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IAG JUL 2019年7月 亞博匯 18 亞博匯早報 BREAKFAST BRIEFS WORLD POKER TOUR TO HOLD FIRST EVER AUSTRALIAN EVENT 首屆澳洲世界撲克巡迴賽將於THESTARGOLDCOAST舉行 世界撲克巡迴賽 (WPT) 將首次登陸澳洲，首屆澳洲WPT將於9月 27日至10月7日在The Star Gold Coast舉行。 一連十場活動的入場金額 (buy-ins) 由330澳元到5000澳元 不等，重頭戲為10月4日舉辦、入場金額為2500澳元的活動。 The Star Gold Coast昆士蘭州常務董事Geoff Hogg表示： 「The Star Gold Coast和澳洲都非常歡迎世界撲克巡迴賽來舉 辦活動，這絕對是一個對雙方合作上的里程碑。」 「在過去三年，The Star Gold Coast都不停的在演變，並將 繼續發展，爭取在投資水平上與世界級的國際旅遊目的地看齊。 澳洲作為世界上撲克最為發達的國家之一，這次活動將進一步確 立The Star Gold Coast作為國內行業領導者的地位。」 The Star Gold Coast最近落成一項耗資8.5億澳元的改建，包 括對其現有的596間酒店客房進行升級、推出豪華套房酒店The Darling、以及一座座落The Star屋頂名為Nineteen的場館。 THE World Poker Tour is heading to Australia for the very first time with the inaugural WPT Australia festival to be held at The Star Gold Coast from 27 September to 7 October. The 10-event schedule will feature buy-ins ranging from AU$330 to AU$5,000, headlined by the AU$2,500 Main Event starting from 4 October. Geoff Hogg, Managing Director Queensland for Star, said, “The Star Gold Coast and the nation of Australia welcome the World Poker Tour to our home for what is a monumental partnership. “The Star Gold Coast has been transformed over the past three years and continues to evolve, with levels of investment that position us as a world-class global tourism destination.” The Star Gold Coast has recently completed an AU$850 million transformation, including upgrades to its existing 596 hotel rooms, the launch of luxury all- suite hotel The Darling and opening of a new rooftop venue called Nineteen at The Star.