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Season 6 Discussion
jjandellis:
1. Reg Fees.
I don"t mean to sound snobby, but I always thought that anyone put off by them needed a reality check. Nowadays the poker community takes them as a given. Its the money you pay the casino to put on an event, where the winners scoop all the prize pool. I most certainly wouldn"t mind paying a registration fee if it went to APAT to make the organisation stronger and helped with operating costs etc.
I think those willing to stump up £75 - £150 for a tournament and then begrudge £5 - 10 on top need to look at their BRM. Reg fees really should be factored in.
2. Scheduling
Not really got much of an opinion as I"ve been away for a few years. The new online league looks great, especially as it also counts towards individual rankings. Its alot more simplistic.
The festival thing sounds great, but there are a few events I"ve looked at over the last few years and thought "meh". If theres anything for chopping it should be all the forum/team/pub type event stuff. Really doesn"t do it for me, but each to their own I guess.
3. Prize
This is one I think I can offer a bit of an opinion on. I"ve seen the prize packages (added value) offered by some of the sponsors over the last few years and didn"t think they were very attractive. At least not in comparison to the events that the likes of Kinboshi, RichEO and myself were able to experience.
The EPT experience will always be etched on my mind - and in some ways is what keeps driving me to keep playing and trying to improve. The reason is that I"m determined to get back to another one, the experience really was that good. The package that Stars gifted was amazing - flight money, hotel, clothing, spending money and tourney entry. Add to that the amazing event organisation and the general buzz, it was fantastic. In fact the only thing that comes close is an APAT event (but these have a different type of buzz).
I don"t know if its realistic to expect such added value ever again. A passport would be attractive to the Vegas event, otherwise I think you need an entry to a pro tour event for that wow factor (and the incentive to really go for the top prize rather than nitting it up near the bubble/FT).
MintTrav:
I"ve never understood why there wasn"t a registration fee when every other big or small tournament has them; actually I have always thought that the sponsors were covering them - did I imagine that? Everyone expects to pay reg fees - the only complaints are when players feel that too much has been charged.
The chance of winning an entry into a £500 or higher event is much more attractive than a WCOAP passport. Someone who has played and won one of APAT's main events is likely to take part in the WCOAP anyway, but very few APAT players would ever have the chance to play UKIPTs, etc if they didn"t win a seat.
ian.ski309:
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--- Quote from: Des on February 20, 2012, 18:56:35 PM --- We will go with a series of different partners in 2012 which will give us the freedom to amend the schedule as mentioned earlier in the thread. The reg fee will essentially enable us to add more events, so I would see us increasing from 6 to 8 or 9 as seems to be the popular request at the moment.
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I might be reading between the lines here, but it sounds like most of the decisions have already been made ;)
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That"s not the case Ian but we"re keenly aware of the challenges we will face should we make the wrong decisions.
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Hence my caveat. I"m sure that I speak for all APAT regs when I say that the organisation is in safe hands and we are all very grateful for your efforts.
Zozzy:
Adding the registration fee is a must.
I don"t know the exact percentage of local players there are to Apat regulars at each event, but the local players often expect to pay a reg fee and wonder why it hasn"t been applied. They don"t have any intention of playing another Apat event unless it returns to their regular casino the following year.
What I am trying to say is that the Apat Tour regulars are the ones that will benefit from this in the long run.
Personally I think £75 + £7.50 or even £75 + £10 would be justified if it meant there was "Livestream" and commentary. Are there any plans for this in Season 6 ?
Mikeyboy9361:
No to the online event being on a Thursday before the live event. Too much all in one go, spread out the fun!!
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