ASIA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
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Since 2009, the Asia Player of the Year (APOY) has been awarded each year to the best poker player on the PokerStars Asia Circuit. This is determined by the APOY Leaderboard where players gain points by participating in the premiere poker tournaments in Asia. Each year the winner has their name engraved on the APOY legacy trophy located at the PokerStars LIVE Macau poker room and becomes a part of poker history. The 2018 APOY season takes place from November 27, 2017, to August 12, 2018. This season's winner will receive USD $20,000.
Past Winners
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2017: Alan 'Kinglune' Lau (Hong Kong)
2016: Jack En-ching Wu (Taiwan)
2015: Alan 'Kinglune' Lau (Hong Kong)
2014: Pete Yen Han Chen (Taiwan)
2013: Jian Yang (China)
2012: Yosuke Sekiya (Japan)
2011: Hung-sheng “Shaq” Lin (Taiwan)
2010: Bryan Huang (Singapore)
2009: Kitty Kuo (Taiwan)
2018 Asia Player of the Year
The following tournaments are Official Asia Player of the Year Events and count towards the 2018 APOY Leaderboard, with more events to be announced soon.
| EVENT | DATES | MAIN EVENT BUY-IN |
|---|---|---|
| Manila Megastack 8 | November 27-December 3, 2017 | ₱30,000 |
| ACOP Platinum Series 20 | January 5-14, 2018 | HK$10,000 |
| Macau Poker Cup 28 | January 26 – February 11, 2018 | ₱10,000 |
| PokerStars LIVE Manila Super Series 5 | February 13-18, 2018 | ₱10,000 |
| PokerStars LIVE Manila Super Series 6 | March 5-11, 2018 | ₱10,000 |
| APPT Macau | March 14 -25, 2018 | HK$40,000 |
| APPT Korea | April 6-15, 2018 | KRW 1,800,000 |
| 2018 Macau Millions | April 17-23, 2018 | HK$3,000 |
| Manila Megastack 9 | April 27-May 6, 2018 | ₱30,000 |
| PokerStars LIVE Manila Super Series 7 | May 28 – June 3, 2018 | ₱10,000 |
| PokerStars LIVE Manila Super Series 8 | July 2-8, 2018 | ₱10,000 |
| APPT Manila | Aug 4-12, 2018 | ₱55,000 |
All events subject to regulatory approval.
There are three criteria when calculating points:
- Place Finished
Players receive points only if they are in the money. If a tournament pays only five places, only the top five players get points. - Amount of the buy-in
- Number of entrants
Total points are calculated by multiplying the point factors of the three criteria:
Place finished
The top 10 players receive points in field size less than 400. The top 20 receive points for fields from 400-799. The top 30 receive points for field of 800+
Players making deals which alter prize payouts will have further allocation of bonus APOY Leaderboard points suspended.
| Place | Points Awarded |
|---|---|
| 1st | 120 |
| 2nd | 100 |
| 3rd | 80 |
| 4th | 60 |
| 5th | 50 |
| 6th | 40 |
| 7th | 35 |
| 8th | 30 |
| 9th | 25 |
| 10th | 20 |
| 11th-20th | 10 |
| 21th-30th | 5 |
Buy-ins
| Buy-in (HKD) | Points Awarded |
|---|---|
| $200,000 and more | 8 points |
| $100,000 | 6 points |
| $50,000-99,999 | 5 points |
| $30,000-49,999 | 4 points |
| $20,000-29,999 | 3.5 points |
| $10,000-19,999 | 3 points |
| $5000-9,999 | 2.5 points |
| $2,000-4,999 | 2 points |
| Under $2,000 | 1 point |
The buy-in in rebuy tournaments are calculated by dividing the total gross prize pool by the number of entrants.
Please Note: Conversion rate for purpose of determining buy-in amount will be locked at 5 PHP-to-1 HKD; 125 KRW-to-1 HKD
Number of entrants
| Number of entrants | Points Awarded |
|---|---|
| Under 50 | 1 point |
| 50-99 | 2 points |
| 100-149 | 3 points |
| 150-199 | 4 points |
200-204 entries is 4.1 points. Then each grouping of 10 entries increases the number of points by 0.1. For example: 205-214 entries is 4.2 points, 215-224 entries is 4.3 points and so forth. The maximum points awarded for Entries factor is 10 (which occurs at grouping 785-794 entries).
Here is a hypothetical total point calculation example:
You finished in 3rd place in a $5,000 buy-in event that had 120 entrants.
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You receive 80 points for 3rd; the buy-in is $5,000, which is a 2.5-point event; and there are 120 entrants, which is good for 3 points.
Thus, you receive 600 total points (80 x 2.5 x 3= 600).
Note: PokerStars LIVE Macau reserves the right to change the Asia Player of the Year schedule and criteria at their discretion. Players making deals which alter prize payouts will have further allocation of bonus APOY Leaderboard points suspended.
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All player names are recorded as per payout sheets for each event. Please ensure your name is being recorded correctly - and legibly - by the payout team so that your points can be calculated accurately.
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PokerStars LIVE Macau bears no responsibility for any points miscalculated due any error in the spelling of player names. Please check this page approximately one week after each event and email macau@pokerstars.net as soon as possible if you believe points have been miscalculated. Any errors must be reported within 30 days after each event for review and update of the ranking.