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APAT Cardiff Player Briefing - Sept 2017
« on: September 08, 2017, 03:58:39 AM »
Ladies & Gents, we are pleased to confirm details for the Welsh Amateur Poker Championship, where I look forward to being your host for the weekend, with Lucy Amos providing a live update/blog/pictures throughout and Leigh Wiltshire producing a live stream.

For questions, queries etc, then please PM myself HERE

Overview of events:

Sep 29, Fri 18:00 Main Event: Welsh Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE) Day 1a £75+£7
Sep 29, Fri 21:00 PLO £33+£7

Sep 30, Sat 14:30 Main Event: Welsh Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE) Day 1b £75+£7
Sep 30, Sat 20:00 NLHE £33+£7

Oct 1, Sun 12:00 Main Event: Welsh Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE) Day 2 
Oct 1, Sun 13:00 PLO8 £33+£7
Oct 1, Sun 17:00 ROE NLHE/PLO £33+£7

APAT SEASON 11 IN ASSOCIATION WITH GROSVENOR POKER
WELSH AMATEUR POKER CHAMPIONSHIP
FRI 29/SAT 30 SEPT - SUN 1 OCT 2017




The Welsh Amateur Poker Championship will be played at the Grosvenor Casino, Cardiff on Friday 29th September with Day 1A starting at 6pm, Saturday 30th with Day 1B starting at 2:30pm and Sunday 1st October with Day 2 starting at 12:00 noon.

Venue

Grosvenor G Casino, The Red Dragon Centre, Hemingway Road, Cardiff, CF10 4JY
Tele: 0292 046 8354 (poker room)
Web: HERE

The Casino is open 24 hours, with live tables opening at 14:00 on Friday, 12:00 on Saturday/Sunday and with tables closing at 7am.  The poker room is open from one hour before event start times.  To enter the casino you must be a full member of Grosvenor Casinos - and to join as a Member you need to present photo ID.  Dress code is smart casual - baseball caps, hoodies etc are allowed to be worn in the poker room.  

There is parking on site, which is free as long as you get your ticket validated at reception during your visit.  All hot drinks and all soft drinks (apart from the fruit juices) are free of charge.

APAT Weekend Schedule Of Events

Day 1 structures are as follows (subject to change):

Fri Day 1A - Levels - Sat Day 1B

18:00-18:45 Level 1 14:30-15:15
18:45-19:30 Level 2 15:15-16:00
19:30-20:15 Level 3 16:00-16:45

20:15-20:30 Break   16:45-17:00

(End of late entry / Alternates)

20:30-21:15 Level 4 17:00-17:45
21:15-22:00 Level 5 17:45-18:30

22:00-22:15 Break   18:30-18:45

22:15-23:00 Level 6 18:45-19:30
23:00-23:45 Level 7 19:30-20:15

23:45-00:00 Break   20:15-20:45

00:00-00:45 Level 8 20:45-21:30
00:45-01:30 Level 9 21:30-22:15

Friday 29th Sept 2017

18:00-01:30 (9 levels) - Main Event APAT Welsh Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE Freezeout) Day 1A - £75+£7 with 15k chips on a 45 min clock.  Structure HERE with late entry to and including first break.  No Deals Facilitated.  Estimated maximum players 60.  Amateur Poker Player only.

21:00 Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) (1 x re-entry allowed)- £33+£7 with 15k chips on a 30 min clock.  Same levels as Main Event (without L4 and antes) with late entry to and including first break.   Deals allowed.  Estimated maximum players 40.  Open to all poker players.

Saturday 30th Sept 2017

14:30-22:15 (9 levels) Main Event APAT Welsh Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE Freezeout) Day 1B - £75+£7 with 15k chips on a 45 min clock.  Structure HERE with late entry to and including first break.  No Deals Facilitated.  Estimated maximum players 90.  Amateur Poker Player only.

20:00 NLHE (1 x re-entry allowed) - £33+£7 with 10k chips on a 20 min clock.  Same levels as Main Event with late entry to and including first break.  Deals allowed.  Estimated maximum players 40.  Open to all poker players.

Sunday 1st Oct 2017

12:00- Main Event APAT Welsh Amateur Poker Championship Day 2

13:00 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (PLO8) (1 x re-entry allowed) - £33+£7 with 10k chips on a 30 min clock.  Same levels as Main Event (without L4 and antes) with late entry to and including first break.  Deals allowed.  Estimated maximum players 30.  Open to all poker players.

17:00 Round Of Each (ROE) NLHE/PLO (1 x re-entry allowed) - £33+£7 with 15k chips on a 20 min clock.  Same levels as Main Event (without L4 - PLO round does not have antes, NLHE round does) with late entry to and including first break.  Deals allowed.  Estimated maximum players 30.  Open to all poker players.

