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Re: S5 - APAT Season 5 - Discussion
« Reply #75 on: November 15, 2010, 17:24:44 PM »

What about the Circus in Edinburgh??  Far better than the Maybury.


Not really big enuf they could squeeze a few more tables, but they don"t have the dealers and will not pay to bring them in, I spoke to Chris one day at OP and they definetely wouldnt even consider it
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Re: S5 - APAT Season 5 - Discussion
« Reply #76 on: November 15, 2010, 17:25:31 PM »


Alea Glasgow performed poorly for me in another role


Having just spent the weekend there I thought they coped well with 160+ extreme drunks.. 90% of which didnt have a clue what was going on.. perfect preparation  ;)

Thought the casino itself was excellent, very smart, easy enough to find, loads of parking and the dealers were all great. However this was after a copious amount of alcohol so don"t quote me.

p.s. a +1 for Liverpool next year please.

So thats Las Vegas and Liverpool votes from me for new Venues.


I thought the Alea was brilliant too, totally well run, dealers were brilliant and really experienced and the casino itself is really gr8 and spacious
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Re: S5 - APAT Season 5 - Discussion
« Reply #77 on: November 15, 2010, 17:27:14 PM »
Alea Glasgow is a great property, depends on whether the management are keen on hosting large scale poker now. Signs are more encouraging it seems.

My experience earlier this year was horrendous (as an organiser), but will investigate.

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Re: S5 - APAT Season 5 - Discussion
« Reply #78 on: November 15, 2010, 19:03:50 PM »
The only thing I"d say is perhaps trying to make the online league (especially if it stays as a Sunday) starts a little earlier than 8, perhaps 7pm. Just makes it easier for those with an early start on a Monday morning.
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Re: S5 - APAT Season 5 - Discussion
« Reply #79 on: November 16, 2010, 22:06:13 PM »
Just read all this - good stuff!

Venues: Newcastle and Brighton. And Vegas, if it"s in the school holidays (May half term?)

Online $50 events: Sundays. I can never make Saturday.

Day 2 cash: would be nice, but clearly it"s difficult. I like the idea of a 12.30pm start on Sunday, but I know that is difficult too.

And of course, Des and the team are immense!

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Re: S5 - APAT Season 5 - Discussion
« Reply #80 on: November 17, 2010, 11:33:47 AM »
Ooooh ooooh one more thing I forgot to mention earlier, but may have discussed in the past;  As APAT is a trailblazing organisation fearless in its pursuit of the perfect pokering experience, never afraid to take the lead with new concepts and ideas, can we introduce a ban on the wearing of sunglasses and other non-prescription eye-wear including pirates style patches, monocles and cats-eye type contact lenses.

I find it a complete nonsense to sport these forms of eye-wear indoors, unless it"s David Hasslehoff who always looks awesome, but for everyone else, a nonsense especially at the poker tables.  It"s my biggest poker bugbear next to the shrieking of STRING RAISE whenever someone fumbles chips across the line. 

I can just about accept players wearing shades at high stakes events, but APAT isn"t high stakes so it just looks daft.  It"s the poker equivalent of pub team footballers wearing silver boots and pulling their socks up above their knees cause Ronaldo does it. 

I ask for this ban not because it gives a player an edge, but because it"s about helping to educate recreational players prone to doing silly things as a consequence of watching too much poker on telly.  It"s like students who dress so indiscriminately the moment they move away from their parents house because it"s the first time they"ve been able to wear what they want without their mother"s disapproval.  It takes time before they realise just why their mother"s were so strict...because they"d look ridiculous.  But by the time these people realise and revert to more sensible daywear, it"s too late - they"ve spent three years going outside dressed like a lump of stinking crap and it"s how so many people will always remember them.

Let"s not let the same thing happen to our APAT brothers and sisters...mostly brothers.  I"m loathe to ban anyone from doing anything, but I feel on this issue it is a necessary embargo.

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Re: S5 - APAT Season 5 - Discussion
« Reply #81 on: November 17, 2010, 13:07:58 PM »
POTY

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Re: S5 - APAT Season 5 - Discussion
« Reply #82 on: November 17, 2010, 16:18:07 PM »
Newcastle has a massive poker following and if it had an event APAT would start getting a bigger following "up north".
There are hardly any "decent" events up here. APAT are definitley missing a trick by not holding an event at Newcastle.
People would prob start playing for the Newcastle online league if this was to happen as they struggle for runners online.

