Overview of events:
Friday 19th Oct 2018 - Grosvenor Casino, STOCKTON
18:00-01:15 Main Event 'English Amateur Poker Championship' Day 1a (NLHE) (Button Ante) £75+£12, 20k/45 min
Saturday 20th Oct 2018 - Grosvenor Casino, NEWCASTLE
14:30-22:15 Main Event 'English Amateur Poker Championship' Day 1b (NLHE) (Button Ante) £75+£12, 20k/45 min
20:00 Short Deck (NLHE) Side Event £33+£7, 15k/20 min
Sunday 21st Oct 2018 - Grosvenor Casino, NEWCASTLE
12:00 Main Event 'English Amateur Poker Championship' Day 2
14:00 ROE NLHE Side Event £33+£7, 15k/20 min
19:00 PLO Side Event £33+£7, 15k/20 min
Venue
Grosvenor Casino Stockton, 4 Chandlers Wharf Retail Park, 4 Bridge Rd, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3BA
Grosvenor Casino Newcastle, 100 St James' Blvd, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4BN
To participate you must be a full member of Grosvenor Casinos - to join as a Member you need to present photo ID, and there is a 'smart casual' dress code.
Both casinos are open 24/7 and both have free on-site parking.
APAT Weekend Schedule Of Events
The Main Event Day 1's will play as follows:
Fri Day 1a - Levels - Sat Day 1b
18:00-18:45 Level 1 14:30-15:15
18:45-19:30 Level 2 15:15-16:00
19:30-20:15 Level 3 16:00-16:45
20:15-20:30 Break 16:45-17:00
20:30-21:15 Level 4 17:00-17:45
21:15-22:00 Level 5 17:45-18:30
22:00-22:45 Level 6 18:30-19:15
22:45-23:00 Break 19:15-20:00
(End of late entry / Alternates)
23:00-23:45 Level 7 20:00-20:45
23:45-00:30 Level 8 20:45-21:30
00:30-01:15 Level 9 21:30-22:15
Friday 19th Oct 2018 - Grosvenor STOCKTON
18:00-01:15 (9 levels) - Main Event APAT English Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE Freezeout, Btn Ante) Day 1a - £75+£12 with 20k chips on a 45 min clock. Structure HERE (http://www.apat.com/index.php/live-schedule/tournament-structure/) with late entry to and including second break. No Deals Facilitated. Estimated maximum players 70. Amateur Poker Player only.
Saturday 20th Oct 2018 - Grosvenor NEWCASTLE
14:30-22:15 (9 levels) - Main Event APAT English Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE Freezeout, Btn Ante) Day 1b - £75+£12 with 20k chips on a 45 min clock. Structure HERE (http://www.apat.com/index.php/live-schedule/tournament-structure/) with late entry to and including second break. No Deals Facilitated. Estimated maximum players 80. Amateur Poker Players only.
20:00 NLHE Short Deck Side Event (1 x re-entry allowed) - £33+£7 with 15k chips on a 20 min clock on Grosvenor's FTT blinds with late entry to and including second break (after level 6). Deals allowed. Estimated maximum players 50. Open to all poker players.
Sunday 21st Oct 2018 - Grosvenor NEWCASTLE
12:00- Main Event APAT English Amateur Poker Championship Day 2
14:00 Round of Each (NLHE/PLO) Side Event (1 x re-entry allowed) - £33+£7 with 15k chips on a 20 min clock on Grosvenor's FTT blinds with late entry to and including second break (after level 6). Deals allowed. Estimated maximum players 40. Open to all poker players.
19:00 PLO Side Event (1 x re-entry allowed) - £33+£7 with 10k chips on a 20 min clock on Grosvenor's FTT blinds with late entry to end of level 3. Deals allowed. Estimated maximum players 40. Open to all poker players.
PRIZES/ADDED VALUE
The winner of the Amateur Poker Championship will win an added value prize of a GUKPT Main Event Seat worth £560.
The top three finishers will receive the coveted APAT National Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.
Season 12 Player Of The Year (POTY) ranking points will be awarded for both the Main Event (Top 18) and Side Events (Top 5).
GUARANTEE YOUR SEAT IN ADVANCE
Reserve a seat via APAT Eventbrite HERE (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/apat-english-amateur-poker-championship-grosvenor-casino-stocktonnewcastle-seat-reservation-tickets-50348606036) which will close when all allocated seats are reserved or at 21:00 on 18th Oct latest for Day 1a, and at 21:00 on 19th Oct latest for Day 1b.
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Clarification on the APAT Eventbrite facility is available HERE (http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=14331.msg220898#msg220898), and ALL players who reserve a seat must register in person, and pay the FULL buy-in and reg fee, at the venue poker room cash desk AT THE LATEST 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE EVENT START TIME - otherwise the seat will be freed up AT THIS TIME.
Download the software for APAT/Grosvenor HERE (http://www.apat.com/index.php/grosvenor-poker/) and navigate to 'Grosvenor Live' and select the 'APAT' tab and then scroll down to the event holding tanks on 19th/20th Oct and 'buyin'.
