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Just wondered how do u get a seat?

Im talking of a direct buy in?


will it be a clickfest or a draw or............?

the regionals are turn up on day and pray
the nationals i hope will be clickfest

FYP

The turn up and hope option seems a bit poor.   What time do registrations open at?   I can't believe it's not possible to implement a system where you book your seat in advance to the regional events.

You reckon there'll be 80 people queuing to get into a regional APAT event at midday?  I seriously doubt it.  That means that they will be accessible to all.  Might be a bit out of the way for some, but leave early to avoid disappointment.

Same as last season.  You want in, you get in.

I think you should start queueing up now, just to be on the safe side. Make sure you pack a big Thermos flask to last you through.

Got em in Plymouth YEAH!!!!!!

Gonna win me one of these bad boys.

This has always been the problem.

how has it always been a problem for something which has never existed before ?

The regional events are completely new. The idea of turn up and pay on the day is completely new for APAT as well.

gonna be so funny seeing 80 people crammed into Gt Yarmouth Grosvenor............might be a better idea to hold it on the beach

I can't make it to the first Scottish regional but the other 2 should be fine...can;t imagine they'll fill up

Sorry that's not what i meant, the problem i referred to was the preregistering.
I think they are trying a new system that is designed for the locals, a good thing in my book as i always believe that the local recreational players should have preference above those who have the time and resources to travel the length and breadth of the country.
Of course any system has flaws but i think personally this is better as only a few will travel, lets just hope enough will not be put off by the chance of missing out and these get full houses.

APAT does have a hell of a lot more members now but I hope you're right.  I'm not overly keen to trek up to London only to miss out on getting in, it's a pain of a trip at the best of times.

Not long to go till I find out now, quite looking forward to it too.

Just had a look at this and to be honest it looks very confusing.

There are LOADS of online games...can anyone play in these or only the country you live in?

I presume you play a regional to qualify for a national but whats the score with the online games, can you just qualify through them or is there some kind of point system going on?

I could spend another hour or so going through it all again but being female I probably wont be any the wiser  :dontask:

Can someone explain please  :kiss:

From what I can gather, you can play all of them..

Sort but sweet answer, I may be wrong though.

online games are open to all

the online opens win you medals

there are also online quailfiers that will win you seats at national events

I'm equidistant from Brighton and London - anybody want to hazard a guess as to which will be the quieter?

I want to maximise my chances of a seat :)

to maximise your chance of a seat

do what i do take one with you


but if you mean a place in the comp

the place that is quieter will be easier to get a seat in the regional but they will have less seats in the nationals to play for

Im thinking the same thing. Sort of same distance bar a few miles from Liv to Blackpool, Manchester..

well i'm planning on going to the 1st regional in edinburgh next saturday...

Now i aint 100% sure how this works but this seems to be a sat to the english championship plus any layover in cash gets paid to lower finishes

but with 3000 chips and a 30 minute clock it will be good experience whatever happens

Just have to work out when to queue from?

Do you guys think i should be there very early?I'm serious( lol ) with only 80 players in and a 1430 kickoff?

wot u think from 9 in the morning?lol

GL to all in attendance

Usually the casinos open at midday don't they (at the earliest?), and I can't imagine (m)any queuing from that early to get in to play a regional APAT event.   

We'll publish opening details for the casinos for the regionals next week

If any problems crop up with the arrangements, we'll review after the first few events

Well if you're going to Brighton you can pick me up as your way ;) ;)

On a train :D

EDIT: anyway I might go to London

You can pick me up then :D

I'll get the train too.

London's the way to go, better facilities etc etc. ;)

Brighton's the way to go.....allegedly

Noooooooo, it's closed that day!!!


(shhhhhh)

Are you this subtle when trying to influence peoples decisions on a poker table?  ;D

Just fold!.... please.

rotflmfao

I've decided Brighton's the best venue for me.  Might be a little out of my way though, but the competition there seems to be softer...

I had pretty much settled on London, but now I'm just confused.

I'll stick with the important issues.

How close is the nearest McDonalds to the Grosvenor in Brighton?

