Post by: IrishTom on November 23, 2013, 11:41:56 AM
The calling notice for the event can be found HERE (http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=14531.0).
To put your name forward to be selected for the APAT Champions team then either post on this thread or PM me HERE (http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=8285).
Post by: IrishTom on December 29, 2013, 12:14:30 PM
Could all members who "volunteered" (either via the forum or by direct email or PM to myself) for the APAT Champions Team PLEASE contact Vaino direct HERE (http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=6918) to confirm you are, or are not, still "available" - ASAP - I have passed your details onto him.
Anyone who would still like to volunteer for the team then please either post on this thread or contact Vaino ASAP - I"m sure he will be selecting his team pretty quickly!
APAT are helping Team Captains organise "team polo shirts" embroidered for £15 each and we have some pre-booked single rooms in the Quality Hotel, 100 yrds from the venue, for Fri/Sat night - please discuss with your Team Captain.
An example of the type of shirt/embroidery can be seen on the photo below (taken from the recent team shirts supplied for the ECOAP):
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| From ECOAP Team Day 1 |
We recommend for each shirt on the LHB the event name:
APAT (word logo)
2014 UK Team
Championship
and on the RHB your team name and player nickname:
APAT Forum
Rhino56
Post by: suzanne on December 29, 2013, 15:23:05 PM
Post by: Rhino56 on December 29, 2013, 15:57:13 PM
Secondly I am relatively new to APAT and know very few of the applicants personally, although I guess we have clashed online sometime. Therefore I will be selecting players for the team with the best achievements/records/ rankings! I am already trawling though the archives to this end. It would make my job a little easier if each player who has applied for the team would confirm their interest along with notable APAT performances and/or other poker achievements. Please confirm which event you won your APAT Gold Medal in.
I hope to be able to confirm the team by next weekend to allow players time to make preparations for this great event
Post by: Quasar on December 29, 2013, 18:36:55 PM
Congratulations Vaino and good luck x
Post by: kohan on December 29, 2013, 18:37:46 PM
Post by: fandango on December 29, 2013, 18:43:05 PM
Please can we have next seasons team event that doesn"t clash with my daughters birthday :D ;D
Post by: hi_am_chris on December 29, 2013, 18:48:08 PM
Post by: fandango on December 29, 2013, 22:58:31 PM
Priorities Carl ;D
I know I did ;D
Didn"t fancy the wrath of Emma TBF.. Self preservation lol
Post by: Rhino56 on December 31, 2013, 11:50:17 AM
Post by: Rhino56 on January 02, 2014, 18:48:39 PM
I feel the team is very strong and should be amongst the favourites to take down the title of UK Team Champions 2014.
That team is:
Vaino Tiik Captain
Brendan Byrne
Tom Clark
Dave Garden
Warren Jones
Mark Lassman
John Murray
Don Roberts
I will be in touch personally with members of the team (hopefully tomorrow) with more details of the event.
In the meanwhile if any player has a preference for the colour of team shirts please let me know! I also need to know which name and/or nickname they require to be printed on the team shirts.
Post by: AJDUK on January 02, 2014, 19:01:44 PM
Post by: pables on January 02, 2014, 19:04:59 PM
Wish I could be there to see it go down but otherwise engaged
Good luck to all combatants at Stoke and obviously Mark too :-*
Ian
Post by: Curlarge on January 02, 2014, 20:33:24 PM
I"d like to start out by thanking all the players who put their names forward to be selected for the APAT Champions Team. All the applicants had outstanding credentials and left me a difficult choice, but as promised I have selected the players with the best records/achievements/rankings.
I feel the team is very strong and should be amongst the favourites to take down the title of UK Team Champions 2014.
That team is:
Vaino Tiik Captain
Brendan Byrne
Tom Clark
Dave Garden
Warren Jones
Mark Lassman
John Murray
Don Roberts
I will be in touch personally with members of the team (hopefully tomorrow) with more details of the event.
