888poker APAT UK Amateur Championship: Day Two Live Update

[Chipaccrual]

All we need to do now is move some of these "great venues" to the South East!

Alas...if only they existed.

Do they not then?  I"m genuinely interested because I don"t play live round my area so have no idea.

The short(ish) answer is..."No"...unless someone knows different.

The requirements are such that finding a venue is quite difficult. This has been covered a number of times before but I know that the APAT team are more than interested in being kept informed of potential venues by locals.

London can be done, The Vic for example, or even in a hotel I know the owner of. The International might be able to cope now (but the regularly run £100+ and might not be interested). The Fox I think isn"t big enough unfortunately.

We are in London in December for the Pro-Am Masters (Please form an orderly queue for any Ben Young comments   )

Both The Vic and The Fox Club would be great venues.

[Paulie_D]

London can be done, The Vic for example, or even in a hotel I know the owner of. The International might be able to cope now (but the regularly run £100+ and might not be interested). The Fox I think isn"t big enough unfortunately.

I assumed that South-East meant "excluding London"

The Vic we"ve done and I think you are right on the International.

I think the Fox could cope (at a squeeze...I believe that they have 18 tables) especially as that is the planned Pro-Am venue, but I don"t have details of that yet.

As has been mentioned, hotels are not currently a viable option.

[Paulie_D]

Just to tack on..

By "South-East, I would include...Kent, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk...if anyone local has options, I"m sure the lads would love to explore them.

A couple of basic requirements:

FULL casino licence
15 - 20 poker tables with associated dealers/chips/TD etc.
Willingness to host (at the available budget)

Let"s hear "em...we"ll knock "em down.

[jbworldwide]

London can be done, The Vic for example, or even in a hotel I know the owner of. The International might be able to cope now (but the regularly run £100+ and might not be interested). The Fox I think isn"t big enough unfortunately.

I assumed that South-East meant "excluding London"

The Vic we"ve done and I think you are right on the International.

I think the Fox could cope (at a squeeze...I believe that they have 18 tables) especially as that is the planned Pro-Am venue, but I don"t have details of that yet.

As has been mentioned, hotels are not currently a viable option.

Not sure about this bit, The LPC was run out of the Kensington Close hotel and was 100% legit, they used "voluntary rake" but since APAT don"t charge juice we dont have to worry.

As for South east, yeh it sucks big time! G Casino Thanet and who wants to go there?

[Paulie_D]

As has been mentioned, hotels are not currently a viable option.

Not sure about this bit, The LPC was run out of the Kensington Close hotel and was 100% legit, they used "voluntary rake" but since APAT don"t charge juice we dont have to worry.

As for South east, yeh it sucks big time! G Casino Thanet and who wants to go there?

The question is "does the LPC have the requisite licence?"*...APAT doesn"t and isn"t likely too in the forseeable future.

If the LPC managed to squeeze one past the GC..fair play...but that"s not a risk that Mr Duffy is gonna take on in this universe.

EDIT: *It seems the LPC were granted a Licence in 2009.

[TightEnd]

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[AMRN]

Well played Damon (and Rudders and Stripper).

who was the bubble boy? oh yeah, I remember now

[rudders]

who is this Richard Smith Chappie?

[AceOnTheRiver]

who is this Richard Smith Chappie?

Haven"t you heard? He"s the 2nd tightest player in Western Europe.

[Paulie_D]

who is this Richard Smith Chappie?

Haven"t you heard? He"s the 2nd tightest player in Western Europe.

and what exactly is "ruddling" anyway?

[Jon MW]

who is this Richard Smith Chappie?

Haven"t you heard? He"s the 2nd tightest player in Western Europe.

and what exactly is "ruddling" anyway?

To dye or mark with or as if with red ocher

Or was that a rhetorical question?

[pables]

London can be done, The Vic for example, or even in a hotel I know the owner of. The International might be able to cope now (but the regularly run £100+ and might not be interested). The Fox I think isn"t big enough unfortunately.

I assumed that South-East meant "excluding London"

The Vic we"ve done and I think you are right on the International.

I think the Fox could cope (at a squeeze...I believe that they have 18 tables) especially as that is the planned Pro-Am venue, but I don"t have details of that yet.

As has been mentioned, hotels are not currently a viable option.

Not sure about this bit, The LPC was run out of the Kensington Close hotel and was 100% legit, they used "voluntary rake" but since APAT don"t charge juice we dont have to worry.

As for South east, yeh it sucks big time! G Casino Thanet and who wants to go there?

Well the GUKPT abandoned it IIRC, but personally I love the chavs and gratuitous violence this gorgeous stretch of the South brings and I would heartily recommend this venue, it has a chiquitos and Nandos and Ask next door and a Travelodge on site too!!!!!!!!  

[BenjiYoungy]

who is this Richard Smith Chappie?

Haven"t you heard? He"s the 2nd tightest player in Western Europe.

LOL 2nd!

[rudders]

sigh its just one d dammit ....... and just for the record I am slipping down the tight rankings.....

[AMRN]

sigh its just one d dammit ....... and just for the record my ranking tights are slipping down.....

fyp