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Re: TIME FOR TWO DAY ONES ??
« Reply #90 on: January 18, 2009, 18:56:50 PM »




should just play online sats for apat think that be fairest way


Not everyone plays online, or can play online so you"re excluding a lot of people.
lol every 1 got pc for click feast or forum what u mean is they cant play lol


What about those that work when the satellites are on?  Those that just don"t play online (there are quite a few), those that share a computer with their partner, and so only one can play at a time?  


well if they share a pc how do u click feast 2 pls in less then 2 mins  ???

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Re: TIME FOR TWO DAY ONES ??
« Reply #91 on: January 18, 2009, 19:01:04 PM »





should just play online sats for apat think that be fairest way


Not everyone plays online, or can play online so you"re excluding a lot of people.
lol every 1 got pc for click feast or forum what u mean is they cant play lol


What about those that work when the satellites are on?  Those that just don"t play online (there are quite a few), those that share a computer with their partner, and so only one can play at a time?  


well if they share a pc how do u click feast 2 pls in less then 2 mins  ???


They can"t but as it stands, one can qualify via online satellites, one through the click-fest or through the seat exchange or as a reserve/alternate.  If there were just satellites as you"re suggesting, that would limit their options.

I don"t think you can improve on the selection process.  It"s as fair as it can possibly be.   It"s the capacity issue rather than qualification which causes all the frustrated messages and the appalling grammar.  But this is out of APAT's control as things stand so we all just have to grin and bare it and just enjoy the games we do get to play.  
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Re: TIME FOR TWO DAY ONES ??
« Reply #92 on: January 18, 2009, 19:10:36 PM »
lol well i hope to click in to all apats so luck to just both and my missus

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Re: TIME FOR TWO DAY ONES ??
« Reply #93 on: January 18, 2009, 19:16:26 PM »
Yep, out of ideas here too.  Anybody going up the night before to stand in line for registration, early on the Saturday?  Called Casino and they have Friday night game:

This month
£10 - R starts at 4:15 (1k chips)
£5 - R starts at 7:00pm (1k Chips)
£15 - FO starts at 11:30pm - What she called Speed poker.

So not really anything worth playing, imho.  Any other venues nearby with better structures?
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Re: TIME FOR TWO DAY ONES ??
« Reply #94 on: January 18, 2009, 19:17:17 PM »






should just play online sats for apat think that be fairest way


Not everyone plays online, or can play online so you"re excluding a lot of people.
lol every 1 got pc for click feast or forum what u mean is they cant play lol


What about those that work when the satellites are on?  Those that just don"t play online (there are quite a few), those that share a computer with their partner, and so only one can play at a time?  


well if they share a pc how do u click feast 2 pls in less then 2 mins  ???


They can"t but as it stands, one can qualify via online satellites, one through the click-fest or through the seat exchange or as a reserve/alternate.  If there were just satellites as you"re suggesting, that would limit their options.

I don"t think you can improve on the selection process.  It"s as fair as it can possibly be.   It"s the capacity issue rather than qualification which causes all the frustrated messages and the appalling grammar.  But this is out of APAT's control as things stand so we all just have to grin and bare it and just enjoy the games we do get to play. 
and the appalling grammar comes from being a thick brummie but looks like u can understand it woop woop sure u not brummie lol

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Re: TIME FOR TWO DAY ONES ??
« Reply #95 on: January 18, 2009, 19:20:20 PM »

Yep, out of ideas here too.  Anybody going up the night before to stand in line for registration, early on the Saturday?  Called Casino and they have Friday night game:

This month
£10 - R starts at 4:15 (1k chips)
£5 - R starts at 7:00pm (1k Chips)
£15 - FO starts at 11:30pm - What she called Speed poker.

So not really anything worth playing, imho.  Any other venues nearby with better structures?


DTD is less than an hour away.
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Re: TIME FOR TWO DAY ONES ??
« Reply #96 on: January 18, 2009, 19:20:38 PM »

Yep, out of ideas here too.  Anybody going up the night before to stand in line for registration, early on the Saturday?  Called Casino and they have Friday night game:

This month
£10 - R starts at 4:15 (1k chips)
£5 - R starts at 7:00pm (1k Chips)
£15 - FO starts at 11:30pm - What she called Speed poker.

