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APAT Announces Welsh Amateur Poker Championship

London, January 18, 2007 – The Amateur Poker Association & Tour (“APAT”) today released entry  details for the third live event in its critically acclaimed Tour for non professional players.

APAT, the world’s first combined Poker Association and Tour, will hold its third live event, the Welsh Amateur Poker Championship, at the Grosvenor Casino in Cardiff, on February 24th & 25th, 2007.  Players will start the event with 10,000 in chips and a tournament structure which has been designed to encourage creative play throughout.  APAT tournament rules, which have been standardised across all tour venues, will be in operation at Grosvenor Cardiff.

The event, which will have a capacity of 180 players, will attract some of the finest amateur players in the United Kingdom¸ who will compete for the Welsh national title, a first prize of £3,500 and an $8,900 expenses paid entry to the German leg of the European Poker Tour in March, courtesy of Tour sponsor PokerStars.com.

Entry to the Welsh Amateur Poker Championship will be open exclusively to members of APAT, and tournament seats will be allocated in the following way:-

•   Ten seats will be available via two online satellites on PokerStars.com.  The $10 + $1 tournaments will run on January 21st and 23rd at 8.00pm.  Registration will open 24 hours before the event and the top five players in each satellite will win a guaranteed seat in Cardiff plus the balance of available prize money for expenses.  The satellites can be found under Tourney / Special on the PokerStars.com client from this coming weekend.

•   Five seats will be available via a live satellite taking place at Grosvenor Cardiff.  The £10 + £3 tournament will run on January 25th at 8.00pm.  Registration for this event will be available via Grosvenor Cardiff, and Grosvenor Casinos nationwide, from January 20th at 2pm.  A maximum of 120 players will be able to enter the satellite, and the seats plus the balance of available prize money will go to the top five players for expenses.

•   One hundred and sixty five seats will be on sale at www.apat.com from January 27th at 8.00pm sharp.  Seats will cost £75.00 each and 100% of entry fees will go directly in the prize pool.

APAT’s previous event, the United Kingdom Amateur Poker Championship sold out two hundred and ten seats in a record twenty nine minutes.

APAT Chairman, Tony Kendall, stated:  “APAT is delighted to partner with Grosvenor, the leading provider of live tournament poker in the UK.  APAT has established itself as the affordable proving ground for talented amateur players in the UK, and we look forward to bringing our members to Cardiff, for what should be an outstanding event, at an outstanding venue.”

Russell Tamplin, National Poker Manager for Grosvenor, added: “Grosvenor Casinos are very happy to be hosting such a prestigious tournament for APAT, at our Cardiff Casino. We feel that it will compliment our own GUKPT tournament taking place at Cardiff in March, and very much look forward to working with APAT on this exciting event.”
 
Membership of the Amateur Poker Association & Tour can be obtained online at www.apat.com.  Individual membership costs £10.00.   Tournaments scheduled throughout the next six months include the Scottish, Irish, European and World Amateur Poker Championships.

For additional information, logos or images, call Richard Prew on 07887 987044, email: media@apat.com, or visit the Press section at www.apat.com.

any questions, feedback etc etc just fire away..happy to help


first off, we are trying to do a hotel deal in conjunction witht he venue, details as we have it but will be confirmed for the 27th

Nice one:) I like the qualification ideas.

Start and finish times?

How many players will it be playing down to on Day 1?

Prize structure?

Thanks

start 2.30pm day one, 2pm day two

finish day 1 at midnight

not playing down to a certain number of players, we resume day 2 with all remaining


prize structure:

WELSH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - PROPOSED (ie assumes we sell 180 seats)            
            
1st      25.9%   £3500
2nd      16.7%   £2250
3rd      8.9%   £1200
4 to 10th           4.8%   £4550 or £650 each
11 to 18th    1.9%   £2000 or £250 each

so paying 10% of a full field to a very similar payout structure to Event 2.      

Thanks TightEnd.....lets just hope i get a seat now!

 ;yippee;

I will be there (assuming I get a seat).  The satellites are an excellent idea as well.

:)up

It all looks great Tighty apart from one tiny thing, the money "bubble" where it goes from £250 to £650.

At this stage it will be hand for hand with eleven players and uneven tables.

Would it not be possible for the money to change with an even number of players ?

