APAT News

[Skippy]

it was generally agreed that 4k was fine for the Stud, despite much moaning beforehand, it played completely fine

Hi Tighty,

I played the Stud, and no it didn't play good- the structure was atrocious. I'm am very grateful for the chance to play Stud in a casino, and will be playing again regardless, but the structure wasn't good. If you just took the stud rounds of your HORSEament, it would be much better,. Sharple's suggestion is good too.

[TightEnd]

If you are playing events at the APAT WCOAP Next week, Player briefing is at http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=9420.msg153109#new

[Karabiner]

If you are playing events at the APAT WCOAP Next week, Player briefing is at http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=9420.msg153109#new

Is "traditional payout structure" traditional APAT or traditional DTD payout structure?

[TightEnd]

If you are playing events at the APAT WCOAP Next week, Player briefing is at http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=9420.msg153109#new

Is "traditional payout structure" traditional APAT or traditional DTD payout structure?

a standard payout structure not the APAT one used until this season

[Karabiner]

If you are playing events at the APAT WCOAP Next week, Player briefing is at http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=9420.msg153109#new

Is "traditional payout structure" traditional APAT or traditional DTD payout structure?

a standard payout structure not the APAT one used until this season

   Not that I am likely to trouble the scorers...

[Rod]

If you are playing events at the APAT WCOAP Next week, Player briefing is at http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=9420.msg153109#new

Is "traditional payout structure" traditional APAT or traditional DTD payout structure?

a standard payout structure not the APAT one used until this season

   Not that I am likely to trouble the scorers...

This will improve the play in the late stages of this event, especially the final table. The passive play last year was very much down to the fact 4th to 3rd has a 3K pay jump. A standard structure will encourage better play imo.

[TightEnd]

APAT's WCOAP begins on Thursday

7 events in 5 days, multi format, individual and team and with tens of thousands of pounds in the prize pool. All reg free, with added value and played in the best cardroom in the world

Online registration closes today, at which point remaining seats will go on sale at DTD

Events with seats remaining are

Thursday's Seven card Stud 71 seats

Monday Pot Limit Omaha 25 Seats

Main Event c 100 seats (300 registered to play so far) 1a is Saturday, 1b is Sunday


Would expect the Omaha and Main to sell out before the weekend from local DTD demand

[Pawprint]

Right then folks, WCOAP Seat News................

The ONLY way you can grab a seat now is to buyin direct at DTD.

There are seats available for

Stud (24),
Heads Up (2),
Omaha (24)
Main Event 1a (60)
Main Event 1b (28).

Payment is in GBP and is £53+£0 for side events and £106+£0 for the main event.

All events are capped and the HORSE and 6 Max are completely sold out.

Numbers in brackets are the number of seats available as at 7pm on Wednesday

Good Luck.

[TightEnd]

26 made it throguh the WCOAP Main 1a updates: http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=9484.135


Main 1b today at 2.3pm updates: http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=9502.0



Side event winners so far


Team Event

Wales including Rudders and Q8Holds

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Seven Card Stud

Jon Seal

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Heads Up

Chris Peers

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HORSE

Paul mcGuinness



Today Six Max at 2.30pm

[TightEnd]

APAT WCOAP Main Event
27th-29th August
Dusk Till Dawn Nottingham
Entries 405
Buy In £106
Prize Pool £42,930