So not really anything worth playing, imho.  Any other venues nearby with better structures?
the broadway not far away they do a £20reby gets 100 to 120 runner makes good pot but i wont be there cause me banned lol u could always go on piss with me and scouse lol

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Re: TIME FOR TWO DAY ONES ??
« Reply #97 on: January 18, 2009, 19:22:01 PM »
there is star city aswell but ant sure what on there on friday nights

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Re: TIME FOR TWO DAY ONES ??
« Reply #98 on: January 18, 2009, 19:25:53 PM »

Yep, out of ideas here too.  Anybody going up the night before to stand in line for registration, early on the Saturday?  Called Casino and they have Friday night game:

This month
£10 - R starts at 4:15 (1k chips)
£5 - R starts at 7:00pm (1k Chips)
£15 - FO starts at 11:30pm - What she called Speed poker.

So not really anything worth playing, imho.  Any other venues nearby with better structures?


Coventry"s Isle casino has a tourney on a Friday, as well as DTD, Broadway, Star City - there"s a lot more choice...or you could just do what Joobs and I would do in your position Noe, drive up at 7am on a Saturday morning - only 90mins up the M5!
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Re: TIME FOR TWO DAY ONES ??
« Reply #99 on: January 18, 2009, 19:38:34 PM »
Echoing what"s been said in the previous 3 pages of posts - I feel the need to point out a few things.

The clickfests are discriminatory - end of. Against who, you ask?

1. People who only use Credit Cards to pay - as they"ve been told by countless security experts.
2. People who have 2-3 people in the same household wishing to play, and only one computer.
3. People who are not computer literate/not experienced with the form to buy into the clickfest. Seats go that fast that one mistake and you"re screwed.
4. People who don"t own a computer. Believe it or not, these do exist.

The online satellites are discriminatory - end of. They discriminate against people who don"t use computers to play real money poker, play online, or own Apple Mac"s. They discriminate against multiple users in a household as well.

The live satellites (if they existed) would be discriminatory - end of. These can"t be held everywhere and people wouldn"t be able to attend because of location.

Every option we think of has pros and cons - and ultimately discriminates against somebody. The fairest way is a lottery, but even then there"d be claims if someone didn"t get in for say, 3 events in a row and someone else got in all 3.

The main problem is capacity. The simple answer to that is 2 Day 1"s. The problem with that is the costs and the volunteers. Now I don"t know about volunteers but I"m happy to propose a simple solution for costs that I honestly believe won"t stop numbers and will help with costs.

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Re: TIME FOR TWO DAY ONES ??
« Reply #100 on: January 18, 2009, 20:01:09 PM »
Neatly put Sharplee, and so wasn"t Dan"s explanation.  Albeit, based on what Dan said this means even if demand continues to grow we are at capacity.  It will be interesting to see how/if APAT decide to expand over the next few years. 

Hope organizers are getting some juice to cover their personal expenses for the contribution to all this, and happy to toss my quid in a hat if passed around.  I would also volunteer time, travel and the such like if I thought I could contribute.  I am not sure what a numptey like me could offer, fetch pints for people?  

The only added suggestion I would have to this are more satellites?  How about this idea, Live Satellite Events hosted in every Casino listed on the tour prior to each national, all the sponsors of APAT?  What I mean is every casino on "tour" list has a game prior to the event to give away a seat(s), so you have a Fair Live Satellite system scattered about the UK?  They wouldn"t have to be free/no fee would they so casinos would do it?  Not sure what the policies are, etc

Just an idea  

Then more poeple in the event earned their way to the Championship title, rather than fastest fingered their way in  Plus people whom are better at live verses online, have same advantage.  It is just a suggestion and I know too late this year to organize... 

I really loved DTD when I was there for Blonde Event, but I have riders so anything too far away from venue will be out.  I am leaning towads piss up the night before (with you guys).  I will talk to riders about them catching alternative lift to Walsall if they don"t want to go a day earlier.  I am pretty sure two of us are driving from Bristol and in teh end I want to be there very early to get on the magic list...  Thanks for the sugsgestions, will research them all.  Hotel already paid for!  (laughs)  
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Re: TIME FOR TWO DAY ONES ??
« Reply #101 on: January 18, 2009, 20:22:24 PM »
The regionals in the first season acted as good live qualifiers to the nationals.

They worked well but it"s stated elsewhere why they had to go for this season.

i.e. I"m too lazy to actually look for the explanation, but I remember that there was one.
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Re: TIME FOR TWO DAY ONES ??
« Reply #102 on: January 18, 2009, 20:28:47 PM »

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« Reply #103 on: January 18, 2009, 21:16:57 PM »
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Re: TIME FOR TWO DAY ONES ??
« Reply #104 on: January 18, 2009, 21:38:33 PM »

The regionals in the first season acted as good live qualifiers to the nationals.

They worked well but it"s stated elsewhere why they had to go for this season.

i.e. I"m too lazy to actually look for the explanation, but I remember that there was one.


Season 2.  No regionals in season 1.
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