PRIZES/ADDED VALUE

Each event prize pool breakdown will be confirmed at the venue after the event has closed for further entries.  An example of the default APAT prize structure can be found HERE.  APAT do NOT facilitate deals for Championship Main Events.  

The winner of the Amateur Poker Championship will win an added value prize of a GUKPT Main Event Seat worht £550.

The top three finishers will receive the coveted APAT National Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.

Season 11 Player Of The Year (POTY) ranking points will be awarded for both the National Championship (Top 18) and all Side Events (Top 5).  POTY details can be found HERE and the POTY will win the ADDED VALUE of a GUKPT Main Event seat worth £550.

GUARANTEE YOUR SEAT IN ADVANCE
 

Reserve a seat via APAT Eventbrite HERE which will close when all allocated seats are reserved or at 21:00 on Thu 28th Sept latest for Day 1a, and at 21:00 on Fri 29th Sept latest for Day 1b.

Clarification on the APAT Eventbrite facility is available HERE, and ALL players who reserve a seat must register in person, and pay the FULL buy-in and reg fee, at the venue poker room cash desk AT THE LATEST 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE EVENT START TIME - otherwise the seat will be freed up AT THIS TIME.



Download the software for APAT/Grosvenor HERE

WILL BE OPEN WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 11 SEPT 2017

ALL players bought-in in advance either via the APAT/Grosvenor Online Holding tank or via APAT (eg Online Satellite token/Added Value), will have their chips put into play at the start of the event and, if not seated, will be blinded out from the start - you DO NOT need to register in the venue prior to the event start - APAT will provide your name to the venue and register you into the event - so just turn up and take your seat (even if late arriving) - any player who registers and buys in at the venue will also have chips put into play at the start if they are not seated.

If you register online via the holding tank, and subsequently do not de-register online before the holding tank closes, or you purchase an entry via Main Event Travel, and subsequently you are unable to use your seat, then you need to use the APAT Seat Exchange facility HERE to off-load your seat.

ON THE DAY

Players can buy-in at the venue for available seats on a first-come-first-served basis, for events THAT DAY, from 1 hour prior to the first APAT event start time that day.

Players who have registered for an event, but are placed on the Alternates list, will be offered a seat as it becomes available.

EVENT REGISTRATION


You are advised to turn up well in advance to complete event registration, including allowing time to join as a member if needed.  

ALL event registration for a particular day will open in the venue 1 hour prior to the first APAT event that day (so at 17:00 on Fri, 13:30 on Sat and 12:00 on Sunday) for those NOT bought-in in full in advance and is on a strictly first-come-first-served basis.

For those who have reserved a seat for the Main Event in advance via the APAT Eventbrite facility, they are reminded they need to register in person and pay the full buyin/reg fee AT LEAST 30 minutes before the event start time, when AT THIS TIME all unclaimed reserved seats will be freed up.

Players may leave the venue after registering for an event but we encourage you to be back and seated by 5 minutes prior to the event advertised start time.  However, it is not obligatory to be in your seat at the start of the events and if not chips will be put into play, and remain in play, and you will be blinded out.

Live Updates

A live report update/blog will be provided on the Main Event throughout Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as will alive stream.

Terms and Conditions

Please note the event is subject to the terms & conditions of the Amateur Poker Association & Tour.

All events are subject to APAT/Venue discretion on the day, and structures/levels may be altered and timings changed if viewed in the best interests of the event.

Cancellations

Once a seat has been purchased, and if plans change, then players need to utilise the APAT Seat Exchange within the APAT Forum HERE to trade their seat at the face value.  Seat Exchange Guidelines HERE apply.

Finally As a member of the Amateur Poker Association and Tour, we would like you to be aware of your expected role in our collective responsibility to ensure that the weekend is memorable and enjoyable for not only every participant - but for everyone involved within the venue.  We would appreciate you doing your bit to ensure that everyone comes away having had the best possible poker experience with APAT.

The best of luck to everyone playing over the weekend of events.
« Last Edit: September 08, 2017, 13:32:36 PM by IrishTom »
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Re: APAT Cardiff Player Briefing - Sept 2017
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2017, 23:09:09 PM »
Below is the latest list of players who have registered in advance or reserved a seat for APAT Cardiff.

FRIDAY 29TH SEPT 2017 6PM MAIN EVENT DAY 1A

Grosvenor Online Holding Tank (Closes 9pm Wed 27th)

The following have pre-registered/bought-in in advance via the Online Holding Tank and do NOT need to turn up at the venue to register on the day - simply turn up at any time and take your seat as you have already been registered into the event by APAT and your chips will go into play at the start of the tournament even if you are late to arrive - although late arrivals will be blinded out from the start of the tournament.

