The APAT German Championship will take place at the newly extended and refurbished Grand Casino Asch, Czech Republic over the period Wednesday 30dth September to Sunday 4th October 2026.
Located on the Germany / Czech Republic border, Grand Casino Asch comprizes of a dedicated / separate 40-table poker room on the top floor of the casino, with a recently added Casino Hotel right next door.
Grand Casino AŠ
Selbská 2721
352 01 Aš
Phone: +420 351 011 611
Reception: recepce@grandcasinoas.eu
Hotel: hotel@grandcasinoas.eu
APAT GERMAN SCHEDULE
| Start | Late Reg | Event # | Event Name | Buy In | Clock | Stack | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 30 Sep 19;00 | 21:30 | #1 | APAT NLHE Opener (Turbo) | €60+€10 | 15 | 50,000 | 2 Re-entry | €5,000 GTD. |
| Thu 1 Oct 12:00 | - | #2.1 | German Team Championship (Phase 1) | €130+€20 | 20 | 30,000 | - | Teams of 4, pre-registered via poker room, Buy-in per player. Phase 1 - NLHE STTs. |
| Thu 1 Oct 14:00 | 16:00 | #3 | NLHE 3-Card Crazy Pineapple | €60+€10 | 15 | 30,000 | 2 Re-entry | Dealt 3 cards, discard 1 card after Flop betting. |
| Thu 1 Oct 16:00 | - | #2.2 | German Team Championship (Phase 2) | - | 20 | 30,000 | - | Phase 2 - NLHE STTs |
| Thu 1 Oct 17:00 | 21:00 | #4.1a | APAT National Championship (Day 1a) | €130+€20 | 30 | 100,000 | 2 Re-entry | Play to 15% Day 2 'in the money'. €100,000 GTD. |
| Thu 1 Oct 20:00 | - | #2.3 | German Team Championship (Phase 3) | - | 30 | 50,000 | Phase 3 - NLHE MTT. Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals. | |
| Thu 1 Oct 20:00 | 22:00 | #5 | ROE (NLHE/PLO) | €60+€10 | 20 | 30,000 | 2 Re-entry | |
| Fri 2 Oct 12:00 | 13:30 | - | Satellite to High Roller | €53+€7 | 15 | 10,000 | Re-entry | 5 seats GTD. |
| Fri 2 Oct 14:00 | 18:00 | #4.1b | APAT National Championship (Day 1b) | €130+€20 | 30 | 100,000 | 2 Re-entry | Play to 15% Day 2 'in the money'. €100,000 GTD. |
| Fri 2 Oct 15:00 | 19:00 | #6 | APAT High Roller | €270+€30 | 30 | 100,000 | 2 Re-entry | €30,000 GTD. |
| Fri 2 Oct 18:00 | 20:40 | #7 | APAT National PLO Championship | €130+€20 | 20 | 50,000 | 2 Re-entry | Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals. |
| Fri 2 Oct 21:00 | 23:00 | #4.1c | APAT National Championship (Day 1c) (Turbo) | €130+€20 | 15 | 100,000 | 2 Re-entry | Play to 15% Day 2 'in the money'. €100,000 GTD. |
| Sat 3 Oct 13:00 | 17:00 | #4.1d | APAT National Championship (Day 1d) | €130+€20 | 30 | 100,000 | 2 Re-entry | Play to 15% Day 2 'in the money'. €100,000 GTD. |
| Sat 3 Oct 17:00 | 19:40 | #8 | NLHE | €85+€15 | 20 | 20,000 | 2 Re-entry | |
| Sat 3 Oct 21:00 | 23:00 | #4.1e | APAT National Championship (Day 1e) (Turbo) | €130+€20 | 15 | 100,000 | 2 Re-entry | Play to 15% Day 2 'in the money'. €100,000 GTD. |
| Sun 4 Oct 13:00 | 15:00 | #9 | APAT NLHE Closer | €60+€10 | 20 | 30,000 | 2 Re-entry | €5,000 GTD. |
| Sun 4 Oct 14:00 | - | #4.2 | APAT National Championship (Day 2 & Final Table) | - | 40 | - | - | €100,000 GTD. Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals. |
| Sun 4 Oct 17:00 | 19:00 | #10 | APAT Win The Button (NLHE) | €60+€10 | 15 | 30,000 | 2 Re-entry |
Travel to Grand Casino AŠ can be achieved by flying to Prague Airport with a hire car from the airport terminal for a drive west towards the German border, or a bus journey of 2.5 hrs to the nearby town of Cheb.
You can view Prague Airport flight / route map HERE
International Airports (and drive time to Grand Casino AŠ):
Prague (2 hours) (Bus circa £9 single journey – Operator Website) (Train circa 3-4 hours)
Dresden (2 hours) (Train)
Leipzig (2 hours) (Train)
Nuremberg (2 hours) (Train)
Frankfurt (4 hours) (Train)
Car hire services at Prague Airport (PRG) are centrally located in Parking Building C, which is directly opposite the terminals, rather than inside the terminal buildings themselves, with car counters such as Avis, Hertz, Sixt, Budget etc accessible via a covered walkway from both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.
Welcome benefits for APAT members include special hotel room rates and a discounted ‘All Inclusive’ daily food and drinks package – please contact myself direct via the details at the bottom for details or to book or for general further info.
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The German Team Championship is a particular highlight of the week, bringing the raw emotion of pride combined with hugely competitive poker action to the tables, and will play out over 1 day on Thursday 1st October with 3 separate playing rounds (Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3) with all members of each team competing in all 3.
Team mustd pre-register via the poker room in advance, and the Team Captain then brings their best 4 member / player choices to compete for the German Team Champions title.
The Team Champions are crowned with the award of a Gold Medal for each team member, with the second and third placed team members each earning Silver and Bronze Medals – and with the top teams also having a share of the prize fund.
A team scoring leaderboard is maintained throughout the event, with points awarded in Round 1 and Round 2 NLHE STTs relevant to each player finishing position in their STT, with the deciding NLHE MTT awarding points for team member individual effort / placing based on their MTT finishing position.
CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS award Gold, Silver & Bronze Medals to the top 3 individuals (and top 3 teams) with player deals allowed on the FINAL TABLE ONLY and on an ICM DEAL ONLY, which includes the award of medals and any associated other benefits or promotions.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me personally.
Tom Brady
APAT Operations Director
Live Events & Tour
Email: tombrady[at]hotmail.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TomBrady65/
WhatsApp: 07957 977 057