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IrishTom

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APAT Irish (Dublin) 30-31 Oct 2016
« on: October 06, 2016, 11:23:50 AM »
The APAT Irish Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE) €100+€20 will run alongside the IPO Dublin and take place in The Regency Hotel, Health Club and Spa over two days Sunday 30th and Monday 31st October 2016.

The Irish Amateur Poker Championship is scheduled to start on Sunday 30th at 2:00pm and return on Monday for a 12:00 noon start and play to completion which is expected around 10pm. 

As in 2015, changes will be made to the "normal" APAT structure which we consider will be both attractive to the local player base and also aid the timely completion of the event within the allocated time frame.

The "normal" APAT starting stack will increase from 15k to 20k.

Alongside the APAT Irish Amateur Poker Championship, and the IPO Dublin Main Event, there are numerous side events over the weekend - both NLHE and PLO, including an APAT "Destination Vegas" NLHE event being held on Monday 31st at 3pm where 1 DESTINATION VEGAS 2017 PACKAGE IS GUARANTEED.  This Irish Championship does not facilitate deals, and the Destination Vegas event does not allow deals for the "Vegas Package", but they may be considered for any "additional" cash winnings.

There will be 24/7 NLHE and PLO cash tables.

The Irish Championship will attract Season 10 Ranking Leaderboard Points for the Top 18 finishers, and the Destination Vegas event for the Top 5 players, and the top ranked player on the APAT S10 leaderboard at the end will win a "Destination Vegas" package and travel to Las Vegas in June 2017.  You can view the up-to-date POTY Leaderboard HERE  

In addition to the prizepool, which is estimated at €30,000, APAT coveted National Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded, and the Irish Champion will also win the ADDED VALUE of a "Destination Vegas" package and travel to Las Vegas in June 2017 with other APAT Champions/Vegas winners.

For those holding APAT/Grosvenor £82 tokens, these can be used "on the day" to contribute towards the €100+€20 full entry fee, or towards the "Destination Vegas" side event on Monday... please see "Irish Tom" on the day to use this facility.

The usual Eventbrite Reserve A Seat facility is available for those who wish to reserve a seat, which will close on 29th Oct at 9pm - reserve your seat HERE

The Regency Hotel has 206 rooms and a lively public bar (with bar menu), a restaurant and regular live music at the weekends (in the bar), and is less than 10 minutes drive from Dublin Airport, and also a 10 minute drive into Dublin City Centre (3km).  Free to all staying guests, the adjacent Regency Health Club and Spa offers an indoor swimming pool, well-equipped gym, sauna and a steam room.

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Re: APAT Irish (Dublin) 30-31 Oct 2016
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2016, 20:57:53 PM »
Players should note that due to the recent change by IPO/Grosvenor to relax the requirement for players to buy in online in advance, and now allow players to buy in on the day in cash, this has given rise to a higher security risk with so much cash "on site" (in a hotel) and therefore to reduce this risk that cash will be "banked regularly".  This has a consequence in that IPO/Grosvenor will pay out winnings from the larger events (including IPO and APAT) direct into player"s Grosvenor poker accounts, or to any nominated bank account.
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Re: APAT Irish (Dublin) 30-31 Oct 2016
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2016, 22:41:13 PM »
And as recent events at the Regency have shown, although it wasn"t Poker related, it might be best not to have so much cash on site... Have a good time folks....
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