APAT Over Subscribed ! Whats the answer ?

[KVNSTV]

1.)   ...........Personally I would like at some point to see players who have made failed attempts to qualify through the regional events given some kind of advantage in purchasing seats for the nationals.  

And in what way is that fair to those players unable to take part in a regional tournament ? Do you propose the same for those who miss out on qualification via the online events ?

As has been mentioned earlier, the regionals are events in their own right and have their own championship status, they are not solely for the purpose of qualifying for a national.

Ian

Yep sounds fair to me, if you have made efforts to qualify online you should get higher priority.

[Jon MW]

1.)   ...........Personally I would like at some point to see players who have made failed attempts to qualify through the regional events given some kind of advantage in purchasing seats for the nationals.  

And in what way is that fair to those players unable to take part in a regional tournament ? Do you propose the same for those who miss out on qualification via the online events ?

As has been mentioned earlier, the regionals are events in their own right and have their own championship status, they are not solely for the purpose of qualifying for a national.

Ian

Yep sounds fair to me, if you have made efforts to qualify online you should get higher priority.

And how is that fair on people who can"t make the regionals (because they live too far away from a participating casino for example), and who don"t like playing online?

[cabbie007]

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It makes me think weather I should post any thoughts in the future, as it is just thoughts and to promote discussion.
In no way have I attacked APAT, I think its a great idea but maybe its growing fast than APAT. So many members will want to play the Regionals and the Nationals, but it seems a lot of players face disapointment.

And yes your first reply to ME does seem harsh !

But is there any procedure for players who have not got a seat to Walsall to turn up on the day and if there is can you post a thread on the how to do this.

As I said before
Kind Regards !
cabbie007

[HaworthBantam]

Would somebody please teach me how to use the forum quote function!

See me in Walsall Des  

[APAT]

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It makes me think weather I should post any thoughts in the future, as it is just thoughts and to promote discussion.
In no way have I attacked APAT, I think its a great idea but maybe its growing fast than APAT. So many members will want to play the Regionals and the Nationals, but it seems a lot of players face disapointment.

And yes your first reply to ME does seem harsh !

But is there any procedure for players who have not got a seat to Walsall to turn up on the day and if there is can you post a thread on the how to do this.

As I said before
Kind Regards !
cabbie007

Sorry Cabbie, I certainly do not intend to be harsh, but we do see 100"s of views, and sometimes they give the impression that we are not thinking major decisions through, which we certainly try to.  The feedback is great, continually justifying some of our decisions is however hard work    Head up, we"ll get there in the end and thanks for posting!

Walsall information will follow, along with details of on the day reserve lists.

[KVNSTV]

1.)   ...........Personally I would like at some point to see players who have made failed attempts to qualify through the regional events given some kind of advantage in purchasing seats for the nationals.  

And in what way is that fair to those players unable to take part in a regional tournament ? Do you propose the same for those who miss out on qualification via the online events ?

As has been mentioned earlier, the regionals are events in their own right and have their own championship status, they are not solely for the purpose of qualifying for a national.

Ian

Yep sounds fair to me, if you have made efforts to qualify online you should get higher priority.

And how is that fair on people who can"t make the regionals (because they live too far away from a participating casino for example), and who don"t like playing online?

They don"t play online and can"t get to a casino, when do they play? On the topic of fairness, Is it fair they have equal chance to play in national comps as the people who play the online comps or the regionals.

[pazzorilancio]

Would somebody please teach me how to use the forum quote function!

In the quote section you can remove other messages by changing the string

[HaworthBantam]

On the topic of fairness, Is it fair they have equal chance to play in national comps as the people who play the online comps or the regionals.

Yes, apologies but I don"t see any argument against.

[KVNSTV]

On the topic of fairness, Is it fair they have equal chance to play in national comps as the people who play the online comps or the regionals.

Yes, apologies but I don"t see any argument against.

Agree to differ then I suppose, Just reading the post from the guy the other night about trying to qualify online,though the regionals and then the click fest. It just seemed unfair that someone who so desperately wants to be involved has less chance then joe blow with higher speed connection.

[RioRodent]

Allowing alternates would ease the pain!  

[HaworthBantam]

Agree to differ then I suppose, Just reading the post from the guy the other night about trying to qualify online,though the regionals and then the click fest. It just seemed unfair that someone who so desperately wants to be involved has less chance then joe blow with higher speed connection.

No problem agreeing to differ, but I"m not so sure that technology is an issue either.

I have a broadband connection (like Jon Woodfield) that rarely gets above 0.5 Mb, with a connection that"s up and down like the proverbial - one of the reasons why I never play online. I also have a PC that"s about 4 years old and steam powered.

I think we should step back here, and not make assumptions as why some people are successful at a clickfest, and others not. I certainly wouldn"t want APAT making any changes based on unproved assumptions.

[cabbie007]

 
Hey APAT we are friends again

I will go to Walsall just hope its worth the trip to get a seat as I think there will a lot of guys doing the same.

I also play Poker Project which gave me the confidence to play live, came in handy as I am used to self dealing. Noticed at Leg 1 G Vic that some players had not dealed before which slowed the game down.

I think APAT is going to very over subsrcibed as the year goes on, not just the Nationals but the Regionals to. Which is great endorsement to the APAT brand but could be heart braking to some players.

At the next leg 2 at the G Vic London I will be bringing another 6 players, just one more thing APAT........

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, ITS A GREAT IDEA AND A GREAT BRAND !

Kind Regards
john

[Jon MW]

...At the next leg 2 at the G Vic London I will be bringing another 6 players...

There"s a chance I will be doing the same for the Brighton leg - lets hope the extra people we bring aren"t the ones who end up knocking us out

[RioRodent]

I think a lot of the inconsistency with regard to who is successful in the clickfest is simply down to the payment processors site being overwhelmed at 21:00.

Perhaps phasing the the buy-ins would be the answer. How about...

21:00-21:04 Open the buy-in link to all members whose christian name begins with A...
21:05-21:09 Open the buy-in link to all members whose christian name begins with B...
21:10-21:14 Open the buy-in link to all members whose christian name begins with C...
21:15-21:19 Open the buy-in link to all members whose christian name begins with D...
etc...
etc...

What do you think?

[MAIR]

I think a lot of the inconsistency with regard to who is successful in the clickfest is simply down to the payment processors site being overwhelmed at 21:00.

Perhaps phasing the the buy-ins would be the answer. How about...

21:00-21:04 Open the buy-in link to all members whose christian name begins with A...
21:05-21:09 Open the buy-in link to all members whose christian name begins with B...
21:10-21:14 Open the buy-in link to all members whose christian name begins with C...
21:15-21:19 Open the buy-in link to all members whose christian name begins with D...
etc...
etc...

What do you think?