In the meanwhile if any player has a preference for the colour of team shirts please let me know! I also need to know which name and/or nickname they require to be printed on the team shirts.
You are "avin a right Giraffe.
What chance do the rest of us have? (bok obv.) Good luck boys ;)
Post by: amcgrath1uk on January 02, 2014, 21:29:21 PM
Post by: NoCash on January 03, 2014, 10:16:47 AM
Post by: Mikeyboy9361 on January 03, 2014, 10:57:42 AM
Post by: LombBomb on January 03, 2014, 11:05:51 AM
Post by: Supernova on January 03, 2014, 11:11:41 AM
Post by: Hammerite on January 03, 2014, 12:49:31 PM
Post by: fandango on January 03, 2014, 15:10:07 PM
Good luck guys will be cheering you on from home!
Post by: kohan on January 04, 2014, 21:39:17 PM
Post by: Des on January 11, 2014, 18:24:05 PM
Vaino was to captain the APAT Champions team in the upcoming UK Team Championship, a team that he named seven days before his death.
I"m confident his team remain hungry to compete and do their best on Vaino"s behalf. Can I ask for a volunteer Vice Captain from the existing team to pick one additional member and to manage the team for the event.
Post by: NoCash on January 14, 2014, 13:21:38 PM
Unfortunately due to my work and training schedule, I"m not in much of a position to organise anything at the moment so will have to ask one of the other team members to take on Captain"s duty..
Post by: Hammerite on January 14, 2014, 17:07:41 PM
Post by: Paulie_D on January 14, 2014, 17:16:27 PM
I have booked my train back to London for 8pm on the Sunday, the tickets are specific for that time and non transferable or refundable,
Hope you aren"t on the FT at that time then. :)
Post by: LombBomb on January 14, 2014, 17:27:21 PM
Post by: Hammerite on January 14, 2014, 17:32:05 PM
I have booked my train back to London for 8pm on the Sunday, the tickets are specific for that time and non transferable or refundable,
Hope you aren"t on the FT at that time then. :)
25/1 shot for making ft but extra night at hotel out of winnings in the unlikely event ;D
At least we have two possibles and four still to comment from the team, so I guess we will see what the others say. I think the shirts orders have to be in tomorrow, so If all team members can pm me their size player name to be printed and if you want 1 or 2 shirts then I can collate the replies for Tom.
Post by: jayteejack on January 14, 2014, 18:39:19 PM
With regards to a new team member I wouldnt be comfortable in choosing a replacement and I think as its an APAT team Des/Tom should choose as they know all the applicants.
Post by: Fatcatstu on January 14, 2014, 18:41:37 PM
I"ve no issues with the organisational side of things (I will be in Stoke Friday afternoon/evening and leaving Monday afternoon), my captaincy experience is limited and IMHO there are far better and more experienced candidates in the team, however I"m happy to go with the flow.
The fact that you dont speak English should rule you out automatically :p*
*Reckon you would be a decent captain actually
Post by: LombBomb on January 14, 2014, 18:56:54 PM
I"ve no issues with the organisational side of things (I will be in Stoke Friday afternoon/evening and leaving Monday afternoon), my captaincy experience is limited and IMHO there are far better and more experienced candidates in the team, however I"m happy to go with the flow.
The fact that you dont speak English should rule you out automatically :p*
*Reckon you would be a decent captain actually
Is a chap from Boro more in command of the English language than a Glaswegian? Haha
Cheers mate xx
Post by: jayteejack on January 14, 2014, 20:10:38 PM
I"ve no issues with the organisational side of things (I will be in Stoke Friday afternoon/evening and leaving Monday afternoon), my captaincy experience is limited and IMHO there are far better and more experienced candidates in the team, however I"m happy to go with the flow.
The fact that you dont speak English should rule you out automatically :p*
*Reckon you would be a decent captain actually
Is a chap from Boro more in command of the English language than a Glaswegian? Haha
Cheers mate xx
Well the majority of us in the team aren"t English so maybe we can get lessons in Stoke ;D
Post by: WarrenJ on January 15, 2014, 00:59:29 AM
then putting in a performance that would have made Vaino proud.
