Hi James
Welcome to APAT
There is several was of playing, you can play the regional live games, I believe it is on a first come basis on the day. Top 10% qualify for the national live game. You can win your seat on BS or you can buy in directly and yes it is hard to get a seat. Keep an eye on the forum,
Good luck on trying to get a seat, there will be about 1000 people trying for 150 seats
Wayne