APAT Announce Details Of Season Five

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APAT ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF SEASON FIVE

March 9th, London:  The Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) is delighted to announce details of the fifth season of its critically acclaimed tour for developing poker players.  In partnership with 888poker, the season will contain a series of eighteen National Championship events in addition to a five event Specialist Series.

Seasonal highlights include:-

888poker Partner APAT: APAT will be headline sponsored by 888poker, in a deal that will see value added professional event seats awarded for APAT Amateur and Online Champions.  888poker will exclusively host all APAT direct buy ins, online Championship events, satellites and the National Online League.

APAT Goes Stateside:  APAT will host an event in the US for the first time with the American Amateur Poker Championship in November.  In addition, the European Amateur Poker Championship will be held in Prague in the final event of the season.

Home International Championship: The Home International Championship is a new event, added following the success of the European and World Amateur Team Championship events.  This event will feature ‘A’ and ‘B’ International Teams from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

APAT To Crown Definitive Pub Poker Champions:  The APAT UK Pub Poker Championship is a new event that will debut in season five which will identify once and for all, the Champion Pub Poker League and Individual Player in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Specialist Series:  A five event specialist series will take place on the Sunday of the Amateur Championship events in Coventry, Newcastle, Cardiff, Glasgow and Cork.  The series will feature tournaments in Omaha, Stud, Six-Max, Razz and Hold’em.

The first event of the new season will be the 888poker English Amateur Poker Championship, which will be played at the G Casino in Coventry on March 26th & 27th.  Full satellite qualifying and direct buy in details for this event can be found at www.apat.com.

National Amateur Championship Schedule:

Mar 26 - English Amateur Poker Championship – Coventry (2 day)
Apr 21 - United Kingdom International Home Championship – Newcastle (2 day)
Apr 23 - United Kingdom Amateur Poker Championship – Newcastle (2 day)
May 28 - Welsh Amateur Poker Championship – Cardiff (2 day)
Jun 25 - United Kingdom Pub Poker Championship – Blackpool (2 day)
Jul 30 - Scottish Amateur Poker Championship – Glasgow (2 day)
Aug 25 - World Amateur Team Poker Championship – Nottingham (2 day)
Aug 25 - World Amateur Stud Poker Championship – Nottingham (1 day)
Aug 26 - World Amateur Heads Up Poker Championship – Nottingham (1 day)
Aug 27 - World Amateur Poker Championship (main event) – Nottingham (3 day)
Aug 27 - World Amateur HORSE Poker Championship – Nottingham (1 day)
Aug 28 - World Amateur Six Max Poker Championship – Nottingham (1 day)
Aug 29 - World Amateur Omaha Poker Championship – Nottingham (1 day)
Sep 24 - Irish Amateur Poker Championship – Cork (2 day)
Oct 22 - United Kingdom Team Championship – Luton (2 day)
Nov 19 - North American Amateur Poker Championship – Las Vegas (2 day)
Dec 3 - UK Open Championship – Manchester (2 day)
Jan 21 - European Amateur Poker Championship – Brighton (2 day)

Complete schedule details of APAT’s Amateur Championship, Specialist Series, Online Championship and Online National League can be found via APAT at http://www.apat.com.  Membership of APAT is free and National Amateur Championship events are ran registration free with value added for members.


Discuss Season Five

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SPECIALIST SERIES

1 day events - £25 buy in - mixed structures

Mar 27 - Specialist Series Pot Limit Omaha Championship – Coventry (1 day)
Apr 24 - Specialist Series Stud Championship – Newcastle (1 day)
May 29 - Specialist Series Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Championship – Cardiff (1 day)
Jul 31 - Specialist Series Razz Championship – Glasgow (1 day)
Sep 25 - Specialist Series Hold'em Championship – Cork (1 day)

ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP

1 day events - $50 buy in (main events) $20 buy in (Omaha) - Saturday 8pm (main) 9pm (Omaha)

Mar 19 – English Online Poker Championship - 8pm
Mar 19 – English Online Omaha Poker Championship - 9pm
Apr 16 - United Kingdom Online Poker Championship - 8pm
Apr 16 - United Kingdom Online Omaha Poker Championship - 9pm
May 21 - Welsh Online Poker Championship - 8pm
May 21 - Welsh Online Omaha Poker Championship - 9pm
Jul 23 - Scottish Online Poker Championship - 8pm
Jul 23 - Scottish Online Omaha Poker Championship - 9pm
Aug 30 – World Online Poker Championships (Events TBA - 5 day)
Sep 17 - Irish Online Poker Championship - 8pm
Sep 17 - Irish Online Omaha Poker Championship - 9pm
Nov 5 - American Online Poker Championship - 8pm
Nov 5 - American Online Omaha Poker Championship - 9pm
Jan 21 - European Online Poker Championship - 8pm
Jan 21 - European Online Omaha Poker Championship - 9pm

