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Chipaccrual:
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Something had to be changed.
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But I think Brendan has got this spot on when he said getting an Irish based promoter onboard is the change that was needed.
I think the the bigger deal here is actually APAT hosting an event in a hotel based environment. I think that is a huge step forward and potentially opens up all sorts of opportunities.
One other thing to add here, and I don"t want to second guess what Tom is planning for the WCOAP, but with the additional days booked in at Aspers Stratford, I can"t see why a 2 Day PLO Side Event would not be included. This would again be a first second for APAT and another great step forward.
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There has already been alot of support for the OMaha event on this thread? It cant be changed now announced as people have booked flights and hotels surely??
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Yeah, I think you would be correct there, and Tom has done his research, so let"s all go play a crazy four card game in Dublin whilst drinking Guinness.
What could possibly go wrong ?
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This sounds like possibly the best idea anyone has had ever :)
Are you coming?
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Will see what the Aer Lingus flights from Bournemouth are priced like, so it"s definitely a possibility.
Fatcatstu:
--- Quote from: Chipaccrual on May 19, 2014, 21:22:27 PM ---
--- Quote from: Fatcatstu on May 19, 2014, 21:19:54 PM ---
--- Quote from: Chipaccrual on May 19, 2014, 21:12:06 PM ---
--- Quote from: Fatcatstu on May 19, 2014, 20:52:12 PM ---
--- Quote from: Chipaccrual on May 19, 2014, 20:42:25 PM ---
--- Quote from: sharplea on May 19, 2014, 19:22:47 PM ---
Something had to be changed.
--- End quote ---
But I think Brendan has got this spot on when he said getting an Irish based promoter onboard is the change that was needed.
I think the the bigger deal here is actually APAT hosting an event in a hotel based environment. I think that is a huge step forward and potentially opens up all sorts of opportunities.
One other thing to add here, and I don"t want to second guess what Tom is planning for the WCOAP, but with the additional days booked in at Aspers Stratford, I can"t see why a 2 Day PLO Side Event would not be included. This would again be a first second for APAT and another great step forward.
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There has already been alot of support for the OMaha event on this thread? It cant be changed now announced as people have booked flights and hotels surely??
--- End quote ---
Yeah, I think you would be correct there, and Tom has done his research, so let"s all go play a crazy four card game in Dublin whilst drinking Guinness.
What could possibly go wrong ?
--- End quote ---
This sounds like possibly the best idea anyone has had ever :)
Are you coming?
--- End quote ---
Will see what the Aer Lingus flights from Bournemouth are priced like, so it"s definitely a possibility.
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Best news of the whole announcement :)
Des:
It can"t reasonably be changed at this stage, and in fairness we need to run it and assess the result.
Two other things that I would add.
1) Ireland is a very competitive market and one that we haven"t achieved traction in, for a number of reasons, some covered above. One of our barriers to suceeding in Ireland is our lack of guarantees, which a number of our competitors offer. So we are looking for a point of difference this year and PLO will give us that in a multi day event.
2) it may well be that the event will run as PLO, but the APAT Irish Amateur title is still up for grabs. Players have six months to perfect their game and can potentially create a greater edge in this field during that time than they might have with NLHE.
I do know this event won"t be exactly what some of you want this year, but as always we"d appreciate your support. Having a successful event will increase our options in future seasons and going the hotel route, bringing Larry in and creating a newsworthy and relevant point of difference is our attempt to break through.
KarmaDope:
I have been doing some basic research. All of the following flights are with Ryanair. They fly Friday 9 Jan and return Monday 12 Jan. No checked in bags - hand luggage only. Pretty sure most of you know the rest of Ryanair"s rules.
Leeds Bradford - leave 6.30am, rtn 8am - £48 (can leave at 7pm same return for an extra £6)
Birmingham - leave 8am rtn 6.30am - £48 (can leave 12pm or 3.50pm for an extra £6)
Bristol - all flights cost £57
East Midlands - all flights cost £48
Edinburgh - cheapest flight combination £53 (all outward flights with rtn at 6.35am - later returns for an extra £6)
Glasgow - all flights cost £50
Liverpool - leave 6.30am rtn 7.50am or 10.05pm £48
Gatwick - all flights cost £61
Luton - all flights cost £61
Stansted - Most flights cost £61. There is one combination that costs more.
Manchester - leave 7.50am rtn 6.20am or 8pm £47. The other combinations cost £57.
Newcastle - all flights cost £57.
Other airports that Ryanair dont use:
Cardiff - £91 with Aer Lingus
MonkeyMagic:
From what I saw travelling from Bristol to Cardiff by train one sunday morning, Welsh folks, um, enjoy, saturday nights in Bristol very much.
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