APAT European Amateur Championship 2009 Live Update

[TightEnd]

It"s here, the time is nigh.

What"s more, I am already shattered. However that is something to do with running Tighty SNGs til 4am.

Never mind, we"ve spent a good two days in Luton crowning Poland as the European Team Champions and today from 2.30pm the biggie begins.

200 runners vying to be come the European Amateur Poker Champion.

We"ll be bringing you the thrills, spills and major action from across the felt on this thread and trying to ignore Laxie"s voice while we do it.

There follows the list of runners, payout structure etc.

Please join me later for the fun.

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European Amateur Championship - Photo Gallery - Day 1

[TightEnd]

The combatants, heroes one and all. Girding their loins as we speak

Adi Denney
Alan Armitage - Irish Online Champion 2009
Alan Lake
Alan Mcbride
Alison Whybrow
Andrea Lombardi - Italian International
Andrew Cunningham-brown
Andrew Duncan
Andrew Hall
Andrew Macleod
Andy Kingan - European Amateur Champion 2007
Andy Overton
Aneurin Venables
Anthony Webb
Anthony Williams
Antony Wolsey
Arek Sinkiewicz - Polish International, European Amateur Team Champion 2009
Arsan Hassan
Bob Bulman
Brendan Byrne - Irish International Captain,  European Amateur Team Champion 2008
Brett Pinder
Brian Martin
Brian Yates - English International, Irish Amateur Champion 2009, Welsh Online Champion 2009
Bruno Rilho - Portuguese International Captain
Carl Lybert
Caroline Cunningham-Brown
Caroline Walch
Cedric Billot - French International
Charles Mason - World Amateur Champion 2009
Chen Tam
Chris Baylis
Chris Filus
Chris Strangl - Austrian International Captain
Christian Briggs
Claire MacGregor
Colin McCarthy
Colin O"Prey - Northern Irish International Captain, European Amateur Team Champion 2008
Colin Wilson
Craig Maciness
D Moy
Damien Bailie
Daniel Phillips - English International Captain, English Amateur Champion 2006
Daniel Pridham
Danny Watson
Darren Hatton
Darren Shallis - Welsh International, Irish Amateur Champion 2008
Darren Sherwood
Dave Butler
David Blacklaw
David Graham
David Griffiths
Dawn Dineen
Dean Pearson
Dean Plumley
Debjani Duncan
Denis Corcoran
Derrick Andrews
Dewi James - Welsh International Captain
Don Logan
Don Roberts
Duncan Hodgkins
Fabio Miranda - Portuguese International
Fabio Rivi - Italian International
Franck Viollet - French International
Frank Bailie
Gareth Cash - Northern Irish International
Gary Phillips
Gary Ranns
Gavin Kan
Geoff Keddy
George Dickson - Scottish International
Gerard Harraghy - Northern Irish International
Geza Szabo - Hungarian International
Glenn Laming
Gordon McArthur - Scottish International
Graeme Scott
Graham Wills
Grant Saunders
Gregg Jones
Gyorgy Kiss - Hungarian International
H Cairnie
Hadyn Lyell
Ian Attwater
Ian Szerlowski - Polish International, European Amateur Team Champion 2009
Ian Thompson
James Barber
James Eccles - Scottish International
James Edwards
James Harrison-Ferguson
James Hillier
Jamie Miller
Jamie Sawyer
Jan Schwarz - German International
Jason Bishop
Jason Green
Jay Barrett
Jean-Michel Ballocchi - French International Captain
Jeff Talbot
Jeldon Fernandes
Jim Doull
John Jackson
John Miller - English International
John Murray - Irish International,  European Amateur Team Champion 2008
John Ward
Jon Garrett
Jon Woodfield
Jon Young
Jon-Kurtis Berry
Joshua Sugarman
JP Round
Jurgen Bachmann - German International
Ken Mcbride
Kev Smith
Kevin Watson
Lee Constantine
Lee Smith
Lee Wyatt
Leigh Wiltshire
Linda Iwaniak
Luca Cannella - Italian International
Lynne Etches
M C Hopkinson
M Wright
Malcolm Gorse
Marc Jelfs
Marcin Rejmak - Polish International Captain, European Amateur Team Champion 2009
Marco Lo Cicero
Margaret Holt
Mark Lassman - Irish International
Mark Redshaw
Mark Ryan
Mark Williams
Marton Kovalovszki - Hungarian International
Martyn Sharp
Matt Mckinlay
Matthew Bailie
Matthew Robson
Michelle Bashir
Mike Scothern
N Benson
Neil Blatchly - English International, APAT Masters Champion 2008
Neil Walsh
Nick Jenkins - World Amateur Champion 2008
Nigel Johnson
Paul Dennis
Paul Haycock
Paul McGuinness - Welsh International
Paul Newman
Paul Romain
Paul Sahl
Paul Townsend
Paul Turnstill
Pete Winter
Peter Carey
Peter Lechner - Austrian International
Phil Cooklin
Phil Starrs - Scottish International, Scottish Amateur Champion 2007
Phil Tompkinson
R Shorcott
Raymond Crowe - Northern Irish International
Richard Baker
Richard Iwaniak
Richard Milsom
Richard Rudlingsmith
Richard Rudling-Smith - Welsh International
Richard Stevenson
Rita Galvin
Rob  Swindells
Robyn Oneile
Rupinder Bedi
S Basu
Samuel Fossat - French International
Scott Mcgill
Scott Winnard
Sergio Fernandes - Portuguese International
Silke Burghardt - German International
Simon Auckland - Welsh Amateur Champion 2009
Simon Morrison
Stephan Kalhamer - German International Captain
Stephen Browne
Steve Redfern - English International, UK Amateur Champion 2009
Steven Bradbury
Stuart Fordham
Stuart Langford
Stuart Oliver - Scottish International Captain
Stuart Ward
Suzanne Hayward
Thomas Schmidt - German International
Tim Magnus - Welsh Amateur Champion 2008
Tod Wood
Tom Ebster - Austrian International
Tom Martin
Tom Steuart-Feilding - UK Team Champion 2008
Tony Trippier
Viktoria Szilasi - Hungarian International Captain
Vince Calenti
Vitor Martins - Portuguese International
Walter Schauhuber - Austrian International
Warren Fenwick
Warren Jackman

