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RioRodent:
National Amateur Championships

* World Championship of Amatuer Poker - Is the Vic really the best place for a 4 or 5 day series of events? Whilst I accept that the Vic is historically the mecca of poker in the UK, the cost of travel and accomodation will mean that very few will be able to play all (or even more than one) of the events. Is it actually the best poker room in the Grovesnor estate? I have not been there myself so this is genuinely a question for others to discuss.

* APAT Forum Challenge - Will this be an Amateur event or open to professional members also? Size of team? Could a forum enter more than one team?

* APAT International Team Challenge - How about a "Rest of the World" Team?

* APAT Masters - This time I think the buy-in is too high for the majority of amateur players.

Jon MW:
- I like playing at the Vic, cost will be a problem but personally I expect that I will have to treat it as an extra special "treat", or finance it from a satellite.

- good questions, I"d like to know

- that"s a good idea as well

- I think you"re right but I expect it has to be high enough to attract some pros to take part, for example I personally won"t consider buying straight in but it will work well if (unlike the main championships) it had a high level of satellite entries. I wouldn"t want the main championships to have many seats available by satellite but for this higher price I think it warrants it.

Ironside:
london is a hugely expensive venue for such an event where i have paid upto £200 a night for a bed local to the casino
also with the event taking place over a number of consective days surely this isnt the best solotion for amateurs that have to work time off is normally spent on a family holiday not a week in central london playing poker


its ok for single men like myself but surely i am not the target market for the APAt

jjandellis:
I didn"t think all that much of the Vic, although there seems to be some refurbishment going on behind screens when I visited...

Didn"t seem v big either...

Lots and Lots of cash games though :-)

Robbiebox:
I can asure you that the best cardroom in the country is now the new G Casino Grosvenor at Blackpool. It has 200 regular seats with lots of comfortable space and could probably push to 250-300 for the right event.
Unlimited cheap accomodation, easy access for the whole country inc. Ireland and plenty of other activities on offer too.

I guess DTD might well surpass this , but at the moment Blackpool is without doubt the best on offer.

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