Created by PokerStars.net, Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) was and kicked off in August 2007 in South Korea before going onto the Philippines and Sydney. It’s goal? To become one of the world’s richest poker tours (and a first in Asia!). Like all big poker tournaments (think WSOP and WPT), the APPT is also scheduled to air its first season on television channels across the world in early 2008.

Providing poker enthusiasts with the chance to test their No Limit Texas Holdem skills against some of the world’s best players in the most glamorous of Asia Pacific destinations, the APPT is currently working on a new season’s worth of poker tournaments.

APPT Season 1 Highlights: Grant Levy Becomes First Aussie to Win Sydney Tournie

On December 16th Grant Levy, a 28-year-old school teacher, beat out a field of 561 players (including four pros!) and picked up a cool one million dollars en route to becoming Sydney’s first ever PokerStars.net APPT Champion at Star City Casino.

Levy had no idea he had become the first Aussie to win a million-dollar tournament on Aussie soil. “To be honest I am still taking it all in,” Levy said immediately after his big win. “It’s unbelievable to think that I have taken on some of the world’s greats and come out on top. I’m ecstatic to take the title and the million – I think it’s going to take a week or so to even sink in.”