ALL players bought-in either via the APAT/Grosvenor Online Holding tank or via APAT (eg Online Satellite token/Added Value) or in the venue, will have their chips put into play at the start of the event and, if not seated, will be blinded out from the start - you DO NOT need to register in the venue prior to the event start - APAT will provide your name to the venue and register you into the event - so just turn up and take your seat (even if late arriving) - any player who registers and buys in at the venue will also have chips put into play at the start if they are not seated.
If you register online via the holding tank, and subsequently do not de-register online before the holding tank closes, and subsequently you are unable to use your seat, then you need to use the APAT Seat Exchange facility HERE (http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?board=37.0) to off-load your seat.
ON THE DAY
Players can buy-in at the venue for available seats on a first-come-first-served basis, for events THAT DAY.
EVENT REGISTRATION
You are advised to turn up well in advance to complete event registration, including allowing time to join as a member if needed.
Event registration for those NOT bought-in in full in advance and is on a strictly first-come-first-served basis.
For those who have reserved a seat for the Main Event in advance via the APAT Eventbrite facility, they are reminded they need to register in person and pay the full buyin/reg fee AT LEAST 30 minutes before the event start time, when AT THIS TIME all unclaimed reserved seats will be freed up.
Players may leave the venue after registering for an event but we encourage you to be back and seated by 5 minutes prior to the event advertised start time. However, it is not obligatory to be in your seat at the start of the events and if not chips will be put into play, and remain in play, and you will be blinded out.
Live Updates
A live report update/blog will be provided on the Main Event throughout Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Terms and Conditions
Please note the event is subject to the terms & conditions of the Amateur Poker Association & Tour.
All events are subject to APAT/Venue discretion on the day, and structures/levels may be altered and timings changed if viewed in the best interests of the event.
Cancellations
Once a seat has been purchased, and if plans change, then players need to utilise the APAT Seat Exchange within the APAT Forum HERE (http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?board=37.0) to trade their seat at the face value. Seat Exchange Guidelines HERE (http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=1262.0) apply.
Finally As a member of the Amateur Poker Association and Tour, we would like you to be aware of your expected role in our collective responsibility to ensure that the weekend is memorable and enjoyable for not only every participant - but for everyone involved within the venue. We would appreciate you doing your bit to ensure that everyone comes away having had the best possible poker experience with APAT.
The best of luck to everyone playing over the weekend of events.
FOR ALL APAT EVENTS, SEATS REMAIN FOR BUY IN ON THE DAY IN THE VENUE POKER ROOM ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS
Now the Online Holding Tanks have closed, we have increased the allocation for Eventbrite for those wishing to Reserve A Seat.
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Below is the FINAL list of players who have registered in advance via the Grosvenor Poker Online Holding Tank, which is now closed, or been registered directly via APAT/LPPL. All have been pre-registered/bought-in by APAT with the venue, and they do NOT need to turn up at the venue to register on the day - simply turn up at any time and take your seat and your chips will go into play at the start of the tournament even if you are late to arrive - although late arrivals will be blinded out from the start of the tournament.
GROSVENOR POKER ONLINE HOLDING TANK (Closed)
English Amateur Poker Championship Day 1a Fri 19th 18:00 - GROSVENOR STOCKTON
Andrew Paul Dodson
Barrie Penman
Isabel Boyle
Phil Tompkinson
William McCallum
English Amateur Poker Championship Day 1b Sat 20th 14:30 - GROSVENOR NEWCASTLE
Alan Kirton
Alister Waldie
Allen Rayner
Benjamin Harding
Callum Gibson
David Garden
Gavin Johnson
Hugh Cairnie
Iain Ayre
Jamie Lackenby
Ky Hutchinson
Michael Slee
Phillip Toomer
Ross Aitken
Simon A Lawlor
Steven Haley
Trevor Buck
William John Eadie
VIA APAT/LPPL
English Amateur Poker Championship Day 1a Fri 19th 18:00 - GROSVENOR STOCKTON
Alex Cooper
Shane Barnes
English Amateur Poker Championship Day 1b Sat 20th 14:30 - GROSVENOR NEWCASTLE
Barrie Cullen
Craig Smith
Johnny Nixon
Robbie Nixon
Sean Weldon
Below is the LATEST list of players who have reserved a seat via the APAT Eventbrite facility (remains open until each Day 1 allocation is sold out, or until Thu 18th 21:00 for Day 1A, and Fri 19th 21:00 for Day 1B)
EVENTBRITE
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The following have reserved seats via the APAT Eventbrite facility and have until 30 MINS PRIOR to their event start time to register and buy in for the full amount at the venue - after this time the seat becomes available to others:
English Amateur Poker Championship Day 1a Fri 19th 18:00 - GROSVENOR STOCKTON
Alan Bowman
Brian Harland
Craig Hindson
David D'Arcangelo
Di Farrell
Gary Roberts
Gordon McArthur
Graham Turner
Kev Taylor
Norman Hall
Phil Tompkinson
Trevor Roberts
English Amateur Poker Championship Day 1b Sat 20th 14:30 - GROSVENOR NEWCASTLE
Ben Bond
Steven Bradbury
Matthew Clark
Peter Cook
Shane Cook
Charles Curtis
James Ellis
Ben Harding
Stephen Hetherington
Kevin Lee
Derek Maughan
Craig Smith
Paul Underwood
Stephen Wintersgill