APAT World Championships of Amateur Poker
Full events report and Results
Eight Tournaments were held over five days attracting over 450 Poker players and 700 tournament entries from around the world to the host venue, Nottingham's DTD for the festival sponsored by Betfair Poker.
Full events report and Results
Eight Tournaments were held over five days attracting over 450 Poker players and 700 tournament entries from around the world to the host venue, Nottingham's DTD for the festival sponsored by Betfair Poker.
The results in full were as follows
World Amateur Poker Championship
The 425 runner event was won by Welshman Ben Young from Cardiff ahead of Steve Roderick and Wayne Parker:
28th August 2010
Entries 425
Buy In £100
Prize Pool £42,500
(England unless stated)
1 Ben Young (Wales) £9,000
2 Steve Roderick (Wales) £6,500
3 Wayne Parker £4,000
4 Mark Lassman £1,200
5 Gareth Cash £1,200
6 Jeldon Fernandes £1,200
7 William De-vanney £1,200
8 Berney Frankfort (Netherlands) £1,200
9 Ritesh Chauhan £1,200
10 Neil Lukins £750
11 James Jeffrey £750
12 Mohammed Javed £750
13 Luigi Belleri (Italy) £750
14 Martin Sieder £750
15 Stuart Pillinger £750
16 Phil Tompkinson £750
17 Richard Sheils £750
18 Philip Colls £750
19 Richard Baker £450
20 Derek Liddle (Scotland) £450
21 Marcin Rejmak (Poland) £450
22 Gordon Mcarthur (Scotland) £450
23 Alan Haysom £450
24 Duane Read £450
25 Matthew Whiting £450
26 James Rann £450
27 David Sykes £450
28 Glenn Hallam £300
29 Dave Butler £300
30 Gerard Smyth (Ireland) £300
31 Gary Phillips (Wales) £300
32 Neil Sillick £300
33 Cam Law £300
34 Tim Ryerson £300
35 Gerard Smyth Jnr (Ireland) £300
36 Richard Stevenson £300
37 Henry Griffiths (Wales) £300
38 Gareth Derbyshire £300
39 Jonathan Ellis £300
40 Mitchel Cooper £300
41 Yiannis Liperis (Cyprus) £300
42 Joe Gleeson £300
43 Andy Barnes £300
44 Don Roberts £200
Heads Up Championship
The 32 player event was won by the 2008 WCOAP Omaha Champion Dave Howard who beat Germany's Michael Koenig Heads Up, with the losing semi finalists Warren Jones and Paul Pitchford.
26th August 2010
Entries 32
Entry £50
Prize Pool £1,600
1st: Dave Howard £750
2nd: Michael Koenig £450
3rd: Warren Jones £250.
4th: Paul Pitchford £150
Stud Championship
The 45 runner APAT WCOAP Stud Championship was won by Ian Thompson ahead of David Llewellyn and Chen Tam.
27th August 2010
Entries 45
Entry £50
Prize Pool £2,250
1st Ian Thompson £950
2nd David Llewellyn £650
3rd Chen Tam £450
4th Gavin Kan £150
Omaha Championship
The 83 runner APAT WCOAP Omaha Championship was won by Max Kruis from the Netherlands, ahead of England's Craig Johnson and Paul Davis
28th August 2010
Entries 83
Buy in £50
PrIze Pool £4,150
1st Max Kruis £1,300
2nd Craig Johnson £750
3rd Paul Davis £500
4th Steven Robinson £250
5th Oluwashola Akindele £150
6th Carl Pilgrim £150
7th Linda Iwaniak £150
8th Dylan Herbert £150
9th Paul Robinson £150
6-Max Championship
The 81 runner 6 Max Hold Em Championship was won by ahead of and
29th August 2010
Entries 81
Buy In £50
Prize Pool £4,050
1st Colin Young £1,300
2nd: Andrew Overton £750
3rd: Sam Popple £500
4th Baljinder Power £250
5th Michael Tracey £250
6th Anthony Williams £250
7th Carl Lybert £150
8th Andrew Barnes £150
9th Frank Moszkal £50
10th Daniel Phillips £50
11th Stuart Oliver £50
HORSE Championship
The 48 runner HORSE Championship was won by Stephen Wintersgill ahead of Jon Seal and Mathew Guy
30th August 2010
Entry £50
Prize Pool £2,400
1st: Stephen Wintersgill £1,000
2nd: Jon Seal £600 .
3rd: Matthew Guy £400
4th Paul McGuinness £200
5th: Kevin Shutt £200
APAT World Amateur Team Championship 2010
In this 12 team, 48 runner event Wales won ahead of Canada and Northern Ireland:
1st - Wales £2,600 + Team Gold Medals + engraved World Team Championship Cup.
2nd - Canada £1,400 + Team Silver Medals.
3rd - Northern Ireland £800 + Team Bronze Medals.
