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Title: European Championship
Post by: StuartHopkin on January 14, 2008, 16:10:17 PM: Des told me it was in a country with a K in it and we were parachuting into the venue!

The time has come! Tell us where were going!!!!!!

And i promise that I wont get drunk the night before and I will make it to the venue before 5-30pm! Ooops ::) ::) kc kd kh ks
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: texfitz on January 15, 2008, 09:38:00 AM: Quote from: StuartHopkin on January 14, 2008, 16:10:17 PM

Des told me it was in a country with a K in it and we were parachuting into the venue!

IRAK
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: HaworthBantam on January 15, 2008, 09:48:43 AM: The Ukraine or Turkey ?
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: kinboshi on January 15, 2008, 10:07:50 AM: Blackpool.

It"s got a K in it, and it has a pool.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Ant1966 on January 15, 2008, 10:41:26 AM: Copenhagen....in Denmark?
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: HaworthBantam on January 15, 2008, 11:01:06 AM: Quote from: Kinboshi on January 15, 2008, 10:07:50 AM

Blackpool.

It"s got a K in it, and it has a pool.

Not quite mainland Europe though......

....however......

Quote from: Ant1966 on January 15, 2008, 10:41:26 AM

Copenhagen....in Denmark?

...is.

Copenhagen would certainly be a pleasant venue.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: kinboshi on January 15, 2008, 11:33:26 AM: Did I mention that I"ve been to Copenhagen?

;)
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: HaworthBantam on January 15, 2008, 11:51:45 AM: Quote from: Kinboshi on January 15, 2008, 11:33:26 AM

Did I mention that I"ve been to Copenhagen?

;)

Really ?

Please feel free not to go into great detail.... :D
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Swinebag on January 15, 2008, 12:26:30 PM: Des told me it had a K in it.

given his funny accent he could have meant "quay"

Barcelona?? surely
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: TightEnd on January 15, 2008, 12:32:17 PM: We"re currently oiling the wheels of poker commerce, bear with us
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: RioRodent on January 15, 2008, 18:07:03 PM: Quote from: TightEnd on January 15, 2008, 12:32:17 PM

We"re currently oiling the wheels of poker commerce, bear with us

Commerce Casino, LA, Amerika
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: biffa85 on January 15, 2008, 19:15:09 PM: United Kingdom......evens
Denmark...............5/1
Greeks..................7/2
Slovakia................8/1
Denmark................12/1
Finkland.................100/1

;D
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Chipaccrual on January 15, 2008, 19:40:43 PM: Quote from: biffa85 on January 15, 2008, 19:15:09 PM

United Kingdom......evens
Denmark...............5/1
Greeks..................7/2
Slovakia................8/1
Denmark................12/1
Finkland.................100/1

;D

I"ll take Denmark at 12/1, the 5/1 isn"t enough value for me.

100/1 for Finkland, I"ll offer you 5000/1 on us going to Finkland for the Europeans ;)
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: ThinkerJE on January 15, 2008, 21:56:02 PM: Kazakhstan???

(http://www.webgeordie.co.uk/borat/images/boratcannes.jpg)

It"s NICE!!!
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Chipaccrual on January 15, 2008, 22:03:55 PM: Quote from: ThinkerJE on January 15, 2008, 21:56:02 PM

Kazakhstan???

(http://www.webgeordie.co.uk/borat/images/boratcannes.jpg)

It"s NICE!!!

High Five
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: duncthehat on January 16, 2008, 02:45:06 AM: Kayman Islands ???
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Newportlad on January 16, 2008, 08:47:03 AM: Orkneys
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Swinebag on January 16, 2008, 09:12:38 AM: Kataluna
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: kinboshi on January 16, 2008, 11:10:06 AM: Kardiff

Newkastle

The Vik

Market Harborough

The Karibbean
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: TightEnd on January 16, 2008, 12:46:33 PM: come on you are missing something obvious
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: HaworthBantam on January 16, 2008, 12:48:39 PM: Quote from: TightEnd on January 16, 2008, 12:46:33 PM

come on you are missing something obvious

You mean apart from some particularly dodgy spelling ? :D
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: evilpie on January 16, 2008, 13:06:00 PM: Hmmm bit tricky this

Maybe Ceska Republika or Polska (if it was a trick clue)

or Slovakia ??