1     Dave garden £12,092
2    Andrew Duffin    £7,069
3    Paul Cammiss    £4,241
4    Gary Strang    £2,976
5    Christian Rzegotta    £2,232
6    Bradley Girard    £1,674
7    Gary Orme    £1,302
8    Colburn Tomlin    £930
9    Mark Sanders    £744
10    Wayne Parker    £521
11    Ian Turner    £521
12    Greg Yates    £521
13    Michal Pempkowiak    £521
14    Oluwashola Akindele    £372
15    Richard Baker    £372
16    Andrew Overton    £372
17    Chris Salmon    £372
18    Jonathan Walker    £372
19    David Montague    £265
20    Andrew Macleod    £265
21    Mohammed Fassil    £265
22    Bruno Abelho    £265
23    Michael Holmes    £265
24    Simon Hyde    £265
25    Gordon Mcarthur    £265
26    Ganesh Jayaraman    £265
27    Rab Bain    £265
28    Adam Mason    £212
29    Thomas Stannard    £212
30    Allan Doyle    £212
31    Darren Moore    £212
32    Lee Stavers    £212
33    Derek Rowland    £212
34    Sara Mariani    £212
35    Andrew Cunningham-brown    £212
36    Craig Johnson    £212
37    Paul Jefferies    £159
38    Liaquat Javed    £159
39    Ian Burnett    £159
40    Wesley Davies    £159
41    Ben Burnhill    £159
42    Mark Lint    £159
43    Gary Metcalfe    £159
44    Tom Page    £159
45    Nicholas Higgs    £159
 
APAT WCOAP Omaha Championship

29th August
Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham
Buy In £53
Entries 114
Prize Pool £6,042

1    Andrea Lombardi    £2,115
2    Henry Griffiths £1,239
3    Neil Dobney £816
4    John Valentine £544
5    Juan Diego    £393
6    Ritesh Chauhan £272
7    Ian Thompson £211
8    Jo Sharp £151
9    Dan Partridge £121
10    Steve Redfern £91
11    Carl Pilgrim    £91
 
APAT Six Max WCOAP Championship

Sunday 28th August
Dusk Till Dawn Nottingham
Buy In £53
Entries 114
Prize Pool £6,042

1 Liam Batey £2,115
2 Dan Partridge   £1,239
3 Phil Tompkinson   £816
4 Liam Crawford £544
5 Ian Gregory £393
6 Nuno Andrade    £272
7 Lukas Dasysnki   £211
8 Nazar Wrigley     £151
9  Paul Haycock £121
10 Vaino Tiik    £91
11 Gareth Johns £91
 
APAT WCOAP HORSE Championship

Saturday 27th August
Dusk Till Dawn
Entries 48
Buy-in £53
Prize Pool £2,544

1     Paul McGuinness     £1,068
2    Dave Howard    £661
3    Andrew Macleod    £382
4    Philip Mildon    £254
5    Andrew Duncan    £178
 
APAT WCOAP Heads Up Championship

Friday August 26th
Dusk Till Dawn Nottingham
Buy In £53
Entries 64
Prize Pool £3,392

1st Chris Peers £1100
2nd Martin Seider £700
3rd Ky Hutchinson £400
4th Matt Shiels £400
5th Ian Thompson £198
6th Darren Underhill £198
7th Warren Jones £198
8th David Pilkington £198
 
APAT WCOAP Seven Card Stud

Thursday 25th August
Buy-In £53
Runners: 47
Prize Pool £2491

Result

1     Jon Seal     £1046
2    Peter Thorpe £647
3    Philip Mildon £373
4    Andrew Duncan £249
5    Gavin Jones £174

APAT WCOAP Team Event
 
1st Wales      112 £2,600
2nd France      101 £1,600
3rd Portugal   100 £1,000
Scotland      96
Rep Ireland      94
Poland      87
England      85
USA         76
Italy         74
Spain              72
N Ireland      69
Germany      68
Canada      61

[TightEnd]

The APAT 888poker United Kingdom Open will take place at the G Casino in Manchester on Saturday & Sunday, December 3rd & 4th, with play starting at 2.30pm on both days.

The event is open to both professional and amateur players and will feature a £100; registration free, buy in.

Players will start with 10,000 chips on a 45 minute clock.  http://www.apat.com/index.php/tournament-structure/

register via http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=10036.0

[TightEnd]

London, February 15, 2012: The Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) are proud to present the PokerStars.com National Online League.

In the first announcement of plans for their sixth season, APAT have outlined a headline partnership with PokerStars.com, that will see teams from twelve APAT Regions compete for the National Online League, with all of the action played out on Sunday nights at 8pm, exclusively at PokerStars.com.

