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Season Seven Seat Reservation
rupetherupe:
OH Right thanks - hopefully see you all at DTD in August
Cheers
AJDUK:
--- Quote from: Des on June 11, 2013, 17:20:29 PM ---
--- Quote from: AJDUK on June 11, 2013, 16:17:49 PM ---
Thanks for the clarification Des.
Neither Debjani nor I will pay this £5 extra fee, it"s a bad idea and not good for APAT in the long run.
We"ll just turn up on the day and if there"s a seat great, but if not we"ll go to Costco on the way home and do our monthly shop. Win win.
--- End quote ---
Thanks for your thoughts Andrew and we"ll certainly review the effectiveness or otherwise of the reservation fee on an ongoing basis. Right now it"s just another thing that we are testing. However, for Coventry there are several options to entry. Why not satellite or buy in via WH at no additional cost?
--- End quote ---
Confused now - is it just me ???
If you can buy in direct on the WH website without a £5 fee, where does the reservation fee fit in?
I carefully re-read what you said earlier and maybe you mean this:
--- Quote from: Des on June 11, 2013, 15:00:45 PM ---
It is our intention for the English Amateur Championship to offer the following entry routes:-
- Satellites on William Hill [NO RESERVATION FEE]
- Direct buy in on William Hill (closes c. 10 days prior to the event starting). [NO RESERVATION FEE?]
- Reserve a seat for £5 (closes at midnight on the eve of the event). [Where and how?]
- Direct buy in at the casino (on the day of play). [NO RESERVATION FEE]
Going forward we hope to look at opening up live satellites via the Live Pub Poker League and the APAT Home League.
--- End quote ---
So (if I"m right) the fee would only be charged to people who prefer not to pay in full in advance (or who miss the pay in full deadline) but still wish to reserve prior to the day of play?
That"s a question for Des - no guessing the answer please Paulie!
Des:
--- Quote from: AJDUK on June 11, 2013, 19:09:38 PM ---
--- Quote from: Des on June 11, 2013, 17:20:29 PM ---
--- Quote from: AJDUK on June 11, 2013, 16:17:49 PM ---
Thanks for the clarification Des.
Neither Debjani nor I will pay this £5 extra fee, it"s a bad idea and not good for APAT in the long run.
We"ll just turn up on the day and if there"s a seat great, but if not we"ll go to Costco on the way home and do our monthly shop. Win win.
--- End quote ---
Thanks for your thoughts Andrew and we"ll certainly review the effectiveness or otherwise of the reservation fee on an ongoing basis. Right now it"s just another thing that we are testing. However, for Coventry there are several options to entry. Why not satellite or buy in via WH at no additional cost?
--- End quote ---
Confused now - is it just me ???
If you can buy in direct on the WH website without a £5 fee, where does the reservation fee fit in?
I carefully re-read what you said earlier and maybe you mean this:
--- Quote from: Des on June 11, 2013, 15:00:45 PM ---
It is our intention for the English Amateur Championship to offer the following entry routes:-
- Satellites on William Hill [NO RESERVATION FEE]
- Direct buy in on William Hill (closes c. 10 days prior to the event starting). [NO RESERVATION FEE?]
- Reserve a seat for £5 (closes at midnight on the eve of the event). [Where and how?]
- Direct buy in at the casino (on the day of play). [NO RESERVATION FEE]
Going forward we hope to look at opening up live satellites via the Live Pub Poker League and the APAT Home League.
--- End quote ---
So (if I"m right) the fee would only be charged to people who prefer not to pay in full in advance (or who miss the pay in full deadline) but still wish to reserve prior to the day of play?
That"s a question for Des - no guessing the answer please Paulie!
--- End quote ---
Correct Andrew.
APAT would not end up paying any transaction fees on payments made via WH, so we can offer that as an additional payment option here for anyone who wants to buy in without the reservation fee. For anyone who would prefer to pay at the end of the month, or who misses the online buy in window there is the reservation option.
There will be a button on the APAT home page once the schedule goes up.
Chipaccrual:
Let"s look at the Blue Thing Above Us Poker Tour.
I would very much like to play the £200 + £20 Six Max event at DTD next month, but the only way I can guarantee a seat is by winning a satellite, as they do not accept direct buyins until much closer to the event.
I just want to be able to buyin direct (blatant brag, I know)
So it"s a £48+£4 (1 in 5 get a seat)
Or a £10+£1 into the above satellite
Either option is generating more rake for the aforementioned online site, and although I could bink a seat on the cheap, based on the hands I have just got called down with, it"s like treading through a minefield.
Enforcing satellite entry only is just another way for the site to generate fees as they collect rake throughout the whole satellite process. Again, I"m not trying to defend any additional charges, but comparing and contrasting the current options in the market.
Rant over. ;D
bear21:
Sooo when ?? does all this happen
Please enlighten me :-\
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