APAT News

[NEWY]

I have sent the question to Des and Leigh, see if they can answer on here

www.apat.com/forum for all the info though....

tyvm

[Pawprint]

There are seats for the 6 max. If you know someone who will be at DTD when it opens, they could buy you in.

[Junior Senior]

Anyone going to DTD today that could buy me in to the main 1a for Saturday? Apparently seats available through cash desk only. I can give you the money tomorrow if youre at DTD or bank xfer.

Thanks in advance

[Karabiner]

Anyone going to DTD today that could buy me in to the main 1a for Saturday? Apparently seats available through cash desk only. I can give you the money tomorrow if youre at DTD or bank xfer.

Thanks in advance

I'm going along there in about an hour or so to buy myself in.

Let me know if you've not already sorted it.

[Junior Senior]

Anyone going to DTD today that could buy me in to the main 1a for Saturday? Apparently seats available through cash desk only. I can give you the money tomorrow if youre at DTD or bank xfer.

Thanks in advance

I'm going along there in about an hour or so to buy myself in.

Let me know if you've not already sorted it.

Pm sent

[Pawprint]

London, May 16th, 2013

The Amateur Poker Association & Tour has today announced that it has acquired one of the UK’s leading pub poker chains; the Live Pub Poker League, in a deal designed to offer high quality poker experiences to amateur players of all levels.

APAT Managing Director, Des Duffy, explains “APAT is synonymous with providing high quality, value for money, poker experiences and we’re excited to extend that offer to recreational players in towns and cities across the UK through our Live Pub Poker League acquisition.  The LPPL team are already delivering a fantastic product and we can see tremendous benefits in pooling our resources and schedules for the enjoyment and development of our wider player community.”

Reigning IPO champion and 2013 Irish Open finalist Tom Brady; owner of the Live Pub Poker League, stated “This was an amazing opportunity to develop the growth and longevity of LPPL – and a true testament to all our management team, players and venues across the UK that we have been recognized as the pub poker league of choice by such a significant brand as APAT. The benefits to all LPPL members will be substantial and we look forward immensely to working with APAT and seeing our members really start to climb, with earnest, the poker ladder.”

APAT announced that Brady will join the board of the new business and continue to oversee the running of the LPPL brand with his existing team.

About the Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT)
APAT; who acquired the Poker.co.uk online poker business last year, launched the UK’s first national poker tour back in 2006.  With a reach that extends to every major casino chain in the country, the London based organisation has also held multi day national events in Austria, Estonia, Spain and at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.  A tie up with the ISPT will see the APAT Masters being played on the pitch of Wembley Stadium at the start of June 2013.  To cement its reputation as a proving ground for talented players, APAT can count WSOP, WPT and EPT title winners amongst players who have made national final tables over the years.

About the Live Pub Poker League (LPPL)
With a database of over 34,000 players, the Live Pub Poker League has become one of the UK’s premier pub poker league operators since launch in 2006.  With a weekly schedule of over 200 tournaments in pubs and clubs, LPPL provides a fun, free, poker night out, with many of its players winning trips to prestigious poker destinations such as Prague, Dublin, Paris and Las Vegas through well-structured local, regional and national qualifying leagues and tournaments.


For Further Information
Please visit www.APAT.com or www.LivePubPokerLeague.com

For APAT Media/Commercial Enquiries:
Email: customer@apat.com

[DesD]

June 14, London: The Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) today announced details for Season Seven of it's critically acclaimed tour for recreational players.  Headline developments included:

•   A total of 32 Championship events to be held in the UK, Ireland, Europe and the USA.
•   The launch of poker’s first dedicated Cash Tour, with 7 stops across the UK.
•   The launch of the UK Championship of Amateur Poker, a 7 event festival taking place in late August.
•   APAT’s European Championship of Amateur Poker (ECOAP) will open the Prague Poker Festival in December.
•   An extended 14 event World Championship of Amateur Poker (WCOAP), to be held over two months and three casinos - subject to final confirmation.
•   A weekly schedule of over 200 local tournaments, available through APAT’s acquisition of the Live Pub Poker League.

The core tour will continue with visits to Coventry, Cardiff, Nottingham, Glasgow, Stoke, Newcastle and London.  Dublin returns as a flyaway destination, alongside a debut appearance for APAT in Prague and a return to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.  The opening leg of Season Seven; the APAT Masters, took place on the pitch of Wembley Stadium earlier this month. 

APAT will visit the Czech Republic for the first time, as the opening event of the prestigious Prague Poker Festival, alongside marquee poker brand the World Poker Tour.  Two APAT events will run there - the 16 country European Amateur Team Championship and the 200 runner European Amateur Poker Championship (individual). 

