The Asia-Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) will cap off its 2025 season in the Philippines with the return of the APPT Manila Championship. PokerStars will host the festival from October 16–27 at PokerStars LIVE Manila inside Okada Manila (Coral Room per the official schedule), featuring a series guarantee of more than ₱155 million (approximately $2.7 million).
A Festival Anchored by a ₱60 Million Main Event
The centerpiece of the 12-day series is the APPT Main Event, carrying a ₱165,000 buy-in and a ₱60 million guaranteed prize pool. As the flagship tournament, it is expected to draw a diverse field of top professionals and recreational hopefuls from across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, aligning with one of the most ambitious schedules staged in the Philippines.
Key Tournaments and High Roller Action
The schedule offers non-stop action, with a balanced mix of accessible buy-ins and high-stakes challenges. Highlights from the schedule include:
| Event | Dates | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okada Kick-Off | Oct 16–18 | ₱20,000 | ₱8,000,000 |
| APPT Open | Oct 17–20 | ₱60,000 | ₱20,000,000 |
| PokerStars Red Dragon | Oct 19–21 | ₱70,000 | ₱20,000,000 |
| APPT National | Oct 21–24 | ₱35,000 | ₱10,000,000 |
| APPT Super High Roller | Oct 22–23 | ₱500,000 | ₱10,000,000 |
| Mystery Bounty | Oct 23–26 | ₱25,000 | ₱10,000,000 |
| APPT One Million Challenge | Oct 23–24 | ₱1,000,000 | – |
| APPT Championship High Roller | Oct 26–27 | ₱300,000 | ₱10,000,000 |
The schedule also includes the ₱35,000 APPT Mini Championship with a ₱3 million guarantee, alongside various turbo, freezeout, PLO, and team events.
The Complete 2025 APPT Manila Championship Schedule
For players planning their visit, here is the official day-by-day schedule of all 81 tournaments:
| Date | Time | Event # | Event Name | Buy-in (₱) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | 11:00 | 1 | Early Bird Special (Value Added ₱60,000 APPT Open Seat) | 2,500 |
| Oct 16 | 12:00 | 2 (1/A) | Okada Kickoff Flight A – ₱8M GTD | 20,000 |
| Oct 16 | 14:00 | 3 | High Roller – Warm-up | 120,000 |
| Oct 16 | 15:00 | 4 | Okada Kickoff Qualifier Hyper – WYS at 100K Chips | 2,400 |
| Oct 16 | 17:00 | 2 (1/B) | Okada Kickoff Flight B – ₱8M GTD (20min) | 20,000 |
| Oct 16 | 20:00 | 5 | APPT Open Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips (Seat GTD) | 8,800 |
| Oct 16 | 21:00 | 6 | Turbo | 10,000 |
| Oct 17 | 11:00 | 7 | APPT Open Qualifier Hyper – WYS at 80K Chips | 8,800 |
| Oct 17 | 11:00 | 2 (1/C) | Okada Kickoff Flight C – ₱8M GTD | 20,000 |
| Oct 17 | 12:00 | 8 (1/A) | APPT Open Flight A [60min] – ₱20M GTD | 60,000 |
| Oct 17 | 14:00 | 9 | High Roller Knockout [₱60K Bounty] | 180,000 |
| Oct 17 | 16:00 | 10 | Knockout [₱5K Bounty] | 25,000 |
| Oct 17 | 19:00 | 11 | High Roller – Turbo | 60,000 |
| Oct 17 | 20:00 | 12 | APPT Open Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips | 8,800 |
| Oct 17 | 21:00 | 13 | Hyper Turbo | 15,000 |
| Oct 18 | 11:00 | 15 | APPT Open Qualifier Hyper – WYS at 80K Chips | 8,800 |
| Oct 18 | 11:00 | 14 | Megastack | 10,000 |
| Oct 18 | 11:00 | 2 Final | Okada Kickoff – Day 2 Final | 20,000 |
| Oct 18 | 12:00 | 8 (1/B) | APPT Open Flight B – ₱20M GTD | 60,000 |
| Oct 18 | 14:00 | 16 | Freezeout Challenge | 120,000 |
| Oct 18 | 16:00 | 17 | Knockout Turbo [₱5K Bounty] | 25,000 |
| Oct 18 | 19:00 | 8 (1/C) | APPT Open Flight C [25/15] – ₱20M GTD | 60,000 |
| Oct 18 | 22:00 | 19 | NLH – 10/10/10 | 10,000 |
| Oct 18 | 22:00 | 18 | PokerStars Red Dragon Qualifier – WYS at 100K Chips | 8,100 |
