group High Rollers Event starting at 5:00 pm.

For the complete event schedule, click here.
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Tournament Director Lloyd Fontillas (Center) with Assistant Tournament Directors Mico Rilloraza (L) and Raymund Gamier (R)
Tournament Director Lloyd Fontillas (Center) with Assistant Tournament Directors Mico Rilloraza (L) and Raymund Gamier (R)

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Gregory Debora Wins APT-Sponsored Chinese Poker Event at LAPC

Canadian poker player Gregory Debora was the big winner in the Chinese Poker tournament at the Los Angeles Poker Classic (LAPC), which was sponsored by the Asian Poker Tour (APT).

Debora, who hails from Toronto, Ontario, navigated through a field of 57 players to win the event. The Chinese Poker tournament was Event #37 on this year’s LAPC slate. Buy-in was set at US $1,585.

Here is the list of the money finishers from the event:

1 Gregory Debora, Toronto, Ontario, Canada $30,225
2 Kenny Le, Sacramento, CA $16,500
3 Robert Mizrachi, Las Vegas, NV $11,000
4 Richard Lee Fuller, Monroe, WA $7,500
5 Shihu Huang, Monterey Park, CA $5,000
6 William Bryant, Bossler City, LA $5,000
7 Shengtao Gan, Alhambra, CA $3,000
8 Webber Kang, Garland, TX $3,000

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