The APAT UK Team Championship will be played at the G Casino in Manchester on January 23rd / 24th, 2010, with play starting at 2.30pm on both days.
The format will see 20 poker communites from all over the United Kingdom compete for the prestigious title. Included in the field will be Bristol & South West Meetup, the reigning APAT United Kingdom Team Champions and Mary Martin, last year's individual Championship winner.
The format for the event will be a 10,000 chip, 160 runner, multi table freezeout, with a 45 minute clock. As with all APAT events, the UK Team Championship will be registration free for members and have a £50 buy in per player. Each team will feature 8 players, kited out in their team colours. Points will be awarded to the top forty finishers to determine the Team Championship.
The prize money will be split 50% / 50% between the Team and Individual Championship. In addition, the owner of the winning Team will receive an added prize of £1,000 and the Championship Cup, while the winner of the Individual Championship will receive an entry to a GUKPT main event and the Championship Gold Medal. These added value prizes are courtesy of tour sponsor Blue Square Poker.
A total of 33 poker communities applied to take part in the event, cementing it's position as the most popular community based tournament in amateur poker. In addition to the 20 teams participating, a large number of spectators are expected to attend and an electric atmosphere seems assured, certainly if last year's event is anything to go by.
The 20 teams who will compete for the APAT United Kingdom Team Championship are as follows:-
A World Of Poker
Ace Of Clubs
Amateur Poker Association & Tour
Black Country Poker Club
Blonde Poker
Bristol & South West Meetup -
Defending ChampionsChezger
Eat My Stack
FISO
Furness Poker
London Poker Meetup
Newcastle Poker Forum
NI Poker
Poker Player
Punters Lounge
Raise The River
Sky Poker
The Hendon Mob
UK Poker Info
Voyage In Poker
Each team should now appoint a Captain and start to confirm their 8 player team selection. Further details of this event and a free membership can be found by visiting
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