APAT Welsh Amateur Championship 2009 - Live Update - Day One

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This weekend, journey deep into the Welsh valleys with the APAT Updating Team;  led by APAT's legendary split personality media director, Richard "Tightend" Prew.  One minute he"ll have readers in stitches with his dry witty commentary while the next, he could be launching laptops at the walls of Cardiff"s Grosvenor Casino, as witnessed by many at Grosvenor Walsall.  

With the tournament completely sold out, join Richard and team for updates on the fortunes of 160 runners and alternates; including defending champion Tim Magnus.



Once again APAT will be running our popular interactive competition which asks readers to name two of the finalists from three picks before the event starts.  We can only take your first attempt (which must be unedited!), but anyone achieving the task will get an option to purchase a seat for the Irish Amateur Poker Championship in Dublin ahead of the clickfest!  

The prestigious Welsh Amateur Poker Championship kicks off at 2.30pm on Saturday with day one coverage live and exclusively through this thread.  Look out for news of your favourites, chip counts, video interviews and much more.

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Player List

Aaron Oliver
Adam Sharples
Alan Armitage - UK Finalist 2009
Alan Lake
Allan Macdonald
Anand Mavani
Andrew Jones
Andrew Overton
Andrew Tracey - English Finalist 2007
Andy Price
Anthony Williams - Irish Finalist 2008
Antony Ross - WCOAP Main Event Runner Up 2008
Ben Dixon
Brian Martin - UK Finalist 2009
Brian Yates - Welsh Online Champion 2009
Bruce Shannon
Bruno Rilho
Chen Tam
Chris Burton
Chris Duncan
Chris Filus
Chris Hiam
Chris Webber
Claire McGregor
Colin O"Prey - European Team Champion 2008
Curtis Ledger
Dafydd Jones
Dan Owston
Daniel Arms-Calder
Daniel Phillips - English Champion 2006
Darren Coleman
Darren Newton
Darren Shallis - Irish Champion 2008
Dave Howard - WCOAP Omaha Champion 2008
Dave Potter
David Smith
Dean Mardon
Denis Phillips
Denis Warner
Dewi James
Dogan Ozyurt
Don Logan
Don Roberts
Duncan Hodgkins - Welsh / Scottish Finalist 2007
Dylan Herbert
Evan Humphries
Fabio Miranda
Gareth Ower - European Champion 2007
Gavin Jones
Gavin Kan
Geoff Keddy
Ger Smyth
Gerard Smyth (Jnr)
Glenn Laming - Scottish Runner Up 2008
Graham Codd
Graham Wills
Ian Brooking
Ian Stevens
Jack Prime - OnLive Finalist 2007
James Barber
James Davenport
James Edwards - WCOAP Finalist 2008
James Newman
James Oldham
Jason Jones - Scottish Champion 2008
Jason Stephens
Jeldon Fernandes - Welsh Finalist 2008
John Bonadies
John Francis Smith
John Murray - Irish Finalist / European Team Champion 2008
John Steele
Jon Garrett - European Finalist 2007
Jon O Neill
Jon Woodfield
Jono Crute - UK Finalist 2009
Judi Edwards
Julie Holness
Kate Barnbrook
Kevan Fleming
Kevan Ridley - Irish Finalist 2008
Kevin Smith
Lee Constantine
Leigh Wiltshire
Linda Iwaniak - Welsh Finalist 2007 / European Finalist 2008
Luis Hayward
Mal Perkins
Marc Jelfs
Marcel Furet
Mark Redshaw
Mark Whitley
Mark Williams
Martyn Sharp
Matt Dale
Matt Mckinlay
Matthew Coughlin
Matthew Forrest
Maxine Mckinlay
Michael Corrigan
Michael Duffy
Michael Gale
Michael Weston
Michelle Bashir
Mike Bodman - WCOAP Razz Champion 2008
Mike Hopkinson - European Finalist 2007
Mike Saban
Mike Scothern
Neil Blatchly - APAT Masters Champion 2008
Neil Walsh - English Finalist 2007
Nicholas Higgs
Nigel Johnson - WCOAP Finalist 2008
Nigel King
Ola Lundgren
Patrick Winterbottom
Paul McGuinness
Paul Tuff
Paul Turnstill
Paul Williams
Phil Scott
Phil Tompkinson
Rachel Tytherleigh
Rai Chester
Rhianydd Sandford
Richard Cole
Richard Iwaniak
Richard Milsom
Richard Rudling-Smith
Rob Plaistow - UK Finalist 2008
Rob Thomas
Robert Shepherd
Robyn Oneile
Rosaleen Kenny
Rupinder Bedi
Russ Pearce
Sam Morris
Scott Hamilton
Scott Winnard
Simon Auckland - UK / Welsh / Scottish Finalist 2008
Simon Stefanoudaki
Stephen Brown
Stephen Coope - Scottish Finalist 2008
Stephen Sykes
Stephen Wild
Steve Harrison - Welsh Finalist 2008
Steve Lister
Steve Redfern - UK Champion 2009
Stuart Black
Stuart Hopkin - UK Finalist 2008
Stuart Jeacock
Stuart Langford
Stuart Oliver - UK Finalist 2009
Stuart Pillinger
Suzanne Hayward
Tim Magnus - Welsh Champion 2008
Tim Slater
Tod Wood - UK Runner Up 2009
Tom Sweeney
Tony Trippier
Warren Jones
Wayne Slocombe
William Young