Aspers - 220 seats i think
Also the Circus Casino is going through a 1.5m revamp to increase their capacity.

We have just started supporting APAT this year and its defo the way forward for people like myself to progress in the game and i have no complaints whats so ever.

I personally would like to see an Individual National Online League.
$10 buyin.
Same format as the Team game on a Sunday.
All runners would have to be signed up on here to increase activity on forum.
Played every week on a Wednesday.
The league could be run towards packages for Vegas - An already generous Mr Betfair might be able to help out here.

The banter would be awesome in these games and introduce another competive element with something to play for at an affordable buyin.


Would that work? I reckon it would.

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Re: S5 - APAT Season 5 - Discussion
« Reply #83 on: November 17, 2010, 16:21:54 PM »
An APAT event was held in Aspers Newcastle in Season One. Since then the card-room has been "opened out" and is even more impressive. I like the venue, indeed am orgainsing an event there in January 2011 for another business.

Definitely on my list for S5 subject to cost and them wanting us

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Re: S5 - APAT Season 5 - Discussion
« Reply #84 on: November 17, 2010, 17:40:45 PM »
There are a lot of great ideas on here, what I would like to suggest is that for season 5 rather than have one thread to discuss the overall aspects is to break it down into categories, Ie Online Nationals, Team Championships, Live Games etc. that way peoples input into each aspect of the game can easily be seen and the direction of each individual thread more specific. You could begin each thread by summarising what has already been said on here and continue the discussion that way.

Just food for thought ;)

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Re: S5 - APAT Season 5 - Discussion
« Reply #85 on: November 17, 2010, 18:48:08 PM »
excellent suggestion
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Re: S5 - APAT Season 5 - Discussion
« Reply #86 on: November 17, 2010, 19:55:26 PM »

Ooooh ooooh one more thing I forgot to mention earlier, but may have discussed in the past;  As APAT is a trailblazing organisation fearless in its pursuit of the perfect pokering experience, never afraid to take the lead with new concepts and ideas, can we introduce a ban on the wearing of sunglasses and other non-prescription eye-wear including pirates style patches, monocles and cats-eye type contact lenses.

I find it a complete nonsense to sport these forms of eye-wear indoors, unless it"s David Hasslehoff who always looks awesome, but for everyone else, a nonsense especially at the poker tables.  It"s my biggest poker bugbear next to the shrieking of STRING RAISE whenever someone fumbles chips across the line. 

I can just about accept players wearing shades at high stakes events, but APAT isn"t high stakes so it just looks daft.  It"s the poker equivalent of pub team footballers wearing silver boots and pulling their socks up above their knees cause Ronaldo does it. 

I ask for this ban not because it gives a player an edge, but because it"s about helping to educate recreational players prone to doing silly things as a consequence of watching too much poker on telly.  It"s like students who dress so indiscriminately the moment they move away from their parents house because it"s the first time they"ve been able to wear what they want without their mother"s disapproval.  It takes time before they realise just why their mother"s were so strict...because they"d look ridiculous.  But by the time these people realise and revert to more sensible daywear, it"s too late - they"ve spent three years going outside dressed like a lump of stinking crap and it"s how so many people will always remember them.

Let"s not let the same thing happen to our APAT brothers and sisters...mostly brothers.  I"m loathe to ban anyone from doing anything, but I feel on this issue it is a necessary embargo.

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Re: S5 - APAT Season 5 - Discussion
« Reply #87 on: November 17, 2010, 19:57:44 PM »
Let"s bump up them antes - http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php?subaction=showfull&id=1289951723&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&

But if we do, we"ll need to introduce them in a repeated level ie. 100/200 followed by 100/200/25.

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Re: S5 - APAT Season 5 - Discussion
« Reply #88 on: November 17, 2010, 20:34:07 PM »
Bump up the buy in to £100. (Jon, you are such a nit ;D)

Traditional structure

JP"s idea for the Pro event is excellent

Northampton FTW

CBA with the online league really but I understand it popular, so keep it the same.

Oh and please can you allow non-national teams to the world team event next year.

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Re: S5 - APAT Season 5 - Discussion
« Reply #89 on: November 17, 2010, 20:56:56 PM »

Bump up the buy in to £100. (Jon, you are such a nit ;D)

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Have you noticed the drop off in demand this season?

If the buy in goes up to £100 I"d expect to see UK based national events not selling out
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