PokerStars.com has announced its decision to implement an extended schedule for its successful Asia Pacific Poker Tour Season 2.The new plans contemplate the addition of a new location to cap off the start of Season 2. The first event of the APPT will be taking place in Macau at the Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino, in the recently opened Poker Stars Room in Macau. The event will kick off on September 1^st and will feature two events over nine days. The $3,200 main event will be running for six days and it is expected to gather up to 1,000 players and guarantee a $1.3 million prize pool. The APPT will host a "high rollers" event at Macau. The $19,250 three-day event will have a maximum limit of 300 entries and guarantees $1.3 million for the prize pool.

"Following the success of the APPT's first season, we're very excited to announce the schedule for Season 2 which includes a brand new event in Auckland plus increased buy-ins to create even bigger prize pools. The PokerStars.com APPT has brought a whole new dimension to poker in the Asia Pacific region and it's testament to the success of Season 1 that the tour is back for a second year, marking poker's emergence into a truly global sport. Every year, PokerStars sends thousands of poker players from around the world to compete in events across Europe, the US and the Caribbean, and now the Asia Pacific region is established as an integral part of the global poker circuit." said Jeffrey Haas, President of the APPT.

The remaining four events for the APPT's second season will be on Seoul, South Korea, to Auckland, New Zealand. The second event will be in Seoul and will feature a $2,870 buy-in; the event will be running at the Paradise Walker-Hill Casino from September 26–28, 2008 and has a maximum of 250 entries. The next event will be held at the Skycity Casino in Auckland, New Zealand from October 9^th to the 12^th. The details for the fourth event of the APPT have not yet been released, but it is known that it will be held at the Hyatt Hotel and Casino, in Manila, Philippines. The final event of Season 2 will be at the Star City Casino, in Sydney, Australia, from December 2^nd to December 7^th. This event will feature a $5,960 buy-in and guarantees a first place of $945,000. As usual, PokerStars will run online satellites to qualify into most of the events at their site, including some limited free-to-enter satellites at Pokerstars.net.