Amateur Poker Association & Tour
Poker Forum => Live Poker => Topic started by: TightEnd on April 13, 2011, 10:21:40 AM
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Player Briefing
888poker.com APAT UK Amateur Poker Championships and APAT UK and Ireland Home International Team Championships
DATE
888poker.com APAT UK and Ireland Home International Team Championships: Thursday 21st April to Friday 22nd April
888poker.com APAT UK Amateur Poker Championships: Saturday 23rd April to Sunday 24th April
VENUE
Aspers at The Gate
Newgate Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 5TG
Tel: 0191 255 0400
www.aspers.co.uk
CAR PARKING
Car parking is available in the Gate Car Park and is free on Presenting Membership card and Car Park Ticket at Casino reception. Space is limited.
DRESS CODE
The dress code in the casino is smart casual.
REGISTRATION
Aspers is open Twenty Four Hours a Day and we encourage APAT players to be on the premises for the start of the tournament. However, it is not obligatory to be in your seat at the start of the event if you have already purchased a seat.
Aspers Newcastle operates an "Open Door" Policy where people over 22 years of age can enter the casino without becoming a member. Players can join the Casino as a member if they so wish. Those under 22 years old must become a member of the club and to do so will need to bring a valid Passport or Photo Drivers License. If you are under 22 and cannot present valid identification to the Casino, you will not be allowed to enter the premises.
ENTRY FEE
888poker.com APAT UK and Ireland Home International Team Championships: £75 per person (£300 per team), registration fee free, to be collected by Captains and paid to the venue on the day
888poker.com APAT UK Amateur Poker Championships: £75 per person, a registration fee will not be charged. A Player List will be on the forum in the next few days. Capacity is 150 runners and the remaining seats will go on sale at the venue once the online holding tank closes.
The buy in for the Specialist Series Seven Card Stud event on Sunday 24th April is £25+£5. Seats for this event will be allocated on a first come first served basis to players from Saturday evening via the Cash Desk at the venue.
SCHEDULE
Home Internationals
Thursday 21st April 6pm start
Friday 22nd April 2.30pm start
The relevant thread with structures and timings is here: http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=8337.0
Amateur Championship
This event will run over two days. Play commences at 2.30pm on Saturday.
Play is expected to finish at around 2.00am on day one. Players left in will return for a 2.30pm start on Sunday, with the final expected to finish around 10.00pm that evening.
Due to the nature of tournament Poker, end of day timings are estimated.
Please note that for Season Five APAT has adjusted the Tournament Structure and Payouts. Details are contained on this thread: http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=8045.0
Specialist Series - Seven Card Stud
This event will run on Sunday from 3.30pm, to a finish.
FIELD
The Home International field is made up of 32 players, eight teams of four players each.
The Amateur Championship field will consist of up to 150 players plus alternates during the first two levels.
The Specialist Series event will be capped at a maximum of 50 players.
PRIZES
The Prize Pool for the Home International Team Championship is £2,400. The first place team will receive £1,600 and the second placed team £800.
The prize pool breakdown for the UK Amateur National Championship event ill be confirmed at the Casino when the final number of runners in each event is reached.
The winner of the Amateur Championship will win an entry to a UKIPT main event and the top three finishers in the Amateur Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.
The Winner of the Amateur Championship event will also win the English Amateur Championship trophy.
The Specialist Series Event will be paid in accordance with the venue"s standard payout for a 50 runner event
ALTERNATES
Alternates will be allowed the opportunity to take part during the first two levels of the Amateur Championship event, should it reach 150 runners.
Please note that all entrance fees will be paid out in prize money. APAT will not retain any fee for running this event for our members.
BUFFET
There will be no buffets for players at these events. Players are free to order from the menus available at the venue throughout the days
PRESS
Journalists from a number of Poker magazines and a photographer will be present on both days. We hope to feature a number of images from the tournament on our website and in APAT Magazine after the event.
By entering this tournament you accept that your image may be used in APAT TV, press and marketing campaigns.
LIVE UPDATE
Technology allowing, APAT intend to run a live update on the event and we will be posting player pictures and chip counts throughout the weekend. Feel free to tell your friends and family, who can follow your progress on the forum. Guests will need to register on the forum to see pictures from the event. Registration is free.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Please note the event is subject to the terms & conditions of the Amateur Poker Association & Tour.
CANCELLATIONS
Once a seat has been sold, refunds will not be made.
Players will be able to utilise the APAT Seat Exchange board to trade their seat at the face value.
Seat Exchange Guidelines apply.
FINALLY
As a member of the Amateur Poker Association, we would like you to be aware of your role in our collective responsibility to ensure that the weekend is memorable for every participant, and not just the winner at the end. We would appreciate you doing your bit to ensure that every player comes away having had the best possible tournament experience.
