Final event details for teams entered in the European Amateur Team Poker Championship are as follows:
DATESNovember 1st & 2nd, 2008. Play starts at 2.30pm on each day.
VENUE Grosvenor Casino
9 Grand Junction Road
Brighton
BN1 1PP
T: 01273 326514
DRESS CODE Clean and tidy dress is strongly recommended. No football shirts, no ripped jeans, no tracksuit bottoms. Regular Jeans and Trainers are fine. Hoodies can be worn in the cardroom, but you will not be allowed to have the hood up elsewhere within the casino.
International team shirts will be provided to team captains at the venue on Saturday morning. As some teams will be arriving in Brighton close to the tournament start, wearing the team shirts will not be obligatory on Saturday, but will be obligatory on Sunday.
REGISTRATION Will be available at the venue from 12.30pm.
We encourage players to turn up as early as possible at the casino as you will have to complete your registration at the reception.
Players can leave the venue after registration providing they are back in their allocated seats by 2.15pm (for a 2.30pm start). In keeping with the new regulations, players not in their seat at the start of the event will be able to play.
Please note that any friends or family members that wish to accompany you into the Casino will also have to complete a Casino Member Application Form.
Registration is only available to individuals aged 18 years of age and older, with a valid proof of identification.
IDENTIFICATION Please bring a valid Passport or Drivers License. If you do not have one of those, then a credit card AND recent utility bill will suffice. Your guests will also need to bring a similar proof of identity.
If you cannot present valid identification to the Casino, you will not be allowed to enter the premises.
SCHEDULE This event will run over two days. Play commences at 2.30pm sharp on both.
Play is expected to finish at around 1.30am on day one and at around 10pm on day two.
The schedule of play and match draw can be found via
this link.
Due to the nature of tournament Poker, end of day timings are estimated.
PRIZES European Team Championship:1st - £2,600 + Team Gold Medals + engraved European Team Championship Cup.
2nd - £1,600 + Team Silver Medals.
3rd - £1,000 + Team Bronze Medals.
Captains will coordinate the payment of their team"s entry fees (in sterling) to APAT, at the casino on the first day of play.
The prize pool is subject to 8 competing teams and includes an added contribution of £2,000 from tournament sponsor, Blue Square.
Please note that all entrance fees will be paid out in prize money. APAT will not retain any fee for running this event for our members.
BUFFET A free buffet will be laid on for competing players each day.
PRESS Journalists and a photographer will be present on both days. We hope to feature a number of images from the tournament on our website soon after the event.
By entering this tournament you accept that your image may in APAT press and marketing campaigns.
Team Pictures with the Championship Cup will be captured at the venue between 1pm and 2pm on the first day of play. Captains should organise their teams to be present for this shoot as these images will be used to promote the winning team in the poker press after the event.
LIVE UPDATETechnology allowing, APAT intend to run a live update on the event and we will be posting player pictures, video interviews and chip counts throughout the weekend. Feel free to tell your friends and family, who can follow your progress on the forum. Guests will need to register on the forum to see pictures from the event. Registration is free.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS Please note the event is subject to the terms & conditions of the APAT Poker Association & Tour.
Collusion will not be allowed under any circumstances and any players found to be soft playing against team mates will be penalised.
All players must be a member of the APAT Poker Association & Tour before the event starts. Free membership can be found via the home page of
www.apat.com.
FINALLY... As a member of the Poker Association, we would like you to be aware of your role in our collective responsibility to ensure that the weekend is memorable for every participant, and not just the winning team at the end. We would appreciate you doing your bit to ensure that every player comes away having had the best possible tournament experience.
It only remains for all of us at APAT to wish every player the best of luck in the event.
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