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Title: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: mrscott on July 19, 2008, 13:49:14 PM
Sorry if this is wrong place to post......am new to this....

Can someone please tell me how to buy a ticket for the Omaha Amateur Poker Championship on 27 Aug...

I have searched the forums for info....but have had no joy....thank you
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: Badger on July 21, 2008, 16:46:48 PM

Sorry if this is wrong place to post......am new to this....

Can someone please tell me how to buy a ticket for the Omaha Amateur Poker Championship on 27 Aug...

I have searched the forums for info....but have had no joy....thank you


Look under Season two national schedule, (on home page)
There is a sat on Bluesq tonight.
Tomorrow the clickfest begins.

Cheers.
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: bbmoney on July 21, 2008, 17:23:58 PM
So how does the clickfest work ? what time etc , is it a lobby on Blue SQ or a page here,if here how do you  pay,and will the Razz and Stud open tomorrow also as theres no saterlittes

sorry 4 so many questions,but i cant find no post on it either  ???

thanks 4 your help
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: Swinebag on July 21, 2008, 18:16:23 PM

So how does the clickfest work ?


Fastest mice first


what time


I reckon about 9pm tomorrow


is it a lobby on Blue SQ or a page here


Its normally on the homepage. The link goes live at 9, normally (thats normally of course)


how do you  pay


I normally pay by maestro, and am not sure about other methods


will the Razz and Stud open tomorrow


The click fests for them are on wednesday and thursday. see http://www.apat.com/schedule_S2_National.php


thanks 4 your help


np

(normally!!)

Having said all that there should be something posted by the powers that be very shortly. In fact it may be done now given the time it has taken me to post this! ;D

normally
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: APAT on July 21, 2008, 18:37:02 PM
Good post....all of the above is correct.  The event will go on sale from the home page at www.apat.com from 9pm tomorrow evening.  The event will be capped at 70 runners and payment will be via debit card.

Good luck to everyone in the sat tonight.
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: Bodddders on July 21, 2008, 21:01:57 PM
Des,
Could you please let us know the intended start time for these side events.

Thanks
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: APAT on July 21, 2008, 21:23:19 PM

Des,
Could you please let us know the intended start time for these side events.

Thanks


Hi Mike,

They are scheduled as daytime events - so with a 2.30pm start.  We have also capped the field size to 70 runners in the Omaha and 50 runners in the Razz and Stud.  If there is demand for the side events we will extend the festival and increase field sizes in Season Three.  The main event will have a 200 capacity and be run as all other APAT National Championship events.
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: WarBwastardo on July 22, 2008, 10:48:27 AM
Will the list of runners for the Omaha event be posted before the click fest for the main event on the 25th?  
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: Swinebag on July 22, 2008, 12:10:52 PM


Des,
Could you please let us know the intended start time for these side events.

Thanks


Hi Mike,

They are scheduled as daytime events - so with a 2.30pm start.  We have also capped the field size to 70 runners in the Omaha and 50 runners in the Razz and Stud.  If there is demand for the side events we will extend the festival and increase field sizes in Season Three.  The main event will have a 200 capacity and be run as all other APAT National Championship events.


i"d have thought the Razz and Stud events would be capped at a number that is a multiple of 8, or are they being played 10 handed??
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: Cyntaf on July 22, 2008, 16:46:17 PM
Wow Rob, that would be a thick deck, well spotted.

Opposite to not spotting Quads...LOL!!

There was a lot going on though, hopefully see you in London M8y.
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: AMRN on July 22, 2008, 17:00:48 PM
I"d have thought the Razz and Stud events would be capped at a number that is a multiple of 8, or are they being played 10 handed??


I"m probably being really thick here, and I don"t play Stud or Razz too often..... please go easy on me if I"m asking a daft question.... BUT, even if the table has 8 seats, surely there aren"t enough cards in the deck to deal everyone a hand if all 8 stay in until 7th street?  8x7=56 right?  and in my deck there are only 52 cards....
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: Jon MW on July 22, 2008, 17:02:20 PM
You deal a community card in the middle
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: AMRN on July 22, 2008, 17:51:31 PM
so if enough people take enough streets that there aren"t enough to deal a 7th to all, everyone shares a single community card to play as 7th street?

Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: Swinebag on July 22, 2008, 18:31:52 PM

so if enough people take enough streets that there aren"t enough to deal a 7th to all, everyone shares a single community card to play as 7th street?




That is correct!
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: Robbiebox on July 22, 2008, 19:10:51 PM

They are scheduled as daytime events - so with a 2.30pm start.  We have also capped the field size to 70 runners in the Omaha and 50 runners in the Razz and Stud.


So are these side events going to be on the same 10k stack and 40 min clock?
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: APAT on July 22, 2008, 19:27:24 PM
They are non ranking one day events where players are scheduled to have 3,000 chips on a 30 minute clock.  Until later this evening when the Omaha goes on sale, we really don"t know whether their will be any demand to play in the side events, so this year will be a bit of a learning experience.
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: RioRodent on July 22, 2008, 19:33:17 PM

They are non ranking one day events where players are scheduled to have 3,000 chips on a 30 minute clock.  Until later this evening when the Omaha goes on sale, we really don"t know whether their will be any demand to play in the side events, so this year will be a bit of a learning experience.


You posted the answer to my question... just as I was asking... but on the wrong thread... spooky!!

