APAT UK Team Championship

[duke3016]

Our apologies to Chezger who wanted to enter 12 teams.

Bugger back to plan B then  

[King_Pasty]

Can i express a serious interest from Fiso Forum please.

Hope its not too late

[teamdobb]

Newcastle -Poker Forum would like to enter a team into this event please.
any info & reply to my email please

Thanks we look forward to it

[APAT]

Interest noted FISO and Newcastle Poker Forum.  I will take a look through your forums when I return from Ireland if that"s okay.

[APAT]

--Updated: June 12th--

The APAT UK Team Championship will be fully dealer dealt and played over two days at the G Casino in Blackpool, on July 19th & 20th. 

The entry fee per player will be £50 and no registration fee will be charged.  All of the entry fees will be returned in prize money and there will be an added GUKPT seat for the individual tournament winner; in addition to prize money for the top three finishing forums.  The owner of the winning forum will win an additional £1,000 prize, the Forum Championship Cup and the right to call their community the premier poker playing forum in the UK.

The event will be run to the normal APAT tournament structure, with each player receiving 10,000 chips, on a 40 minute clock.  The final fifty players will earn ranking points towards the Forum Championship.  Teams will be made up of ten players.

The following forums have expressed an interest in competing, with further communities to follow:  

A World of Poker
Blondepoker
Chezger
Eat My Stack
Furness Poker
Gambling.co.uk
Gutshot
London Poker Meetup
Punters Lounge
Raise The River
The Hendon Mob
The Poker Posse
Time For Poker
FISO (TBC)
Newcastle Poker Forum (TBC)
APAT

Forums should appoint a captain and can apply to enter a maximum of two teams by the closing date of June 22nd.  Final player selections will need to be confirmed by June 29th.

This event is expected to one of the most competitive hosted by APAT and forums are encouraged to organise team shirts and get into the spirit of what is certain to be an outstanding weekend in Blackpool.

Second Team Requests In Order Of Applications
APAT
Blondepoker
London Poker Meetup
A World Of Poker

[APAT]

Can captains please post their teams here when confirmed.

[Ace #1]

 kc kd
THMF FTW

[Robbiebox]

Can captains please post their teams here when confirmed.

Real names , Poker alter-egos or just generally abusive nicknames?

[skinner]

can put ( lip) ladies in poker on the list to enter please thanks

[furnesspoker]

Can captains please post their teams here when confirmed.

Real names , Poker alter-egos or just generally abusive nicknames?

Doesnt that absolutely sum up our squad

[furnesspoker]

Can I suggest that you create a Captains Only Thread for team posting and communications, AWOP did this for their team challenge and it worked a treat

[teamdobb]

Can Newcastle Poker Forum please be considered for a 2nd team as in 1st day of post we have been well over requested for places. They are from genuine interests as well and not just for the sake of it. Thanks

[APAT]

Can I suggest that you create a Captains Only Thread for team posting and communications, AWOP did this for their team challenge and it worked a treat

Thanks Paul, that"s a good idea and we will adopt it.

[REALDEAL]

Hi there can i have confirmation please if there is room for Ladies in Poker forum to join this event.I have put a post on our forum and we are able to get a team set up.

[APAT]

That should be fine Mark, we"d welcome LIP.  That said, we will need to do a recce on the number of entries we"ve taken to date and we"ll do that on returning from our Irish Amateur Championship on Monday.