The World Poker Tour (WPT) will make use of an entire cruise ship for a promotion called “WPT Voyage 2024″ from March 31 to April 6, stopping off at points around the Caribbean, said the WPT’s president and chief executive, Adam Pliska
The promotion involving access to a cruise ship from the Virgin Voyages brand, will offer a “remarkable and unique experience”, added Mr Pliska.The next WPT activity for Asia will be in Taipei, Taiwan from August 8 to August 21, hosted by the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association.
The WPT is watching the potential growth in Asia, since those days, “Asia has been exploding with great poker players and become better and better,” in terms of market strength.
During the WPT Korea and WPT Korea High Roller events from July 15 to July 24, held at Jeju Shinhwa World Resort Casino, a foreigner-only gaming venue on the South Korean holiday island of Jeju. They drew a total of 653 players, according to the casino resort’s management.
A KRW3.4 million (currently US$2,670) buy-in event had an aggregate guaranteed prize pool of nearly KRW2.25 billion, according to a follow-up press release from the WPT. The casino and resort that hosted the tournaments are run by Hong Kong-listed Shin Hwa World Ltd.