But hopefully, and to continue the general tone of this thread........

..........

Monako
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: HaworthBantam on January 16, 2008, 13:11:55 PM: If you can"t beat them........

....how about The Aviation Klub, Paris ?
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Jon MW on January 16, 2008, 13:15:39 PM: Quote from: TightEnd on January 16, 2008, 12:46:33 PM

come on you are missing something obvious

You mean that Des was just having a laugh, and it has nothing to do with having a "k" in it?
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: lukybugur on January 16, 2008, 13:48:23 PM: Or that by having a K in it means the new YTS blackjack dealer is called "Kay"?

If Des" clues are true and if he"s giving us even half a chance, surely BlacKPOOL has to be fave ... ? But then, what would be the reason for keeping it all so secret ... ?
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: GiMac on January 16, 2008, 14:08:23 PM: Quote from: lukybugur on January 16, 2008, 13:48:23 PM

Or that by having a K in it means the new YTS blackjack dealer is called "Kay"?

If Des" clues are true and if he"s giving us even half a chance, surely BlacKPOOL has to be fave ... ? But then, what would be the reason for keeping it all so secret ... ?

But they have stated on more than one occasion that it is on mainland Europe, last time I looked we were still an island.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: lukybugur on January 16, 2008, 14:17:48 PM: Geography not my strongest subject ... :-[

Back to the drawing board for me then!
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: WarBwastardo on January 16, 2008, 15:08:59 PM: Quote from: StuartHopkin on January 14, 2008, 16:10:17 PM

Des told me it was in a country with a K in it and we were parachuting into the venue!

The time has come! Tell us where were going!!!!!!

And i promise that I wont get drunk the night before and I will make it to the venue before 5-30pm! Ooops ::) ::) kc kd kh ks

There was a conspiracy theory once that the Russians were going to ParaCrute into Blackpool when their invasion of the British Isles began. It all stemmed from a Map the Blackpool council people made for some Russian Governemnt official in the 50"s cause theey wanted him to come to Blackpool to switch the illuminations on.

It had all the landmarks ringed in red and so MI5 or whoever got hold of the map assumed it was an invasion plan and the tower was going to be on obsevation post and the Russian army would land sometime later in Cleethorpes.

I haven"t been at the Rhubarb Gin again, it"s true. Google it. Are we parachuting into Blackpool Des? And this Kay woman, is she an Aries? I"m compatible with Aries"
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: GiMac on January 16, 2008, 15:14:22 PM: I know this doesn;t really meet the mainland europe comment, but what about The K Club in Ireland?
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: APAT on January 16, 2008, 16:04:06 PM: I"m in Amsterdam (notice no K) at the moment so cannot illuminate any further at the moment.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: tumblet on January 16, 2008, 16:10:28 PM: Quote from: APAT on January 16, 2008, 16:04:06 PM

I"m in Amsterdam (notice no K) at the moment so cannot illuminate any further at the moment.

Stop smoking its stops the illuminations..
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Bodddders on January 16, 2008, 17:22:47 PM: Quote from: APAT on January 16, 2008, 16:04:06 PM

I"m in Amsterdam (notice no K) at the moment so cannot illuminate any further at the moment.

Back to Blackpool again then.
Just a thought, they say that Blackpool Tower is based on the Eiffel Tower. Paris maybe?
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: WarBwastardo on January 16, 2008, 17:39:03 PM: Please not Paris.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: linziwan on January 16, 2008, 18:03:07 PM: Quote from: APAT on January 16, 2008, 16:04:06 PM

I"m in Amsterdam (notice no K) at the moment so cannot illuminate any further at the moment.