It only remains for all of us at APAT to wish every player the best of luck in the event.
Richard Prew, APAT Live Events Director
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BUFFET
There will be no buffets for players at these events. Players are free to order from the menus available at the venue throughout the days.
So here"s Mike"s No Buffet - No Brainer!
Buy any steak and side from Freya's menu and receive a free £10 bet.
Offer available Monday - Sunday 6pm until midnight
Terms And Conditions (http://www.aspers.co.uk/stake-and-chips---terms-conditions.html)
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Player list
(and add entries sold at the venue since the tank closed, it will be a sell out)
| Alan | Linford |
| Alan | Tinlin |
| Allyson | James |
| Andrew | Overton |
| Andrew | Harrison |
| Andy | Cowl |
| Anthony | Why |
| Barrie | Cullen |
| Ben | Kay |
| Ben | Young |
| Bradley | Rutland |
| Brian | Harland |
| Brian | Yates |
| Brian | Keers |
| Carla | Goddard |
| Chen | Tam |
| Chris | Peers |
| Chris | Hiam |
| Chris | Bell |
| Christine | Mccormick |
| Christopher | Kelly |
| Colin | O"prey |
| Colin | Wilson |
| Craig | Simpson |
| Craig | Dawson |
| Dan | Sherwood |
| Dan | Owston |
| Daniel | Weaver |
| Darren | Grainger |
| Darren | Shallis |
| David | Griffiths |
| David | Collins |
| David | Heafield |
| David | Blacklaw |
| David | Pilkington |
| David | Howard |
| David | Rudling-smith |
| David | Evans |
| Dawn | Dineen |
| Dean | Pearson |
| Dorothy | Littlewood |
| Dylan | Herbert |
| Fidel | Burton |
| Gareth | Walker |
| Gareth | Fry |
| Gary | Graham |
| Gary | Palmer |
| Gary | Brewer |
| George | Dickson |
| George | Lawson |
| Gerard | Smyth |
| Gerard joseph | Smyth |
| Glenn | Laming |
| Graeme | Morl |
| Graham | Parkin |
| Grant | Speirs |
| Gregg | Jones |
| Hazel | Birchnall |
| Helen | Mayman |
| Shug | Cairnie |
| Iain | Wilson |
| Ian | Dawson |
| Ian | Bertram |
| James | Charlton |
| James | Hill |
| James | Frey |
| Jeffrey | Talbot |
| Jo | Sharp |
| Joan | Kirkup |
| Joe | Carr-hill |
| Johannes | Honekopp |
| John | Young |
| John | Hicks |
| John | Murray |
| John | Littlewood |
| JP | Round |
| Jon | Seal |
| Jonny | Swan |
| Keith | Willey |
| Kevin | Simpson |
| Kevin | Stebbing |
| Kevin | Shutt |
| Kevin | Dawson |
| Lames | Lewis |
| Lee | Wolfe |
| Lee | Hickson |
| Lewis | Armstrong |
| Mark | Langdale |
| Mark | Holliday |
| Mark | Robinson |
| Martin | Tinlin |
| Martin | Sieder |
| Martyn | Prime |
| Mary | Martin |
| Mathis | Wosegien |
| Matthew | Ward |
| Michael | Paterson |
| Mike | Wilson |
| Nazar | Wrigley |
| Owen | Mcdowell |
| Paul | Pitchford |
| Paul | Davis |
| Peter | Mccormick |
| Peter | Newton |
| Philip | Tompkinson |
| Richard | Baker |
| Richard | Rudling-smith |
| Richard | Baker |
| Rob | Painter |
| Robert | Dunbar |
| Robert | Charlton |
| Robert | Mercer |
| Rory | Laidlaw |
| Sam | James |
| Scott | Wilson |
| Simon | Cameron |
| Stephen | Fryer |
| Stephen | Roderick |
| Steve | Lacey |
| Steve | Harrison |
| Steve | Redfern |
| Steven | Bayliff |
| Steven | Bradbury |
| Steven | Gray |
| Stuart | Langford |
| Stuart | Oliver |
| Tod | Wood |
| Tony | Trippier |
| Walter | Niven |
| Warren | Jones |
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... it will be a sell out
Never doubted it.
Oh...and I"ve corrected the spelling of my name...again! :)
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Sunday names make everyone sound kind like respectable citizens ::)
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Excited already.
