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kinboshi:
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--- Quote from: johns41 on May 21, 2008, 08:53:27 AM ---
... just hope the winnings cover the cost of travel and accomodation.
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I think this is a significant part of the problem of people wanting to play the World"s rather than the Irish.
Obviously the World is the finale and that gives a big incentive to play it - but Dublin is about as expensive as London for hotels and more expensive to travel to, so given the choice I think it"s understandable that people would prefer London.
But as Des has said, we can"t have all the seats allocated before the clickfest starts, so I think it"s equally as understandable that APAT are having to restrict the deferment of seats in a way which they haven"t had to for the other Nationals.
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just to let u guys know, i got return flights from edinburgh to dublin for £10 with ryanair, not sure bout the cost from other airports. i cant get a taxi home from a night out for a tenner lol! hope to see u all in dublin. ;D
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Flights near me seem to vary from a few pence (East Midlands), to about £80 (from Birmingham). So I don"t think flights are a huge problem for most people.
However, there"s the cost of getting to and from the airports at both ends - which obviously varies.
On top of that, there"s the cost of the hotels - and Dublin isn"t cheap at all. Then there"s the costs of spending a weekend in a city full of lovely Guinness - and it starts to add up. If you have to click-fest in for your seat there"s another £75 on top.
If your partner wants to come to, then the costs rocket.
I was very close to not going to this one, but am fortunate enough to be able to make it. I wanted to go to Vienna as well, but it was just beyond my means/bankroll.
For a £75 tournament it"s not a cheap weekend, unless you cash. Of course, there"s more to APAT than just a £75 tournament. Which is why many of us are so keen to go to as many as we can.
billyho10:
yip i totally agree kinboshi. if i hadn"t won my seat, my bankroll would not have stretched to dublin.
kinboshi:
--- Quote from: billyho10 on May 21, 2008, 10:45:32 AM ---
yip i totally agree kinboshi. if i hadn"t won my seat, my bankroll would not have stretched to dublin.
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Brag post!!!
;D
billyho10:
--- Quote from: Kinboshi on May 21, 2008, 10:47:44 AM ---
--- Quote from: billyho10 on May 21, 2008, 10:45:32 AM ---
yip i totally agree kinboshi. if i hadn"t won my seat, my bankroll would not have stretched to dublin.
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Brag post!!!
;D
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wasn"t meant to be :-[ just tellin the truth 8)
Chipaccrual:
If it was just a bankroll decision, then it"s a tight weekend to decide. However, as Daniel says, an APAT event is more than that, hence the usual demand for places.
I treat them as weekends away with some poker thrown in for good measure. Although I still owe Jen a weekend in Vienna having spent most of it in Poker Royale and everything being shut on the bank holiday Monday. I think because of that, she"s not risking Dublin. Doesn"t she realise I"m usually out very early in these events with a terrible story to tell. (Thinking about it, thats probably why she doesn"t come along very often. At least having to listen to me on the phone means she doesn"t have to pretend to look interested.)
A few pence to fly from the Midlands, and I thought I got a good deal at £55 from Southampton. I"d be better of driving to Birmingham and catching a flight from there.
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