Does this mean it is Amsterdam but your justing waiting for T "K" to join you.... ;D
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: TightEnd on January 16, 2008, 18:24:41 PM: Sigkh

I thougkht the IkQ of APAkTers waks highker thakn thkis
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: kinboshi on January 16, 2008, 18:27:15 PM: I think it"s definitely the Karibbean. Will be disappointed now if it isn"t.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Andy0710 on January 17, 2008, 10:21:02 AM: Would I be correct in thinking that APAT events are always at Grosvenor casino"s...... if so its a shame that the dusk till dawn club can"t be used...... now that would be awesome.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: kinboshi on January 17, 2008, 10:24:07 AM: Quote from: Andy0710 on January 17, 2008, 10:21:02 AM

Would I be correct in thinking that APAT events are always at Grosvenor casino"s...... if so its a shame that the dusk till dawn club can"t be used...... now that would be awesome.

DTD will be used as a venue. Part of the agreement that Des forged with Rank (BlueSQ & Grosvenor) is that other venues such as DTD can be used for National events.

DTD isn"t ready to be used yet, as they haven"t got enough dealers (although the numbers are constantly growing). When they do, yes it will be an amazing APAT venue.

DTD will also be used as a venue for Regionals as well. Again, the delay is due to the number of dealers. DTD will not run ANY events that aren"t 100% dealer-dealt.

Des will be able to confirm when the regionals at DTD will begin.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: HaworthBantam on January 17, 2008, 10:47:47 AM: DTD is due to come on board for leg 4 of the Regionals - 5 April 2008.

Ian
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: StuartHopkin on January 17, 2008, 11:13:48 AM: To be honest if i had to bet, i would bet that the european national will be at DTD.

I think you"ll find that theyre not far of ready to host a tournament of this size.

Theyre now up to 15 tournament tables for the main event and have started to open on wednesdays aswell. Theyre training up new dealers all the time, a couple of my mates are starting there.

If its outside the UK its goin to be a struggle to get 200 of us flights and accomodation at a sensible price now.

Des was obviously confused by the amount of Gun Krime, Krack Dealing and Kang Warfare that goes of in Nottingham.

Oh man! My chips are on fire!
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: WarBwastardo on January 17, 2008, 11:41:35 AM: I bet it"s Harry Redknapp.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: lukybugur on January 17, 2008, 12:05:47 PM: Quote from: StuartHopkin on January 17, 2008, 11:13:48 AM

Des was obviously confused by the amount of Gun Krime, Krack Dealing and Kang Warfare that goes of in Nottingham.

You"re not Head of Marketing for Nottingham Tourist Board are you ... ?
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: HaworthBantam on January 17, 2008, 12:18:46 PM: I would have loved to see the European at DTD, Stuart. But, I can be pretty sure that it wont be because of the dealer situation.

As you can appreciate, these events are a long time in the planning, and Des and the team would need to know that everything is in place at the time of that planning. With the dealer situation as it is, or has been, I think it"s a pretty safe bet that DTD would not be considered this time.

Be good to see it included for season 3 though......

Ian
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: kinboshi on January 17, 2008, 14:42:02 PM: I"ve told you already. It"s going to be in the Karibbean!

::)
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Swinebag on January 17, 2008, 15:12:20 PM: gibraltar is on mainland europe and belongs to the United Kingdom
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Waz1892 on January 17, 2008, 15:42:55 PM: Could Des be sneaky, and as the short term for " k " stands for King in Poker how about a country in europe ruled by a KING..

list below -

Spain - King Don Juan Carlos
Sweden - King Carl Gustav
Belgium - King Balduine
Norway - King Olav

Countries in Europe with a K in name -

Denmark
Kazakhstan
Slovakia
Turkey
Ukraine
UK
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: duke3016 on January 17, 2008, 18:26:35 PM: Quote from: Waz1892 on January 17, 2008, 15:42:55 PM