If Don or Tom are happy to order the shirts, collect the entry fee and nominate an extra player then that would be great.
Post by: NoCash on January 15, 2014, 09:23:12 AM
Without trying to sound insensitive, I"d already sent my money for shirt and entry to Vaino so not sure what happens here?
Dave
Post by: IrishTom on January 15, 2014, 11:11:34 AM
If I could ask Tom Clark to act as Team Captain please - he will be my poc going forward from here onwards.
Except for the polo shirt order - Don if I could ask you to continue with your offer to get the order pulled together and let me know asap - don"t worry about deadline tomorrow - if I could have it over this weekend at the latest that will be fine thank you.
Regarding money - I believe you may all have paid the buyin and/or polo shirt order to Vaino - could I ask you all to send Tom Clark an email ASAP and inform him of what you paid (£55 buyin? 1 shirt £15? 2 shirts £30?) - Tom we can then chat and take this forward asap. Could you please also confirm to Tom in the email if you wanted, or still want, single room accommodation for Fri and Sat at £75 total - Tom I"ve already got a room booked for you.
If anyone has any queries or problems please either contact myself or Tom Clark (but please give us a day or two to investigate some areas).
Post by: LombBomb on January 15, 2014, 14:47:57 PM
Just to add a bit to what Tom has said above - I"ll be in touch with you all in the next day or two (hopefully tonight) regarding payment and hotel requirements - I know some of us had transferred funds to Vaino so once I know who has paid what I can pass this on to Tom and take it from there. Please don"t hesitate to get in touch with me should you have any queries.
Due to our captain"s sad passing, could I also request that anyone interested in representing "Team Vaino" with an APAT Gold Medal to their name to get in touch with me ASAP please for consideration. I"ll be looking to make a relatively quick decision due to the short timescales involved but all interest is welcomed.
I"d rather not be leading the team in such unfortunate circumstances so lets put in a performance that Vaino would be proud of and justify his faith in us. We can also discuss the best way to pay tribute to an APAT legend.
Thanks all and look forward to seeing you in Stoke
Tom
Post by: LombBomb on January 19, 2014, 15:11:24 PM
Post by: suzanne on January 19, 2014, 15:21:39 PM
No one was going to be good enough to replace Vaino but I hope I, and we as a team will do him proud.
Post by: AceOnTheRiver on January 19, 2014, 17:35:22 PM
Post by: PHIL_TC on January 19, 2014, 17:43:46 PM
Suz is an APAT legend and a fitting choice in this difficult situation.
+1 x
Post by: Hammerite on January 19, 2014, 17:56:15 PM
Suz is an APAT legend and a fitting choice in this difficult situation.
+2 welcome to the team Suz x
Post by: AMRN on January 19, 2014, 18:01:41 PM
Thanks for adding me to the team Tom.
No one was going to be good enough to replace Vaino but I hope I, and we as a team will do him proud.
Suz - multi-tabling within one casino is hard, but doing so from Aspers in Stratford all the way to Stoke is going to be really tough.
Guess you not playing PokerPlayer now.... ;)
Post by: suzanne on January 19, 2014, 18:16:17 PM
Thanks for adding me to the team Tom.
No one was going to be good enough to replace Vaino but I hope I, and we as a team will do him proud.
Suz - multi-tabling within one casino is hard, but doing so from Aspers in Stratford all the way to Stoke is going to be really tough.
Guess you not playing PokerPlayer now.... ;)
Yeah, shame they are both on the same day but easy choice really. will be an honour to play Stoke in memory of a dear friend.
Post by: jayteejack on January 19, 2014, 22:35:15 PM
Post by: WarrenJ on January 20, 2014, 15:58:52 PM
Post by: TheSnapper on January 20, 2014, 17:14:07 PM
Post by: suzanne on January 21, 2014, 01:27:36 AM