 ;scarymoment;

Does this mean that APAT members who have just paid for the online subscription can play in the online satellite for a seat into the "live" main event and claim the prize even if they havent paid for a "full" subscription?

Thanks Ralph, the same happened in Event 2 actually...Let me pass the point on to Des and Tony and we can discuss.

yes Matt

GL guys - hope it all goes smoothly.

I think the satellites are a good move as it at least gives those who can't make the online sales phase an alternative means of trying to get in.  No method you come up with is ever going to suit everyone but at least now you've given people an alternative option.

I also think the 8pm start time for sales is much better than the previous 'window'.  In reality, the window didn't really avoid the inevitable 'clickfest' so at least now there's less waiting around.

Personally, I think APAT has done everything that people could reasonably expect from the feedback of the earlier events so credit to them for this.  Here's hoping I can make it in this time around, as the Newcastle event was great fun.

Sheriff

Well done the APAT, another step forawrd in the introduction of the satelites. I just hope to get a seat.

Over the moon that the dates have been changed again.

2/3 February - Liverpool - Everton would not of been able to go
11th February - Sons Birthday - Might of been able to go (Stop crying son, its only for a weekend, your new chopper can hang on till Monday) - Only joking.

24/25th Definately can go.... ;yippee;

Ty kindly squire, see you in Cardiff!! 

;pokergods;

just wondered how the hell you have managed to cram 180 seats in the cardiff grosvenor? Wd just for that! The dates suit me down to the ground. Already got permission with the misssus (she has to come- of course just to see tony again!) and free accomodation so should be a cheapo one if i can qualify in one of the satellites (Doubt it!!!)

 Ks KingPoker Ks

Cymru am byth!

The main cardroom holds 100+, they are giving us the restaurant area for extra space/tables the first day


which is very nice of them!

A quick question:

You know the satelites on Stars, will it be 1 x seat for every $150 in the, or just 10 seats guaranteed no matter how many entrants. Also if it is 10 seats and there is money leftover, will this be paid out in the satelite event or in the Cardiff event?

GL to all blondes going to this I won't be making the journey myself to keep up my 100% cashing rate ;) but for those who are going I have no doubt it is going to be another cracking event.

Who will I give my chips to this time (if I get a seat that is)?

two satellites


5 seats available in each. Each winner gets a fifth of the prize pool in effect to cover seat cost and expenses


In time for future events I hope we'll be able to expand both the live and online satellite qualifying schedule

Just read the details properly..... Hmmm My humble apologies for asking questions that you have already supplied the answers to.....

" £10 + £3 satellite "  can you charge £3 registration fee ? I thought you could only charge 10% registration fee if it's being held in a casino .

Was going to say the same, Matts done me in both times really. GL to all blondes in getting a seat.

that was the case, but all Grosvenors and many other chains have introduced a new scale of seesion charges in line with the opportunity afford then to do so by the GC


See various threads on here (sorry, do a search, a bit hectic!)

Yep Tighty... a satellite AFTER the click fest would be fun ;D.....lots of players and money after the last 5 seats ?? :)up

A pity about the dates, purely through a Scottish perspective. That is the same weekend as the first of Galas British poker tour in the Edinburgh Maybury. With over 20 live satellites throughout Scotland and numerous online sats it will occupy a lot of the Scottish boys who would otherwise be down in Wales.
Good luck with the event however, hope a blonde takes it down!

It can't be helped. This is the reason why I won't be attending anywho.

its a shame yes..the weekend before is the Walsall GUKPT, the weekend before that was a "no" for the venue, the weekend before that had hotel availability issues due to Six Nations Rugby...and we wanted to get an event on!

No criticism intended Tighty, you can't please all the people all the time thats for sure.

you mean people actually pay good money to watch 30 men chase an egg?  :dontask:

They should play our version where you chase the chicken!! Much more entertaining :D

none implied!

Good luck with this comp.

Woh woh woh! I wouldn start piss taking rugby if your coming to wales. (im assuming your english for this one)- Just coz you have gone absolutely garbage at it. Typical english- GLORYHUNTERS!

I'm actually half Welsh


the worse half.


First time I've admitted that in about 20 years

X

As they say on family fortunes

Comment not aimed at the welsh but at egg chasing in general

p.s. i'm guessing you meant to say wouldn't instead of would ;)

wow quickly had to edit that one.
Where you from then matt?