As the short term for " k " is king how about a country in europe ruled by a KING..

list below -

Spain - King Don Juan Carlos
Sweden - King Carl Gustav
Belgium - King Balduine
Norway - King Olav

Countries in Europe with a K in name -

Denmark
Kazakhstan
Slovakia
Turkey
Ukraine
UK

As I luckboxed the afore mentioned Slovakian Open I would welcome the chance to return ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: mattblue on January 17, 2008, 23:30:48 PM: could be new york lol on the broadway ac kc qc jc tc
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: evilpie on January 18, 2008, 13:29:53 PM: I"ve had a plan

Why doesn"t everyone stop spekulating about the European event and pretend we don"t kare.

That way Des will lose the inkredible hold he has over everyone and might just tell us.

I"ll start us off..........

I don"t care where it is anymore Des. Your sekret is boring!!!! ;D ;D
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: lukybugur on January 18, 2008, 17:26:12 PM: Quote

pretend we don"t kare

I"ll start us off........

OK ... I"ll join in ...

I couldn"t care less where it is or about any web links to the venue"s website you"re gonna post...

Bored, bored, bored ...
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: kinboshi on January 18, 2008, 17:27:25 PM: Not playing in it anyway. Don"t kare where it is.

(is it working yet?)
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: George2Loose on January 18, 2008, 17:37:40 PM: I think u should launch APAT text alerts!!!!
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: janc on January 18, 2008, 17:48:42 PM: what a great idea we dont Know or Kare.
much lol
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: duncthehat on January 18, 2008, 18:16:22 PM: European Championship. No i dont care .

would rather be at Klakton on Sea for easter
Apparently its going to be a mini heatwave over that weekend. Who wants to be stuck in a boring casino
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Dewi_cool on January 18, 2008, 19:45:49 PM: News on the way
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: monkeyman on January 18, 2008, 19:48:37 PM: I"ll never make it to day 2 anyway, so I don"t kare either (unless someone promises me I"ll see something as funny as someone getting outplayed by a chair)
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: APAT on January 18, 2008, 20:41:54 PM: Quote from: Dewi_cool on January 18, 2008, 19:45:49 PM

News on the way

Thank god for that, I was getting worried for a while....
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Dewi_cool on January 18, 2008, 20:58:54 PM: Could be another week then
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: APAT on January 18, 2008, 21:28:56 PM: So anyway, I was talking to a guy today about hiring a jet for the event...as you do. The conversation went something like this:

Me: Ahem, hello...I believe you lease Jumbo jets?

Him: That"s right sir, and we are amongst the most competitively priced in the industry.

Me: Great. Tell me, if I throw in a few quid extra, will we get a guarantee on the final 500 yards back into Heathrow? Ha, ha, ha, ha.....

Him: [Silence]

Him: .....sorry sir, is this a serious enquiry?

Me: Yes, yes...sorry about that....ahem, just trying to be...erm...topical....

Him: Sir, our fleet is amongst the safest in the business, I can assure you we do not gamble with our customers lives. Who will be travelling?

Me: A couple of hundred poker players......

Him: [Silence]

Him: [Sharp intake of breath]

Me: No, seriously....I"m looking to transport poker players to a big tournament in Europe.

Him: [Sounding a bit shirty now] Is this a wind up?

Me: No, no...not at all....well some of them aren"t very good, so you could invoice it as a couple of poker players and a couple of hundred "hangers" on. Hangers, eh....did you see what I did there?

Him: Sir, are you pulling the p**s?

Me: Oh, I"m awfully sorry, please excuse my poor sense of humour. I really wasn"t trying to make fun of you...please accept my apologies.

Him: Right....I wasn"t sure whether you were trying to play on the gambling reference, and frankly my day"s been too long for a wind up. We"re not on the radio are we?

Me: No, god no. Not at all.... and seriously, I do have a couple of hundred players that need shipping to the continent over the bank holiday weekend. Can you sort us out?

