APAT UK Team Championship - January 2011

[Amatay]

Can i ask on what basis teams will be selected? Theres going to be 25 teams yeh? I guess that more than 25 teams are interested in attending this event?

[TightEnd]

25 teams and yes it looks like more than 25 will want to attend

A couple of aims really. We want to include those communities who have supported APAT all year, whether by promoting us on forum or at club, providing players to events etc etc

One of the objectives of this tournament in particular is also to drive interest and membership in APAT across all poker communities, too, so newer organisations and smaller groupings are not excluded too

Whilst you would expect us to want to include the bigger forums/clubs...after all they can help APAT grow and get its messages across, in no way will the selection be elitist or sizeist. If you"ve been publically supporting APAT all year as a group, then I hope we"d do our best to help you in.

Sadly though it is likely some will be disappointed..that"s a function of the size of UK venues really,  DTD apart.

[ian.ski309]

There are a number of threads now on the subject of the Team Championships which seem to contain conflicting information.

On the one hand, there won"t be an APAT B Team or an APAT ladies Team because  "...we"re committed to two APAT teams only to allow as many other organisations in as possible," but on the other hand there are sure to be at least half a dozen teams involved which will consist of eight APAT regulars.

Are these not the APAT B, C, D, E, F and G teams in all but name, just playing under a different banner ?

[spudgun007]

Hello
I have had a nose around but cannot find any details about the team champs in January

are the teams all ready selected or can I add a team, could i have some info please

thanks

mick

[Des]

There are a number of threads now on the subject of the Team Championships which seem to contain conflicting information.

On the one hand, there won"t be an APAT B Team or an APAT ladies Team because  "...we"re committed to two APAT teams only to allow as many other organisations in as possible," but on the other hand there are sure to be at least half a dozen teams involved which will consist of eight APAT regulars.

Are these not the APAT B, C, D, E, F and G teams in all but name, just playing under a different banner ?

No.

[Jon MW]

I doubt there will be that many teams consisting solely of APAT regulars.

There will probably be quite a few with at least 5 or 6 who post on here regularly but that"s because people come to APAT from somewhere else but then get involved here as well as their "usual" forum/community.

[Raggie Maggie]

Hello

Can I ask that LivePubPokerLeague (LPPL) be considered for the team event.

LPPL is a Nationwide League with venues across the UK.  There are a number of us who have played in APAT past and current events. 

Thanks
Maggie

[TightEnd]

Requests already submitted (in no particular order):

APAT Forum
APAT Champions
FurnessPoker
Chezger
Bristol & South West Poker Meetup

Punters Lounge
Hendon Mob
Pokerplayersplace
Black Country Poker Club
London Poker Meetup

blonde Poker
Elite Amateur Poker League
Eatmystack
Newcastle Poker Forum
Sky Poker Forum

Betfair Poker Forum
TNPL.
Raise The River
The Pot (Cambs)
Larry Murphys Irregulars

Hetton Social Poker League
AWOP
St Asaph Monday Night Poker League
Gambling Network Forum
NIPoker Forum

BlackBelt Poker
Welsh Poker Forum
LivePubPokerLeague
VoyageinPoker
LBPN

[Mikeyboy9361]

Doesn"t seem much chance of my team request being selected, when they don"t even make the preliminary shortlist. LBPN for the win!  

[Amatay]

25 teams and yes it looks like more than 25 will want to attend

A couple of aims really. We want to include those communities who have supported APAT all year, whether by promoting us on forum or at club, providing players to events etc etc

One of the objectives of this tournament in particular is also to drive interest and membership in APAT across all poker communities, too, so newer organisations and smaller groupings are not excluded too

Whilst you would expect us to want to include the bigger forums/clubs...after all they can help APAT grow and get its messages across, in no way will the selection be elitist or sizeist. If you"ve been publically supporting APAT all year as a group, then I hope we"d do our best to help you in.

Sadly though it is likely some will be disappointed..that"s a function of the size of UK venues really,  DTD apart.

Cheers Rich. When will a decision be made?

[TightEnd]

25 teams and yes it looks like more than 25 will want to attend

A couple of aims really. We want to include those communities who have supported APAT all year, whether by promoting us on forum or at club, providing players to events etc etc

One of the objectives of this tournament in particular is also to drive interest and membership in APAT across all poker communities, too, so newer organisations and smaller groupings are not excluded too

Whilst you would expect us to want to include the bigger forums/clubs...after all they can help APAT grow and get its messages across, in no way will the selection be elitist or sizeist. If you"ve been publically supporting APAT all year as a group, then I hope we"d do our best to help you in.

Sadly though it is likely some will be disappointed..that"s a function of the size of UK venues really,  DTD apart.

Cheers Rich. When will a decision be made?

to be announced 1st Dec.

[Ascot]

Er .... A few days ago Bulldog asked for the Voyage in Poker forum to be included, but it aint on the list .....

[AJDUK]

There are a number of threads now on the subject of the Team Championships which seem to contain conflicting information.

On the one hand, there won"t be an APAT B Team or an APAT ladies Team because  "...we"re committed to two APAT teams only to allow as many other organisations in as possible," but on the other hand there are sure to be at least half a dozen teams involved which will consist of eight APAT regulars.

Are these not the APAT B, C, D, E, F and G teams in all but name, just playing under a different banner ?

Even the BCPC team, which most probably think of as an APAT sub-team, has a number of players that don"t play APAT live events but could be included on the team. It certainly was the case last year, and I don"t have any reason to think it won"t be the case this year.

[mike saban]

I would like Ace of Clubs to be considered for selection please.

[blowfly]