And tighty its nice to know you have some purity in you! (On the welsh side that is!) Your not all scum, just half scum. Power cuts are driving me mad here. Off and on every 2 minutes!!

Manchester (where electricity works perfect ;)) and yes while Manchester is in England that doesn't necessarily make me English ;)

One day they might connect you all up to the national grid and you'll be ok then!! :D

In fact, they are giving us the Restaurant Area AND the Bar Area on Day One.

Well Kev is sorted - what about the other players who can't squeeze into the main tourney arena? ;D

i am going to try and come to this.just set a reminder on my phone for the 27th at 8pm.  ;pokergods;    hopefully ill get a seat

Unfortunatly I feel let down, which is a shame because I like what APAT are doing. Will the schedule for season 2 be set in stone rather than on an event by event basis?
My moan comes as i have booked 3 holidays at work to go to events, 1 for the last one in newcastle and 2 for this one in Wales (was the 3rd then the 10th) and yet again the date moved. I know i wouldn't be guaranteed a seat but i still need to book holidays in advance.

Now i have got that off my chest , the sats etc. sound great!

Hi Ladyskye,

Yes, Season Two Dates will be firm & fixed.

Season One, Venue-wise, has been a "challenge", what with disabled Access & this & that, but we are working iit out slowly, & it's wonderful to be working with Grosvenor.

Our apologies for the inconvenience it has caused you.

Cheers Tikay

I'm after a seat in this one too. Reminder set, a note on monitor and note on calendar lol, the sitter is already sorted so just need the ticket, fingers crossed!

ill be coming alone if i get a seat,hubbie will be staying with the kids.hope there will be good room rates for a single

Oh dear ;ashamed; that sentance is bound to bring the usual blonde responce.

If they dont i'll willingly volunteer to co-habit.

Just for Eric so his post doesnt look out of place!! :D

just reread my post,should have worded it differently lol

Purely with regards to APAT, and given the reasons for it's creation, I'm not keen on the merging of 'online' and 'live' play.
Live Satellites, great idea. Regional would be even better.
APAT, to me, is all about giving us mortals a chance to play proper poker in casinos.
Not picking holes, just offering feedback.

Hoping to make this myself.  Will try and win a seat at the weekend/tuesday first though, but failing that, I'll be trying to book a ticket I think :)

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

wanted to play the gala tour event in edinburgh but going to put that on the back burner incase i miss out on an apat seat

i know you guys are doing your best but if possible can you give us 5 weeks from conformation of a place to the date of the event

with only the 4 weeks notice the cost of travel can go up sharply hopefully because the flight i am planning is easyjet it wont be too much


now if i can win a seat next week then all problems will be solved

Had a very nice chat with inaugural winner Kinboshi in the bar last night (we even know what his name means...) and he was glowing in his report of his experience.  Sending players who may have only played live a few times out to an event like this current EPT is good for APAT and amateur players themselves.  He regaled us with final table detail from way back then, as well as some interesting hands from the Scandinavian Open, over beer (cheers, Daniel).  Although unlikely to be venturing all the way out of London to play one of these myself, I have been lurking, following the Tour's fledgling progress, which has been quick and successful.

I have no problem with the payout structure, and would only suggest, like Karabiner, that the final table of a tourney should always be 9-handed, and the bubble an even number, for the variety of good reasons I always harp on about.  For a full list, with added whingeing, PM me.

Good luck in Cardiff, all you who get seats, and Good luck Mr. Philips tomorrow.

•   Five seats will be available via a live satellite taking place at Grosvenor Cardiff.  The £10 + £3 tournament will run on January 25th at 8.00pm.  Registration for this event will be available via Grosvenor Cardiff, and Grosvenor Casinos nationwide, from January 20th at 2pm.  A maximum of 120 players will be able to enter the satellite, and the seats plus the balance of available prize money will go to the top five players for expenses

How do I reserve a seat for the live satelite? Do I have to turn up at my local casino at 2pm, or can I reserve a seat over the phone? I tend to go to G Casino in Salford rather than the other Grosvenor which is also located nearby (becasue it's a million times smarter than my original stomping ground). I believe G Casino is part of the Grosvenor Group, so I should be ok to purchase a ticket from there, shouldn't I?