Him: Do you know what type of aircraft you will require?

Me: I have an idea in mind.....

(http://lh5.google.co.uk/www.apat.com/R5EVi3v8wEI/AAAAAAAAKFc/eW_9rX-31Rs/s288/APATPlane.jpg)

Him: Do you need to hire a flight crew also?

Me: No, I think we have that covered.....

(http://lh5.google.co.uk/www.apat.com/R5EVg3v8wDI/AAAAAAAAKFU/xUXTHg8FMmY/s288/tikaypilot.jpg)

Him: How will you be paying sir?

Me: Our treasurer Neil Dawson - the luckybugur"s got all the money. Ha, ha, ha, ha...cough.

Him: .....and your destination sir?

Me: Excuse me?

Him: The destination? Where will the plane be going to?

Me: [Silence]

Him: Sir? Sir........Sir?

Me: ...Right, I can give you a klue..... :D
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Dewi_cool on January 18, 2008, 21:35:55 PM: Get on with it
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: APAT on January 18, 2008, 21:38:53 PM: Quote from: Dewi_cool on January 18, 2008, 21:35:55 PM

Get on with it

lol....we are in the holding phase now....excuse the pun.....
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Dewi_cool on January 18, 2008, 21:41:11 PM: what is THE ETA
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: APAT on January 18, 2008, 21:46:54 PM: Should make significant ground over the weekend and will be aiming for signoff midweek, or asap. Timings remain approx as we are relying on others to confirm their position. The venue will almost certainly be confirmed next week.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: lukybugur on January 18, 2008, 22:19:33 PM: LMAO!

If I throw in a few quid extra, will we get a guarantee on the final 500 yards back into Heathrow? - PISSIN MYSELF LAUGHIN!!!

Topical - excellent!

Photo - awesome!

Treasurer - emmm ...

If I cared, I"d ask where the plane is going to. But, as per previous posts, you"ll see we"re not interested any more. And you"ve only yourself to blame!
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: kinboshi on January 18, 2008, 22:38:52 PM: Quote from: APAT on January 18, 2008, 21:28:56 PM

So anyway, I was talking to a guy today about hiring a jet for the event...as you do. The conversation went something like this:

Me: Ahem, hello...I believe you lease Jumbo jets?

Him: That"s right sir, and we are amongst the most competitively priced in the industry.

Me: Great. Tell me, if I throw in a few quid extra, will we get a guarantee on the final 500 yards back into Heathrow? Ha, ha, ha, ha.....

Him: [Silence]

Him: .....sorry sir, is this a serious enquiry?

Me: Yes, yes...sorry about that....ahem, just trying to be...erm...topical....

Him: Sir, our fleet is amongst the safest in the business, I can assure you we do not gamble with our customers lives. Who will be travelling?

Me: A couple of hundred poker players......

Him: [Silence]

Him: [Sharp intake of breath]

Me: No, seriously....I"m looking to transport poker players to a big tournament in Europe.

Him: [Sounding a bit shirty now] Is this a wind up?

Me: No, no...not at all....well some of them aren"t very good, so you could invoice it as a couple of poker players and a couple of hundred "hangers" on. Hangers, eh....did you see what I did there?

Him: Sir, are you pulling the p**s?

Me: Oh, I"m awfully sorry, please excuse my poor sense of humour. I really wasn"t trying to make fun of you...please accept my apologies.

Him: Right....I wasn"t sure whether you were trying to play on the gambling reference, and frankly my day"s been too long for a wind up. We"re not on the radio are we?

Me: No, god no. Not at all.... and seriously, I do have a couple of hundred players that need shipping to the continent over the bank holiday weekend. Can you sort us out?

Him: Do you know what type of aircraft you will require?

Me: I have an idea in mind.....

