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European Amateur Poker Festival - November 2009
duke3016:
--- Quote from: Swinebag22 on May 27, 2009, 20:58:07 PM ---
I"m quite frankly bemused at the fuss that seems to be made here.
I think some of the selections last year by the captains were IMO a bit dubious, but this was only on the basis that they had hardly played in any APAT events that year. To suggest that the captains weren"t picking the best team available and were picking "mates" is quite frankly, laughable.
The captains have to pick a team based on a number of factors and to do this purely by formula would be folly and would of course make the captains spot redundant. Could you imagine Capello dropping Gerrard for Carrick because Carrick had better Opta Stats?
As for the selection of the captains, then this year has been much fairer than last years as people last year were invited to be captains, whereas people this year have been invited to throw their hat in first. This has been on the forum for weeks now and if people haven"t looked at the forum, or spotted it then that is no ones fault other than their own.
England FTW!!
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Wot he said (apart from the last bit of course)
Honeybadg:
I don"t think there is any fuss ... upfront selection basis better in my opinion.
I didn"t do any APAT last year ... (so nothing to go by)
The comment was made that teams might be bespoke based on Heads Up ability ... tough to measure that within the APAT tournaments.
Louis
APAT:
--- Quote from: BOINGBLITZ on May 27, 2009, 19:20:06 PM ---
Can"t speak for anyone else but I saw no MAJOR advertisement for Captains. The MAJOR advertisement on the homepage has only appeared now that the Captains have been chosen.
Therefore, the Captains will choose the players they know, or "friends" to put it another way.....IMO.
Why are the teams not chosen using rankings etc ??
Maybe that would be too obvious and then the "wrong" names would crop up ??
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I would have thought this sort of comment was beneath you Brian. I"m actually very surprised by it. APAT isn"t in the "friends" or "wrong names" business and you should withdraw that remark unless you have some evidence to back it up with.
APAT:
--- Quote from: Honeybadg on May 27, 2009, 08:52:34 AM ---
--- Quote from: APAT on May 27, 2009, 08:35:07 AM ---
We advertised for Captains some weeks ago, the post should be below this one on the team board. APAT selected Captains from those showing an interest.
As stated above, the Captains will choose their teams, based on ability. Some may refer to this year"s rankings, or last, and some may select players based on specific events or strengths in Sit "N" G or Heads Up play. I guess we"ll find out as players are selected throughout the Autumn.
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I expect a more objective selection method might be preferable.
Louis
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The UK & Irish Captains may choose to pick their top four players in the rankings. I"m sure each Captain will outline their plans seriously and objectively in the coming weeks. I can assure you each of the 16 Captains will be selecting players that they believe will support their team mates throughout and ultimately win the event.
APAT:
--- Quote from: Honeybadg on May 27, 2009, 21:54:03 PM ---
I don"t think there is any fuss ... upfront selection basis better in my opinion.
I didn"t do any APAT last year ... (so nothing to go by)
The comment was made that teams might be bespoke based on Heads Up ability ... tough to measure that within the APAT tournaments.
Louis
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This is not a wholly APAT focussed event Louis. We are inviting teams from all over Europe. The German, French and Hungarian teams who took part last year were amongst the first to enter this year"s event; demonstrating how much they enjoyed their APAT experience, and in addition we will be announcing further European entries very shortly. This will increase the prestige in this event and in the European Amateur Championship (individual) also.
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