If you want 'proper poker' then surely you have to let the pros play?

You can reserve a seat in the live satellite through your local Grosvenor from 2pm on Saturday.  You cannot make a phone reservation unfortunately.

Cheers,

Des.

oh dear........here we go again                    ;popcorn;

C'mon Flushy, your days of £75 buy ins are over...surely  ;)  This time it's Purple Bob's turn...lol

I don't think APAT officials should be mocking people for going busto...

I was more pointing out how rover's post makes no sense, there should be merge of live and online within the APA tour, its the whole bloody point of the APAT!

In Wales on my birthday got to get a seat or what?

What.

Hotel news


Sadly there is a complication because the event weekend clashes with the Carling Cup Final at the Milenium Stadium

This will between Chelsea/Wycombe and Spurs/Arsenal so a sell out there is fairly assured


I am advised that hotel rates are already high, however the football  finalists are not settled until AFTER the ticket buying date for this event

It may be an idea to book roooms now, allowing plenty of time to cancel should you not get a seat and know you have certainty of accomoadtion should you get that seat...


In the meantime we'll chase that hotel deal with Grosvenor, but it looks less possible now

this point is perfectly understood

this time it was a long negotiation with a major venue provider that limited our ability to give masses of notice but having Grosvenor hosting an event should be excellent long term news for all APAT members, for example with the possibility of regional qualifying in Series Two .

We did though put the event back towards the end of the month to help as much as possible

book here ifyou can- 2 min walk across carpalk from the casino

http://www.futureinns.co.uk/cardiff.htm

do they have wheelchair access?

Yes they do, very modern hotel

Will the online satellites be password protected to avoid non-APAT members from playing? If so when will we find out the password for Sundays tourney? I received an email this morning that gave me the password for the Middle Eastern open (although i could have guessed it anyway :D) but there was no mention of a password for the satellite.

yes it is password protected


yes it is the same password as for Saturday's online event


We pride ourselves on having tough password codes to crack!

What happens if someone wins money in an online APAT event or wins a seat in an online APAT satellite without being a member because "they got the password off a mate"?

It is a fact of life that in the age of forums, MSN etc that any password sent out to hundreds of members can be passed on by anyone unscrupulous.

I expect, even though there has not been an issue so far, we need to take things to the next level of password security before long.

Thats why i asked - am surprised that there hasn't yet been anyone cash in an online tourney on stars who isn't an APAT member (maybe we're all very honest) but i wondered what steps the APAT would take if someone were to finish top 3 in an online APAT tourney or wins a seat into the "live" event when they aren't a member.

(just for when i bubble in 6th on sunday in the satellite i can still live in hope that one of the top 5 turns out to be illegible!! :D)

If there are concerns about password security, it might be worth having a word with Stars about issuing tickets instead (like they did for the online forum challenge thingy)?  Or is that just for freerolls?

Actually, the 'whole bloody point of APAT' was to give people like me, who don't live anywhere near a casino, the affordable chance to play against good players in a proper environment by way of a gentle and friendly introduction.
I can play online satellites til the cows come home, but that won't help me to become accustomed to casinos.

That might make no sense to you, but it does to me.

Just phoned the futureinn hotel, they have wheelchair friendly rooms available...................................they are quoting

£119 per night FFS.

If the tournament has been arranged for the same weekend as the Carling Cup Final then expect every hotel to be twice its normal price!!

for newcy apat i booked a night in the copthorne down by he quay coz it was mine and the missus's 2 year anniversary. Was 190 quid! Didnt even get back there til 1 o clock and had to be out by 12 the next day. May as well have stayed in the car! Lovely place tho. If you go to newcy stay there!!!

Can we change the dates please!  :(

I was really looking forward to playing this one as i'm only a 45 min drive away from Cardiff and didn't manage to get a seat for the English event.  It's my mother's 60th B'day on the 24th, so no way i can get out of that.  Looks like i'm going to have to wait for the next series to start.

Good luck to all Blondes that manage to get a seat.

Just got a price for a hotel room. I'll see you all at the next event. My budget can't cope with £165 for a room per night. That was with Future Inns and their not-so-easy to get around web-site. I can imagine other hotels charging something similar.  ;surrender;

try the quality hotel in tongwynlais. its right off the m4, easily get to cardiff in 5/10 mins by car and my bro used to work there and it is really tidy. Should definately be cheaper than futureinn and because its a bit out of cardiff shouldnt be as pricey!

