Ladies & Gents, we are pleased to confirm details for the Welsh Amateur Poker Championship, where I look forward to being your host for the weekend, with Lucy Amos providing a live update/blog/pictures throughout and Leigh Wiltshire producing a live stream.
For questions, queries etc, then please PM myself
HEREOverview of events:
Sep 29, Fri 18:00 Main Event: Welsh Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE) Day 1a £75+£7
Sep 29, Fri 21:00 PLO £33+£7
Sep 30, Sat 14:30 Main Event: Welsh Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE) Day 1b £75+£7
Sep 30, Sat 20:00 NLHE £33+£7
Oct 1, Sun 12:00 Main Event: Welsh Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE) Day 2
Oct 1, Sun 13:00 PLO8 £33+£7
Oct 1, Sun 17:00 ROE NLHE/PLO £33+£7
APAT SEASON 11 IN ASSOCIATION WITH GROSVENOR POKER
WELSH AMATEUR POKER CHAMPIONSHIP
FRI 29/SAT 30 SEPT - SUN 1 OCT 2017
The Welsh Amateur Poker Championship will be played at the Grosvenor Casino, Cardiff on Friday 29th September with Day 1A starting at 6pm, Saturday 30th with Day 1B starting at 2:30pm and Sunday 1st October with Day 2 starting at 12:00 noon.
VenueGrosvenor G Casino, The Red Dragon Centre, Hemingway Road, Cardiff, CF10 4JY
Tele: 0292 046 8354 (poker room)
Web:
HEREThe Casino is open 24 hours, with live tables opening at 14:00 on Friday, 12:00 on Saturday/Sunday and with tables closing at 7am. The poker room is open from one hour before event start times. To enter the casino you must be a full member of Grosvenor Casinos - and to join as a Member you need to present photo ID. Dress code is smart casual - baseball caps, hoodies etc are allowed to be worn in the poker room.
There is parking on site, which is free as long as you get your ticket validated at reception during your visit. All hot drinks and all soft drinks (apart from the fruit juices) are free of charge.
APAT Weekend Schedule Of EventsDay 1 structures are as follows (subject to change):
Fri Day 1A - Levels - Sat Day 1B
18:00-18:45 Level 1 14:30-15:15
18:45-19:30 Level 2 15:15-16:00
19:30-20:15 Level 3 16:00-16:45
20:15-20:30 Break 16:45-17:00
(End of late entry / Alternates)
20:30-21:15 Level 4 17:00-17:45
21:15-22:00 Level 5 17:45-18:30
22:00-22:15 Break 18:30-18:45
22:15-23:00 Level 6 18:45-19:30
23:00-23:45 Level 7 19:30-20:15
23:45-00:00 Break 20:15-20:45
00:00-00:45 Level 8 20:45-21:30
00:45-01:30 Level 9 21:30-22:15
Friday 29th Sept 201718:00-01:30 (9 levels) -
Main Event APAT Welsh Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE Freezeout) Day 1A - £75+£7 with 15k chips on a 45 min clock.
Structure HERE with late entry to and including first break. No Deals Facilitated. Estimated maximum players 60. Amateur Poker Player only.
21:00 Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) (1 x re-entry allowed)- £33+£7 with 15k chips on a 30 min clock. Same levels as Main Event (without L4 and antes) with late entry to and including first break. Deals allowed. Estimated maximum players 40. Open to all poker players.
Saturday 30th Sept 201714:30-22:15 (9 levels)
Main Event APAT Welsh Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE Freezeout) Day 1B - £75+£7 with 15k chips on a 45 min clock.
Structure HERE with late entry to and including first break. No Deals Facilitated. Estimated maximum players 90. Amateur Poker Player only.
20:00 NLHE (1 x re-entry allowed) - £33+£7 with 10k chips on a 20 min clock. Same levels as Main Event with late entry to and including first break. Deals allowed. Estimated maximum players 40. Open to all poker players.
Sunday 1st Oct 201712:00-
Main Event APAT Welsh Amateur Poker Championship Day 2
13:00 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (PLO8) (1 x re-entry allowed) - £33+£7 with 10k chips on a 30 min clock. Same levels as Main Event (without L4 and antes) with late entry to and including first break. Deals allowed. Estimated maximum players 30. Open to all poker players.
