Poker Professionals Confirmed for 2008 APT Macau Event
July 28th, 2008
Four popular poker professionals as well as 2008 APT Philippines champion David Saab have already put forward their names to take part in the APT Macau event, the second event of the 2008 Asian Poker Tour due to take place at the end of August at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau.
The four poker professionals, all of Asian lineage, have been added to the list of players looking for a chance to win big at the upcoming tournament in late August. They are J.C. Tran, Nam Le, Quinn Do, and Steve Sung - the latter three pro’s returning for another shot at an APT title after coming up short in the APT Philippines main event.
Of the four, Vietnamese-American J.C. Tran is probably the most prominent poker player, and one of the most well respected players in the poker world. He has won a number of poker tournaments and has total winnings of more than $6.7 million to date. His most recent victory was in Event #49 of the 2008 WSOP, where he won $631,170 along with the coveted golden bracelet.
At only 25 years of age, Vietnamese-American Nam Le is already considered by many to be a major threat at live tournaments. He will be out for redemption after his early exit at the APT Philippines main event. Nam already has a couple of first place finishes under his belt - the 2006 Bay 101 Shooting Star WPT Championship and the 2006 Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge II, as well as top place finishes in several WSOP and WPT events. His most recent finish was 4th at the 2008 LA Poker Classic WPT Championship where he earned $411,770. Le’s total winnings to date exceed $4.3 million.
Vietnam-born Quinn Do finished 20th and won $7,500 in prize money at the APT Philippines event. Quinn decided to play poker full time in 2004 after studying at the University of Washington and after dabbling in the restaurant business. Since turning pro, Do has been a regular at major live poker events and won a WSOP gold bracelet in 2005. Other notable finishes include a 2nd place finish at the Bellagio Challenge Cup Championship in 2005 and most recently, a 2nd place finish at the 2008 LA Poker Classic WPT Championship where he went home with $909,400. Quinn Do’s total poker winnings to date are close to $2 million.
Korean-born Steve Sung will be looking to do better than his early finish at APT Philippines. While still lacking a major tournament title, he has been a top placer in several World Poker Tour and World Series Of Poker events, his best finish being second place in the recent 2008 Bay 101 Shooting Star WPT Championship. Before playing at live tournaments, Sung has been an avid online poker player under the moniker ‘MuGGyLiCiOuS”. To date, his total poker winnings amount to over $1.4 million.
APT Macau, the second leg of the 2008 Asian Poker Tour, will be held at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Asia’s gambling mecca from August 27th to 31st 2008. The APT is home to Asia’s largest guaranteed prize pool with $1,500,000 in cash, with the winner of the APT Macau event guaranteed at least $500,000.
The buy-in for the Macau leg of this year’s APT is set at $5,300. Players can also win seats to the event by qualifying through various online satellites.
After the Macau leg, the Tour moves on to South Korea and Singapore.
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