(http://lh5.google.co.uk/www.apat.com/R5EVi3v8wEI/AAAAAAAAKFc/eW_9rX-31Rs/s288/APATPlane.jpg)

Him: Do you need to hire a flight crew also?

Me: No, I think we have that covered.....

(http://lh5.google.co.uk/www.apat.com/R5EVg3v8wDI/AAAAAAAAKFU/xUXTHg8FMmY/s288/tikaypilot.jpg)

Him: How will you be paying sir?

Me: Our treasurer Neil Dawson - the luckybugur"s got all the money. Ha, ha, ha, ha...cough.

Him: .....and your destination sir?

Me: Excuse me?

Him: The destination? Where will the plane be going to?

Me: [Silence]

Him: Sir? Sir........Sir?

Me: ...Right, I can give you a klue..... :D

Des, that is brilliant.

Who wrote it for you?
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Luke1 on January 18, 2008, 23:10:36 PM: Very funny Des. Brough a smile to my face!!!
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Dewi_cool on January 18, 2008, 23:13:07 PM: Grand Casino, Helsinki,
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: APAT on January 18, 2008, 23:29:15 PM: Quote from: Dewi_cool on January 18, 2008, 23:13:07 PM

Grand Casino, Helsinki,

6 of the letters from "the" venue are in that....
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Bodddders on January 19, 2008, 05:45:07 AM: Quote from: APAT on January 18, 2008, 23:29:15 PM

Quote from: Dewi_cool on January 18, 2008, 23:13:07 PM

Grand Casino, Helsinki,

6 of the letters from "the" venue are in that....

Let me guess. C.A.S.I.N.O.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: biffa85 on January 19, 2008, 08:03:15 AM: Not that we care....at all.................................................................

.................honest
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: lukybugur on January 19, 2008, 08:13:43 AM: I only cared as I thought it might be an idea to book flights ASAP. Now that it appears I"M hiring us a jumbo (and having to pay a few quid extra on top to guarantee a runway landing), I"ve kinda lost all interest ...

..... honest

Quote

Let me guess. C.A.S.I.N.O.

lol
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: janc on January 19, 2008, 10:11:24 AM: :) :) :) Priceless
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: MAIR on January 19, 2008, 10:45:45 AM: LOL that is superb, hahahaha funny reading!

Ok gonna disect that and see if i can find the place we are going...im getting antsy to find out
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: lukybugur on January 19, 2008, 11:03:47 AM: Quote
Ok gonna disect that and see if i can find the place we are going...im getting antsy to find out

You haven"t quite grasped the "play it cool" aspect of this thread have you Mary ... ? :-\
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: MAIR on January 19, 2008, 11:23:33 AM: LOL Neil,

OK looking over everything (im slow I know hadnt read it yet) and I know its supposed to be a Country in Mainland Europe and that Kin said that DTD isnt ready but from the Klues given and from that last post by Des im definetely saying:

Dusk til Dawn

It is being advertised as the Biggest European Poker Klub so thats my guess, even tho it doesnt fall in wi the above.

Hehe

PS: It does have 6 of the letters Des mentioned out of Helsinki if that was indeed the klue
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: texfitz on January 19, 2008, 11:24:56 AM: I"m not bothered about it at all now, why we can"t be told where it is beats me. I can"t suddenly ask my boss for say two/three days off at short notice to allow for travelling. He already lets me off every 2 weeks to sign on the dole.

why cant people be open and honest ?
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Chipaccrual on January 19, 2008, 12:40:11 PM: Quote from: texfitz on January 19, 2008, 11:24:56 AM

why cant people be open and honest ?

Because it"s an APAT tradition, the not being open bit that is. I"m sure Des is as honest as they come.

All will be revealed shortly. I"m sure it will be worth waiting for, that"s of course if anyone out there is bothered anymore. ;)
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: lukybugur on January 19, 2008, 12:49:50 PM: ... and provided we"re all happy to cover the price of hiring a jet ...
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: APAT on January 19, 2008, 13:19:51 PM: This has nothing to do with being "open and honest" and all to do with the fact the venue has not signed the agreement yet. There can be no announcement until that happens.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: HaworthBantam on January 19, 2008, 13:51:52 PM: I suspect texfitz was being a little "tongue in cheek", judging by the last line of the first paragraph.....