Can't find any hotels online with rooms available for the 24th in Cardiff.  Not really able to call round any whilst I'm out here.

Anyone had any luck?

Try the Days Inn - Cardiff Airport.

My mate and I just booked it £130 for 2 nights, in a twin room.

£95 per night for that weekend, weekend prior its £55 so obviously ready for the cup finalists.

Why don't you all just crash on someone's sofa?  I'm,,,,//Frikn,,sure someone must have a frkin,,,,,,sofa,,,lmao,,,,,////////,,,,,,?

theres a road called cathedral road. There areloads of hotels on that street (including charlotee churchs mums one so you could be snuggling up with her). have no ideas what prices would be! And its fairly close to centre

I have a great idea!!!!


Make it the weekend after   ;D

Does anyone know the Days Inn - Cardiff Airport hotel?

I am guessing that the are going to be aeroplanes..... But any info will be good info..

I know I have a room just in case I get a seat!!!!   

Although once the fianlists are decided, the rooms will go like wildfire.... There will be more chance of me winning the Sunday Million that people getting reasonable rooms if they dont book soon..

Thanks for the info BTW Tighty!!

I've booked a room there - thanks for the heads up. :)up

£75, which isn't cheap but probably the best available that weekend.

Think I will have to give this one a miss :) Gangs of soccer yobs roaming the city and extortionate hotel prices don't sound like a good deal. Hope it all goes well though.

I booked a twin room at the Future Inns Hotel this morning... £75 for  the Sat night.

Jury's had rooms available as well... they are in the city centre, not too far from the casino.

Did you call or book online.  I tried to book online today, and was getting the same response as Mary and Joseph in December.

Booked online.

Edit: Bugger... just checked my confirmation email and found I've booked 24th of Jan!!!! Best I cancel that and look again!   ;tk;

Been on the Guiness Alan?
Hopefully will try and make this one.

I suspect it was a case of selecting Feb from a drop down list.... then scrolling the page while the field was still selected and changing the month!!

Well that's my excuse.

Now have the same problem as everyone else trying to find 'affordable' accomodation.

Well I've spent almost all of this week securing alternative employment before my current employers go bankrupt, this is the first time I've been able to catch up on important things like poker.

In summary: I've got a new job   ;yippee;
                  Due to a peculiar incident involving a mix up over notice, I have a little paid holiday between jobs  rotflmfao
                  So I can definitely afford to go to APAT Cardiff  ;sark;
                  And I don't have to worry about a hotel because my brother lives there  ;mexicanwave;

(Now I just need to get a seat)

Congrats chief  :)up

I forgot aswell that there is a novotel hotel bout 5/10 mins walk to casino. Wont be cheap tho but at least there are prozzies on hand outside!

no rooms available on the saturday night

(http://www.tobiasly.com/gallery/d/884-2/aah.jpg)

The one on the outskirts of Cardiff in Tongwynlais still had rooms when I booked yesterday.  It doesn't look like (m)any that are closer have any rooms left.

Note.....

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=19286.0

Its called the quality hotel. I just checked and its 95 quid. Its a pretty standard price for that weekend.

I booked a room there online for the Saturday night earlier for £75.

Edit my last post the -its 75. I remeber when i used to saty there when my bro worked there. All i can really remember is there is a swimming pool and gym there (coz thats where he worked) and i loved the hash browns for breccie!

Nice one Jon and good luck with getting a seat.

Des.

OK, I'm being thick here.  Where can I find the password for the Satellite to the APAT Welsh Open?  There's 95 people registered already, so it must be somewhere obvious.

Thanks!

It's in the newsletter

same password as the online series games

PM me if you don't have the newsletter to hand

How many? Wow!

I thought password was the normal one for APAt events ?

Thanks for the PM Tighty.  I'm in now.

TK - now 106 and counting.  I assume there's going to be a load of cash prizes with the leftover prize fund?

it is, tis wot I said guv!

I have no role in the APAT Online Stuff usually, but this is sort of "crossover", so I'm delighted with the level of interest.

I don't know what the plans are for the surplus, I guess it'll just become a Prize Pool.

