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APAT - "Amateur"
« on: January 20, 2011, 10:09:13 AM »
Just a question about the "Amatuer" in our title. Under what definition does a player stop becoming an Amatuer and would then be unable to play in our Association. I have read on the forums of many success stories for some players who appear to be regularly making final tables in many events, not just APAT ones. Surely a succesful Amatuer does at some point become a "Rookie Pro". Is there a line drawn somewhere...  ???
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Re: APAT - "Amatuer"
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2011, 10:19:06 AM »
It has always been player led. If a player is making his sole income from playing the game then he ceases to be an amateur

Off the top of my head I can think of Six APATers who have played our national live events and have since become pros and ruled themselves out of eligibility

Above that, there have been occasional questions about others, and we discuss the situation with the player privately to make sure as far as possible our fields contain amateur/recreational players only

That does not stop an APATer who play festival events or qualifies for EPTs etc playing APAT events, if they have other sources of income. Again, this is the case for quite a few players

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Re: APAT - "Amateur"
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2011, 10:54:11 AM »
Just as a matter of interest, what is the reasoning behind not allowing pros to play?  I cant imagine many travelling to play £75 f/o (despite the structure and craic), and it wouldnt change the skill level of the events dramatically with a few pros.  A good pro will not have a big advantage over the field.
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Re: APAT - "Amateur"
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2011, 11:02:28 AM »
i am guessin live borooee is one of the six can any one else name drop the other 5????
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Re: APAT - "Amateur"
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2011, 11:04:08 AM »
James Mitchell
Aaron Gustaavson?
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Re: APAT - "Amateur"
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2011, 11:15:07 AM »
I"m guessing

Toby Lewis
Roberto Romanello
Chris Brammer
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Re: APAT - "Amateur"
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2011, 11:33:47 AM »
John Tababatabaata
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Re: APAT - "Amateur"
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2011, 11:45:28 AM »
7 of those 8 are correct. John Tab has never played an APAT Amateur

The others self excluded


Any advance on 8?

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Re: APAT - "Amateur"
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2011, 13:03:13 PM »
Jonathan Duhamel
Joseph Cheong
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Re: APAT - "Amateur"
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2011, 13:09:33 PM »
I understand Leigh Wiltshire no longer plays APAT events but that may be just "cos he"s crap ;)

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Re: APAT - "Amateur"
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2011, 14:11:47 PM »

7 of those 8 are correct. John Tab has never played an APAT Amateur

The others self excluded


Any advance on 8?


Really?

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Re: APAT - "Amateur"
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2011, 14:13:46 PM »
Gary Peniket  ;D

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Re: APAT - "Amateur"
« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2011, 16:21:35 PM »

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Re: APAT - "Amateur"
« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2011, 16:26:55 PM »


7 of those 8 are correct. John Tab has never played an APAT Amateur

The others self excluded


Any advance on 8?


Really?

I was on his table in Cardiff season 1 (may have been 2)


Correct, he played as an Amateur in S2 and as a Pro in S4.  He just smoked cigars in S3....
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Re: APAT - "Amateur"
« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2011, 16:58:45 PM »



7 of those 8 are correct. John Tab has never played an APAT Amateur

The others self excluded


Any advance on 8?


Really?

I was on his table in Cardiff season 1 (may have been 2)


Correct, he played as an Amateur in S2 and as a Pro in S4.  He just smoked cigars in S3....


I"m glad its Tighty thats losing it and not me  ;)

I just remember that apart from Stuart Ward that he was the most difficult to play with in an APAT event
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