APAT ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF SEASON FOUR
February 17th, London: The Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) is delighted to announce details of the fourth season of its critically acclaimed tour for developing poker players.
Seasonal highlights include:-
New Tour Sponsor: Betfair.com will become the headline sponsor of APAT in Season 4; in a partnership that will bring a tremendous amount of additional value and opportunity for APAT members. Betfair.com will exclusively host all APAT National Championship and National League fixtures online, and satellites for APAT’s live schedule of tournaments.
Added Value: The tour will offer APAT members the chance to win thirty three seats to GUKPT main events and twenty three seats to APAT Professional League tournaments. In addition, each of the season’s seventy five amateur, professional and online tournaments will be run completely registration free for players.
APAT live tournament events will now typically comprise three events.
Amateur Championship: APAT’s core schedule will feature seventeen international amateur ranking events including three stops in continental Europe; in Austria, Estonia and Spain, with the undoubted highlight being the seven event World Championship Of Amateur Poker (WCOAP) at Dusk Till Dawn in August, which will feature the debut of the sixteen country World Amateur Team Championship, plus Heads Up, Six Max, Stud, Omaha and HORSE Championship events, in addition to the 414 runner World Amateur Poker Championship main event.
Professional League: The PL will feature seven events capped at fifty players utilising a deep Pot Limit Hold’em structure, which will bring skill to the fore. Featuring a registration free buy in of £250, each event will have a GUKPT main event seat added for the winner and be open to APAT amateur and professional members. Played on a Saturday alongside the Amateur Championship event.
Specialist Series: A six event series in mixed poker disciplines, capped at 50 players. Featuring a registration free buy in of £25 with added value seats to APAT Professional League events for the winners of each leg. Played on a Sunday alongside Amateur Championship event.
Online Championship: Ten Championship events with a $50 buy in, each with added GUKPT seats for the winners, plus ten Omaha side events with a $20 buy in; each with added value seats to the APAT Professional League.
National Online League: Three divisions featuring thirty poker clubs from cities across the United Kingdom and Ireland offering fantastic prizes including seats to GUKPT, APAT Professional and APAT Amateur Championship events for winning teams.
Sponsorship Packages: The winner of the Professional League will win a £20,000 APAT sponsorship package for 2011. In addition, the winners of the Online and National Amateur Rankings will join the 17 Amateur Champions from season four and the player with the most points finishes across Amateur and Online events, to compete in the APAT Champions Final, to play for a second APAT £20,000 sponsorship package in 2011. This event will be held in February 2011 and venue details will be announced closer to that time.
Increased Profile: A number of APAT Amateur and Professional Championship events will be streamed live through APAT tv during season 4 while reports from APAT live and online events will appear in APAT Magazine, which will be launched this month and distributed to over 20,000 APAT members online.
For a complete schedule and a free APAT membership, please see www.apat.com.
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
2 day events - £75 buy in - unless stated
20/3 - Welsh Amateur Championship - Aspers, Swansea
17/4 - United Kingdom Amateur Championship - Grosvenor Victoria, London
15/5 - Central European Amateur Championship - Austria
19/6 - Scottish Amateur Championship - G, Aberdeen
31/7 - Northern European Amateur Championship - Estonia
27/8 - World Amateur Heads Up Championship - DTD, Nottingham - 1 day - £50
27/8 - World Amateur Team Championship - DTD, Nottingham - £100
28/8 - World Amateur Stud Championship - DTD, Nottingham - 1 day - £50
29/8 - World Amateur Omaha Championship - DTD, Nottingham - 1 day - £50
30/8 - World Amateur Six Max Championship - DTD, Nottingham - 1 day - £50
29/8 - World Amateur Poker Championship - DTD, Nottingham - 3 day - £100 - 414 runners
31/8 - World Amateur HORSE Championship - DTD, Nottingham - 1 day - £50
25/9 - Irish Amateur Championship - Dublin
23/10 - English Amateur Championship - G, Luton
27/11 - European Amateur Championship - G, Coventry
8/1 - Southern European Amateur Championship - Spain
29/1 - United Kingdom Team Championship - G, Bolton
PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE
1 day events - Pot Limit Hold'em - £250 buy in - 10,000 chips - 40 minute clock
20/3 - Professional League Swansea - Grosvenor, Swansea
17/4 - Professional League London - Grosvenor Victoria, London
19/6 - Professional League Aberdeen - G, Aberdeen
28/8 - Professional League Nottingham - DTD, Nottingham
25/9 - Professional League Dublin - Dublin
23/10 - Professional League Luton - G, Luton
27/11 - Professional League Coventry - G, Coventry
SPECIALIST SERIES
1 day events - £25 buy in - mixed structures to be advised a month prior to events.
21/3 - Specialist Series Pot Limit Omaha - Grosvenor, Swansea
18/4 - Specialist Series Razz - Grosvenor Victoria, London
20/6 - Specialist Series NLHE - G, Aberdeen
26/9 - Specialist Series Omaha Hi-Lo - Dublin
24/10 - Specialist Series Stud - G, Luton
28/11 - Specialist Series Draw - G, Coventry
ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP
1 day events - $50 buy in (main events) $20 buy in (Omaha) - Saturday 8pm (main) 9pm (Omaha)
27/2 - Welsh Online Omaha Championship - Betfair
27/2 - Welsh Online Championship - Betfair
27/3 - United Kingdom Online Omaha Championship - Betfair
27/3 - United Kingdom Online Championship - Betfair
1/5 - Central European Online Omaha Championship - Betfair
1/5 - Central European Online Championship - Betfair
22/5 - Scottish Online Omaha Championship - Betfair
22/5 - Scottish Online Championship - Betfair
3/7 - Northern European Online Omaha Championship - Betfair
3/7 - Northern European Online Championship - Betfair
23/7 - World Online Six Max Championship - Betfair
24/7 - World Online Omaha Championship - Betfair
25/7 - World Online Poker Championship - Betfair
14/8 - Irish Online Omaha Championship - Betfair
14/8 - Irish Online Championship - Betfair
21/8 - UK Online Team Championship - Betfair
2/10 - English Online Omaha Championship - Betfair
2/10 - English Online Championship - Betfair
6/11 - European Online Omaha Championship - Betfair
6/11 - European Online Championship - Betfair
11/12 - Southern European Online Omaha Championship - Betfair
11/12 - Southern European Online Championship - Betfair
ONLINE NATIONAL LEAGUE
Three Divisions - $10 buy in - Sunday 8pm - 2 leagues run over course of Season 4
7/3 - National League 1 - 1 - Betfair
14/3 - National League 1 - 2 - Betfair
28/3 - National League 1 - 3 - Betfair
11/4 - National League 1 - 4 - Betfair
25/4 - National League 1 - 5 - Betfair
9/5 - National League 1 - 6 - Betfair
30/5 - National League 1 - 7 - Betfair
13/6 - National League 1 - 8 - Betfair
27/6 - National League 1 - 9 - Betfair
11/7 - National League 1 - 10 - Betfair
8/8 - National League 2 - 1 - Betfair
22/8 - National League 2 - 2 - Betfair
5/9 - National League 2 - 3 - Betfair
19/9 - National League 2 - 4 - Betfair
10/10 - National League 2 - 5 - Betfair
31/10 - National League 2 - 6 - Betfair
14/11 - National League 2 - 7 - Betfair
5/12 - National League 2 - 8 - Betfair
19/12 - National League 2 - 9 - Betfair
2/1 - National League 2 - 10 - Betfair
Further details to be advised and a full Festival pack will be created a month prior to each series of events. Side events to be allocated half ranking points.