APAT 10th Anniversary Season - Discussion Thread

[Des]

Also what time do events strt on sat  as my soon to be wife said we can play the European champs even though we only land at Gatwick from our honeymoon after ten hour flight at ten am  lol

Usually a 2:30pm start on a Saturday for a Day 1 of an APAT National Event.

 2.30pm.. yes   my honeymoon couldn"t be more perfect, 3 nights in vegas( 1st time)   2nihts on Miami beach  7 nights in Jamaica arrive back at Gatwick 4 hours before  European champs begin

Fantastic and good luck to you both with your big day!  No, not day 1 of the Euro Champs....

[IrishTom]

Looking ahead to the Irish National Championship in Dublin 30-31 Oct, which will again be hosted alongside the IPO Dublin in the Regency Hotel, we have booked a limited number of double/twin/triple rooms at the Regency (which is fully booked) so if anyone would like to secure a room at the venue then contact me asap - double/twin is €95pn

[AceOnTheRiver]

Looking ahead to the Irish National Championship in Dublin 30-31 Oct, which will again be hosted alongside the IPO Dublin in the Regency Hotel, we have booked a limited number of double/twin/triple rooms at the Regency (which is fully booked) so if anyone would like to secure a room at the venue then contact me asap - double/twin is €95pn

When is the full IPO schedule released Tom?

[Chipaccrual]

Looking ahead to the Irish National Championship in Dublin 30-31 Oct, which will again be hosted alongside the IPO Dublin in the Regency Hotel, we have booked a limited number of double/twin/triple rooms at the Regency (which is fully booked) so if anyone would like to secure a room at the venue then contact me asap - double/twin is €95pn

When is the full IPO schedule released Tom?

[Paulie_D]

I"m reconsidering not attending now.

[AceOnTheRiver]

Looking ahead to the Irish National Championship in Dublin 30-31 Oct, which will again be hosted alongside the IPO Dublin in the Regency Hotel, we have booked a limited number of double/twin/triple rooms at the Regency (which is fully booked) so if anyone would like to secure a room at the venue then contact me asap - double/twin is €95pn

When is the full IPO schedule released Tom?

To be fair, you haven"t actually answered my question Leigh  

[Chipaccrual]

Looking ahead to the Irish National Championship in Dublin 30-31 Oct, which will again be hosted alongside the IPO Dublin in the Regency Hotel, we have booked a limited number of double/twin/triple rooms at the Regency (which is fully booked) so if anyone would like to secure a room at the venue then contact me asap - double/twin is €95pn

When is the full IPO schedule released Tom?

To be fair, you haven"t actually answered my question Leigh  

Good point.  I was a little embarrassed to not know the answer, so thought I"d post up a picture and hope no one noticed.

Damn you JP, damn you

[IrishTom]

A reminder of the schedule for this weekend in Newcastle is below - and we"re happy to confirm that the intention (confirmed for Newcastle) is to play 11 Levels on Day 1 throughout Season 10, with play ending around 23:30 for a 12:00 noon return on Sunday to play to completion.

APAT WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Sat 28th May

14:30-23:30 (11 levels) - Main Event APAT English Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE Freezeout) Day 1 - £75+£7 with 15k chips on a 45 min clock.  Structure HERE with late entry to and including first break, which will be after Level 4. No Deals Facilitated.  Estimated max players 120.

18:00-01:00 - Vegas STTs "on the hour on demand" (expected duration 60-90 mins) 8-handed Single Table Satellite £10+£1 2k stack 10 min clock - winner gets entry into the Sunday "APAT Vegas 2017" where 1 Vegas 2017 Package is GUARANTEED.

Sun 29th May

12:00 - Main Event APAT English Amateur Poker Championship Day 2

12:00-15:00 - Vegas STTs "on the hour on demand" (expected duration 60-90 mins) 8-handed Single Table Satellite £10+£1 2k stack 10 min clock - winner gets entry into the Sunday "APAT Vegas 2017" where 1 Vegas 2017 Package is GUARANTEED.

15:00 - APAT Vegas 2017 NLHE (Max 1 Rebuy OR 1 Add On £75 for 10k to first break) £75+£7 with 10k chips on a 40/30/20 min clock (40 min to first break/30 min to second break/20 min thereafter) - same structure as Main Event with late entry to and including first break, which will be after Level 4.  No deals facilitated.  Buyins retained for "APAT 10th Anniversary Vegas 2017 Packages" for every £1500 - money for lesser amounts paid out - 1 PACKAGE GUARANTEED

ON THE DAY

Players can buy-in at the venue for available seats on a first-come-first-served basis from 2 hours prior to each event.