| Oct 19 | 11:00 | 21 | PokerStars Red Dragon Hyper Turbo Qualifier – WYS at 50K Chips | 16,200 |
| Oct 19 | 11:00 | 20 | Sunday Million | 15,000 |
| Oct 19 | 12:00 | 22 (1/A) | PokerStars Red Dragon Flight A [60min] – ₱20M GTD | 70,000 |
| Oct 19 | 12:00 | 8 Day 2 | APPT Open – Day 2 | 60,000 |
| Oct 19 | 14:00 | 23 | Mixed NLH / PLO | 30,000 |
| Oct 19 | 16:00 | 24 | SuperStack | 20,000 |
| Oct 19 | 20:00 | 26 | PokerStars Red Dragon Qualifier – WYS at 100K Chips | 8,100 |
| Oct 19 | 20:00 | 25 | Super Knockout [₱30K Bounty] – Turbo | 60,000 |
| Oct 19 | 21:00 | 27 | Super Hyper Turbo | 10,000 |
| Oct 20 | 11:00 | 29 | PokerStars Red Dragon Hyper Turbo Qualifier – WYS at 50K Chips | 16,200 |
| Oct 20 | 11:00 | 28 | Super Deep | 10,000 |
| Oct 20 | 12:00 | 22 (1/B) | PokerStars Red Dragon Flight B – ₱20M GTD | 70,000 |
| Oct 20 | 12:00 | 8 Final | APPT Open – Final | 60,000 |
| Oct 20 | 16:00 | 30 | Double Stack | 30,000 |
| Oct 20 | 20:00 | 32 | APPT National Hyper Turbo Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips | 5,100 |
| Oct 20 | 20:00 | 31 | Six Handed Mini High Roller – Turbo | 60,000 |
| Oct 20 | 21:00 | 33 | Knockout [₱5K Bounty] – Hyper Turbo | 15,000 |
| Oct 21 | 11:00 | 35 | APPT National Hyper Turbo Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips | 5,100 |
| Oct 21 | 11:00 | 34 | Survivor Knockout [₱20K Bounty] | 10,000 |
| Oct 21 | 12:00 | 36 (1/A) | APPT National Flight A [40min] – ₱10M GTD | 35,000 |
| Oct 21 | 12:00 | 22 Day 2 | PokerStars Red Dragon – Day 2 | 70,000 |
| Oct 21 | 14:00 | 37 (Day 1) | Mini High Roller – Day 1 | 90,000 |
| Oct 21 | 16:00 | 38 | Freezeout | 25,000 |
| Oct 21 | 20:00 | 39 | Mini High Roller – Hyper Turbo | 60,000 |
| Oct 21 | 20:00 | 40 | Step 1 – CHAMPIONSHIP Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips | 3,500 |
| Oct 21 | 21:00 | 41 | Bubble Rush | 15,000 |
| Oct 22 | 11:00 | 42 | APPT National Hyper Turbo Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips | 5,100 |
| Oct 22 | 12:00 | 36 (1/B) | APPT National Flight B – ₱10M GTD | 35,000 |
| Oct 22 | 13:00 | 37 Final | Mini High Roller – Day 2 Final | 90,000 |
| Oct 22 | 13:00 | 22 Final | PokerStars Red Dragon – Final | 70,000 |
| Oct 22 | 14:00 | 43 Day 1 | APPT Super High Roller ₱10M GTD – Day 1 | 500,000 |
| Oct 22 | 16:00 | 44 | Survivor Knockout [₱50K Bounty] | 25,000 |
| Oct 22 | 18:00 | 45 | Step 1 – CHAMPIONSHIP Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips | 3,500 |
| Oct 22 | 19:00 | 36 (1/C) | APPT National Flight C [20min] – ₱10M GTD | 35,000 |
| Oct 22 | 20:00 | 46 | APPT CHAMPIONSHIP Qualifier (3 SEAT GTD) – WYS at 80K Chips | 24,000 |
| Oct 22 | 22:00 | 47 | Swap Hold’em – Turbo | 15,000 |
| Oct 23 | 11:00 | 49 | APPT CHAMPIONSHIP Hyper Turbo Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips | 24,000 |
| Oct 23 | 11:00 | 48 | Charity Event [R+A] – ₱1M GTD | 10,000 |
| Oct 23 | 12:00 | 50 (1/A) | APPT Championship Flight A – ₱60M GTD | 165,000 |
| Oct 23 | 12:00 | 36 Day 2 | APPT National – Day 2 | 35,000 |
| Oct 23 | 13:00 | 43 Final | APPT Super High Roller – Day 2 Final | 500,000 |
| Oct 23 | 15:00 | 51 (1/A) | Mystery Bounty Flight A [30min] – ₱10M GTD | 25,000 |
| Oct 23 | 18:00 | 52 Day 1 | APPT One Million Challenge (₱1M) – Single Re-Entry | 1,000,000 |
| Oct 23 | 20:00 | 53 | PLO Turbo | 20,000 |
| Oct 23 | 21:00 | 54 | APPT CHAMPIONSHIP Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips | 24,000 |
| Oct 23 | 22:00 | 55 | Win The Button – Hyper Turbo | 15,000 |
| Oct 24 | 11:00 | 57 | APPT CHAMPIONSHIP Hyper Turbo Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips | 24,000 |
| Oct 24 | 11:00 | 56 | Double Stack | 10,000 |