Quote from: texfitz on January 19, 2008, 11:24:56 AM

......He already lets me off every 2 weeks to sign on the dole.

To be on the safe side though, I"ve just given the Benefit Fraud hotline a quick buzz...

:D
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: texfitz on January 19, 2008, 14:15:33 PM: ;)
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: lukybugur on January 19, 2008, 14:22:55 PM: Have these agreement signing delays been caused by a language barrier Des? If so, in which language did you write it? One of us might be able to assist ... ;)
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: APAT on January 19, 2008, 14:28:20 PM: Language? Kurdish.

We almost certainly won"t take the plane as it works out an expensive option and puts a whole load of financial risk on APAT if the numbers do not work out.

Right now, we want to run a 200 runner event while our hosts would like us to run an event three times as big. It"s a great cardroom and I"m sure an outstanding weekend will be had by all participants.

And I"ve always wanted to go to Switzerkland.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: HaworthBantam on January 19, 2008, 14:39:53 PM: Quote from: APAT on January 19, 2008, 14:28:20 PM

Language? Kurdish.

It"s Irak isn"t it.....?
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: lukybugur on January 19, 2008, 14:55:52 PM: Well ...

PokerPlayer Magazine came through this morning stating. Page 13 reads;

"The £75 seats go on sale at www.apat.com on 18th Feb"
(that"s a Monday)

"... online satellites will take place on 16th and 17th February ..."
(Saturday and Sunday nights, so no Live Satellite I assume ... ?)

So I"m thinking this could take the form of the OnLive ... winners being whisked off somewhere they speak Kurdish ... ? :)

Quote

We almost certainly won"t take the plane

And I"ve always wanted to go to Switzerkland.

Well I ain"t bloody rowing to Switzerkland!
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: MAIR on January 19, 2008, 15:01:44 PM: Runs thru, grabs magazine which arrived this morning, rips it open, turns to page 13 and alas it gives us noooo more information!!

Ach well, Des has never let us down and its always something exciting to look forward to and soooo worth the wait.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: duke3016 on January 19, 2008, 17:13:35 PM: I await developments but .......
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: duncthehat on January 19, 2008, 18:43:14 PM: Call the National Benefit Fraud Hotline on 0800 854 440 ;D
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: celticriver on January 25, 2008, 21:06:22 PM: Guys page 25 of poker player magazine states European event tickets go on sale Feb 18th. There are online and LIVE satellites for both the European and Scottish events. Hope this clears things up. :as:
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: WarBwastardo on January 25, 2008, 22:02:45 PM: Quote from: APAT on January 18, 2008, 21:46:54 PM

Should make significant ground over the weekend and will be aiming for signoff midweek, or asap. Timings remain approx as we are relying on others to confirm their position. The venue will almost certainly be confirmed next week.

Any progress? I thought I felt an announcement in my water, but it may have just been cystitis. We must be close surely?

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKjAERjN8Mk[/youtube]
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Waz1892 on January 26, 2008, 09:47:17 AM: but Venus hasn"t got a K in it tho?..I"m confused.... ;D
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: APAT on January 27, 2008, 21:40:25 PM: Nearly there. We will be able to announce the venue for the European Championship tomorrow night, probably just after 10pm.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: MAIR on January 27, 2008, 22:18:41 PM: ;D
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: rivertaff on January 27, 2008, 22:44:23 PM: They wanted to host 600 players? :o

Poker Royale Casino, Austria - and it looks like Switzerland. Especially at the moment ;D
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: Jon MW on January 28, 2008, 16:18:08 PM: Quote from: APAT on January 28, 2008, 16:00:53 PM

... now that the Euro event is sorted.

