Press Release
APAT Announces Launch Of Poker Academy
London, November 1st, 2007 – The APAT Poker Association & Tour today announced the launch of APAT Academy, an initiative designed to improve the playing ability of APAT members.
APAT Academy will offer players access to intensive live tuition from professional instructors and online tuition from world leading service provider CardRunners, in addition to a library of strategy articles from both CardRunners and PokerPlayer magazine.
Live tuition will be offered over a single day and hosted at leading licensed UK casinos. Each training day will cater for up to 20 players at a cost of £99 per player. Instructors will cover topics such as multi-table tournament play in early, middle and late stages, game selection, bankroll management and the importance of psychology and tells at the poker table.
In addition, each Academy Live day will feature a masterclass run by a well known professional player, sharing insights into their playing style, followed by an in-depth question and answer session. Leading English professional; and recent European Poker Tour and Grosvenor UK Poker Tour winner,
Julian Thew will run the first masterclass.
Several exclusive CardRunners online tuition videos will be available free to APAT members. In addition, APAT National Champions will each receive free one-on-one tuition from CardRunners lead instructors, while the top twenty players in the APAT rankings will each receive a free two month CardRunners membership. CardRunners will also provide exclusive strategy articles to PokerPlayer magazine, with supporting training videos available through the APAT Academy website at
www.apatacademy.com.
Tony Kendall, Chairman of APAT commented: “One of APAT’s key aims is the delivery of great added value for our members. In keeping with that principle, we are delighted to announce our partnership with CardRunners and the launch of APAT Academy. We believe these services will prove extremely popular with our members.”
Taylor Caby, part owner of CardRunners added: “APAT has quickly become one of the premier poker organizations in Europe through their professionally run tournaments, and attention to member needs. CardRunners is excited to be providing APAT members with exclusive poker training materials for Season 2. We look forward to working closely with the thousands of APAT members on advancing their games and developing their skills.”
Readers can obtain a free APAT membership for a limited period at
www.apat.comNotes For Editors
APAT is the world's first combined poker Association and Tour. APAT consults with gaming and industry bodies to enhance the player experience; with standardisation of rules, player friendly tournaments and event sponsorship at the top of our agenda.
CardRunners.com is one of the world's leading online poker training sites. Members will gain valuable insights to profitable poker through videos with expert commentary, friendly forums, hand analysis utilities, and other tools designed to give you an edge over your opponents. CardRunners is owned by leading online players, including Taylor Caby and
Brian Townsend.
For further information about APAT please go to
www.apat.com or contact Media Director
Richard Prew on
media@apat.com.
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