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Season 6 Discussion
Des:
--- Quote from: MintTrav on February 20, 2012, 22:25:16 PM ---
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.
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Yes APAT always paid the reg fees out of the sponsorship fee.
thinsy147:
My 2penith
1. Reg Fee: I don"t see this being an issue with anyone, at the end of the day even at £75+7.50 it is still the cheepest buy-in for tournaments of this quality. However, if there is any intention of the tournament buy-in being increased to £100+10 this could make a huge difference! If there are less events then maybe £90+9 would be affordable for all/most.
2. Scheduling: For me this isn"t a great issue as I have only ever travelled to Nottingham and Luton. But, heres my thoughts anyway... If the quantity of events is reduced what are the chances of all played events becoming 3 day events (2x Day 1"s with 300-400 entries), with side events on both day 1"s and another side event on Day 2? Is there the demand for 300+ fields in APAT? Would the Worlds have demand for 3x Day 1"s. I have always thought the World Championship Event should be at the end of the season!
3. Winners Packages: For me I think that the WCOAP Package is not a good move. The chance of winning a seat into an event beyond my bankroll, in a field of players beyond my ability was the most appealing thing to me. When I was down to the final three at Luton in 2010 (blatent "I"ve made the final three" brag) it wasn"t particularly the money I could win or that I was getting a medal, because I was already guarenteed them, I wanted to win for the opportunity to play in a bigger event! UKIPT, GPS, GUKPT, EPT, WPT, World Championship packages (we can only hope) would be better.
galo5767:
--- Quote from: AceOnTheRiver on February 20, 2012, 17:51:41 PM ---
My thoughts on this:
Reg Fee - It"s all down to personal views and circumstances but the addition of a Reg Fee wouldn"t stop me playing at an APAT event. Reg Free may be APAT's USP but what is that USP achieving?
Scheduling - I can see where you are coming from but 6 events really isn"t enough especially if 6 includes The Irish, Scottish & Team events as it"s really a hardcore that travel (particularly to the Irish) and not everyone can play the team event. A lot of previous posters seem to be landing on 9 and that feels about right; I"d like to see a 6-weekly scheduling including (Random order) English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, UK, Euro, WCOAP, Team +1 other.
Would the Festival idea really take off? It depends what the Friday get together entails. If it"s a "special" tourney at the casino on Friday night with a bit of added value, then maybe? Seats in events the following day could be added to the top "x" finishers. If you have already bought in, as most will have, then you at least you will be free-rollin" plus any cash you win in the tourney. It would add and extra impetus should events sell out also.
To get the Festival feel, please vary the Sunday sides whenever possible - i.e. not always PLO
I personally do not like the "online Thursday"s" idea. People committing their weekends are unlikely to want to give up Thursday nights as well. I like the Online Championships being on weekends as they currently are.
Added Value is the cherry on top - not a reason to play APAT but a bonus. Although I would never have played a GUKPT so far were it not for APAT.
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+1
AVFC.WILSON:
--- Quote from: Mikeyboy9361 on February 20, 2012, 22:38:02 PM ---
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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I can see the online event happening on a Thursday as a one off, I like the idea of maybe giving it a trial run as part of a festival for the WCOAP event. But to stage each and every online championship on a Thursday night would be illogical in my opinion. As I feel that player numbers wouldn"t reach the full potential due to work commitments etc.
The Mook:
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