APAT Season 2 suggestion

[TightEnd]

The problem with HORSE events its staff who know how to deal it!

are you volunteering?

lol

[ysoglum?]

Having tried to enter all of these so far i would suggest you concentrate all efforts on the rediculous capacity issues which lead to an even more rediculous way of people getting seats.
I was genuinely interested in the association part of APAT but have seen nothing on this as yet and we are how long down the road?
I actually joined up with several others from another forum and there was a recent querie regarding the association and most folks didn't even know this was supposedly the main focus of apat!
Sorry to sound a little frustrated but there are many members out there who are and as this seems to be the main APAT concentration i assume it's the right place to mention some "issues"?

[TightEnd]

APAT already have razz, stud, omaha, limit and no limit tournaments as the last five online series events to complete the
player of the year.  With 45 points up for grabs I think a lot of players will be trying hard to learn
the disciplines.  A natural progression would be to run non ranking events in stud and omaha on Saturday
evenings and Sundays at Championship events, for players busting out, or the specialists.


capacity in season 2....well we expect to have a wide range of regional live qualifiers to give far more members a chance to play their way into events. In addition there remains the possiblility of multiple Day 1s etc and the odd big venue coming onstream within the industry. Put all this together and I hope some of  the issues surrounding entry and capacity will be significantly alleviated next season. 

association...there is a lot of progress being made with venues and authorities but these discussions take time. They are though ongoing. The impact though is of course longer term than the tour, where there are regular events and more short term profile

ysoglum..no problem...you can raise issues here or via email to any of the APAT people richard@apat.com or des@apat.com just to give you a couple of addresses.

[RichD]

I love Omaha, but whenever I play it live i'm all fingers and thumbs with having to handle a whole four cards and remembering them all !

[kinboshi]

Having tried to enter all of these so far i would suggest you concentrate all efforts on the rediculous capacity issues which lead to an even more rediculous way of people getting seats.

ALL popular events have problems with capacity.  The EPT events sell out almost immediately, and people who want to play have to miss out.

There are no venues in the UK that can hold more than c.200 (not until DTD opens), so how do you suggest they cater for the demand?

[ysoglum?]

Having tried to enter all of these so far i would suggest you concentrate all efforts on the rediculous capacity issues which lead to an even more rediculous way of people getting seats.

ALL popular events have problems with capacity.  The EPT events sell out almost immediately, and people who want to play have to miss out.

There are no venues in the UK that can hold more than c.200 (not until DTD opens), so how do you suggest they cater for the demand?

Well for a starter stick to venues with higher capacities than 120, let people who have been trying from the start have a better chance of getting a seat than those that have already played.
2 First days.

[Ironside]

Having tried to enter all of these so far i would suggest you concentrate all efforts on the rediculous capacity issues which lead to an even more rediculous way of people getting seats.

ALL popular events have problems with capacity.  The EPT events sell out almost immediately, and people who want to play have to miss out.

There are no venues in the UK that can hold more than c.200 (not until DTD opens), so how do you suggest they cater for the demand?

Well for a starter stick to venues with higher capacities than 120, let people who have been trying from the start have a better chance of getting a seat than those that have already played.
2 First days.

can you name a casino in scotland with more room than the maybury?

[kinboshi]

Having tried to enter all of these so far i would suggest you concentrate all efforts on the rediculous capacity issues which lead to an even more rediculous way of people getting seats.

ALL popular events have problems with capacity.  The EPT events sell out almost immediately, and people who want to play have to miss out.

There are no venues in the UK that can hold more than c.200 (not until DTD opens), so how do you suggest they cater for the demand?

Well for a starter stick to venues with higher capacities than 120, let people who have been trying from the start have a better chance of getting a seat than those that have already played.
2 First days.

They have been trying to get hold of venues that hold as many as possible.  It just hasn't been possible this year.  I'm sure the plan is to secure venues of the largest capacity possible.

If someone had really wanted to get into the two tournaments I played in - they could have.  On both occasions people turned up on the day to secure places.  A friend of mine wanted to play in the Cardiff event, but missed out on the 'click-fest'.  So he travelled over from London, got to the casino early in the morning and was right at the front of the reserve list.  A reserve list that saw about 15 people get seats on the day.  People also got in on the day in Brum.  I was 69th on the initial reserve list for Brum and got in.   

It would therefore be unfair to say that people who've been trying from the start to get a seat deserve one more than those who have been lucky enough to get a seat. 

Two first days is a good idea, and one that was mooted.  Not sure what happened there, but I'm sure someone from APAT will be able to shed light on it.  I guess that next season, when the venues are secured well in advance, we'll see 3-day tourneys.

I don't think anyone's saying APAT is perfect.  But it's not a bad effort for a first season - and no one else is doing it...

[RichD]

I don't see they can do 3 day events, I mean its an amateur event and therefore its held over the weekend - allowing people who do the 9-5, Monday-Friday. Right?

[kinboshi]

I don't see they can do 3 day events, I mean its an amateur event and therefore its held over the weekend - allowing people who do the 9-5, Monday-Friday. Right?

That's been the problem (I think) this season, as they haven't been able to give people enough notice.  But if you have 3 months notice about a tourney that's a 3-dayer, then you can book the Friday off in plenty of time.

[Ironside]

I don't see they can do 3 day events, I mean its an amateur event and therefore its held over the weekend - allowing people who do the 9-5, Monday-Friday. Right?

bank holidays?

[Teacake]

Having tried to enter all of these so far i would suggest you concentrate all efforts on the rediculous capacity issues which lead to an even more rediculous way of people getting seats.

ALL popular events have problems with capacity.  The EPT events sell out almost immediately, and people who want to play have to miss out.

There are no venues in the UK that can hold more than c.200 (not until DTD opens), so how do you suggest they cater for the demand?

Well for a starter stick to venues with higher capacities than 120, let people who have been trying from the start have a better chance of getting a seat than those that have already played.
2 First days.

can you name a casino in scotland with more room than the maybury?

The Stanley in Glasgow

[Ironside]

Having tried to enter all of these so far i would suggest you concentrate all efforts on the rediculous capacity issues which lead to an even more rediculous way of people getting seats.

ALL popular events have problems with capacity.  The EPT events sell out almost immediately, and people who want to play have to miss out.

There are no venues in the UK that can hold more than c.200 (not until DTD opens), so how do you suggest they cater for the demand?

Well for a starter stick to venues with higher capacities than 120, let people who have been trying from the start have a better chance of getting a seat than those that have already played.
2 First days.

can you name a casino in scotland with more room than the maybury?

The Stanley in Glasgow

with access for all?

[Teacake]

Having tried to enter all of these so far i would suggest you concentrate all efforts on the rediculous capacity issues which lead to an even more rediculous way of people getting seats.

ALL popular events have problems with capacity.  The EPT events sell out almost immediately, and people who want to play have to miss out.

There are no venues in the UK that can hold more than c.200 (not until DTD opens), so how do you suggest they cater for the demand?

Well for a starter stick to venues with higher capacities than 120, let people who have been trying from the start have a better chance of getting a seat than those that have already played.
2 First days.

can you name a casino in scotland with more room than the maybury?

The Stanley in Glasgow

with access for all?

Yeah I know but that wasn't the question 

[Ironside]

ok let me rephrase the question

can you name a suitable liecenced card room that has more room than the maybury