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UK Amateur Poker Championship 2009 - Discussion
scottydooda:
Just a quick question about this weekend. Due to all the snow and bad road conditions etc. Is everything still on as usual? and if people cannot make it there due to the weather is there still no refund? Thanks, Scott
kinboshi:
AMRN:
--- Quote from: kinboshi on February 05, 2009, 20:32:42 PM ---
even if you arrive at 5:00, the slow structure and 10K starting stack means that you"ll still have plenty left to play with.
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....... and you"ll win a few last longer bets!!
APAT:
Just to be clear, as per seat purchase terms, there will be no refunds available. The responsibility is with the seat holder to arrange transfer of their seat through the Seat Exchange board if they feel they cannot make the event. APAT has had to pay several entry fees in past events through players sending emails on the morning of the tournament cancelling. As we are at the event, we have zero awareness of these cancellations and have paid out advertised prize pools.
By all means continue to post on the Seat Exchange board on Saturday morning should you need to cancel, and we will encourage players who may wish to purchase a seat to check the board from the venue, but from an administration point of view, we are solely focussed on running the event from Friday and throughout the weekend.
The only exception to the above, is in the event of the tournament being postponed, but that appears extremely unlikely at this point.
APAT:
--- Quote from: kinboshi on February 05, 2009, 20:32:42 PM ---
The main roads in the Midlands (near Walsall) are clear at the moment, and unless there"s a significant snowfall and deterioration of the weather then I can"t see getting here being a problem - as long as where you"re travelling from is also clear.
Give yourself plenty of time - aim to get there for noon. It starts at 2:30 and even if you arrive at 5:00, the slow structure and 10K starting stack means that you"ll still have plenty left to play with.
Des or someone will provide you details of the amount of notice you need to give in order to get a refund. I don"t think it will be a problem, because if you call and tell the casino/APAT that you can"t play (in good time before the start) your seat will be opened up for a reserve to purchase for £75. So everyone"s happy. But obviously, if you call after 2:30 (and possibly earlier than that), your entry will be non-returnable and you"ll be entered into the comp.
So if anyone can"t make it, it makes sense to tell someone so that you get your buy-in back and someone else gets the chance to play.
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This is not the case Daniel. We simply do not have the time to deal with several cancellations on the day of an event. In addition, APAT face horrendous refund charges from the banks; and in some cases are unable to refund to certain cards, leading to further administration that we are not resourced to deal with. Our advice would be, if you think you can"t make it, then sell your seat now. Cancelling on the morning of the event increases the risk that you will not find a buyer for your seat.
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