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Sunday names make everyone sound kind like respectable citizens ::)
Only my mum ever called me Hugh.... please amend to my rightful title of Shug
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Player list
(and add entries sold at the venue since the tank closed, it will be a sell out)
| Alan | Linford |
| Alan | Tinlin |
| Allyson | James |
| Andrew | Overton |
| Andrew | Harrison |
| Andy | Cowl |
| Anthony | Why |
| Barrie | Cullen |
| Ben | Kay |
| Ben | Young |
| Bradley | Rutland |
| Brian | Harland |
| Brian | Yates |
| Brian | Keers |
| Carla | Goddard |
| Chen | Tam |
| Chris | Peers |
| Chris | Hiam |
| Chris | Bell |
| Christine | Mccormick |
| Christopher | Kelly |
| Colin | O"prey |
| Colin | Wilson |
| Craig | Simpson |
| Craig | Dawson |
| Dan | Sherwood |
| Dan | Owston |
| Daniel | Weaver |
| Darren | Grainger |
| Darren | Shallis |
| David | Griffiths |
| David | Collins |
| David | Heafield |
| David | Blacklaw |
| David | Pilkington |
| David | Howard |
| David | Rudling-smith |
| David | Evans |
| Dawn | Dineen |
| Dean | Pearson |
| Dorothy | Littlewood |
| Dylan | Herbert |
| Fidel | Burton |
| Gareth | Walker |
| Gareth | Fry |
| Gary | Graham |
| Gary | Palmer |
| Gary | Brewer |
| George | Dickson |
| George | Lawson |
| Gerard | Smyth |
| Gerard joseph | Smyth |
| Glenn | Laming |
| Graeme | Morl |
| Graham | Parkin |
| Grant | Speirs |
| Gregg | Jones |
| Hazel | Birchnall |
| Helen | Mayman |
| Shug | Cairnie |
| Iain | Wilson |
| Ian | Dawson |
| Ian | Bertram |
| James | Charlton |
| James | Hill |
| James | Frey |
| Jeffrey | Talbot |
| Jo | Sharp |
| Joan | Kirkup |
| Joe | Carr-hill |
| Johannes | Honekopp |
| John | Young |
| John | Hicks |
| John | Murray |
| John | Littlewood |
| John-paul | Round |
| Jon | Seal |
| Jonny | Swan |
| Keith | Willey |
| Kevin | Simpson |
| Kevin | Stebbing |
| Kevin | Shutt |
| Kevin | Dawson |
| Lames | Lewis |
| Lee | Wolfe |
| Lee | Hickson |
| Lewis | Armstrong |
| Mark | Langdale |
| Mark | Holliday |
| Mark | Robinson |
| Martin | Tinlin |
| Martin | Sieder |
| Martyn | Prime |
| Mary | Martin |
| Mathis | Wosegien |
| Matthew | Ward |
| Michael | Paterson |
| Mike | Wilson |
| Nazar | Wrigley |
| Owen | Mcdowell |
| Paul | Pitchford |
| Paul | Davis |
| Peter | Mccormick |
| Peter | Newton |
| Philip | Tompkinson |
| Richard | Baker |
| Richard | Rudling-smith |
| Richard | Baker |
| Rob | Painter |
| Robert | Dunbar |
| Robert | Charlton |
| Robert | Mercer |
| Rory | Laidlaw |
| Sam | James |
| Scott | Wilson |
| Simon | Cameron |
| Stephen | Fryer |
| Stephen | Roderick |
| Steve | Lacey |
| Steve | Harrison |
| Steve | Redfern |
| Steven | Bayliff |
| Steven | Bradbury |
| Steven | Gray |
| Stuart | Langford |
| Stuart | Oliver |
| Tod | Wood |
| Tony | Trippier |
| Warren | Jones |
I know I"m a big chap but to put me on twice is a little harsh. Or is that because I need 2 seats :D :D
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Is there no live stream for this ??
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Is there no live stream for this ??
No not this weekend Steve
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Is there no live stream for this ??
No not this weekend Steve
wasnt bothered for weekend but thought would been on for home nations , best tell pepole not to log on to watch it then lol
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I know I"m a big chap but to put me on twice is a little harsh. Or is that because I need 2 seats :D :D
You are not the only Richard Baker in the field. Based on the fact the other one is from the Newcastle area, I"m hoping accents will be able to tell you both apart. ;D
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I know I"m a big chap but to put me on twice is a little harsh. Or is that because I need 2 seats :D :D
You are not the only Richard Baker in the field. Based on the fact the other one is from the Newcastle area, I"m hoping accents will be able to tell you both apart. ;D
the other Baker can play, too. That will be a useful aide memoire
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Player Briefing
PRESS
The events will be streamed live on APAT tv over the weekend.