The League, which will run over 15 match days between March 11th and June 17th, will feature a $10 + $1 buy in and a structure offering 5,000 starting chips and a 15 minute clock.

APAT members will have the chance to win UKIPT, PokerStars Sunday Million and PokerStars Sunday Kickoff Seats. APAT National Ranking Points will also be on offer to leading individual players, many of whom will also be challenging to become part of the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish International squads for the fifth annual World Championship of Amateur Poker (WCOAP), which will take place at Dusk Till Dawn later in the year.

For more details and to join one of the APAT Regional Teams, please see www.apat.com.

[TightEnd]

February 24, 2012 – London:  The Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) is delighted to announce details for the sixth season of its acclaimed national amateur tour for non-professional players.

The opening festival will feature the two day William Hill English Amateur Poker Championship, with a capacity for 200 players, which will take place at the G Casino in Coventry on April 7 & 8.

The festival will comprise the following events:-

April 7:

2.30pm – William Hill English Amateur Poker Championship – Main Event - 15,000 Chips – £75 + 10%
7.30pm – Cash Tour - £200 maximum buy in + 10% – no rake
8.30pm – APAT Mixed Game Championship, NLHE – 5,000 Chips - £20 + 10%

April 8:

1.00pm – William Hill English Amateur Poker Championship – played to a finish.
3.00pm – APAT Mixed Game Championship, PLO – 5,000 Chips - £20 + 10%


Thursday, March 1 - 8pm: £75 + 10% - Direct Buy In


The full Season Six schedule is as follows:-

April 7 & 8:  William Hill English Amateur Poker Championship – G Casino, Coventry

May 26 & 27: Welsh Amateur Poker Championship – Les Croupiers Casino, Cardiff

July 7 & 8: Irish Amateur Poker Championship – Macau Sporting Club, Cork

Aug 24 to 27: European Championship Of Amateur Poker – Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham
4 day festival featuring the two day, 8 country, European Amateur Team Championship, ECOAP Side Events in Stud, Six Max and Omaha and the two day European Amateur Poker Championship main event.

October 13 & 14: Scottish Amateur Poker Championship – Alea Casino, Glasgow

November 30: United Kingdom Home International Poker Championship – Venue TBA
Comprising 'A' & 'B' International Selections from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

December 1 & 2: United Kingdom Amateur Poker Championship – Venue TBA

January 26 & 27, 2013: United Kingdom Team Poker Championship – G Casino, Luton

March 28 to April 1, 2013: World Championship Of Amateur Poker – Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham
The fifth annual WCOAP will feature the sixteen country two day World Amateur Team Championship, WCOAP Side Events in Stud, Omaha, Six Max, Heads Up, HORSE and the three day World Amateur Poker Championship main event. In addition the WCOAP will play host to the annual APAT Awards.

A detailed press release with complete partner and event details will precede each festival in Season Six.  Equivalent Online Championship events will take place at 8pm on the Saturday preceeding each live event listed above.

Added value in the form of Championship Medals and seats at professional level events will be awarded to APAT National Amateur Champions and National Online Champions throughout Season Six.

APAT will operate National Amateur Rankings and National Online Rankings in Season Six, with a maximum of eighteen ranking points available to the winners of Main Events and a maximum of nine ranking points available to the winners of WCOAP, ECOAP and Online side events.  A seat at a professional level event will be awarded to the winners of both Ranking titles.

[DaveShoelace]

Whats the cash tour? Is it just a cash game and the chap that cashes out the most at the end of the day gets a medal n that?

[TightEnd]

Whats the cash tour? Is it just a cash game and the chap that cashes out the most at the end of the day gets a medal n that?

We ran a trial at our last event in Brighton with 40 or so runners playin at £0.25-£0.50

People buy in with cash chips, can leave when they like...with one top up if required

after a set amount of time the ten largest stacks across the starting tables move to a final, after another set time the highest stack wins

it was run with a reg fee, non raked, and players paying a last longer up front that the winner scooped

Brian "BAM" Martin won the trial event