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Season Seven Seat Reservation
AAroddersAA:
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--- Quote from: MintTrav on June 09, 2013, 20:48:11 PM ---
I agree with everything Sillibags posted except the last point, which would be underhand and resented by players and possibly not legal.
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Don"t the WSOP take their rake from the prize pool?
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DTD do
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Even though DTD do it - it"s still a terrible idea.
At worse it leads to the situation in America where massive chunks end up being taken out of the prize pool - at best you"re still effectively trying to "trick" people into believing something is cheaper than it is.
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Totally agree with the above.
Don"t like it when places do this.
Chipaccrual:
Jon MW:
--- Quote from: Chipaccrual on June 10, 2013, 11:44:30 AM ---
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I"ve not been a huge fan of the additional charge, but when you balance it off with guaranteeing a seat, being then able to book early hotels and transport etc, whilst also supporting some of the APAT costs associated with running these events, then in the current poker climate, although not an insignificant amount to some players, I think it is a small price to pay.
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This is a all true - for the existing community.
And there has been very little argument from people unwilling to pay it themselves; I think pretty much the concern has been how much this could potentially harm the growth of APAT - a lot of people not familiar with APAT are just going to look at figures like those and not even consider playing.
TheSnapper:
--- Quote from: Jon MW on June 10, 2013, 12:33:48 PM ---
--- Quote from: Chipaccrual on June 10, 2013, 11:44:30 AM ---
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I"ve not been a huge fan of the additional charge, but when you balance it off with guaranteeing a seat, being then able to book early hotels and transport etc, whilst also supporting some of the APAT costs associated with running these events, then in the current poker climate, although not an insignificant amount to some players, I think it is a small price to pay.
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This is a all true - for the existing community.
And there has been very little argument from people unwilling to pay it themselves; I think pretty much the concern has been how much this could potentially harm the growth of APAT - a lot of people not familiar with APAT are just going to look at figures like those and not even consider playing.
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The proposed optional booking fee of £5, is an additional option for members, they can choose to ignore that option if they so wish.
If the minor addition of this new option can harm us, then we must be in a very precarious position.
fandango:
My personal opinion..
I realise Des, Leigh, Matt and all those associated with APAT want the best for its followers..
Discussions are always very open and have great feedback from all, which makes APAT fantastic as everyone gets their say :).
I"m sure Des didn"t come to the decision to prehaps charge £5 additional fee to secure a garunteed seat to an event lightly..
But at the end of the day if it means securing venues for future events in the season and beyond I think it"s a very small price to pay or not to pay if you are against. I could sense the frustration in Des when he posted about the no shows at Wembley and it must be kinda upsetting and frustrating when this happens..
Poker is mainly about money at the end of the day it is a form of gambling I suppose but with a skill factor on top.. if the extra £5 is going to make a big enough decision to make a new comer to APAT or even a hardened APAT member think twice, then prehaps poker isn"t the recreational hobby for them.. May sound harsh I know but that"s just my view, £5 in today"s climate is pretty much nothing, and over the season if it adds up to £50-£60 then maybe that"s a nice meal out and a couple of glasses of wine..
Going back to the discussion situation, I don"t think it even should of been put up for discussion, Des should of explained what the situation was with why it was being implimented.. I guess Des wanted to discuss this to see if there was any other possible way around this?.. At the end of the day if indeed the £5 charge is implemented then you still have the option to use or not to use your choice..
Just my 2cents.. My opinion.
Now where do I send the £5 to secure my Coventry seat ;D ?
Oh and if I send another £5 can I have a pre announced season 7 schedual?
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