888poker UK & Ireland Home International Team Championship LIVE UPDATE

[TightEnd]

Starting at 6pm Thursday, and continuing until the bar is drunk dry or Des Duffy cries "STOP" we have the 888poker UK & Ireland Home International Team Championship

8 teams. Four Countries. No poker of any note, but we'll record the action anyway on here from tomorrow


As an added bonus, I am going to tomorrow afternooon's "football" with my camera. Snigger. I may post some photos on here to get the live update off to a good start. A start anyway

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If you're tweeting from the tables, just add #apatpoker

[TightEnd]

So the event itself

£75 per man, woman or Laxie.

The Prize Pool for the Home International Team Championship is £2,400. The first place team will receive £1,600 and the second placed team £800.


Schedule of events is as follows :-

Thursday Day One
 
6pm – 4 x 8 handed NLHE SNG
 
8:30pm – 4 x 8 handed PLO SNG
 
11pm – 4 x 8 handed NLHE SNG

One member from each team plays on each table in each bank of SNGs
 
 
Friday Day Two
 
2pm – 28 x Heads Up Matches (7 per team, each player must play at least 1 HU match)
 
8pm – 32 Man MTT (8 handed), starts with one from each team per table.


Scoring

SNG  8 points for a win, 1 point for 8th
HU 4 points for a win
MTT 32 points for a win down to 1 point for last

[TightEnd]

Structures and teams can be found on

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=tWjudDRKRal-OA708l-SNXg&authkey=CIjk7-UF#gid=0



Good luck especially to Des Bartab. An APAT newbie, playing his first event. He'll be nervous. Good luck Des

[TightEnd]

A small competition for you

Deadline for entry is tomorrow 6 pm


Pick the first two teams at the end of the event in any order

Winner gets 888.com tournament entries (Leigh, come up with something please. ** Throws hospital pass **) 

Tiebreaker (in the event of multiple winners):


Answer the following question

I've always wanted to see Des play poker because.......


Funniest reply in the opinion of Leigh and myself scoops



Good luck!

[Foggy]

I'm very impressed with all the spreadsheets, has someone from APAT been sponsoring training days for the members or has one or two got too much time on their hands...........lol

[Chipaccrual]

Updates from Newcastle will be brought to you by poker's answer to Ant & Dec.......

Richard & Leigh (aka Tighty & Chipaccrual)


Ant & Dec (aka PJ & Duncan)


If you ever get confused, Tighty will always be the one on the left as you look at them.   

[samuel_9]

im so glad you said cos i was confused i dident no if he was still hard at it or if he was someone else and im still not sure is he still hard at it

[scouse3465]

England 1st and 2nd

always wanted to see Des play poker to see if he can find a pot filled with gold (better than chasing rainbows )

[mfcrocker]

England B and Wales A.

I pass on the tiebreaker

[Dewi_cool]

I think APAT should seriously consider taking the english teams out of the comp, following some recent information that came to hand.

[ian.ski309]

Wales A and Wales B.

I've always wanted to see Des play poker because.....

When Ger needed a brave volunteer,
Des put up his hand without fear,
The chips may well fly,
But he is the guy,
To smile whilst buying the beer!


That last line might need a bit of work... 

[Waz1892]

England A, England B.


I've always wanted to see Des play poker because.......

Like Bernie Eccleston and F1...they put so much time and effort in running it...should be a natural at doing it! 

[SirPercival]

Scotland A, Scotland B

I've always wanted to see Des play poker because.......

I can call for a clock if he says the word soon.

[Foggy]

England A       Wales A

I've always wanted to see Des play poker because.........

I've wondered if he could reach the table whilst sitting down

[duke3016]

Ireland A, Ireland B

I've always wanted to see Des play poker because.......

the occasion is rarer than rocking horse shyte