The prize money will get split equally amongst the top five finishers.  With 114 runners and 20 minutes to go, that will give each some expenses money, when the cost of the seats has been deducted.

Well, i'm giving it a shot............

I'd love to, but I can't connect to Pokerstars. :(

typical i can't make the sats..............groan

Again ?

So if I have this right the money will be split between the top 5. These top 5 will be guaranteed a place and will need to pay/transfer the entry money. (Correct me if I am wrong)
Good luck everyone.
 :)up

Yes, I've sent an e-mail to Pokerstars support to see if there's anything they can suggest. But after re-installing and restarting - and with a solid internet connection - I can't think of anything else to try myself.

Firewall software recently updated?  Norton needs to be told after a programme has updated usually.

1st break with 11,730 chips, ranked 4th.

Go Bainn!
I am finding it a bit slow going tonight.

I was finding it slow going, until my AK hit trips A's....got it all in v QQ and he 4 flushed on me... Sigh.

Tuesday it will have to be then.

Sometimes I just don't like this game.
 Qd Qc
Flop
 8c 8d 6d
I bet he raises, i go all in and he calls and shows.
 9d 9h
Woohoo, I am just under 90% to win. Ship the chips my way baby!!
Turn
 9s
 ;smackedbottom; ;smackedbottom; ;smackedbottom; ;smackedbottom;
Good luck to everyone still in.

Good luck Bainn. I was playing on your table as Mr_Mad. Crippled my stack with set over set and it was downhill from there, desipte Des cheering us on . Quite a grumpy table that one. Hope those two guys don't meet face-to-face!

This last week or so has been really good for me on Stars.
Two third place finishes in Pot Limit Omaha for $700 total profit and a second place finish at $50 no limit hold em for an extra $3100 profit.

Cheers Ed, some interesting calls against me so far..........

Cheers my son, and congrats on your results, nice.

Moved to Dewi's table just before break but been unlucky and i need chips....

gone gl all left

Gone in 37th, my Full House against a higher one, good luck to all Blonde's remaining.

BL Bainn, but well played.

GL to all Blondes still playing.

Many thanks for your support and the mugs of Coffee and Tea you provided honey.

Apologies to all at my table last night.  My broadband kept losing it's internet connection.  It's been an intermittant problem for a while now, but last night was the worse it's been.  Made even more infuriating when the line dropped as I got dealt AA.  ;grr;

I've been onto Orange about it.  This means I may have to skip Tuesday's sat and try my luck in the melée for registration on Saturday.

Good luck to any blondes playing in the second satellite tonight.

Cheers,

Des.

Thanks! I intend to play like a tiger tonight!

im just warming up and stretching my fingers in readiness for the click fest on saturday.

Really want that Welsh Title!

Cymru am byth!

ddim gobaith ;hattip; ;)

ti'n siarad gymraeg dewi?

Ble mae'r tŷ bach?

 :dontask:

lol chware teg kinboshi.

Are you swearing at me?

 ;surrender;

there are no swearwords in the welsh language. Its PURE unlike English!!!!

I said fair play kinboshi.

cymraeg drwy'r adeg 95% y pentraf bach yn gymraeg

 :)up

Dw i'n gallu bwyta gwydr, dwy e ddim yn gwneud dolur i mi.

Tsk....scandinavians...... ;D

OK, I have to moan about it somewhere, I'm gutted about it and not posting it is just getting to me