Vic <---------> McDonalds Marble Arch
Brighton Grosvenor<----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Any McDonalds

There's a closer one than the Marble Arch one to the Vic - I think this may cast doubt as to the veracity of your Brighton claim.

Would I lie???

Aren't you a lawyer?

Exactly! Bound by ethics

p.s G Luton next Saturday..NONE repeat NONE of the locals know...so you should get a reasonable chance of winning the South of England Regional wotsit

Robert's persuaded me - see you in Brighton :)

lol, will be good to see you :)

Theres no way this will sell out mate, how many comps have you played with 80 runners in Scotland?

Is that to scale (actual distance)

No the McDonalds in London is closer.

For Brighton the nearest food establishments to the Grosvener (apart from restaurants) are:
Fish n Chips (seafront)
Wimpy (East Street) Not far from casino
Burger King (North Street) Go through lanes to North Street 10 mins
KFC (Western Road) Near Churchill Square 15 mins
McDonalds (Western Road) As per KFC but slightly further
There is also a McDonalds at Brighton Marina next to the Rendevous, or up London Roazd where there is also a grubbs Burger and various Chinese takeaways.
Hope this helps.
 ;kev;

Well mcDonalds isn't as close as the one to the Rendezvous. Churchill sq the nearest to Grosvenor I believe. Not a maccy Ds fan though.
Re: the train thats fine, you have to stop near me anyway...lol

Did Kinboshi do the spelling on the APAT site?

Grosvenor, Playmouth

All closed from the end of September, out of season.

Move on, nothing to see here!

I hope you all enjoy your first Blue Square live season 2 APAT event.

The value will be away in Paris that weekend. ;grr; ;grr; ;grr; ;grr; ;grr; for the Arc.

GL to all, hope the cards fall favorably,

Tsk, Tsk Daniel.....  ;angel;

Edinburgh actually has some decent filled up comps..Neil's (Glorious on here) Officepoker things are very popular. But you're right...odds are it won't sell out..I'll play nr2 and 3 in edinburgh..can't make nr1

Good point boldie, Teacake there was 68 runners at the office poker tourney we played on Saturday. Granted they won't all be aware of APAT perhaps but i would imagine word will spread after the first event and these could well fill in the future IMO.

No, I didn't - and I'd love to flag up all your spelling mistakes, but there are only 24 hours in the day. 

Haven't seen you on Countdown yet, any reason for that?

Am i right in saying that you dont have to play these regional heats and you can just buyin directly to the nationals when you announce the dates?

And with the online series do you have to play every event.?

No you don't but the MAJORITY of the National seats will be allocated by Regional/Online satellites. I'd expect around 25%+ of the the National seats to be direct buy-in.

Logical really, as you'd expect the Nationals to be played by the 'best' players.

All the dates for Season 2 are avaialble now on the APAT site

TY TY

They're here too:

(http://www.google.com/calendar/images/ext/gc_button1_en.gif) (http://www.google.com/calendar/render?cid=apat.calendar%40gmail.com)

In an easy to access format (you just need a gmail account).  Just click on the button and import the calendar.

Yeah I'm well aware of the great work Neils doing with these comps, Saturday was a great wee tourney but you've got to remember Neils been doing this for over a year & will tell you himself hes only just got the structure right & he wouldn't expect 80 runners.

The APAT regionals are basically satelites,its only geniune APATers who will play them & I don't see 80 people traveling to play a 20 quid satelite.

I'm not having a go at anyone I was only passing on my opinion to Happybhoy that I don't think he'll have to camp out to get a seat & I don't think the organisers think that either, I would imagine that they would be delighted with 40-50 runners.

Will send in an application just to prove it. Mind you how, many letters? "Ten.....Donkaments"  :D

Excuse my stupidness but am I right in saying if I don't qualify for a main live event at one of the regionals, I can enter the click fest and  buy in in the old fashioned way can't I?

i beleive so

yes Graham

In all of the regionals, APAT will "roundup" the available seats for the nationals..eg 25 runners, there will be three seats not 2 seats plus cash