I"m sorry if you see it as bitching and moaning, however I reserve my right to express my opinion and question why such a proposal might not have been put up for discussion, in a thread started by APAT expressly for the purpose of discussing proposals for season 4.
You reserved it allright Alan, for 45 pages you reserved it. I looked and couldn"t find any contribution from you whatsoever.
For the record...I didn"t get involved either...and that"s my bad luck.This thread wasn"t for APAT to suggest things and for us to shoot them down, it was for us to say what we would like to see in S4.
This thread can be used for APAT members and management to discuss potential developments ahead of the finalisation of Season Four. If there is something you would like to see in the new season, please make your suggestions here.
There were, in fact, a couple of people who indicated that they would like to see higher buy-in tournaments...I admit that I"ve clipped a bit here and I hope I"m not taking anyone"s comments out of context..
I also think that a lot of APAT members play within a bigger bankroll and are not as motivated to play a £75 deepstack over a long weekend, especially if it has been during a period of time when they may have played GUKPT or DTD deepstacks and fancy a weekend with the family.
The question of those with bigger bankrolls is interesting - is there scope for some higher buy in events which would bring these players more into the centre of the APAT. I would be very keen to qualify for/play in these were they ran?
My general feel on the APAT events is that the spirit is better than other comps - so other things equal I would prefer to play a £200 freezeout run by APAT than a side event in some other festival.
So...having actually spoken to more members than anyone else, the management said..
Many APAT players have come of age through playing affordable multi day tournaments with us over the last four years. We feel the time is right to offer those players an opportunity to step up with the introduction of the APAT Professional League. With the outstanding prizes on offer, this is certain to attract some strong professional players and our existing players will learn more quickly playing alongside them. We look forward to charting your continuing success.
Des Duffy
Managing Director
Amateur Poker Association & Tour.
Many, many people requested a Sunday comp, and most requested it not be Hold'em...
job done.Do I agree with reducing the number of seats in Saturday"s £75 comp for the Pro Series...No, I had my say and got an answer. I"ll let things play out.
Unfortunately, you appear to be outside the tent pi**ing in on this one.