Season Seven Seat Reservation

[dwh103]

Can you link me to where you can book those events in advance?  I"m thinking maybe PokerStars are as bad as APAT at making it obvious to customers.

A combination of client buy-in and an email to the Stars registration team, or contacting the casino directly and pre-registering by that route.

http://www.ukipt.com/tournaments/ukipt-series/how-to-enter/
http://www.ukipt.com/tournaments/marbella/how-to-enter/

You do however, have to consent to being a "Pokerstars Player" and whatever Ts & Cs are associated with that.

[Des]

Can you link me to where you can book those events in advance?  I"m thinking maybe PokerStars are as bad as APAT at making it obvious to customers.

A combination of client buy-in and an email to the Stars registration team, or contacting the casino directly and pre-registering by that route.

http://www.ukipt.com/tournaments/ukipt-series/how-to-enter/
http://www.ukipt.com/tournaments/marbella/how-to-enter/

You do however, have to consent to being a "Pokerstars Player" and whatever Ts & Cs are associated with that.

...but it"s via the poker client and involves emails or phone calls, so not a simple, single button solution like we"re proposing.

[Des]

It is our intention for the English Amateur Championship to offer the following entry routes:-

- Satellites on William Hill.
- Direct buy in on William Hill (closes c. 10 days prior to the event starting).
- Reserve a seat for £5 (closes at midnight on the eve of the event).
- Direct buy in at the casino (on the day of play).

Going forward we hope to look at opening up live satellites via the Live Pub Poker League and the APAT Home League.

[AJDUK]

It is our intention for the English Amateur Championship to offer the following entry routes:-

- Satellites on William Hill.
- Direct buy in on William Hill (closes c. 10 days prior to the event starting).
- Reserve a seat for £5 (closes at midnight on the eve of the event).
- Direct buy in at the casino (on the day of play).

Going forward we hope to look at opening up live satellites via the Live Pub Poker League and the APAT Home League.

What or where or when is the English Amateur Championship? Is that Coventry this month or a later date?
The names confuse me since they tend to be held at different places and different times of the year.

[Des]

It is our intention for the English Amateur Championship to offer the following entry routes:-

- Satellites on William Hill.
- Direct buy in on William Hill (closes c. 10 days prior to the event starting).
- Reserve a seat for £5 (closes at midnight on the eve of the event).
- Direct buy in at the casino (on the day of play).

Going forward we hope to look at opening up live satellites via the Live Pub Poker League and the APAT Home League.

What or where or when is the English Amateur Championship? Is that Coventry this month or a later date?
The names confuse me since they tend to be held at different places and different times of the year.

The English Amateur Championship has been the opening event of the season and held at G Coventry for the past couple of years. 

If we don"t have the final venue confirmed for season seven within the next couple of days, we"ll publish full details for the second event; as we did Coventry, ahead of the overall schedule.

[Paulie_D]

The English Amateur Championship has been the opening event of the season and held at G Coventry for the past couple of years. 

If we don"t have the final venue confirmed for season seven within the next couple of days, we"ll publish full details for the second third event; as we did Coventry, ahead of the overall schedule.

FYP...lest we forget the ISPT.

[Sugar_Free]

It is our intention for the English Amateur Championship to offer the following entry routes:-

- Satellites on William Hill.
- Direct buy in on William Hill (closes c. 10 days prior to the event starting).
- Reserve a seat for £5 (closes at midnight on the eve of the event).
- Direct buy in at the casino (on the day of play).

Going forward we hope to look at opening up live satellites via the Live Pub Poker League and the APAT Home League.

What or where or when is the English Amateur Championship? Is that Coventry this month or a later date?
The names confuse me since they tend to be held at different places and different times of the year.

The English Amateur Championship has been the opening event of the season and held at G Coventry for the past couple of years. 

If we don"t have the final venue confirmed for season seven within the next couple of days, we"ll publish full details for the second event; as we did Coventry, ahead of the overall schedule.

Can"t we just have a "tba" like we did for Stoke last season?

[AJDUK]

Thanks for the clarification Des.

Neither Debjani nor I will pay this £5 extra fee, it"s a bad idea and not good for APAT in the long run.

We"ll just turn up on the day and if there"s a seat great, but if not we"ll go to Costco on the way home and do our monthly shop. Win win.

[Des]

It is our intention for the English Amateur Championship to offer the following entry routes:-

- Satellites on William Hill.
- Direct buy in on William Hill (closes c. 10 days prior to the event starting).
- Reserve a seat for £5 (closes at midnight on the eve of the event).
- Direct buy in at the casino (on the day of play).

Going forward we hope to look at opening up live satellites via the Live Pub Poker League and the APAT Home League.

What or where or when is the English Amateur Championship? Is that Coventry this month or a later date?
The names confuse me since they tend to be held at different places and different times of the year.

The English Amateur Championship has been the opening event of the season and held at G Coventry for the past couple of years. 

If we don"t have the final venue confirmed for season seven within the next couple of days, we"ll publish full details for the second event; as we did Coventry, ahead of the overall schedule.

Can"t we just have a "tba" like we did for Stoke last season?

It"s an option Matt, but we lose a lot of impact with that.  But we completely understand that people want to start planning asap.

[Paulie_D]

Thanks for the clarification Des.

Neither Debjani nor I will pay this £5 extra fee, it"s a bad idea and not good for APAT in the long run.

I"m assuming this is a Mac issue?

[HOLDorFOLD]

Hi Des

Do you know if all of S7 Satellites will be held on William Hill, or likely to be split across various sites?  Just thinking ahead and deciding where to put my meagre roll to spin it up ready ;-)

Thanks in advance
Mich

[Des]

Thanks for the clarification Des.

Neither Debjani nor I will pay this £5 extra fee, it"s a bad idea and not good for APAT in the long run.

We"ll just turn up on the day and if there"s a seat great, but if not we"ll go to Costco on the way home and do our monthly shop. Win win.

Thanks for your thoughts Andrew and we"ll certainly review the effectiveness or otherwise of the reservation fee on an ongoing basis.  Right now it"s just another thing that we are testing.  However, for Coventry there are several options to entry.  Why not satellite or buy in via WH at no additional cost?

[Des]

Hi Des

Do you know if all of S7 Satellites will be held on William Hill, or likely to be split across various sites?  Just thinking ahead and deciding where to put my meagre roll to spin it up ready ;-)

Thanks in advance
Mich

They won"t Mich, this and the next event will.  

[rupetherupe]

Sorry if I have missed something, my eyes started going at around page 7, but is there a conclusion to the seat debate? ie is it now £5 on top of the usual fee?  or are we still under negotiation?

Personally I think it leaves people like myself with no choice - who have to travel many a mile to get to the venue and so have to book hotels etc in advance to guarantee getting one. We, of course, have to  gaurantee we have a seat or we are just possibly waisting our petrol/hotel money. I"m not bothered about the £5, i mean its a pint and a half at the end of the day, but it does make the buy in slightly lob-sided ie the £50 side events have another 10% added to the cost, or is it just the main events? HELP..... 

ps will the DTD during the August bank holiday be the likely European championship venue/date as per the last 2 years?

cheers

[Paulie_D]

Sorry if I have missed something,

I"m not bothered about the £5, i mean its a pint and a half at the end of the day, but it does make the buy in slightly lob-sided ie the £50 side events have another 10% added to the cost, or is it just the main events? H

The £5 would only be for the Main Event.