May 9, 2016, London: The Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) is delighted to announce details of the tenth season of its critically acclaimed tour for recreational players. The season will open with the English Amateur Poker Championship, being held at Grosvenor Casino, Newcastle on May 28th & 29th and run to the APAT North American Championship, which will take place in Las Vegas in June 2017.
Season highlights include:-
New headline partner: APAT welcomes the UK"s largest casino chain, Grosvenor Casinos, as its headline sponsor in Season 10. The partnership comes on the back of ten years of close cooperation between the parties and demonstrates a continuing increase in poker investment by Grosvenor.
Viva Las Vegas: To celebrate our tenth year anniversary, APAT is awarding thousands of pounds worth of added and guaranteed Las Vegas packages. The anniversary packages, which will include a seat at the WSOP Colossus* event in summer 2017 - in addition to travel and accommodation, will be awarded to the following:-
- 9 x APAT National Amateur Champions
- WCOAP Main Event Champion
- APAT #1 Ranked Player
- Live Pub Poker League National Champion
- APAT live event Vegas satellite winners, with guaranteed seats
- APAT online satellite winners, with guaranteed seats
Online: Grosvenor Poker will host APAT's online Championship events and the winner of each will receive an added value seat at a GUKPT £550 main event.
All*Stars: Close to 2,000 players have achieved an APAT All*Stars ranking over the past ten years and these players will now be able to opt in and earn the highest level of rewards possible at Grosvenor Poker.
WCOAP: The extremely popular World Championship of Amateur Poker will be hosted at Grosvenor Casino, Manchester, between April 8th & 17th, 2017. The festival will feature 18 bracelet events, including the prestigious 8 Game Players Championship, World Amateur Team Championship and World Amateur Poker Championship main event.
Live Stream: APAT will broadcast live from National Amateur Championship events in Season 10, in addition to providing a live update blog. The streams will be recorded for future playback on APAT's video channel. APAT viewers will be able to enjoy a whole new level of engagement with the live stream, with APAT's soon to be released Staker game.
APAT Season 10 Schedule
| Dates | Venue |
| 28-29 May 2016 | English Amateur Poker Championship, Grosvenor Newcastle |
| 9-10 Jul 2016 | European Amateur Poker Championship, Grosvenor Luton |
| 12-15 Aug 2016 | Belgian Amateur Poker Championship, Spa Belgium |
| 16-18 Sep 2016 | Welsh Amateur Poker Championship, Grosvenor Cardiff |
| 30-31 Oct 2016 | Irish Amateur Poker Championship, Regency Hotel Dublin |
| 10-13 Nov 2016 | Benelux Amateur Poker Championship, Namur Belgium |
| 26-27 Nov 2016 | UK Amateur Poker Championship, Grosvenor Portsmouth |
| 4-5 Feb 2017 | Scottish Amateur Poker Championship, Grosvenor Edinburgh |
| 11-12 Mar 2017 | UK Team Poker Championship, Grosvenor Blackpool |
| 8-17 Apr 2017 | World Championship Of Amateur Poker (WCOAP), Grosvenor BNR Manchester |
| Jun 2017 | North American Poker Championship, Las Vegas |
Further details can be found on the APAT website, alongside entry details for the upcoming English Amateur Poker Championship and full WCOAP and Online Tour schedules.
APAT Season 10 Discussion Thread can be found
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