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Paul Pitchford:  WCOAP Omaha Champion 2009

Paul Pitchford: WCOAP Omaha Champion 2009

England’s Paul Pitchford has won the Omaha title at the APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker, in the early hours of Friday morning.  Defeating a sold out field, Paul took the Championship Gold medal and first prize of £1,300, beating Andrew Drago heads up.

The final positions were as follows:

1 Paul Pitchford
2 Andrew Drago
3 Chen Tam
4 James Barber
5 Steve Redfern
6 Chris Brammer
7 Christian Briggs
8 Sam Morris
9 Martin Hanney

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The betting market for the APAT World Amateur Poker Championship main event is now open at Blue Square.

The current individual Championship favourites at 66/1 are Simon Auckland, Darren Shallis, James Eccles, Neil Blatchly and John Miller. Bets can be had on the individual winner or on players reaching the final table.

The event will be played at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham between August 28th & 30th, with over 300 players taking part.

Live updates will be available via the APAT forum throughout the festival, which opens with the WCOAP Omaha Championship on August 27th and concludes with the WCOAP HORSE Championship on August 30th.

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APAT World Amateur Championship Betting Market

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The World Championship of Amateur Poker (WCOAP) will be held at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, between August 27th and 30th. Final details for the festival are now confirmed as follows:-

August 27th

WCOAP Pot Limit Omaha Championship
1 Day / 5.00pm start / 81 players
10,000 chips / 30 minute clock
£50 Entry Fee
Direct Buy In – March 20th

August 28th – 30th

WCOAP World Amateur Championship Main Event
3 Day / 4.30pm start / 300 players
10,000 chips / 45 minute clock
£100 entry fee
Day 1A – August 28th
Day 1B – August 29th
Final – August 30th (3.30pm start)
Online Satellites – March 16th / 17th / 18th
Direct Buy In – March 19th

August 30th

WCOAP Horse Championship
1 day / 3.45pm start / 48 players
6,000 chips / 30 minute clock
£50 entry fee
Direct Buy In – March 21st

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