Captain's Thread

[nosey-p]

Yes, looks like an interesting concept. Will start a thread when details are confirmed but you can start by getting a 4 man team together of your own as long as they qualify to play for Yorkshire and Humberside or we will put all names together and come up with a way of picking the teams. (top 4 in the "player of the season" then the next 4, every other player or just random) lets" see who wants to play first.

[nosey-p]

Still no news on the start of the National Online Cup but you can get your team together or put your name down if you want to join a team. So far we have 7 names but I"m sure they will be more when the date and structure is announced.  

[avongirl]

Hi Wayne, just wanted to say thanks for organising and captaining us for the last league.  Sorry I couldn"t play more games but the 7.00 start is a problem for me on Sundays as often not home til after 8.00 which obviously missed the late reg period but was also too long to sit out from the start.  If the new league is the same start time I will count myself out of it as I couldn"t be sure how many I would make, which is obviously unfair on a small team, but I will be back for part II of the main league whenever that starts.  

[nosey-p]

Hi Helen

Thanks for that, the formula and structure as not been set yet so don"t count yourself out just yet. The league games ran for about 4 hours and finished around 11pm towards the end of the league so they could be an argument for starting at 8.00 or 7.30. Will keep you informed as I get the information.    

[nosey-p]

Details of this are now out and things have slightly changed from previously. You can find all the details here but the cliff notes are.


1.   4 persons in a team (not required to be from the same region)
2.   Will be played on a Wednesday and Sunday
3.   Starts on the 8th August
4.   Cost 10euoes +1
5.   To be played on the APAT/poker.co.uk site
6.   7.00 pm start with 1 hour late reg.
7.   Prize is a APAT passport for the WCOAP in March
8.   First stage will be a group league of 4 games, top 2 teams go through to a knockout stage
9.   Top 3 teams will be awarded medals.

With this in mind I need you to confirm that you still want to be in a team made up from Y&H players or if you are going to use the player market

They will be a draw on the 5th of August so with this in mind I will wait till the 31st July for people to choose if you want to be in a team from our club. After that you will have to go through the player market

So they is no confusion I will start a new thread for you to put your APAT/poker.co.uk ID

Any questions, please ask

Wayne    

[nosey-p]

Hi

Just pointing out some changes to the league that you may have not spotted.

Firstly its only a 10 week league (instead of 15)

First game on the 30th September

Only the top 18 players will score points (used to be top 27)

Only the top 3 players will score points for the team (used to be top 4)

As well as the top 3 team prizes, they will also be invited to play in the UK APAT Team Championships in Luton on the weekend 26th/27th January

They are 7 individual prizes (instead of 3)


So far we only have 7 registered but it's early days, so I'm expecting most of you will join over the next couple of weeks. To join the league you have to get a APAT online ID then fill the registration form out which takes about 15 seconds. 

Don't forget that if you played in the first league you still have to fill in the registration form. Plus they are some names down on the APAT Online thread that have not filled the form in.

Players already registered

APAT Online   Name   Forum
      
AcesSteve   Stephen Brooke   sjb
baz1471   Barry Simpson   jockey
Bot_Buster   Markus Webster   web1
DodgerAPAT   Stephen Caine   Dodger
Mr-Nosey-P   Wayne Parker   nosey-p
Walwyn1   Any Cowl   walwyn
ZackF38   Zack Fitton   zackf38



Scotland and Wales will have the biggest members and will be probably be at the top of the league. However with the new scoring system it should make it more of a level playing field so the small teams have a chance. It's not a fore gone conclusion that they will be first and second, but having more players is a advantage so we need to get some new players in to our team so please ask around. If you have home games or if you play with regular players at the casino, friends and family, facebook friends, just spread the word that Yorkshire will be champions and we are the team to join.

In the first league they was a section in the T&C's about 30% of any prize winnings will be awarded to the rest of the team. Leigh did not put that in for this league but is looking in to it, I will let you know when I know.

We need to put in place a selection policy for the Team Championships (when we win). My thoughts are me as captain   then the top 5 players with 2 wildcard picks. As anybody else got a suggestion?  


If you have any questions, just ask

Wayne            

[adilong1]

I"m all signed up now, looking forward to it!!!!

[deanp27]

Unlikely to be able to play but if I do get chance and sign up to APAT poker room I"ll let you know

[nosey-p]

We have 11 resisted players so far with less than a week to go. We need more, if you are planning on playing then please register now, don"t leave it till Sunday in case there are any problems

[nosey-p]

Unlikely to be able to play but if I do get chance and sign up to APAT poker room I"ll let you know

That"s a shame Dean, I hope things change so you can play, you will be missed

[nosey-p]

The new league starts this Sunday and so far we only have 13 registered. I know some of you are in the process of registering but we still need more. If you are going to play or you might play in the future then can you please register now. Don"t levee it till Sunday in case you have any problems. Remember that you have to download the APAT (poker.co.uk) software get a APAT online name then fill in the registration form. 

Let me remind you of what we are playing for
1st Place 3 Genting GPS seats
2nd Place 3 WCOAP Passport Package
3rd Place 3 WCOAP Main Event Seat

Plus the top 3teams will be invited to enter the APAT UK Team Championship

Also 7 Individual prizes, including 1st Place a GPS seat, 2nd WCOAP Passport

And on top of that if you play in 8 of the games you will be entered into a freeroll for another GPS seat.

Tactics
Like in the first league, they is no team tactics as such. You pay your money you play as you see fit however this is advertised as a team game and as such I would like you to play for the team. What I mean by this is simply don"t go to battle against a team member, sure big hands will clash and we will take each other out at some point, just don"t run bluffs against each other. This becomes critical around the points bubble so get to know your team mates. I will start a thread each week to keep you up-to-date with who"s playing and how things are getting on in the game.

[nosey-p]

That's 1 game down, 9 to go

A fantastic start with Sian and David finishing 2nd and 3rd giving Yorkshire 2nd place and 4pts. Hats off to West Mid who had 4 on the final table (only 3 scoring)

West Midlands 43pts
Yorkshire 42pts
E O E 34pts
North East 21pts
Ireland 18pts

We had 19 players registered of which 15 of us played which is a brilliant turn out. (1 not registered)

I noticed a Yorkshire player who as not registered on the APAT form, if you played in the first league you still need to fill in the registration form or any points you win will be nil and void.


We still need more players, the other teams have grown over the last week so we need to keep up with them. If you are planning on playing please register now if you are not going to play, still register you may change your mind.

Don't forget that if you play 8 of the games you will be entered into a freeroll for a GPS seat.

Does anybody know who Hero007 is? (Kevin Stebbing)

Next game this Sunday 7.00

Wayne
(nosey-p)

[lucasj37]

I am back!

Been out of action for a while, now registered and will play most weeks. alias is 74sNuts!

Good luck Yorkshire.

[nosey-p]

Tonight is the second game of the APAT league. As always I will keeping you up-to-date on the APAT forum

Make sure you have registered, anybody who plays that have not registered by 7.00 will not count towards any points.

Password is apatmember

Starts at 7.00

I know some of you are not playing tonight so the numbers may be down but some of you that was unable to play last week may play this week.

Some of you are playing in other games tonight. Make sure you have your priorities right and make the league game the main game. I mean who wants to win 50k when you can win 5 points for Yorkshire.

Good lucky

Wayne

[adilong1]

Well done to the Yorkshire team last night, managed to bag a point and keep us joint top!!! Well done to Andy for getting to the final table. Lets keep it up and work together.