Def 50p in the pot, I don't mind that

PokerStars Game #8085580467: Tournament #40765432, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2007/01/23 - 15:05:35 (ET)
Table '40765432 4' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Aln_The_Kid (5050 in chips)
Seat 2: Graham0573 (5010 in chips)
Seat 3: wolfy bad (4970 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 4: calcount (5030 in chips)
Seat 6: Purr Of Aces (4980 in chips)
Seat 7: Mr Carps (4960 in chips)
Seat 8: Temperance (4970 in chips)
Seat 9: Clairep75 (5030 in chips)
Aln_The_Kid: posts small blind 10
Graham0573: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Graham0573 [Jc Jd]
wolfy bad: folds
calcount: folds
Purr Of Aces: calls 20
Mr Carps: folds
Temperance: folds
Clairep75: folds
Aln_The_Kid: calls 10
Graham0573: raises 60 to 80
Purr Of Aces: calls 60
Aln_The_Kid: folds
*** FLOP *** [Qd 9s Js]
Graham0573: bets 100
Purr Of Aces: raises 260 to 360
Graham0573: raises 340 to 700
Purr Of Aces: raises 4200 to 4900 and is all-in
Graham0573: calls 4200
*** TURN *** [Qd 9s Js] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [Qd 9s Js Kh] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Graham0573: shows [Jc Jd] (three of a kind, Jacks)
Purr Of Aces: shows [6s Ts] (a flush, Jack high)
Purr Of Aces collected 9980 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9980 | Rake 0
Board [Qd 9s Js Kh 7s]
Seat 1: Aln_The_Kid (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Graham0573 (big blind) showed [Jc Jd] and lost with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 3: wolfy bad folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: calcount folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Purr Of Aces showed [6s Ts] and won (9980) with a flush, Jack high
Seat 7: Mr Carps folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Temperance folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Clairep75 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Lasted a whopping 7 mins.

Stars hates me.

Ouch

 ;smackedbottom; ;frustrated;

this has probably been answered somewhere but why is there only 5 seats available when there technically should be 10?!

The rest of the prize money goes to the the top 5 as expenses.

7th 10068 chips

Nice - 6th with 11,430.

 ;whistle;

See who throws away his stack first!

playing in 3 other games so should take a while to blow my chips rotflmfao

I'm $70 up in my cash game - so it doesn't really matter if I donk out of this one.  But it'd be nice to win a seat.

I'm getting the cards at the moment though...

18th currently. doubled up with a set and other than that had fuckall.

keep going gl both of you. didnt bother playing in the sats. just going for the clickfest on saturday!

I'm up and down like a tart's knickers.  25th at the mo

8th.  8)

Whoops - I keep on hitting.

21,990

i know im railing u. keep going. dont know what that 9 4 o al in was about!!!!

 ;sark;

Right im off t walk the dogs. Dont do anything stupid while im away!!! GL. Its yours for the taking! Few players on your table dying to give their chips away!

they're all throwing their chips around now that the antes been introduced for some reason?!

Busted in 97th place going all-in after the flop holding the best hand 6 7 offsuit. Opponent has a flush draw but spikes an Ace on the turn anyway. Getting tense now!!

lost a big pot with  Ad Ac Ahrt
managed to win a few small pots back up to 7193 chip 50th place

23rd with 10,800

25,665

Still getting the cards, and when I'm not - I've got the chips to bully with anyway!

the flop has deserted me. lol. only pot i've won for half an hour was an all JJ vs A10. down to 10k

10th place at the break, 17,000.

Still getting the luck.  25,615. 

Just as good, I'm up $130 in my cash game now.

cold deck but still holding on 44th 70 left, 7793 chips

down to 7583 47th

I'm inspired by watching Rocky Balboa while I play.  :)up

Had a tense couple of minutes when got disconnected just after calling someone putting me all in.  Didn't know if I'd still be at the table when I got back - thankfully I was :D  19k now.

Nice one!! 

woooo Take it down Claire :)

Well done

gone 55th battle of the blinds both of us getting short Ks Qh v  Aspades 9h we both miss left with only 1 BB

5s vs As sigh..

Right the dogs are walked and your still in kinboshi. Everything is right with the world!

anyone else having connection problems?  Nearly cost me a big pot :(

Anyway 11th now with 25k :)

My good fortune seems to have dried up though.  I'm now having to steal pots...

No problems for me.  Make sure your computer isn't running anything that's memory or processor intensive.  Keep going and see you on the final table!

You be Claire then...did you have the Q when you put me allin on the Q66 flop????

out in 37th  :'(

Last 4 tables and I am yet to have above average chips.
If I get above the average chip stack I shall give a little cheer.

yep hope so!

As it's you - yes I did :)

Had 1010....oh, just took down a nice pot and yippeeeee, above average stack...just

boooo, blinds take me back under

nice flop with the 44 kin, and u got u wish to be moved! Its your night man

just saw those lovely pocket rockets for first time this game.  30k

wd claw keep it up!

What I went out with on sunday...be careful

thanks.

on a nice run now - next two hand pocket nines and up to 38k

Yes, he's a bloody dangerous one that Des.