[duke3016]

OK my three picks

Darren Shallis
Rupinder Bedi
The wee man -- no pressure son

[lukybugur]

I"ll pick;

Daniel Phillips (Kinfishi)
Leigh Wiltshire (Chipaccrual)
Gerard Smyth Snr (The Duke)

If I had to put money on it, I"d pick three different ones

[HaworthBantam]

Ok, I"m going for:

Simon Auckland
Stuart Oliver
Dafydd Jones

Sorry fellas  

[SirPercival]

I can"t make Dublin but will pick anyway.

Leigh Wiltshire
Colin O"Prey
Mike Bodman

are Bluesq running a book?

[destroyer316]

my three picks have to be........

Dewi James
Darren Shallis
Ger Smyth (Snr) ---Returning the favour  

i would pick myself but that would be silly  

[technolog]

Dewi James
Steve Lacey
Jeldon Fernandes

[jbworldwide]

only one name springs to mind

James Barber

[Chipaccrual]

I"m sticking with my same letter initials system.  It saw Alan Armitage to the final table in Walsall.  So, here goes :-

Jason Jones
Matt Mckinlay
Richard Rudling-Smith

Good luck chaps.  

[Waz1892]

Denis Phillips
Linda Iwaniak
Rupinder Bedi

[kev hancock]

My 3 picks to final table Apat Wales are as follows:-

Darren Shallis,
Linda Iwaniak,
Rupinder Bedi.

I concede that duke3016 and Waz 1892 got in 2 of the picks first so as to avoid accusations of copying here are my reasons:-
Darren: 3 top ten positions in Apat national championships ( including a win and 4th), captain of team Cardiff ( online league) and lives 1 mile away from myself but more importantly is a formidable opponent.

Linda: having final tabled Apat national events in both 2007 and 2008 she is sure to reach a final table in 2009 so Apat Wales could be the one.

Rupinder: gala poker tour winner and several "big" online cashes including his latest which was only as recently as yesterday basically picks himself as the "player" to beat.

[Bodddders]

Sorry folks it"s not personal.

Adam Sharples
Martyn Sharp
Gareth Ower

[AMRN]

Alan Armitage
Matt McKinlay
and er....
Steve Redfern

[SirPercival]

Alan Armitage
Matt McKinlay
and er....
Steve Redfern

who?