Announcement, imminent?
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: john_steele on January 28, 2008, 18:05:32 PM: will it be announced here or on main page?
will it be open to all or are there qualifiers?
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: HaworthBantam on January 28, 2008, 18:13:09 PM: Probably announced here first, or at least somewhere on the forum.

Online qualifiers are on Blue Square on 16th and 17th February.

Remaining seats will then go on sale via the clickfest at 9pm on 18th February.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: RioRodent on January 28, 2008, 18:14:20 PM: Quote from: APAT on January 27, 2008, 21:40:25 PM

Nearly there. We will be able to announce the venue for the European Championship tomorrow night, probably just after 10pm.

Monday, 28 Jan 2008, 22:00 DDT (Des Duffy Time)

This is "around the end of the week sometime" GMT... in case anyone was wondering! ;D
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: HaworthBantam on January 28, 2008, 18:15:36 PM: Quote from: RioRodent on January 28, 2008, 18:14:20 PM

Quote from: APAT on January 27, 2008, 21:40:25 PM

Nearly there. We will be able to announce the venue for the European Championship tomorrow night, probably just after 10pm.

Monday, 28 Jan 2008, 22:00 DDT (Des Duffy Time)

This is "around the end of the week sometime GMT"... in case anyone was wondering! ;D

;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: duke3016 on January 28, 2008, 19:00:20 PM: DDT - Time and white shirts explained by Des

The fact that time is multidimensional and that the same entity can coexist in many time dimensions, multidimensional time dimensions can be used to change the future. Think about that you have five shirts that look the same, coexist and are at different places. Assume now you spilled coffee in one of them. You have the option to change your shirt to an unstained one before you go for your official business. The same way the extraterrestrial advanced alien civilizations are able to change the future. In the next hundred years, most likely human civilization will also be able to change the future by shifting the impacted parts of the physical universe into another parallel time dimensions.

See Des is way ahead of his time ;D ;D
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: APAT on January 28, 2008, 19:08:20 PM: At last, a man of vision.

I"ve just left work and am awaiting the first of three trains home. Then, on completion of greeting my family and changing my clothes; and, if, the interspacial pocket on my fourth shirt opens...I"ll post the venue details.

Or you could read Graham"s post above and be ahead of the game like the Duke.
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: rivertaff on January 28, 2008, 20:17:06 PM: Mine??????????

Is there another Graham on this page??

There was a free seat for the first correct answer - wasn"t there? - i"m sure i read that somewhere :P
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: neeko on January 28, 2008, 21:11:05 PM: My guess is Slovenia, with some badly spelt Mexican alcohol to get the "K".
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: jjandellis on January 28, 2008, 22:08:45 PM: Quote from: APAT on January 28, 2008, 19:08:20 PM

At last, a man of vision.

I"ve just left work and am awaiting the first of three trains home. Then, on completion of greeting my family and changing my clothes; and, if, the interspacial pocket on my fourth shirt opens...I"ll post the venue details.

Or you could read Graham"s post above and be ahead of the game like the Duke.

I think it may be time to elect a new leader. Des is obviously losing interest in APAT, as he seems to think that it is perfectly acceptable to acknowledge his family before he addresses the awating APAT hordes...
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: neeko on January 28, 2008, 23:26:53 PM: Quote from: neeko on January 28, 2008, 21:11:05 PM

My guess is Slovenia, with some badly spelt Mexican alcohol to get the "K".

So my cryptic prediction of:

Korona Casino, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia

was wrong then. Vienna sounds good though
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: texfitz on January 29, 2008, 00:11:27 AM: errrrrrrrrr, so where"s the K :o
Title: Re: European Championship
Post by: HaworthBantam on January 29, 2008, 07:11:32 AM: Quote from: texfitz on January 29, 2008, 00:11:27 AM

errrrrrrrrr, so where"s the K :o

That"ll be in the "poker" of Poker Royale Casino :D