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APAT Presents The PokerStars.com National Online League
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London, February 15, 2012: The Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) are proud to present the PokerStars.com National Online League.
In the first announcement of plans for their sixth season, APAT have outlined a headline partnership with PokerStars.com, that will see teams from thirteen APAT Regions compete for the National Online League, with all of the action played out on Sunday nights at 7pm – with 1 hour late registration, exclusively at PokerStars.com.
The League, which will run over 15 match days between March 11th and June 17th, will feature a $10 + $1 buy in and a structure offering 5,000 starting chips and a 15 minute clock.
APAT members will have the chance to win UKIPT, PokerStars Sunday Million and PokerStars Sunday Kickoff Seats. APAT National Ranking Points will also be on offer to leading individual players, many of whom will also be challenging to become part of the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish International squads for the fifth annual World Championship of Amateur Poker (WCOAP), which will take place at Dusk Till Dawn later in the year.
For more details and to join one of the APAT Regional Teams, please see the official launch announcement in the forum.
APAT in January
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Happy New Year to all APAT members and your families and we wish you all health and happiness in 2012. Look out for the following APAT events in January:-
APAT European Online Championship – 888poker
Date: January 14th, 2012 – 8pm – $50 + $5 – 10,000 chips – 15 min clock
Added 888poker SuperStack Seat For Winner
Password – apatmember
APAT European Online PLO Championship – 888poker
Date: January 14th, 2012 – 9pm – $20 + $2 – 10,000 chips – 15 min clock
Password – apatmember
Satellites:
Feeder to APAT European Online Championship
Date: January 10th, 2012 – 8pm – $5 + $0.50 – 3,000 chips – 13 min clock
1 package awarded for every $55 in prize pool.
APAT European Amateur Poker Championship – Rendezvous Casino, Brighton
Date: January 21st & 22nd – £75 – 10,000 chips – 45 minute clock
This event is sold out, but players can still put their name down on the reserve list.
Cash Tour – New For 2012 – Rendezvous Casino, Brighton
Date: January 22nd – £50 buy in + £10 Warrior payment + 10% entry fee
For full details and to reserve a seat see the Cash Tour thread in the forum.
Look out for an announcement regarding APAT Season 6 in February.
APAT Award Winners Revealed
Posted by: | CommentsCongratulations to all of the following, who have won 2011 APAT Awards. The full results can be found via this link below.
Award 1 – Poker Hall Of Fame – Leigh Wiltshire
Award 2 – Professional Player Of The Year – Sam Trickett
Award 3 – APAT Player Of The Year – Paul McGuinness
Award 4 – Best APAT member performance at a non APAT event – George Bedi
Award 5 – Best APAT member performance at an APAT event – Wales
Award 6 – Best APAT Tournament – World Championship Of Amateur Poker, DTD
Award 7 – Best APAT Forum Contribution – Richard Prew
Award 8 – Best Online Poker Room – PokerStars
Award 9 – Best Poker Media Provider – Blondepoker
Award 10 – Best Poker Tour – APAT
Award 11 – Best Poker Forum – APAT
Award 12 – Best Poker Social Media User – Richard Prew
APAT Awards 2011 – Final Results
George Downie Wins APAT 888poker United Kingdom Open
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APAT hosted the 888poker United Kingdom Open at the G Casino, Manchester over the weekend of 3rd-4th December. With a £100 buy in and a 10,000 starting stack, 45 minute clock tournament, the 119 runners created a £11,900 prize pool including added value of a tournament entry from APAT to the winner.
Play in the early stages was fast and furious and players sought to build their stacks early. Zhang Yangran and John Anderson were way out at the head of affairs from the mid levels of the day, both amassing impressive stacks over double that of their nearest competitiors. Craig Dawson was their nearest challenger, playing consistently throughout a day that saw fewer players return for the second day than normal.
Tipperary’s Bobby O’Donnell Wins APAT Irish Amateur Championship In Cork
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Tipperary man Bobby O’Donnell overcame a tough field at the Macau Sporting Club in Cork to win the APAT Irish Amateur Poker Championship.
A full report will follow, but our congratulations go to Bobby in the interim, who beat Silver Medalist Ken Burgess (Bantry) heads up, with Dubliner Matt Bailie taking the Bronze.
To get a summary of how the event played out, click through to the APAT live update from Cork.
Click through to the Image Gallery (button on right hand side of this page) for player images.
The next event will be the sold out APAT United Kingdom Team Championship, taking place at the G Casino in Luton in October.
APAT Announce Details Of Season Five
Posted by: | CommentsMarch 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 – American Amateur Poker Championship – Las Vegas (3 day)
Dec 10 – The Masters Pro Am – London (2 day)
Jan 28 – European Amateur Poker Championship – Prague (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.