Claire - there are seats with our names on, on that final table!!

u lucky bstad kin! river rat! with A 10

you should be fine - I might have to work a bit more!

Karma mate. 

:dontask:

good luck you two...


glad to see you hard at work Daniel.... ;nana;

JJ fucks me over again, still, not one error whole tourney so just the luck missing again...gl u2.
Lost count of the APAT tournies I have bust out with JJ or against it now.
But I will persevere with it I suppose.

not karma ace! fate. i think someone up there likes u!

just made a stupid call.  down to 11k and 20/22 :(

Went out some time ago, 53rd. Oh well!

Just want to wish all remaining Blondes the best of luck.

Told Des it'd be done tomorrow night.... ;whistle;

out 19th :(

Good Luck Kinboshi!!!! ;cheerleader;

Nooooooooo.  Claire - it had your name on it!

just noticed that Matt674 is still in too - go matt!  ;cheerleader;

what 'mug'??  Am a bit annoyed with myself - played solidly for 3 hours and threw it all away on a stupid play.  Not the first time though and sure it won't be the last!

UL Claire, are you going to go anyway?

GL Monkey Matt!

no mate - can't afford it with the train and hotel.  Maybe next time.

gl blondites xx

Out in lucky 13th...

I new Des would get me.  Pushed all-in with K9 on a Kxx flop.  He called with the KT.  No miracle card for me, and the rest is history.

Fortunately, my cash game winnings tonight will pay for my entry.  Just need to win some more for the hotel as well now...

Good luck Matt!!!  Our hopes are riding on you now...

aw hard luck Kinboshi :(

I think I may have bokked Kinboshi .........  ;oopsy;   :redcard: :redcard:

Matt's out in 8th... not a lucky night for the Blondes.

I didn't do it this time ..... ;whistle;       






honest  !!!

Bad luck honey, you gave it your best shot.

Don't worry, we'll get you playing in a live APAt event.

I am busy on Saturday so presume I can't go for it, good luck to everyone trying.
 :)up

I dont normally take notice of live events as I am a shy wee thing and dont like going to live games on my own but Im going stir crazy at the moment and Cardiff isnt that far from me so Im thinking about donating to the pot.

I havent read through the whole thread (but will tomorrow) can someone please give me a quick summary.

Would I need to reg with apat then click like mad at 8pm on Saturday night and hope to get lucky and book a seat!!

Does that kinda sum it up?

That sounds exactly how it is  :)up  Hoping to get through the clickfest too, fingers crossed I'll see you there :)

Woohoo...ok I will give it a go

GL to you too x

bump...

tomorrow 8pm, 185 seats go on sale....


good luck, and see a lot of you in Cardiff hopefully

lol....APAT in seat retention scandal......

165 seats going on sale tomorrow folks...15 already gone in live and online satellites!

165...repeats to himself, 165.....

Who gets the other 5?

165+15=180.

165, still repeating to myself....

it sold out in 6 minutes

How come it took that long?

Always 1

I shall be there to make it two events running!

I'm in the "my screen went a bit funny, but I think I'm in" category.   :dontask:

My payment got accepted, so that's a start.

Just waiting for final confirmation.  ;popcorn;

we'll publish it tonight, when Des gets home

There has been a positive development related to the event that we have finalised, and whats more Des is busy working today on the "day" job. I know, how naive!

Positive development theory 1- Strippers in the 1 hour break (hopefully female but would settle for either!)

Positive development theory 2- More doh added to the prize pool

Positive development theory 3- Grosvenor Cardiff taken on more than 2 staff per shift

Positive development theory 4- Everyone gets to go to the EPT

Positive development theory 5- Adding prawn vol au vonts to the buffet (if there is one?)

Positive development theory 6- KingPoker is buying all the drinks for the weekend...

Theory 1 is correct, it's Tighty & me.

Some things should never be said, and i think this tops the list.

I was rather hoping it was number 5. Getting old.

Yes i liked the modification you made to my 'all waters, cokes, coffees, teas and hot chocolates are on me' comment in the live poker.  ;nemesis; ;nemesis; ;nemesis;

And to tikays comment- a strippers a stripper at the end of the day. But it will be the firs case ever of 2 strippers being paid to keep their clothes on!!!!

We are not doing it for you, it's for your girlfriend, by special request.

lol oh god she doesnt cope with nausea too well.