WCOAP

Updated: 12th June 2025  

APAT are delighted to confirm WCOAP 2025 from Wed 20th to Mon 25th Aug hosted at Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, UK.  

Venue : Dusk Till Dawn, Redfield Way, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 2UW

Tel : 0115 845 4300

Email : support@dusktilldawnpoker.com

Website : www.dusktilldawnpoker.com  

How to get there :

By Car : Dusk Till Dawn, Redfield Way, Nottingham, NG72UW

By Tram : The closest tram stop is the QMC. Alight at the QMC and Dusk Till Dawn is around a 10 minute walk away.

By Train : The closest mainline train station is Nottingham which offers direct services to and from London, Manchester & Liverpool.

By Plane : East Midlands airport is approximately 25 minutes by taxi away from Dusk Till Dawn.  

Premier Inn Castle Marina – Approx 8 minutes drive from Dusk Till Dawn

Village Hotel – Approx 15 minutes drive from Dusk Till Dawn

Travelodge Riverside – Approx 5 minutes drive from Dusk Till Dawn  

Whilst the International Team Championship will kick off events on Wed, the full schedule of events and details are confirmed further down the page below.  

The Team Championship schedule is as follows:

Wed 20th:

16:00 – 1 member NLHE STT, 1 member PLO STT, 1 member PLO8 STT, 1 member Heads Up

20:00 – 1 member NLHE STT, 1 member PLO STT, 1 member PLO8 STT, 1 member Heads Up

Thu 21st:

13:00 – 2 members NLHE STTs, 1 member PLO STT, 1 member PLO8 STT

18:00 – 4 members NLHE MTT  

WCOAP 2024 TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP FINALISED LEDERBOARED

International Team Championship

The International Team Championship is a particular highlight of the week, bringing the raw emotion of national pride combined with hugely competitive poker action to the WCOAP tables, and will play out over the opening 2 days of WCOAP Wed 20th and Thurs 21st Aug.

Team Captains are confirmed by APAT in advance of the event, and the Team Captain then brings their best 4 member / player choices to WCOAP to compete for the WCOAP Champions title – with each Team wearing matching Team Shirts throughout the event (which can be sourced via APAT – T-Shirts / Polo Shirts / Hoodies / Zoodies).

The Team Champions are crowned with the award of a WCOAP Bracelet and Gold Medal for each team member, with the second and third placed team members each earning WCOAP Silver and Bronze Medals – and with the top teams also having a share of the £115+£25pp buy-in prize fund.

A maximum of one team of 4 players from each competing country will be fighting it out over 2 days of Heads Up and NLHE, PLO and PLO8 STT action, before culminating in the NLHE MTT where it all remains to be won, or lost!

A Team scoring leaderboard is maintained throughout the event, with points awarded in the Heads Up based on each team competing twice in a ‘best of 3 games’ match against another team, plus in the STT rounds where points are scored relevant to each player finishing position.   The deciding NLHE MTT awards points for each individual effort / placings based on their finishing position.  

International Teams

We are delighted to so far confirm the following Teams and Team Captains for WCOAP 2025 – PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECT ASAP IF YOU’D WISH TO CONSIDER ENTERING A TEAM OF 4 PLAYERS…

TEAM INDIVIDUAL MEMBER QUALIFYING CRITERIA –

Born in or hold a passport of the Country, or Parent, Grand or Great Grandparent born in or hold a passport of the Country, or team member has  CURRENT resident status of the Country of at least 3 years.  

WCOAP 2025 INTERNATIONAL TEAMS - TBC

LIVE EVENT REGISTRATION

PRE-REGISTRATION will run as follows:

EVENT REGISTRATION ON THE DAY will run as follows:

Event registration will take place at the DTD registration desk for all remaining seats.  Registration for all daily events will be open from 60 minutes prior to the first daily event. Where events hit capacity then an Alternates List will run, with names added to the list up until the end of late registration, with players offered a seat as one becomes available – and at this time they may either take or refuse the seat – refusing the seat, or not being present to claim the seat, will remove them from the AL. #

Chips go into play from the start if registering prior to the event start, or if registering later then from when a player takes their seat, or otherwise automatically at the end of late reg.

Team entry to the Team Championship on Wed/Thu is controlled by APAT and entry is available by APAT INVITATION ONLY.  

PLAYERS WHO BUY-IN FOR MULTIPLE OVERLAPPING EVENTS

Whilst not wishing to restrict event choices and enjoyment throughout the week, WCOAP 2023 players will be allowed to multi-table, HOWEVER, where a player reaches any Final Table, then the player MUST play that Final Table and only able to play any other event when the Final Table is on a break (NB you may NOT play the other event when on a Final Table and in-between hands)  

Additional Info :

All events are open to everyone – players must be members of DTD and photo ID is required to join – we strongly recommend ALL attendees bring Photo ID with them (even if already a member – DTD introduced a new membership system in August 2024 and even if you were a member priot to this you had to re-join).

The Main Event plays down to 15% of each Day 1, with all Day 2 stacks in play earning a min cash.  Each Day 1 runs as a Daily Freezeout, which allows any player to enter once per Day 1 – any Day 2 qualified player who plays a subsequent Day 1 will immediately forfeit any previously won Day 2 stack – it will NOT go into play nor earn a min cash – only stacks ‘in play’ at the start of Day 2 will earn a ‘min cash’.

The Mini Main will play down to 12.5% of each Day 1, with all Day 2 qualifiers earning an immediate ‘min cash’.   Any Day 2 qualified player who plays a subsequent Day 1, and again qualifies for Day 2, will have a min cash paid for each Day 2 qualification but will only take their highest stack forward to Day 2 if they qualify multiple times.

TBC A shot clock will be utilised for Championship events from the start of each day, with 20 secs plus 4 x 30 secs timebanks, reset to this at 2-table and Final Table TBC

Winnings from WCOAP live events at DTD will be paid via the same method as pre-registration for the event – so into your LuxonPay account (immediately on winning, and available to use immediately or withdraw cash in DTD), or paid as cash at DTD for those who buy-in at DTD.  

TERMS AND CONDITIONS Please note the event is subject to the terms & conditions of the Amateur Poker Association & Tour and Dusk Till Dawn.  

Member Only Added Value

Please note added value will only be available to APAT members. This includes WCOAP Bracelets, Medals and any other Added Value.

Click to get a free membership of the Amateur Poker Association & Tour.  

PLEASE DIRECT RELEVANT QUESTIONS TO THE APAT FACEBOOK GROUP, OR DIRECTLY TO MYSELF (DETAILS BELOW)  

WCOAP SCHEDULE

Tom Brady

APAT Operations

Director Live Events & Tour

Email: tombrady[at]hotmail.co.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TomBrady65/

WhatsApp: 07957 977 057