In addition, APAT will roll out Cash Tour, a concept that introduces a hybrid cash and tournament format that positively engaged amateur players and seasoned pros when trialled in season six.  Cash Tour will feature 7 events, each lasting five hours and taking place on a Friday night.  Concept details can be found at www.apat.com.

Details of the extended 15 event World Championship of Amateur Poker (WCOAP) are still subject to change, but the proposed schedule sees the return of the 10 events which ran at DTD in April 2013, and the addition of Shootout, 2 Game Mixed, Omaha 8 and Season Seven Champion of Champions events - the latter open only to APAT National Champions.   The hugely popular APAT Awards will also be presented during the WCOAP.

APAT recently announced the acquisition of the Live Pub Poker League, and APAT’s Season Seven will also feature the LPPL’s Players Championship and the multi-event Festival of Pub Poker, which takes place over several days at Pontins in Southport.  APAT members can avail of over 200 tournaments per week in pubs and clubs nationwide through the Live Pub Poker League, while further local and home initiatives are being developed for release during the season.

The winner of each of APAT’s National Amateur Championship events will win an added seat to the WCOAP main event – where the winner will receive the trip of a lifetime to Las Vegas during the next WSOP.  They will be accompanied to Las Vegas by the winner of the Season Seven Champion of Champions event and the winner of the combined Live and Online Rankings.

To satellite, direct buy in or reserve your seat, please see www.apat.com.

[DesD]

Season Seven Schedule:

DATE	TOURNAMENT	DAYS	BUY IN	VENUE, CITY
Sat 01 Jun 13	APAT Poker Masters	2	£200 + £20	Wembley, London
Sat 29 Jun 13	APAT English Amateur Poker Championship	2	£75 + £7.50	G Casino, Coventry
Sat 03 Aug 13	APAT Welsh Amateur Poker Championship	2	£75 + £7.50	G Casino, Cardiff
Fri 23 Aug 13	UKCOAP #1 Home International Championship	2	£50 + £5	DTD, Nottingham
Fri 23 Aug 13	UKCOAP #2 Omaha Championship	1	£50 + £5	DTD, Nottingham
Sat 24 Aug 13	UKCOAP #3 Six Max Championship	1	£50 + £5	DTD, Nottingham
Sat 24 Aug 13	UKCOAP #4 Cash Championship	1	£100 + £10	DTD, Nottingham
Sun 25 Aug 13	UKCOAP #5 UK Amateur Poker Championship	2	£100 + £10	DTD, Nottingham
Sun 25 Aug 13	UKCOAP #6 Open Championship	1	£200 + £20	DTD, Nottingham
Mon 26 Aug 13	UKCOAP #7 Heads Up Championship	1	£50 + £5	DTD, Nottingham
Sat 07 Sep 13	LPPL Players Championship	2		Gala, Bristol
Sat 28 Sep 13	APAT Irish Amateur Poker Championship	2	€75 + €10	Fitzwilliam, Dublin
Sat 02 Nov 13	APAT Scottish Amateur Poker Championship	2	£75 + £7.50	Alea, Glasgow
Sat 09 Nov 13	APAT North American Amateur Poker Championship	2	£75 + £7.50	Caesars, Las Vegas
Thu 05 Dec 13	ECOAP #1 European Amateur Team Championship	2	€100 + €10	TBC, Prague
Sat 07 Dec 13	ECOAP #2 European Amateur Poker Championship	2	€100 + €10	TBC, Prague
Sat 01 Feb 14	APAT United Kingdom Team Championship	2	£50 + £5	Genting, Stoke
Fri 28 Feb 14	LPPL Festival of Pub Poker	4	Various	Pontins, Southport
Sat 01 Mar 14	WCOAP #1 NLHE Championship	1	£50 + £5	Aspers, Newcastle
Sun 02 Mar 14	WCOAP #2 Shootout Championship	1	£50 + £5	Aspers, Newcastle
Sat 29 Mar 14	WCOAP #3 Open Championship	2	£200 + £20	Aspers, London
Sun 30 Mar 14	WCOAP #4 Mixed Game Championship	1	£50 + £5	Aspers, London
Thu 17 Apr 14	WCOAP #5 World Amateur Team Championship	2	£100 + £10	TBC, TBC
Thu 17 Apr 14	WCOAP #6 Omaha 08 Championship	1	£50 + £5	TBC, TBC
Fri 18 Apr 14	WCOAP #7 Pot Limit Omaha Championship	1	£50 + £5	TBC, TBC
Fri 18 Apr 14	WCOAP #8 Stud Championship	1	£50 + £5	TBC, TBC
Fri 18 Apr 14	Season Seven Champion Of Champions	1	£50 + £5	TBC, TBC
Sat 19 Apr 14	WCOAP #9 World Amateur Poker Championship	3	£100 + £10	TBC, TBC
Sat 19 Apr 14	WCOAP #10 HORSE Championship	1	£50 + £5	TBC, TBC
Sat 19 Apr 14	WCOAP #11 Cash Championship	1	£100 + £10	TBC, TBC
Sun 20 Apr 14	WCOAP #12 Six Max Championship	1	£50 + £5	TBC, TBC
Sun 20 Apr 14	WCOAP #13 Razz Championship	1	£50 + £5	TBC, TBC
Mon 21 Apr 14	WCOAP #14 Heads Up Championship	1	£50 + £5	TBC, TBC

