Just lately, the World Poker Tour (WPT) revealed that will probably be internet hosting a “WPT Voyage 2024” promotion on a cruise ship, making stops across the Caribbean, based on an interview with Adam Pliska, president and CEO of the WPT, by GGRAsia.
Virgin Voyages model cruise ship:
Commenting on which cruise ship will probably be used throughout the upcoming promotion, Pliska mentioned: “The promotion involving entry to a cruise ship from the Virgin Voyages model, will supply a outstanding and distinctive expertise.” Nonetheless, the subsequent WPT promotion relating to Asia will probably be in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, and can final from August 8 till August 21. As well as, will probably be held by the China Texas Maintain’em Poker Affiliation.
WPT Korea and WPT Korea Excessive Curler Occasions:
The interview with Pliska was held all through the WPT Korea and WPT Excessive Curler Occasions that came about this 12 months from July fifteenth to July twenty fourth. Moreover, they have been held at Jeju Shinhwa World Resort On line casino, which is a gaming space for foreigners solely present in Jeju island, a preferred trip vacation spot, owned by Hong Kong-listed Shin Hwa World Ltd.
Additionally, each tournaments lured a complete of 653 gamers, based on Jeju Shinhwa administration. Moreover, the buy-in occasion value KRW3.4 million, which is roughly US$2,670, and generated a complete assured prize pool of round KRW2.25 billion, WPT mentioned in a press launch.
WPT is growing its presence in Asia:
Pliska added: “WPT is watching the potential progress in Asia for poker.” He emphasised that “the model was based in 2002, and had its “first occasion” in China at Sanya, on Hainan island, in 2006. Since these days, Asia has been exploding with nice poker gamers and turn out to be higher and higher when it comes to market power.”
Commenting on the latest occasion in Jeju, he mentioned: “It’s pure that we now have contact factors in varied elements of Asia. Jeju is a spot that wants skilled aggressive poker gamers. We selected Shinwa World because it has a world-class on line casino and unbelievable services with stunning places, to draw Western gamers who need to go to. The technique had drawn such gamers to the Jeju occasion.”
The true problem was educating the Western world concerning the Asian poker scene:
Additionally, the CEO of WPT mentioned: “There was a large problem to coach the Western world concerning the Asian poker scene. Westerners who won’t know Vietnam or Cambodia, for example, have a giant alternative to play poker in a secure place and offering such insights for Western gamers was the model’s mission. One other goal was televising extra… Asian occasions, within the method of poker protection within the West.”
His proposal that poker could possibly be a important product for Japan IR, when it opens in 2030, was additionally talked about, because the US$10 billion IR challenge is being spearheaded by MGM Resorts Worldwide, an organization already effectively versed in poker from the US market. On this regard, he mentioned: “One of many benefits of poker is that it brings in individuals from world wide. Due to this fact, poker could possibly be useful to convey individuals to see Japan.”
Nonetheless, when speaking concerning the Macau’s present on line casino market, he mentioned: “It’s essential that we… discover a proper associate in Macau, that displays our values. You will need to perceive that many poker excursions have contributed to the expansion of poker. I used to be comfortable to see occasions world wide the place amateurs obtained the possibility to problem skilled gamers.”
