I have a question...

[suzanne]

I think that between Matt and myself, assuming there is a suitable venue, we will be pushing heavily for a South West leg in season 7.

The easiest venue for me to get to over the past few seasons has actually been Luton, when you consider travel, accommodation, parking etc.

Wooohooooooo  

My only complaint about Bristol Gala would be that the 2 times I have played Oneway there the "buffet" has been sausage, chips and baked beans....whos bright idea was it to give 100+ blokes baked beans!!!  

[Santino67]

Yorkshire

+1

AND Yorkshire is definitely South West for us northern monkeys x

Well said Phil  and slightly further North there are a few of us who"ll go wherever we can within reason for a great APAT weekend. Without an airport though?  

[Joker161]

I like the sound of this new Portsmouth venue. And only an hour on the train for me! Does Flybe still offer flights to Newquay? Which city is near to that airport?

[Paulie_D]

Nearest airport to Portsmouth is Eastleigh...Southampton, I believe.

About an hour away by train from Portsmouth.

[nosey-p]

Yorkshire

+1

AND Yorkshire is definitely South West for us northern monkeys x

Well said Phil  and slightly further North there are a few of us who"ll go wherever we can within reason for a great APAT weekend. Without an airport though?  

Fly to Doncaster bus to train station, 15 minutes later you are in the heart of Sheffield.

Leeds has an airport  

[Santino67]

Yorkshire

+1

AND Yorkshire is definitely South West for us northern monkeys x

Well said Phil  and slightly further North there are a few of us who"ll go wherever we can within reason for a great APAT weekend. Without an airport though?  

Fly to Doncaster bus to train station, 15 minutes later you are in the heart of Sheffield.

Leeds has an airport  

Yorkshire is easy drive down M74 and across A66 Wayne   I do that fairly regularly as my brother lives in Pontefract, but places like Portsmouth/Plymouth etc are a nightmare for us lot up here without regular flights. I tried Southampton once when I planned to go to Bestival on Isle Of Wight. Flight times/prices etc were a joke and I ended up driving anyway, pretty horrendous drive though  

[Matt D]

Not sure how I missed this thread.

I would love to see an APAT Bristol event in Season 7.

lol @ Tighty"s post about party at mine No thanks! Also, sorry Paulie no BBQ - I"m a long time veggie anyway

If Bristol Gala is good enough for Pokerstars, then I think we should definitely consider it. I"m going to be playing a few sides and the Main during the UKIPT, so will have some experience of what it"s like playing a large tourney there.

The One Way Poker tourneys that have been hosted there have been absolutely first class - aside from the food which was absolutely awful. But, APAT events don"t tend to have included buffets anyway, so if Gala are throwing one in for no extra I"d be grateful for whatever it is. Though, for the last OWP, we just went to eat elsewhere (Hooters iirc).

[AJDUK]

But, APAT events don"t tend to have included buffets anyway

Not any more :"(

[KarmaDope]

But, APAT events don"t tend to have included buffets anyway

Not any more :"(

ZaZa Bazaar FTW then!

http://www.zazabazaar.com/

[poker_jason]

"ZaZa Bazaar FTW then!" - Looks good to me (I"m in).

I thought the Last OneWay event organisation was okay. Free food "buffet" was awful. Tournament started late without any communication. Was able to Reg at Casino without any problems over the phone.

Had 1/2 dealers who were hopeless (couldn"t handle antes or count pots/change effectively).

Nothing to the standards I"d seen in the GPS - which have been very high. Can"t really remember but I think D2D was very good.

Be interesting to see how they run UKIPT next month.

Would also love to see APAT there (convenient) but not at the expense of Cardiff.

[MintTrav]

Nearest airport to Portsmouth is Eastleigh...Southampton, I believe.

About an hour away by train from Portsmouth.

That"s right, sometimes a bit less, but pretty much an hour. But the train journeys are almost door-to-door at both ends.

Southampton Airport must be the shortest plane-to-train anywhere. If you are laden with luggage the journey from the terminal might take you up to a minute - otherwise it should be much quicker. Last week my plane parked where the second one from the bottom is. I had no luggage, so just walked straight through the airport and round to the train. Admittedly I had to hurry, as the train was arriving, but I was on the train literally within two minutes of stepping off the plane.



Alternatively, it"s about 20 miles by road, which is motorway all the way, so a taxi will get you there in no time - not too costly if you share it.

places like Portsmouth/Plymouth etc are a nightmare for us lot up here without regular flights. I tried Southampton once when I planned to go to Bestival on Isle Of Wight. Flight times/prices etc were a joke

I"m not having that. I used to fly to Glasgow regularly and it is the easiest arrangement possible. The last time was - last weekend.

There are 9/10 flights in each direction between Southampton and Edinburgh on weekdays, with fewer at weekends.

There are flights at 6.10pm and 8.45pm from Ed on Fridays (and lots earlier). On a Saturday morning there are flights at 7.10 and 11.05, arriving at 8.45 and 12.35, which should see you to Gunwharf in nice time (the station is right beside Gunwharf too).

Going back, there are 5 flights on Sundays, including one at 8.30pm. 10 flights on a Monday, including one at 7.00am, which arrives at 8.30am.

Glasgow is similar. What more do you want?

I ended up driving anyway, pretty horrendous drive though  

Again, I used to drive it regularly - up to Hamilton on Friday night, back on Sunday evening. It"s not as bad as it would seem - a straight 6 hours if you don"t hang around and don"t waste time stopping for breaks. You"ll sleep well after it though.

[Matt D]

"ZaZa Bazaar FTW then!" - Looks good to me (I"m in).

I thought the Last OneWay event organisation was okay. Free food "buffet" was awful. Tournament started late without any communication. Was able to Reg at Casino without any problems over the phone.

Had 1/2 dealers who were hopeless (couldn"t handle antes or count pots/change effectively).

Nothing to the standards I"d seen in the GPS - which have been very high. Can"t really remember but I think D2D was very good.

Be interesting to see how they run UKIPT next month.

Would also love to see APAT there (convenient) but not at the expense of Cardiff.

, to be fair I actually missed the most recent ones. Played the 2 before that and enjoyed them though.

I"m off to ZaZa myself on 31st Oct, so will give a rating then.

[Santino67]

And I have a 40 mile drive to Edinburgh airport John