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WCOAP 2014 - England Team
AJDUK:
I"m still getting over the shock of being asked to captain England for the forthcoming World Team title defence at WCOAP 2014 in April. It will be the first time I"ve worn the England shirt, so being asked to be captain on top just makes it all the more special.
It"s going to be a tough task defending a world title and it goes without saying I"ll be looking to field a team every bit as strong as last year. To that end, and as is the norm with England teams, I"m asking for anyone interested in playing to PM me with a few details that you feel will help me decide. There are only 3 more spots in the team, so it"s going to be tough to have to choose between so many fantastic players and friends that request a place but I can assure you I will acknowledge and consider all applications very closely. I"m certainly not looking forward to having to disappoint anyone, which is the worst part of the job.
To make sure people have as much time as possible to secure their travel plans I would like to finalise the team ASAP, therefore closing date for applications is Sunday 16th February - the team will be announced shortly after.
Although there seems to have been loads of team events recently, this is only the fourth World Team event - a bracelet event at that. Only ENGLAND and Wales have won it previously, and there"s no reason to change that now!
COME ON ENGLAND!!!!!
AJDUK:
WCOAP 2014 info here:
http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=14949.0
Team Championship thread is here:
http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=14902.0
Key Team Event input from Des:
--- Quote from: Des on January 11, 2014, 15:41:23 PM ---
I have discussed this with Tom and Matt and I can assure you that the event will definitely have five phases to it.
With five phases, country captains will have to allocate their four players in the following way:-
Day One
Phase 1 - NLHE, NLHE, NLHE, NLHE
Phase 2 - NLHE, NLHE, PLO, PLO
Phase 3 - HU
Day Two
Phase 4 - NLHE, NLHE, PLO8, PLO8
Phase 5 - MTT
With over three months to go, captains should be able to ensure they have at least two players in their team who are expert in Omaha and 08.
The Main Event and the World Amateur Team Championship are the two most high profile tournaments of the WCOAP and we think the above format will lead to another superbly competitive event.
--- End quote ---
I"m assuming this remains true, although Des has been known to change his mind! 8)
nosey-p:
Good luck Andy, although I"m envious of you, at the same time I"m not (if you know what I mean :))
IrishTom:
--- Quote from: AJDUK on January 29, 2014, 22:57:32 PM ---
WCOAP 2014 info here:
http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=14949.0
Team Championship thread is here:
http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=14902.0
Key Team Event input from Des:
--- Quote from: Des on January 11, 2014, 15:41:23 PM ---
I have discussed this with Tom and Matt and I can assure you that the event will definitely have five phases to it.
With five phases, country captains will have to allocate their four players in the following way:-
Day One
Phase 1 - NLHE, NLHE, NLHE, NLHE
Phase 2 - NLHE, NLHE, PLO, PLO
Phase 3 - HU
Day Two
Phase 4 - NLHE, NLHE, PLO8, PLO8
Phase 5 - MTT
With over three months to go, captains should be able to ensure they have at least two players in their team who are expert in Omaha and 08.
The Main Event and the World Amateur Team Championship are the two most high profile tournaments of the WCOAP and we think the above format will lead to another superbly competitive event.
--- End quote ---
I"m assuming this remains true, although Des has been known to change his mind! 8)
--- End quote ---
This is "set in stone" - congratulations Andy and good luck to you and your team.
AMRN:
Resigning captaincy was a hard thing to do - really glad with where this has been assigned though! Great choice.
Best of luck Andy!!
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