[TightEnd]

The spoils of war, sometime mid Sunday evening


PRIZES

1st:  A payment of £3,500 + Engraved European Championship Cup + Gold Medal + GUKPT event entry + 18 ranking points + Significant Media Exposure.

The added poker entry comprises an entry to a GUKPT main event, worth £1,060.

2nd: £2,250 + Silver Medal + 17 ranking points.

3rd:  £1,250 + Bronze Medal + 16 ranking points.

4th to 9th:  £600 each + 10 to 15 ranking points.

10th to 18th:  £400 each + 1 to 9 ranking points.

19th to 20th:  £400 each.

[TightEnd]

Please remember I will try and answer requests for the progress of friends, relatives, partners and ex-husbands.

Will be back nearer the start to get the party started........

[Claw75]

see  ya soon!

[jacklevel06]

Away to a wedding today.Good luck to all the scots playing. Wolud like to see big bri martin take this down, he may even break into a smile  

[MAIR]

Please tell my cuz George Dickson I wish him the very best of luck and will be railing him taking it down!

[booder]

sending good vibes to....


Claire Mcgregor
Daniel Phillips
Darren Shallis
Dawn Dineen
Dewi James
James Eccles
Jon Woodfield
Neil Blatchly
Nick Jenkins
Paul Turnstill
Phil Cooklin
Richard Rudling-Smith
Rupinder Bedi
Suzanne Hayward
Vince Calenti

[Waz1892]

good luck to all..leaving now

[toni7224]

Hi just wanted to wish Geoff Keddy good luck for today

[cia260895]

sending good vibes to....


Claire Mcgregor
Daniel Phillips
Darren Shallis
Dawn Dineen
Dewi James
James Eccles
Jon Woodfield
Neil Blatchly
Nick Jenkins
Paul Turnstill
Phil Cooklin
Richard Rudling-Smith
Rupinder Bedi
Suzanne Hayward
Vince Calenti

+1

[amcgrath1uk]

sending good vibes to....


Claire Mcgregor
Daniel Phillips
Darren Shallis
Dawn Dineen
Dewi James
James Eccles
Jon Woodfield
Neil Blatchly
Nick Jenkins
Paul Turnstill
Phil Cooklin
Richard Rudling-Smith
Rupinder Bedi
Suzanne Hayward
Vince Calenti

+1

+2

[NellieG]

gl to all Blonde particpants, especially Hold, Claw and Laxie

[Pears27]

It"s important to get these days off to a good start.

I"ve left my wallet at home.

At least it"ll keep me off the cash tables when I bust out. Sigh.

[Chipaccrual]

And we"re underway in Luton.