The following have reserved a seat via the APAT Eventbrite facility and have until the event start time of 14:30 to register and pay the full buyin at the venue, when at this time any unclaimed seats will be freed up:

Amos David
Aspinall   Scott
Birchnall   Hazel
Bradbury Steven
Burke   John
Chacholiades   Joe
Costa   Elizabeth
Costa   Stuart
Greaves   Robert
Holmes   Michael
Ridley   Brian
Round   John-Paul
Simpson Barry
Ward Stuart

The following have been pre-registered and the buy-in has been paid - chips will go into play at the start of the event whether seated or not - there is no requirement to register or sign-in at the venue... just turn up and take your seat even if late to arrive:

Online Tokens / APAT / Prizewinners

Murray John (Online token)
Sheppard Bill (Online token)
Watson Derek (LPPL Prizewinner)
Gibson Bob (LPPL Prizewinner)

APAT/Grosvenor Online Holding Tank

Ayre   Iain
Clark   Thomas
Dawson   Craig
Dodson   Andrew
Edwards   James
Harland   Brian
Langley   Gary
Lowrey   James
Maughan   Derek
Simpson   Craig
simpson   kevin


Whether you"re taking part yourself or sitting at home, get involved with - a player list/seating plan will be published asap after the event starts at 14:30, with a final player list produced during the first break when late registration will close before play re-commences at 17:45m - Staker will close for APAT Newcastle at 18:00 on Saturday (Day 1).

Staker is a free to play game which allows you to compete with your friends for leaderboard prizes, while following live updates and streams from poker"s most iconic tours.

Win with our "Summer of Staker" competition, which runs between May 28th and July 17th.

During this time, every profitable Staker who finishes in the top ten of an event leaderboard will win:

1st - £30 Goliath Satellite token
2nd to 10th - £5 Goliath Satellite token

The top ten players after all thirty nine events will win a seat worth £120 at Europe"s largest tournament; the Grosvenor Goliath, which starts on July 30th, at G Casino, Coventry.

Staker.co.uk

[PokerPax]

Looking forward to playing at Portsmouth this year, and hoping to make Cardiff again. Would also like to play one or two others if possible, but looks unlikely. Team event in Luton last season was great, so hopefully will make it to Blackpool and have another crack at that.
An added incentive of trying to qualify for Vegas this year, I"ve never been. Probably won"t get anywhere near, but you never know. Every donk has his day!  

[Chipaccrual]

It"s the last Sunday before Luton. Satellites will be running every night up until Thursday, with direct buyin closing in the Grosvenor lobby at 2pm on Friday 8th July. Win your seat through the steps each night, and use your Step 4 token to buyin direct online. Save the hassle, guarantee your seat.

[Hammerite]

Been researching my trips for season 10, a word of advice for anyone planning to attend the Edinburgh event, Scotland are playing Ireland at Murrayfield the same weekend so rooms and transport will be at premium prices as I have already found, so I would advise early booking if possible.

[Hammerite]

Having carried on with my research it appears that the severn tunnel is shut for six weeks from September 12th, so travelling to Cardiff and back by train could be a longer journey than expected, Flybe have put on flights from London City during the work so I will be using this service instead, as an added bonus the hotels near the airport are considerably cheaper, and a bus runs from outside the airport to the Red Dragon centre (home of the casino) so all in all a good solution. Hope this info is useful to someone, see you there !

[Paulie_D]

Travelodge by the Casino is currently £194 for 3 nights.

Could be worse....I pre-booked for £156 a couple of months ago.

Premier Inn Cardiff City South  - £160 for the same....only a few minutes cab ride.

[LombBomb]

Been researching my trips for season 10, a word of advice for anyone planning to attend the Edinburgh event, Scotland are playing Ireland at Murrayfield the same weekend so rooms and transport will be at premium prices as I have already found, so I would advise early booking if possible.

Also some words of caution that the Maybury Casino is on the western edge of Edinburgh and about 5 miles from the city centre, although the bus that runs between the airport and the city centre stops at Maybury.  There"s also a  Marriott across the road from the casino.

[lizzimba]

When the tour comes to Portsmouth in November, will it be just the two day £75 event or will there be side events as well?