APAT WCOAP - Omaha Championship - Live Update

[APAT]

Join us at the London Victoria Casino, from 2.30pm on Wednesday August 27th, for live updates from the World Championship Of Amateur Poker"s Omaha Championship event.

We will be on hand to bring you chipcounts, pictures and video interviews (internet connection allowing) from the leading players in this inaugural WCOAP side event, in the lead up to the weekend"s World Amateur Poker Championship main event.

[APAT]

A maximum of 70 players will start this event with 7,500 chips on a 30 minute clock.

Player List

Alan Lake - Multiple online medal winner & England Amateur Team Captain
Alex Arquier
Alex Gabriel
Alun Bowden
Andrew Tracey - Third in recent GUKPT Online Main Event
Andy Mcleod
Antony Ross
Benet Houkes - Multiple Online and Regional medal winner
Carl Weeks - WCOAP Stud Online winner in Season One
Chris Edwards
Chris Hall
Chris Webber
Claire Macgregor
Craig Dunn
Curtis Ledger - GUKPT Online Main Event winner
Danny Palmer - WSOP main event cash 2007
Darren Naylor
Dave Howard
Dave Rice
Don Roberts
Graham Codd
Ian Wheeler - Third in Scottish Amateur Championship 2008
James Bagley
James Mitchell - Third in GUKPT Luton main event
Jason Nunn
Jim Lynott
Joe Drummy
John Murray - Multiple final tablist at APAT National events
Jon Seal
Jonathan Woodfield - 13th in WSOP Razz 2007
Keiran O"Leary
Linda Iwaniak - Multiple final tablist at APAT National events
Martin Malone
Michael Bodman
Michael Moss
Mike Ward
Muhammet Yesilyurt
Niels Rock
Owen Rankin
Paresh Doshi
Paul B Davis - Third English Amateur Championship 2007
Paul Bliss
Paul Garnham - Third Grosvenor UK Open 2005
Paul Ward
Phu Quan
Richard Bard
Richard Lathan
Richard Rudling-Smith
Richard St Pierre
Richard Stevenson
Rob Swindells - Fifth Virgin Festival Nottingham
Robert Garrard
Ross Jarvis
Ryan Lippett
Sam Barton
Scott Wannell
Sean Bucknall
Sebastian Powell
Simon Alcock
Steve Stringer - APAT Eastern Regional Champion
Stuart Fordham
Terry Aylward
Thomas Cardoso
Tim Care
Tim Jones
Toby Lewis
Tom Steuart-Feilding - Captain Bristol & South West, UK Team Champions
Warren Jackman
William Fenn

[TightEnd]

 good luck to everyone today, and to Des flying solo.

[kinboshi]

Chris Hall, Paul Garnham and Andrew Tracey are my undeducated picks for this one. Not that they"re uneducated, I meant me picking them wasn"t based on my vast knowledge of omaha or of the field, or of anything pretty much.

Good luck all!!

[kinboshi]

Is Jack still in?

(damn, he"s not in this one)

[kinboshi]

Any early fun?

[APAT]

Welcome everyone, I"m glad to report that we are underway 2 minutes early at the Vic, with a full field of 70 runners.

The atmosphere is excellent here and the players seem genuinely excited about trying a different format for the first time on the APAT tour.

[HaworthBantam]

Didn"t realise you were "flying solo" Des, I"ll volunteer to give you a hand next year.

[APAT]

There haven"t been any significant early exchanges, as the players try to feel their way into the tournament.

[duke3016]

There haven"t been any significant early exchanges, as the players try to feel their way into the tournament.

And get over the surprise of finding 4 hole cards

[kinboshi]

There haven"t been any significant early exchanges, as the players try to feel their way into the tournament.

And get over the surprise of finding 4 hole cards

Haha!!  

Wait until they realise they have to use exactly two of them!!

[APAT]

Well, we"ve just lost one..... pictures being uploaded and details to follow!

[kinboshi]

Well, we"ve just lost one..... pictures being uploaded and details to follow!

Was he wearing a huge hat?

[HaworthBantam]

Well, we"ve just lost one..... pictures being uploaded and details to follow!

Was he wearing a huge hat?

How did I know you were going to ask that.....?  

[duke3016]

Well, we"ve just lost one..... pictures being uploaded and details to follow!

Was he wearing a huge hat?

How did I know you were going to ask that.....?  

Was he applying the principles of Razz by any chance