Unfortunately, it"s not the answer I was looking for... I was looking forward to a nice deepstack Omaha tournament... but I don"t think I will be travelling for a 3000 / 30 min jobbie... shame.  :"(
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: APAT on July 22, 2008, 19:39:52 PM
We"d like it to be a longer structure, and if we get a smaller field than expected (more likely with Stud and Razz I suspect) then we may look to increase starting chips to give more play.  However, it is important that each event finishes in a single day.
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: HungryHippo on July 22, 2008, 21:08:57 PM
Hopefully i"m in  ??? - got a receipt from metachange and the following page has appeared:

Transaction Completion

Congratulations on registering a seat for your chosen APAT event. You will shortly receive a transaction receipt from Metacharge, confirming the event name and the entry fee.

So i look forward to seeing you all at the Vic on 27th  ;D

Richard
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: thedrifter75 on July 22, 2008, 21:16:58 PM
I think I just managed to enter this although I paid with a mastercard. I noticed after that no.3 on your list of conditions says that you only accept debit cards..Does that mean I"ve messed up and I"ll have to do it again?

Anyway I"m really looking forward to these and I"m gonna try and play in em all. I"ve been trying to play in an Apat event for ages but have always had something on.
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: APAT on July 22, 2008, 21:19:24 PM
We will be switching to debit card only payments during the week, but it was possible to use a MasterCard this evening.
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: Swinebag on July 22, 2008, 21:24:42 PM



Des,
Could you please let us know the intended start time for these side events.

Thanks


Hi Mike,

They are scheduled as daytime events - so with a 2.30pm start.  We have also capped the field size to 70 runners in the Omaha and 50 runners in the Razz and Stud.  If there is demand for the side events we will extend the festival and increase field sizes in Season Three.  The main event will have a 200 capacity and be run as all other APAT National Championship events.


i"d have thought the Razz and Stud events would be capped at a number that is a multiple of 8, or are they being played 10 handed??


bump my question
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: rossydreamer on July 22, 2008, 21:31:16 PM
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: HungryHippo on July 22, 2008, 21:34:18 PM
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: WarBwastardo on July 22, 2008, 21:38:03 PM
Wish we could have confirmed starting chips before 9pm
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: APAT on July 22, 2008, 21:46:45 PM

Wish we could have confirmed starting chips before 9pm


It is scheduled for 3,000 Rich.  As I said, we may review that and increase based on a decreased field size, but worst case is 3,000.
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: duncthehat on July 22, 2008, 21:49:16 PM
3000 will probably be enough for razz or stud tbh.

work commitments stop me playing the omaha but hopefully will be able to play the razz.  Cant have the british cowboy playing by himself now can we??

Q lots of innuendo
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: rudders on July 22, 2008, 22:29:12 PM
am in hopefully- can i just confirm credit card rather than debit is ok?- am hopfully coming down for the 4 events- hotel is booked anyway. so will I be able to pay for the others with credit card? just need to rejig the finances if i cant- not a drama- am really looking forward to the week anyway.
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: M3boy on July 22, 2008, 22:30:42 PM
Hi M8

would be good to catch up

Hopefully see you there
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: rudders on July 22, 2008, 22:39:14 PM
too right mate- look forward to it.
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: craigdunn on July 23, 2008, 10:21:57 AM


Wish we could have confirmed starting chips before 9pm


It is scheduled for 3,000 Rich.  As I said, we may review that and increase based on a decreased field size, but worst case is 3,000.


I registered for this at 9pm last night, I agree with WarBwastard, it would have been nice to have some kind of structure briefing before the tickets went on sale, being an APAT event I naturally assumed it would have a fairly deep structure, perhaps not 10k for a 1 day event but 5k seems reasonable as has been pointed out.

It is Omaha after all
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: APAT on July 23, 2008, 11:44:18 AM
Our objective will be to put on the best event possible.  We needed a little demand information to get to a final decision on stack sizes as we have not ran these side events previously.  So give us a few days to put the variables together and if we can get the stack size to 10,000, then we will.  I would say that looks possible for the Omaha particularly.
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: M3boy on July 23, 2008, 11:50:42 AM
Great to hear!

WD APAT
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: ashhen on July 23, 2008, 12:15:35 PM
It"s my turn to be a touch slow here... is this Omaha High or Hi/Lo?

I"ve just bought my seat but I didn"t think to check first.
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: ashhen on July 23, 2008, 12:19:22 PM
Feel free to ignore that, i found out from another thread that it is High.
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: BobFish on July 24, 2008, 19:28:46 PM
Just to add my two penneth, I would really appreciate it if the Omaha event starting chips could be set higher.

5000 would be better, but for a "World" event, 10,000 is surely the way to go. this would give us lots of scope to play, and we all know, omaha is an "Action" game.

Just 3000 chips would effectively turn the event into a coin flip tournament.  Whoever happens to get the best hands early on has such an advantage.

(With 80 players only, we"re bound to finish at some point in the early hours without risk of going over to  second day)

Cheers
BobFish
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: monkeyman on July 24, 2008, 19:31:49 PM
Even with 80 players, my money is on this one being the earliest finisher as I suspect there will be a lot of players involved with little experience of the game and this tends to lead to lots of bit pots early
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: HungryHippo on July 24, 2008, 21:51:55 PM
On the basis of the response so far from APAT and those that will be playing - i think it is fair to think that the starting chips stack for the Omaha event will be in excess of 3,000 (at least 5,000 and ideally 10,000)
I think its also fair to say that most players would be happy to play until the early hours to finish this game rather than see it end up as a crapshoot
Title: Re: Omaha Amateur Poker Championship how to regesiter
Post by: yousefian on July 28, 2008, 14:19:50 PM
Just as an FYI

Gutshot hold a really good omaha event on tuesday evenings at 8pm, now they use a 30 min clock, and you get 5,000. Now with aroun 60 runners. They finish around 2am at the lastest. So starting at half 2, you"ll be finished in no time. So i think 5,000 minium, but 10,000 would turn it into a great event.

People love to POT, so i"m sure the money will go in!