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"WSOP APAC Schedule to feature $500,000 Super High Rollers?
July 9th 2012 By Heath "TassieDevil" Chick

An online interview may have accidentally revealed one of the events of the 2013 WSOP APAC schedule – and boy is it a big one!

The 2013 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific schedule has yet to be officially announced, leading to much speculation about which events might be part of the historic series.  Crown Poker have already confirmed that there will be five bracelet events on the WSOP APAC schedule which will be held April 4th – 15th 2013 in Melbourne, Australia.

Poker Asia Pacific writer Tim Duckworth gave his own thoughts as to what the 2013 WSOP APAC schedule might look like but one event that Tim didn’t consider was the possibility of a Super High Rollers Event.

In an interview conducted with PokerNews today and buried deep into their All Mucked Up column, billionaire Asian businessman Richard Yong (pictured) may have inadvertently let slip one of the major events of the 2013 WSOP APAC schedule without anyone noticing.

After busting from the $1 million Big One for One Drop Event in 8th place earlier in the week, and then from the Main Event yesterday, Yong was casually asked which tournaments he plans on playing next.

"I like the high stakes. The WSOP APAC (Asia Pacific) of next year in Melbourne will have a $500k buy in tournament with one re-entry. It will (be) better for players because no tax like in U.S.", was the reply that came from Yong.

Wait...what?

There has been no official announcement of the schedule as yet, but according to Yong’s definitive response, you would have to think that there is a strong chance of this event happening.  Crown Poker Room head honchos would no doubt be over in Las Vegas at the moment to try to encourage One Drop players and other International high rollers to make the trip down under in April.  It’s quite possible that Yong had some first-hand information that he has now casually revealed.

Of course the $500k Super High Rollers event may not be an official WSOP bracelet event, but it would certainly attract some of the biggest sharks in the game to Australia for the World Series of Poker Asia Pacific series.  Could we see Dwan, Ivey, Antonius, Negreanu, Trickett, Esfandiari, Hansen and more down under in April?

Yong himself has visited Australia before when he took part in the Million Dollar Cash Game (pictured) as well as the $250,000 Super High Rollers at this year’s Aussie Millions.  If the $500k + one re-entry Super High Rollers event does indeed get up at the WSOP APAC then it will be the largest buy-in tournament in the world outside of the special One Drop event and will put Melbourne, and the Crown Casino, firmly on the International poker stage."

LOL @ Pokernews reporters interviewing each other as if that is news.

Personally I think the One Drop should not have been held in the US because of it's tax laws.. For 48 Players they could have hired a yacht and played off U.S shores.. 

Why would playing it off shore matter one jot for US based players?

Would it not make a difference to the amount of tax that is expected...? I assumed it would... Not to clued up on how the US tax regime works, even though I'm an ex USA'n..

Not a cent.

US players are liable for US tax on money won anywhere in the world.

USA tax laws are a joke imo.

that certainly is a joke...