Ladies & Gents, we are pleased to confirm details for the
APAT UK Amateur Poker Championship schedule of events that will take place during Grosvenor's Goliath 2017, where I have the pleasure of being your host, with Lucy Amos providing a live update/blog/photos throughout and Leigh Wiltshire joining us to produce a live stream.
For questions etc, please post on THIS THREAD or PM myself
HERE or send a message via Facebook
HEREGUARANTEE YOUR SEAT IN ADVANCE
Download the software for APAT/Grosvenor HERE and buy in via the
Online Holding Tank - simply select the
Grosvenor Live tab, then the
APAT tab and click on the APAT event you wish to play during Goliath 2017:
Thu 3 Aug 6pm APAT 8-Game Championship Day 1 £83 (est end 4am) (Day 2 Fri 4 Aug 8pm) (open event)
Sat 5 Aug 4pm APAT UK Amateur Poker Championship Day 1 £83 (est end 2am) (Day 2 Sun 6 Aug 1pm)
Sun 6 Aug 1:30pm APAT PLO Championship £58 (open event)
PLEASE NOTE: that if you do not subsequently de-register from the Online Holding Tank before it closes then at that time you are registered for the event - you do NOT need to turn up at the venue and register as APAT will have done this for you (and paid your buyin to the venue), and your chips will go into play from shuffle up and deal, whether you have been/are in attendance or not, and your blinds will be posted when due. Also, after the Holding Tank closes, if you are unable to use your seat, then you will need to off-load your seat and you may wish to utilise the APAT Seat Exchange facility
HERE for this.
Reserve a seat for the APAT Main Event by clicking on the button above - this facility will close when all allocated seats are reserved or at 9pm on Fri 4th Aug 2017 latest.
Clarification on the APAT Eventbrite facility is available
HERE, 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 (in the casino, NOT in the Ricoh Arena) cash desk AT LEAST ONE HOUR before the event advertised start time, otherwise the seat will be freed up at this time - EXPECT AND PREPARE FOR LONG QUEUES!
NB: A CHANGE TO THE USUAL APAT EVENTBRITE for the APAT Main Event during Goliath... seats are reserved until ONE HOUR PRIOR TO EVENT START TIME and NOT 'actual event start time' as has been the case historically.
ALL players bought-in in advance of the event starting (either via the APAT/Grosvenor Online Holding Tank or direct entry with APAT (eg Online Satellite token or prizewinner/added value) 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 (and pay the venue your buyin) - 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 even if they are not seated.
APAT SEASON 11 IN ASSOCIATION WITH GROSVENOR
UK AMATEUR POKER CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
THU 3RD - SUN 6TH AUG 2017
The UK Amateur Poker Championship will be played at the Grosvenor Casino (Ricoh Arena), Coventry on Saturday 5th August with Day 1 starting at 4:00pm, and concluding on Sunday 5th August with Day 2 starting at 1:00pm.
VenueGrosvenor Casino (Ricoh Arena) Coventry, Judds Lane, Longford, Coventry, CV6 6AQ
Tele: 02476 684747 (ask to be put through to the poker room)
Web:
HEREThe
casino is open from 12:00 noon until 6am Mon - Fri, and 24 hours a day on Sat and Sun.
To play poker you must be a full member of Grosvenor Casinos - to join as a Member you need to present photo ID (current Grosvenor Casino membership of any Grosvenor Casino will suffice to enter).
There is plenty of free on-site parking. When you pull up to the barrier the camera reads your number plate and lets you in with no ticket. On the desk inside reception there is a keypad (ipad looking thing) where you just enter your car reg number and it validates it for you. When you drive out the barrier will lift automatically.
APAT SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Thursday 3rd Aug 201718:00
APAT 8-Game Championship Day 1 £75+£8 (Ricoh Hall 5) - est end 04:00
BUYINS/RE-ENTRY ON THE DAY MUST BE PAID AT THE CASINO CASH DESK, NOT IN THE RICOH ARENA
50k starting stack / 30 min clock / 1 Re-entry allowed / Deals allowed via TD
Late Reg / Alternates up to and including first break (after level 4)
Est cap 8 X 7-handed tables, with uplift to 8 x 8-handed
(this is an OPEN event - open to ANY poker player)
Friday 4th Aug 201720:00
APAT 8-Game Championship Day 2 (Ricoh Hall 5) - est end 01:00
Saturday 5th Aug 201716:00
APAT Main Event: UK Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE) Day 1 £75+£8 (Ricoh Hall 5) - est end 02:00
BUYINS ON THE DAY MUST BE PAID AT THE CASINO CASH DESK, NOT IN THE RICOH ARENA
15k starting stack / 45 min clock to HU (30 min) / Freezeout / No deals
Late Reg / Alternates up to and including first break (after level 4) (may enter up until end of L8)
Est cap 25 x 10-handed tables
Structure HERE (this is an amateur poker player ONLY event)
The UK Amateur Poker Champion will win the ADDED VALUE of a GUKPT seat, worth £550, and the Top 3 players will compete to win the coveted APAT National Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals.
Sunday 6th Aug 201713:00
APAT Main Event: UK Amateur Poker Championship Day 2 (Ricoh Hall 3)
13:30
APAT PLO Championship £50+£8 (Ricoh Hall 3)
BUYINS/RE-ENTRY ON THE DAY MUST BE PAID AT THE CASINO CASH DESK, NOT IN THE RICOH ARENA
20k starting stack / 30 min clock / 1 Re-entry allowed / Deals allowed via TD
Late Reg / Alternates up to and including first break (after level 4) (may enter up until end of L8)
Est cap 12 x 8-handed tables (with possible uplift to 9-handed)
(this is an OPEN event - open to ANY poker player)
PRIZES/ADDED VALUE
Each event prize pool breakdown will be confirmed at the venue after the event has closed for further entries. An example of the default APAT Main Event prize structure can be found
HERE.
The top three finishers in the APAT UK Amateur Poker Championship will receive the coveted
APAT National Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, and the UK Amateur Poker Champion will win the ADDED VALUE of a GUKPT seat, worth £550.
Season 11 Player Of The Year (POTY) ranking points will be awarded for the APAT National Championship (Top 18) and both the APAT side events (Top 5). POTY details can be found
HERE, and the APAT POTY will win a GUKPT Main Event seat, worth £550.
EVENT REGISTRATION
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.
Players may enter any of the APAT events up to the end of the late entry period - once this time is reached no further players will be seated, and this includes any players who may be on an Alternates List. Basically, if on an Alternates List you will only be offered a seat up to the end of the late entry period, after which any Alternates List will be scrapped.
You are advised to turn up well in advance to complete event registration, including allowing time to join as a member if needed - and allowing for long queues.
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 UpdatesA live update report/blog will be provided throughout all APAT events, with associated photos, and a live stream production will also be running.
Terms and ConditionsPlease 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.
CancellationsOnce a seat has been purchased, and if plans change, then players need to utilise the APAT Seat Exchange within the APAT Forum
HERE to trade their seat at the face value. Seat Exchange Guidelines
HERE apply.
Amateur poker player ONLY events are exactly that - only players as classified by APAT are eligible to enter these tournaments. In the event that an entrant is classed by APAT as not eligible to play, but they have entered, then they will be immediately disqualified and removed from the event and their chips taken out of play. The entry/actions of any such players, and the affect on any other player or situation, will not be retrospectively re-considered nor compensated.
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.