| Oct 24 | 11:00 | 51 (1/B) | Mystery Bounty Flight B – ₱10M GTD | 25,000 |
| Oct 24 | 12:00 | 50 (1/B) | APPT Championship Flight B – ₱60M GTD | 165,000 |
| Oct 24 | 13:00 | 52 Final | APPT One Million Challenge – Final | 1,000,000 |
| Oct 24 | 13:00 | 36 Final | APPT National – Final | 35,000 |
| Oct 24 | 14:00 | 58 | Single Day High Roller | 250,000 |
| Oct 24 | 15:00 | 59 | NLH | 35,000 |
| Oct 24 | 20:00 | 60 | High Roller – Hyper Turbo | 90,000 |
| Oct 24 | 20:00 | 61 | 6+ Hold’em – Turbo | 15,000 |
| Oct 24 | 21:00 | 62 | APPT CHAMPIONSHIP Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips | 24,000 |
| Oct 24 | 22:00 | 63 | NLH – 15/10/5 | 10,000 |
| Oct 25 | 11:00 | 51 (1/C) | Mystery Bounty Flight C – ₱10M GTD | 25,000 |
| Oct 25 | 12:00 | 50 Day 2 | APPT Championship – Day 2 | 165,000 |
| Oct 25 | 14:00 | 64 | Big Mystery Bounty | 120,000 |
| Oct 25 | 15:00 | 65 | Ladies Championship | 15,000 |
| Oct 25 | 16:00 | 66 | NLH – 20/15/10 | 35,000 |
| Oct 25 | 17:00 | 51 (1/D) | Mystery Bounty Flight D [20/15min] – ₱10M GTD | 25,000 |
| Oct 25 | 19:00 | 67 | Flipout [1 in 7 ITM] – Hyper Turbo | 10,000 |
| Oct 25 | 20:00 | 68 | 6+ Hold’em High Roller – Turbo | 60,000 |
| Oct 25 | 20:00 | 69 | Teams Event – Turbo | 50,000 |
| Oct 25 | 21:00 | 70 | Showtime Hold’em – Hyper Turbo | 15,000 |
| Oct 25 | 23:59 | 71 | Midnight Super Hyper Turbo | 10,000 |
| Oct 26 | 11:00 | 72 | Sunday Supersonic – ₱1M GTD | 10,000 |
| Oct 26 | 12:00 | 73 | APPT Mini Championship – ₱3M GTD | 35,000 |
| Oct 26 | 12:00 | 51 Final | Mystery Bounty – Day 2 Final | 25,000 |
| Oct 26 | 12:00 | 50 Day 3 | APPT Championship – Day 3 | 165,000 |
| Oct 26 | 17:00 | 74 | Superstack – Turbo | 60,000 |
| Oct 26 | 18:00 | 75 Day 1 | APPT High Roller – Day 1 ₱10M GTD | 300,000 |
| Oct 26 | 20:00 | 76 | Split Hold’em – Turbo | 20,000 |
| Oct 26 | 22:00 | 77 | Super Hyper Turbo | 15,000 |
| Oct 27 | 11:00 | 78 | Shot Clock – ₱2M GTD | 25,000 |
| Oct 27 | 13:00 | 50 Final | APPT Championship – Final | 165,000 |
| Oct 27 | 14:00 | 75 Final | APPT High Roller – Day 2 ₱10M GTD | 300,000 |
| Oct 27 | 15:00 | 79 | Mix NLH / PLO | 25,000 |
| Oct 27 | 16:00 | 80 | Last Chance High Roller – Turbo | 100,000 |
| Oct 27 | 17:00 | 81 | Last Chance – Super Hyper Turbo | 15,000 |
Experience World-Class Poker at Okada Manila
All events take place at PokerStars LIVE Manila inside Okada Manila. Recognized as a premier gaming destination in Asia, this Forbes 5-star integrated resort offers a complete luxury experience. Attendees have access to nearly 1,000 hotel rooms, more than 25 restaurants, and a sprawling 30-hectare entertainment complex that includes The Fountain, Cove Manila, and the country’s largest gaming floor.
Beyond the Tables: What to Do in Manila
For players looking to unwind or explore, Manila offers a wealth of activities. Okada Manila is centrally located in Entertainment City, the city’s primary district for gaming, shopping, and nightlife. Other nearby attractions include:
- Mall of Asia: One of the largest shopping malls in Asia, offering retail, dining, and cinema options.
- Manila Baywalk: An ideal spot to watch the famous Manila Bay sunset after a day of poker.
- Intramuros: The historic walled city with Spanish colonial architecture, churches, and guided tours.
- National Museum of the Philippines: A complex dedicated to Filipino art, history, and natural heritage.
- Local Food Tours: Discover Manila’s dynamic food scene with authentic street food and traditional dishes.
- Beach Getaways: The coastal areas of Cavite and Batangas are within reach for a quick seaside escape.