Is this now not the case? I think I"ve told pretty much the whole world about this and that it would be streamed :-[
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I know I"m a big chap but to put me on twice is a little harsh. Or is that because I need 2 seats :D :D
You are not the only Richard Baker in the field. Based on the fact the other one is from the Newcastle area, I"m hoping accents will be able to tell you both apart. ;D
the other Baker can play, too. That will be a useful aide memoire
Oh very "kin funny i"m sure :-*
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Player Briefing
PRESS
The events will be streamed live on APAT tv over the weekend.
Is this now not the case? I think I"ve told pretty much the whole world about this and that it would be streamed :-[
Unfortunately not, but that means 110% effort will go into the live update stream. We will have loads of photos on there, and the At A Glance Thread will be in glorious Team Technicolour.
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Thank you, it is much appreciated.
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I know I"m a big chap but to put me on twice is a little harsh. Or is that because I need 2 seats :D :D
You are not the only Richard Baker in the field. Based on the fact the other one is from the Newcastle area, I"m hoping accents will be able to tell you both apart. ;D
the other Baker can play, too. That will be a useful aide memoire
Two Richard Baker"s, there"s only Two Richard Baker"s...la te dah te dah te dah......... :D :D
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I know I"m a big chap but to put me on twice is a little harsh. Or is that because I need 2 seats :D :D
You are not the only Richard Baker in the field. Based on the fact the other one is from the Newcastle area, I"m hoping accents will be able to tell you both apart. ;D
the other Baker can play, too. That will be a useful aide memoire
Two Richard Baker"s, there"s only Two Richard Baker"s...la te dah te dah te dah......... :D :D
don"t know what your complaining about lol as there"s 8 david"s and i"m one of them
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Sunday names make everyone sound kind like respectable citizens ::)
Only my mum ever called me Hugh.... please amend to my rightful title of Shug
Funny, I was wondering whether my Mum put the player list together as it"s only she who calls me John-Paul.... well plus Mrs JP when I"m in trouble... which is often!
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Two Richard Baker"s, there"s only Two Richard Baker"s...la te dah te dah te dah......... :D :D
Erm...actually...NO (http://www.google.co.uk/search?um=1&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=899&site=search&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=%22Richard+Baker%22&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=g8&aql=&oq=) !
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Funny, I was wondering whether my Mum put the player list together as it"s only she who calls me John-Paul.... well plus Mrs JP when I"m in trouble... which is often!
hmmmmm I now anticipate hearing John-Paul verbalised a lot this weekend.
See you there John-Paul.
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Funny, I was wondering whether my Mum put the player list together as it"s only she who calls me John-Paul.... well plus Mrs JP when I"m in trouble... which is often!
hmmmmm I now anticipate hearing John-Paul verbalised a lot this weekend.
See you there John-Paul.
Looking forward to it Steven ;)
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Two Richard Baker"s, there"s only Two Richard Baker"s...la te dah te dah te dah......... :D :D
Erm...actually...NO (http://www.google.co.uk/search?um=1&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=899&site=search&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=%22Richard+Baker%22&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=g8&aql=&oq=) !
Two Richard Bakers playing at the APAT UK Championships 2011 this weekend >>>deeeep breath<<<<<
There"s only two Richard Bakers playing at the APAT UK Championships 2011 this weekend..... etc
settled!
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Funny, I was wondering whether my Mum put the player list together as it"s only she who calls me John-Paul.... well plus Mrs JP when I"m in trouble... which is often!
hmmmmm I now anticipate hearing John-Paul verbalised a lot this weekend.
See you there John-Paul.
Looking forward to it Steven ;)
LOL point taken JP. You sounded too much like my wife there.
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Two Richard Baker"s, there"s only Two Richard Baker"s...la te dah te dah te dah......... :D :D
Erm...actually...NO (http://www.google.co.uk/search?um=1&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=899&site=search&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=%22Richard+Baker%22&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=g8&aql=&oq=) !
Two Richard Bakers playing at the APAT UK Championships 2011 this weekend >>>deeeep breath<<<<<
There"s only two Richard Bakers playing at the APAT UK Championships 2011 this weekend..... etc
settled!
80,900 pictures of Richard Baker on Google images, there"s ONLY 80,900 pictures of Richard Baker on Google images....OK enough :D
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.OK enough :D
Indeed.
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CAR PARKING
Car parking is available in the Gate Car Park and is free on Presenting Membership card and Car Park Ticket at Casino reception. Space is limited.
Does APAT have an arrangement with the casino?
I got charged £8.50 to get my car out last night.
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No, arrangements were changed very recently which I was unaware of, even Aspers staff have to pay to park there.
Apologies
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OK thx for the reply.
It will at least soften the blow of getting busted today during level 2. :)