[smurf]

can anyone play these apat tourneys (I assume they are not for pros) or do you have to have a membership or anything... I see there's one at the Ricoh in 2 weeks and its only 20 mins from me.

[TightEnd]

you are bets off checking the APAT forum as directed above

the link to the Coventry thread is at http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=13887.msg211706;boardseen#new

details of buy in/satellites etc

[THISnTHAT]

can anyone play these apat tourneys (I assume they are not for pros) or do you have to have a membership or anything... I see there's one at the Ricoh in 2 weeks and its only 20 mins from me.

Anyone can play these as long as not pro player, just go to APAT site and sign up ( FREE )
as to coventry end of month, there are 2 x sats on william hill MON/TUES this week and buy in is only on william hill on WEDNESDAY at 9pm but it is open at the moment dont know whY?? so you can reserve a seat NOW !!

[smurf]

thank you both

[SirPerceval]

You can also pay £5 (non-refundable) to secure a seat.

[DesD]

APAT is proud to introduce the world's first destination Cash Tour, with seven legs being held between June 2013 and April 2014.

Click to see full-size image.

The schedule is as follows:-

Leg 1 - G Casino, Ricoh Arena, Coventry
June 28, 2013 @ 9.00pm - 2:00 am

Leg 2 - G Casino, Cardiff
August 2, 2013 @ 9.00pm - 2:00 am

Leg 3 - Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham
August 24 - 6.00pm - 11.00pm

Leg 4 - Alea Casino, Glasgow
November 1, 2013 @ 9.00pm - 2:00 am

Leg 5 - Genting Casino, Stoke
January 31, 2014 @ 9.00pm - 2:00 am

Leg 6 - Aspers Casino, Stratford
March 28, 2014 @ 9.00pm - 2:00 am

Leg 7 - WCOAP Cash Championship - TBC
Apr 19, 2014 @ TBC

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Cash Tour Format

Each Cash Tour event will be run over two timed phases and the key features are as follows:-

Phase One:

- The first phase will run over several tables for a three hour period.

- Players must buy in for £50 + a one off 10% fee.

- Players must contribute an additional Champion payment of £5.

- Players will be able to have one optional top up of £50.  Their will be no fee on their rebuy.

- The optional top up can be taken in one or two top up's of £25 at any point during the first phase.

- Players will be assigned a table and seat number as in tournament play.

- Blinds will be static at 25p / 50p in the first phase.

- Players can opt to leave with the cash in front of them. However, once they have exited, they cannot buy back in.

- There will be no alternates or late buy ins.

- Tables are balanced following exits as a tournament would be.

- If players have not used their single rebuy, they can choose to add it to their stack before play finishes in phase one.

- At the end of the first phase, the leading eight cash stacks are carried forward to the final table.

- The game is over for the remaining players and they keep whatever cash is left in front of them.

Phase Two:-

- The final phase will run over two hours.

- The blinds will increase to £50p / £1.00.

- Players will draw for seat position.

- Players can again choose to leave the final table at any point with the cash in front of them.

- The player who is either the last standing, or has the largest stack left after the two hour phase two period will be the event winner.

- The event winner will receive the total of all Champion payments.


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More information can be found on the APAT forum thread

[smurf]

played the APAT yesterday...really enjoyed it, I was on a table with a lot of action and everyone seemed really friendly...standard bust out with AK V KK V QQ

Two strange hands one of which was the very first of the day 15,000 stacks blinds 25/50 and two players all in pre flop after a six bet with AA v KK...aces held...player down...every table looks over muttering 'already'.

Then later on a late reg in his second hand CALLS a shove with AK after the turn...no ace no king no straight draw no flush draw...head scratching time???  blinds were 100/200 he started with 15,000 and had put 4,000 in the pot already with call call call.

Still...we all play our own way...may well look for another of these later in the year.