Natural8 Reveals APT Online 2024 Numbers

By Mrinal Gujare

06 Dec 2024

Mrinal Gujare 06 Dec 2024

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The third edition of the Asian Poker Tour Online (APTO) proved to be its most successful yet, setting new benchmarks.

The Asian Poker Tour Online (APTO) which ran from November 10 to December 1 on Natural8, surpassed previously held records in terms of participation, prize pools, and event milestones, making it the largest and most lucrative APTO festival to date.

Series Highlights

Over the course of 22 days, the APTO 2024—organised in partnership with Natural8—achieved multiple milestones.

The standout event was the APTO Main Event, which attracted its largest field, generated its biggest prize pool to date. The Main Event awarded record-setting first-place prize in APT history.

Out of the 20 Trophy Events held during the series, 10 broke existing APTO records. Notable events that set new benchmarks for field size, prize pool, and first-place prizes included:

Event #1: APT Online Bounty Kickoff
Event #2: Superstar Challenge
Event #6: Sunday Super Stack
Event #7: APT Mini Main Event ($1M GTD)
Event #13: Mystery Bounty Hunter
Event #18: APT Super High Roller

Additionally, the Event #12: APT High Roller 8-Max and Event #3: Thailand National Cup set new records for field size and prize pool.

The Event #5: Vietnam National Cup (Bounty) achieved new highs in terms of prize pool and first-place prize.

Festival Details

The APTO 2024 featured a total of 326 tournaments, including side events, with over $20 million in guaranteed prize pools.

Three flagship events—the $1,500 APT High Roller (Event #12), $3,000 APT Super High Roller (Event #18), and $800 APT Main Event (Event #19)—awarded exclusive APT Online Lion Trophies.

The festival attracted a total of 378,625 entries across tournaments, representing a 21.9% increase from November 2023's APTO.

These entries competed for a combined prize pool of $28,191,720—a rise of 19.2% compared to the previous year. The breakdown is as follows:

Festival Entries

Total Entries: 378,625
Side Events: 327,704
Trophy Events: 50,921

Festival Prize Money

Total Prize Money: $28,191,720
Trophy Events: $12,662,914
Side Events: $15,528,806

The APTO’s third edition reflected a significant growth in participation and prize pools generated while cementing the live poker brand’s position in the Asian poker circuit.