17:00 Round Of Each (ROE) NLHE/PLO (1 x re-entry allowed) - £33+£7 with 15k chips on a 20 min clock. Same levels as Main Event (without L4 - PLO round does not have antes, NLHE round does) with late entry to and including first break. Deals allowed. Estimated maximum players 30. Open to all poker players.
PRIZES/ADDED VALUE
Each event prize pool breakdown will be confirmed at the venue after the event has closed for further entries. An example of the default APAT prize structure can be found
HERE. APAT do NOT facilitate deals for Championship Main Events.
The winner of the Amateur Poker Championship will win an added value prize of a GUKPT Main Event Seat worht £550.
The top three finishers will receive the coveted APAT National Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.
Season 11 Player Of The Year (POTY) ranking points will be awarded for both the National Championship (Top 18) and all Side Events (Top 5). POTY details can be found HERE and the POTY will win the ADDED VALUE of a GUKPT Main Event seat worth £550.
GUARANTEE YOUR SEAT IN ADVANCE
Reserve a seat via
APAT Eventbrite HERE which will close when all allocated seats are reserved or at 21:00 on Thu 28th Sept latest for Day 1a, and at 21:00 on Fri 29th Sept latest for Day 1b.
Clarification on the APAT Eventbrite facility is available
HERE, and ALL players who reserve a seat must register in person, and pay the FULL buy-in and reg fee, at the venue poker room cash desk AT THE LATEST 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE EVENT START TIME - otherwise the seat will be freed up AT THIS TIME.
Download the software for APAT/Grosvenor HEREWILL BE OPEN WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 11 SEPT 2017
ALL players bought-in in advance either via the APAT/Grosvenor Online Holding tank or via APAT (eg Online Satellite token/Added Value), will have their chips put into play at the start of the event and, if not seated, will be blinded out from the start - you DO NOT need to register in the venue prior to the event start - APAT will provide your name to the venue and register you into the event - so just turn up and take your seat (even if late arriving) - any player who registers and buys in at the venue will also have chips put into play at the start if they are not seated.
If you register online via the holding tank, and subsequently do not de-register online before the holding tank closes, or you purchase an entry via Main Event Travel, and subsequently you are unable to use your seat, then you need to use the APAT Seat Exchange facility
HERE to off-load your seat.
ON THE DAY
Players can buy-in at the venue for available seats on a first-come-first-served basis, for events THAT DAY, from 1 hour prior to the first APAT event start time that day.
Players who have registered for an event, but are placed on the Alternates list, will be offered a seat as it becomes available.
EVENT REGISTRATION
You are advised to turn up well in advance to complete event registration, including allowing time to join as a member if needed.
ALL event registration for a particular day will open in the venue 1 hour prior to the first APAT event that day (so at 17:00 on Fri, 13:30 on Sat and 12:00 on Sunday) for those NOT bought-in in full in advance and is on a strictly first-come-first-served basis.
For those who have reserved a seat for the Main Event in advance via the APAT Eventbrite facility, they are reminded they need to register in person and pay the full buyin/reg fee AT LEAST 30 minutes before the event start time, when AT THIS TIME all unclaimed reserved seats will be freed up.
Players may leave the venue after registering for an event but we encourage you to be back and seated by 5 minutes prior to the event advertised start time. However, it is not obligatory to be in your seat at the start of the events and if not chips will be put into play, and remain in play, and you will be blinded out.
Live UpdatesA live report update/blog will be provided on the Main Event throughout Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as will alive stream.
Terms and ConditionsPlease note the event is subject to the terms & conditions of the Amateur Poker Association & Tour.
All events are subject to APAT/Venue discretion on the day, and structures/levels may be altered and timings changed if viewed in the best interests of the event.
CancellationsOnce a seat has been purchased, and if plans change, then players need to utilise the APAT Seat Exchange within the APAT Forum
HERE to trade their seat at the face value. Seat Exchange Guidelines
HERE apply.
Finally As a member of the Amateur Poker Association and Tour, we would like you to be aware of your expected role in our collective responsibility to ensure that the weekend is memorable and enjoyable for not only every participant - but for everyone involved within the venue. We would appreciate you doing your bit to ensure that everyone comes away having had the best possible poker experience with APAT.
The best of luck to everyone playing over the weekend of events.
