Pokerstars and pokerstars.net Asia Pacific Poker tour have arrived in Asia. Thus, Asia would now be the centrestage for these two gaming hotbed poker sites for the coming months. The tours will take place from May 3-23 at Casino Grand Lisboa. Even before the start of this tour, APPT Macau, has become the richest tournament in Asia ever year since 2007. It has had 25 events over 3 weeks last time. And according to poker news, the expectations of pokerstars this time are even higher. "The success of APPT Manila means huge numbers are expected for APPT Macau," said APPT President Jeffrey Haas. "It seems that these years of nurturing poker's growth in Asia are really starting to have a positive effect on the game's growth across the region."