Wales: Dylan Herbert, Paul McGuinness, Dan Owston, Richard Rudling Smith
Canada: Craig MacInnes, Cath Gartman, Michael Christison, Sean Kasmarski
Northern Ireland Colin O'Prey, Martin Rice, Desi Graham, Gareth Cash
APAT Professional League Series
25 runners in this £255 Pot Limit Hold Em Event, won by Matt Russell ahead of Amar Morjaria:
27th August 2010
Entries 25
Entry £255
Prize Pool £6,375
1st Matt Russell £2,869
2nd Amar Morjaria £1,721
3rd Michael Jones £1,148
4th Steven Bayliff £638
As part of the added value offered to APAT's players sponsors Betfair Poker offered an entry into WSOP-E Event 3 worth £1,075 to the Winner of the Player of the Festival, with points scored according to aggregate final table finishing positions across the series. The Winner, for the second year running, was Paul Pitchford, who finalled two events this year and he now heads to London in September to play this event
World Amateur Poker Championship
The 425 runner event was won by Welshman Ben Young from Cardiff ahead of Steve Roderick and Wayne Parker:
28th August 2010
Entries 425
Buy In £100
Prize Pool £42,500
(England unless stated)
1 Ben Young (Wales) £9,000
2 Steve Roderick (Wales) £6,500
3 Wayne Parker £4,000
4 Mark Lassman £1,200
5 Gareth Cash £1,200
6 Jeldon Fernandes £1,200
7 William De-vanney £1,200
8 Berney Frankfort (Netherlands) £1,200
9 Ritesh Chauhan £1,200
10 Neil Lukins £750
11 James Jeffrey £750
12 Mohammed Javed £750
13 Luigi Belleri (Italy) £750
14 Martin Sieder £750
15 Stuart Pillinger £750
16 Phil Tompkinson £750
17 Richard Sheils £750
18 Philip Colls £750
19 Richard Baker £450
20 Derek Liddle (Scotland) £450
21 Marcin Rejmak (Poland) £450
22 Gordon Mcarthur (Scotland) £450
23 Alan Haysom £450
24 Duane Read £450
25 Matthew Whiting £450
26 James Rann £450
27 David Sykes £450
28 Glenn Hallam £300
29 Dave Butler £300
30 Gerard Smyth (Ireland) £300
31 Gary Phillips (Wales) £300
32 Neil Sillick £300
33 Cam Law £300
34 Tim Ryerson £300
35 Gerard Smyth Jnr (Ireland) £300
36 Richard Stevenson £300
37 Henry Griffiths (Wales) £300
38 Gareth Derbyshire £300
39 Jonathan Ellis £300
40 Mitchel Cooper £300
41 Yiannis Liperis (Cyprus) £300
42 Joe Gleeson £300
43 Andy Barnes £300
44 Don Roberts £200
Heads Up Championship
The 32 player event was won by the 2008 WCOAP Omaha Champion Dave Howard who beat Germany's Michael Koenig Heads Up, with the losing semi finalists Warren Jones and Paul Pitchford.
26th August 2010
Entries 32
Entry £50
Prize Pool £1,600
1st: Dave Howard £750
2nd: Michael Koenig £450
3rd: Warren Jones £250.
4th: Paul Pitchford £150
Stud Championship
The 45 runner APAT WCOAP Stud Championship was won by Ian Thompson ahead of David Llewellyn and Chen Tam.
27th August 2010
Entries 45
Entry £50
Prize Pool £2,250
1st Ian Thompson £950
2nd David Llewellyn £650
3rd Chen Tam £450
4th Gavin Kan £150
Omaha Championship
The 83 runner APAT WCOAP Omaha Championship was won by Max Kruis from the Netherlands, ahead of England's Craig Johnson and Paul Davis
28th August 2010
Entries 83
Buy in £50
PrIze Pool £4,150
1st Max Kruis £1,300
2nd Craig Johnson £750
3rd Paul Davis £500
4th Steven Robinson £250
5th Oluwashola Akindele £150
6th Carl Pilgrim £150
7th Linda Iwaniak £150
8th Dylan Herbert £150
9th Paul Robinson £150
6-Max Championship
The 81 runner 6 Max Hold Em Championship was won by ahead of and
29th August 2010
Entries 81
Buy In £50
Prize Pool £4,050
1st Colin Young £1,300
2nd: Andrew Overton £750
3rd: Sam Popple £500
4th Baljinder Power £250
5th Michael Tracey £250
6th Anthony Williams £250
7th Carl Lybert £150
8th Andrew Barnes £150
9th Frank Moszkal £50
10th Daniel Phillips £50
11th Stuart Oliver £50
HORSE Championship
The 48 runner HORSE Championship was won by Stephen Wintersgill ahead of Jon Seal and Mathew Guy
30th August 2010
Entry £50
Prize Pool £2,400
1st: Stephen Wintersgill £1,000
2nd: Jon Seal £600 .
3rd: Matthew Guy £400
4th Paul McGuinness £200
5th: Kevin Shutt £200
APAT World Amateur Team Championship 2010
In this 12 team, 48 runner event Wales won ahead of Canada and Northern Ireland:
1st - Wales £2,600 + Team Gold Medals + engraved World Team Championship Cup.
2nd - Canada £1,400 + Team Silver Medals.
3rd - Northern Ireland £800 + Team Bronze Medals.
Wales: Dylan Herbert, Paul McGuinness, Dan Owston, Richard Rudling Smith
Canada: Craig MacInnes, Cath Gartman, Michael Christison, Sean Kasmarski
Northern Ireland Colin O'Prey, Martin Rice, Desi Graham, Gareth Cash
APAT Professional League Series
25 runners in this £255 Pot Limit Hold Em Event, won by Matt Russell ahead of Amar Morjaria:
27th August 2010
Entries 25
Entry £255
Prize Pool £6,375
1st Matt Russell £2,869
2nd Amar Morjaria £1,721
3rd Michael Jones £1,148
4th Steven Bayliff £638
As part of the added value offered to APAT's players sponsors Betfair Poker offered an entry into WSOP-E Event 3 worth £1,075 to the Winner of the Player of the Festival, with points scored according to aggregate final table finishing positions across the series. The Winner, for the second year running, was Paul Pitchford, who finalled two events this year and he now heads to London in September to play this event