_1_22
1927Brid
Deposit_Here
Ganoesparan
ThatBlondieNinja
wynne1938

APAT Eventbrite Reserve A Seat (Closes 9pm Thu 28th or earlier if/when all allocated seats are taken)

Richard   Berryman
Luke   Elias
Tony   Griffiths
Frazer   Hinder
Peter   Hire
David   Llewellyn
Gary   Norville
Nicholas   Rawlings
Alan   Summers
Matthew   Thomas

Other

The following have been pre-registered/bought-in in advance by APAT and do NOT need to turn up at the venue to register on the day - simply turn up at any time and take your seat as you have already been registered into the event by APAT and your chips will go into play at the start of the tournament even if you are late to arrive - although late arrivals will be blinded out from the start of the tournament.

Bob Bulman (APAT)

SATURDAY 30TH SEPT 2017 2:30PM MAIN EVENT DAY 1B

Grosvenor Online Holding Tank (Closes 9pm Thu 28th)

The following have pre-registered/bought-in in advance via the Online Holding Tank and do NOT need to turn up at the venue to register on the day - simply turn up at any time and take your seat as you have already been registered into the event by APAT and your chips will go into play at the start of the tournament even if you are late to arrive - although late arrivals will be blinded out from the start of the tournament.

3N1GM4
Aces_n_8s
AdSki16
babloos
BigTucks
Charrlie44333
duke3016
Fold2Victory
JamesOrchard
krmit26
LombBomb
MattRed1011
moleymoley74
MrCucumber
Nightbully
ptbooto
Quasar11
scouse3465
sleeves
SukhumvitRd
SwimDad
Tai_gar
Thebeast409
      
APAT Eventbrite Reserve A Seat (Closes 9pm Fri 29th or earlier if/when all allocated seats are taken)

Mark   Anderson
Martyn   Browne
Joe   Burge
Stanley Clark
Darren Barrington   Coleman
Kevin   Crompton
Esther   Crompton
Robert Davies
Simon   Dunevein
alan   ellis
Terry Evans
Phillip Evans
Kenneth   Fuller
clive   handy
Andrew   Hepburn
David Kingswell
Angela   Laidlaw
Robert Law
Simon   Lawlor
Darran   Leak
Michael Lock
Luke Merchant
Sara Miles
Patrick   Newman
Peter   Powell
Jo   Rees
Phil   Rees
Michael Ronayne
derek   rowland
Dean   Saunders
Michael   Slee
Michael   Tranter
Malcolm   Vince
James   Waddams
Floyd   Williams
Graham   Wills
Neil Wyatt

Other

The following have been pre-registered/bought-in in advance by APAT and do NOT need to turn up at the venue to register on the day - simply turn up at any time and take your seat as you have already been registered into the event by APAT and your chips will go into play at the start of the tournament even if you are late to arrive - although late arrivals will be blinded out from the start of the tournament.

Paul Davis (APAT)
Carl Lybert (APAT)
Ian Thompson (ITom)
Steve Roderick (ITom)
« Last Edit: September 29, 2017, 20:00:47 PM by IrishTom »
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Re: APAT Cardiff Player Briefing - Sept 2017
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2017, 07:46:53 AM »
Just a quick reminder that we're in Cardiff this weekend and we've got 2 x NLHE events, 1 x PLO, 1 x PLO8 and 1 x ROE (NLHE/PLO)... and you've still time to register/pay online in advance for the MAIN EVENT with Grosvenor Poker, or Reserve A Seat via APAT Eventbrite (see above posts for details)

Overview of events:

Sep 29, Fri 18:00 Main Event: Welsh Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE) Day 1a £75+£7
Sep 29, Fri 21:00 PLO £33+£7

Sep 30, Sat 14:30 Main Event: Welsh Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE) Day 1b £75+£7
Sep 30, Sat 20:00 NLHE £33+£7

Oct 1, Sun 12:00 Main Event: Welsh Amateur Poker Championship (NLHE) Day 2  
Oct 1, Sun 13:00 PLO8 £33+£7
Oct 1, Sun 17:00 ROE NLHE/PLO £33+£7
« Last Edit: September 25, 2017, 21:45:04 PM by IrishTom »
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Re: APAT Cardiff Player Briefing - Sept 2017
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2017, 15:47:53 PM »
Tom - I cannot see any of the side events on Grosvenor? I assumed you were not allowing pre-reg.

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Re: APAT Cardiff Player Briefing - Sept 2017
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2017, 17:05:21 PM »
Tom - I cannot see any of the side events on Grosvenor? I assumed you were not allowing pre-reg.

You are correct.

PLO reg starts (in person) 1 hour before the ME on Friday...so 5pm.

* But you could have work in Tom's ear in the pub earlier...it's been known to work :)

I suspect he'll be in the Cardiff Bay Tavern with the rest of us mid-afternoon.... just saying!
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Re: APAT Cardiff Player Briefing - Sept 2017
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2017, 21:45:38 PM »
Tom - I cannot see any of the side events on Grosvenor? I assumed you were not allowing pre-reg.

Apologies Paul... pre-reg/reserve for Main Event only... have updated my post below ty....
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