ONLINE NATIONAL LEAGUE

Two Divisions - $10 buy in - Sunday 8pm

Apr 3 – Matchday 1
Apr 10 – Matchday 2
May 8 – Matchday 3
May 15 – Matchday 4
Jun 5 – Matchday 5
Jun 12 – Matchday 6
Jul 3 – Matchday 7
Jul 10 – Matchday 8
Sep 4 – Matchday 9
Sep 11 – Matchday 10
Oct 2 – Matchday 11
Oct 9 – Matchday 12
Nov 6 – Matchday 13
Nov 13 – Matchday 14
Dec 4 – Matchday 15
Dec 18 – Matchday 16

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As part of Season Five APAT has made changes to both its Live National Championship Tournament Structure and Live Payout Structure, which are detailed below:
 

Tournament Structure
 
Introduction of two new blind levels in the early stages (100/200/25 and 500/1000) and a revised ante structure. The new structure is shown below. The aim will always be to reach the money positions by the end of the first day's play. The clock will remain at 45 minutes and starting stack 10,000 chips except for the WCOAP Main event where players will begin with 15,000 chips
 
Day One  -  Start 2.30pm

Level Blinds Antes

1 25/50
2 50/100
3 75/150
4 100/200
5 100/200 25
6 150/300 50
7 200/400 50
8 300/600 75
9 400/800 100
10 500/1000 150
11 600/1200 200
12 800/1600 250
13 1000/2000 300
14 1500/3000 400
15 2000/4000 500

Aim is to reach the money Day 1

Day Two
 
16 3000 / 6000 600
17 4000 / 8000 800
18 5000 / 10000 1000
19 6000 / 12000 1000
20 8000 / 16000 2000
21 10000 / 20000 2000
22 15000 / 30000 3000
23 20000 / 40000 4000
24 25000 / 50000 4000
25 30000 / 60000 5000
26 40000 / 80000 6000
27 50000 / 100000 8000
28 60000 / 120000 10000
29 70000 / 140000 12000
30 80000 / 160000 14000

Payout Structure
 
APAT will move to a "traditional" payout structure, and an illustration of the payout percentages, based on a 200 runner £75 APAT National Championship tournament is shown below
 

Finishing Position	% of Prize Pool	Payout
1	32	4800
2	18	2700
3	11	1650
4	8	1200
5	6.5	975
6	3.9	585
7	3	450
8	2.5	375
9	2	300
10	1.4	210
11	1.4	210
12	1.4	210
13	1.4	210
14	1	150
15	1	150
16	1	150
17	1	150
18	1	150
19	1	150
20	1	150

Richard Prew
Head of Live Events
APAT

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The first Amateur Championship event of Season Five will be the 888poker English Amateur Poker Championship which will take place at the G Casino in Coventry on the weekend of March 26th & 27th.  The event will feature a buy in of £75 and direct entry is available now via the APAT tab in the 888poker lobby.  This can be found via selecting 'All Games' and then 'Tournaments'.

To open an account with 888poker and buy into this event please use these APAT specific link:-



For players who would rather satellite in, a range of satellites will be available on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week (14th to 16th March).

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March Satellites on 888poker (All 8pm starts)



The following satellites will pay one seat for every $122 in the prizepool

Monday 14th March - $20+$2 Freezeout to APAT English Championship (Coventry 26th/27th March)
Tuesday 15th March - $10+$1 Freezeout to APAT English Championship (Coventry 26th/27th March)
Wednesday 16th March - $5+$0.50 Rebuy to APAT English Championship (Coventry 26th/27th March)



The following satellites will pay one seat for every $55 in the prizepool

Monday 14th March - $15+$1.50 Freezeout to APAT English Online Championship (888poker 19th March 8pm)
Tuesday 15th March - $10+$1 Freezeout to APAT English Online Championship (888poker 19th March 8pm)
Wednesday 16th March - $5+$0.50 Rebuy to APAT English Online Championship (888poker 19th March 8pm)



The following satellite will pay one seat for every $22 in the prizepool

Wednesday 16th March - $5+$0.50 Freezeout to APAT English Online Omaha Side Event (888poker 19th March 9pm)