First Chinese International Poker Tournament

The world of poker is coming hard and fast to China in the form of the first major international No Limit Texas Holdem poker tournament to be held in that country. The People's Republic of China will play host to an installment of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour. The event will take place in Macau, one of the only places in China where gambling is legal, and will be called the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau: Asian Poker Open. The event will have a $2,500 buy in Main Event and will take place on November 22 and run through November 27.