CoinPoker to Sponsor Asian Poker Tour Events in 2018

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  • PG News April 14, 2018
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Crypto currency online poker site CoinPoker has entered into an agreement with Asian Poker Tour (APT) that will see CoinPoker sponsor APT events this year. Under the agreement, players will be able to buy-in and cash out at APT Live Tournaments using CoinPoker`s CHP currency. CoinPoker will also host online satellites offering players a chance to win packages to APT Main and Super High Roller events.

The tie-up will officially come into effect at the upcoming APT Macau Championships 2018 that takes place at the Macau Billionaire Poker within the Babylon Casino, Macau from April 25 to May 6, 2018. CoinPoker is expected to bring in a lot of global support for the event through satellite qualifiers that got underway on April 13 with a freeroll on April 15 that will give away one Main Event seat as the top prize.

CoinPoker will even sponsor the live streaming of select events at the stop including the APT Players Party and Super High Rollers with the expected attendance of CoinPoker advisor Antanas Guoga aka Tony G.

Speaking about the new partnership APT General Manager, Lloyd Fontillas said, “APT event players will now be able to buy in and cash out using CHP, the cryptocurrency developed by and used on CoinPoker.”

“We are very excited to have CoinPoker as an official sponsor of the APT this year. We see blockchain solutions as the future for poker in Asia, and that goes beyond the use of cryptocurrency to play. We are nevertheless excited that the APT will be offering CHP as a new payment solution for its players, and look forward to encouraging our fans to participate through a number of partner promotions,” added CoinPoker Head of Content Sarah Hamid.

Cover image: CoinPoker Head of Poker Operations Paulius Mikaliunas and APT General Manager Lloyd Fontillas.

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