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WCOAP 2014 - Bigger and Better...
Dawnie:
For a total newbie to the Wcoap I have to say it was amazing. You listened to any gripes, you dealt with them, we moved on, how many times can you say that about a festival of poker!
I think if you do decide to go with Aspers again (and I so hope you do, I know for some it closed the doors but it sure opened it up for others of us) then sitting down talking with John S beforehand will get the right amount of chips and clock. talking to him yesterday he was saying if it did happen again then they would consider doing sattys for the main and high roller which would be great, i"d be there like a shot.
Accommodation wise, is it worth talking to someone like MET and seeing if there are any cheaper deals around? if people have plenty of notice then they could pick up the cheaper deals that are out there. If not then getting someone to source a whole load of hotels>B+B, 6 months beforehand might help
live updates - I"ve answered this elsewhere, but as a members group surely it wouldn"t hurt the members to help out and do a stint (unless this is not allowed) even for an hour. I know others are paid to do it but isn"t it better to give up an hour of your time and all hands to the deck and get more coverage?
As I said im a newbie so probably all this been discussed/put forward before but IMHO this was one of the best run events I"ve been to and in my best Arnie voice "i"ll be back" :-)
Paulie_D:
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Accommodation wise, is it worth talking to someone like MET and seeing if there are any cheaper deals around? if people have plenty of notice then they could pick up the cheaper deals that are out there. If not then getting someone to source a whole load of hotels>B+B, 6 months beforehand might help
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It"s on my list (and Tom's, I think).
MET (Main Event Travel) aren"t always the best option and I"m sure some deals could be done by APAT representatives (or willing volunteers).
The usual issue about booking hotels is the amount of advance notice. With ample (and I"m talking months) notice, deals / discounts are nearly always available for the casual visitor...I do my best to point them out where I can.
Unfortunately, and it"s sometimes common, the final details of APAT events aren"t nailed down until quiet late which has been the cause of some niggles in the past. I know this is one of the things Tom (and Des) want to address for S8.
One final thing on MET...AFAIK, although they "advertise" accommodation for APAT events the last I heard this was not linked to anything by APAT...not even a referral fee....so, unless this has been addressed, you might want to support APAT by booking through their Laterooms referral link.
Dawnie:
I would deffo go down the willing volunteer route, the list of B and B"s nearby is huge so wouldn"t take too much doing, MET was just an example, I didn"t even know about the laterooms referral scheme but I do now :)
CW86:
Just wanted to say thanks apat for another cracking weekend with lots of great poker and enjoyment.
I do think a balance needs to be reached though re number of events (as awesome as it was to try to have so many!) though, as i feel that certain structures (something which i think is one of apats biggest assets) were hindered at times
A final point on the main event structure. Please revert the main event back to its original 45 min clock - and bring down the starting stack if needs be. I"ve been fortunate to go deep in a number of mains this year, and this was by far the shallowest average stack in terms off bbs in the early to mid stages of day 2. I do understand the idea of reducing the clock, but by level 20 we had lost nearly 2 hours of play (the additional 5k does not compensate for this)
Once again want to say a big thanks to all those at apat, especially Mark and Tom who worked tirelessly to provide a great experience for everyone who played.
Hopefully see you all in season 8
Chris_Austin:
I don"t think I can thank you guys enough for the hard work and effort you put in the last week (and in all the time leading up to it). I had a great time throughout the 5 events/4 days that I played and from my POV as a first timer, couldn"t say a bad thing about any of it.
I would have been quite happy to volunteer some time for live updating but didn"t as i"m unfamiliar with most players and I know Aspers were quite strict about people standing anywhere near the tables during tournaments so without knowing/trusting someone personally/having some kind of poker CV, I didn"t want to put you in an awkward spot of saying thanks but no thanks.
I"ve got more to say but really have to head out now to set up for tonight"s Redtooth. That"s going to be weird to play in after the standard i"ve grown accustomed to over the last week ???
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