Amateur Poker Association & Tour
Poker Forum => Live Poker => Topic started by: APAT on January 28, 2008, 22:11:27 PM
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The 2008 European Amateur Championship will be held at the Poker Royale Casino; the home of Europe"s largest cardroom, which is just outside of Vienna in Austria.
(http://www.pokerroyale.at/typo3temp/pics/eb36e39dc8.jpg)
The event will have 200 players and be played over the Easter bank holiday weekend. Play will start at 2.30pm on Saturday March 22nd, with the final being held the following day.
Online satellites will be held at Blue Square at 8pm on every Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday night, starting on February 3rd and running up to February 17th. The entry price for satellites will be $30 + $3 and there will be a $600 prize for every 20 players. Each satellite will offer 3,000 chips and 12 minute levels.
60 seats will be allocated to European based poker groups and amateur players are expected to attend this event from Scandinavia, Italy, Germany, Austria in addition to the UK and Ireland.
The remaining seats will be sold via a direct buy in from the APAT home page at 9pm on Monday February 18th.
Hotel rooms will be available from 30 Euro per night for the event.
APAT will run a live update from the event as we follow the progress of 2007 European Amateur Champion, Gareth Ower and fellow members, in Austria.
(http://lh3.google.com/www.apat.com/RtRU6VUhUHI/AAAAAAAAGl8/wLf-9Hc0kTE/s288/DPP_0088.JPG)
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Exciting stuff. Can you tell me how much the direct buy in will be please? Does the $600 prize from the satellites cover the entry fee only or travel+entry or something else?
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Exciting stuff. Can you tell me how much the direct buy in will be please? Does the $600 prize from the satellites cover the entry fee only or travel+entry or something else?
£75 buy in .
So $600 to include expenses of flight and accom.
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The buy in for the event remains £75, so the $600 will leave around $450 to contribute towards a flight and cheap hotel.
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Ooooh Germany lite, I"ve never been there. You mentioned earlier they wanted 600 runners, has it been capped at 200 by APAT? Could we not have just said max 600 runners and sort of played it by ear as far as demand goes from the clickfest?
Will we have to eat boiled cabbage? I might take sandwiches.
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Travelling via Easyjet on Friday 22nd from Luton and flying back on the Monday costs £175.
Can anyone find anything cheaper?
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Travelling via Easyjet on Friday 22nd from Luton and flying back on the Monday costs £175.
Can anyone find anything cheaper?
Very unlikely...BA is similar,...being a bank holiday, the world and his wife will want to come back on the Monday,...so prices will only get higher by the day.
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Everybody was very tempted to go for a big number, but given it is APAT's first proper foray overseas, we felt it important to get it right. I think we could have had several hundred players from Europe in the event, but we have avoided that temptation and I would be surprised if anyone failed to get a seat at this end.
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Ryanair to bratislava!!! around the same.
Guess i need to qualify to justify the price!!
Think you are right Des I think anyone that does want to play is likely to get in
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£139 on Expedia going out on either Friday or Saturday morning and coming back Monday. Sat qualifiers will get around $450 on top of their entry fee to put towards the flight.
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Thanks for that Des.
Congratulations on negotiating this and making it happen. I think everyone that does play will really get the feel of a true european event
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Sounds fab Des congrats to the APAT team for, once again, coming up with such a superb tournament and venue.
Online sats should prove quite popular with regard to the extra for flights etc. Ive checked from here and cheapest is £254 so will need to try those sats or fork out some dough hehe
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I thought the idea was to paraCrute in to the venue? I can hotwire a Hercules from RAF Brize Norton. How can we all be sure the Italians, Swiss and Jormans playing are all amateurs and play as bad as I do? We don"t want a sudden influx of foreigners preventing young British talent coming through etc etc Can we have a secret wager between us all on who can spot the biggest tash or blonde perm?
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Will the cards be in German ??? :-\
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Oh, and will we be allowed to say check ::)
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Flight booked - £134 return, Heathrow-Vienna - British Airways. Booked on their website. Hope I get a seat ::)
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Any hotels "block booked" Des ?
Not knowing the area, or how the postal codes work in Austria, I"m not sure which are the nearest hotels. Anybody with any "local" knowledge....?
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I"d be interested to hear if anyone can get reasonable flights from Glasgow, Edinburgh or Prestwick - £255 from Glasgow on KLM the only one I can find so far.
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Excelent, now all I have to do is qualify......
Well Done Team another topdraw venue/comp.
;D
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Can"t wait!!! 8)
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Booked a hotel in the middle of Weiner Neustadt -- Hotel Zentral
46 Euros a night for Einbettzimmer (double room for single use).
Working on the flights from manchester, cheapest so far £212 via Munich to Vienna. Weiner Neustadt is about 50km from vienna but the trains are good.
Next stop the sats to defray the expense.
The Duke is about to hit Austria, lock up your Kaiser Beer Doppelmalz..........
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Booked flight Manchester-Heathrow-Vienna return £209 with BA.
Thats me sorted -- get a seat play cards -- don"t get a seat have a boozy weekend in Austria == priceless
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also booked hotel zentral - will probably book the BA flight from manchester as well, you know what you are getting with BA, and the return looks ok - not to early. Bring on the qualifiers
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For the Scottish APATers:
Saturday > Monday
Glasgow to Luton to Vienna (all EasyJet) £227
See a sample flight itinerary at www.net10.co.uk/APAT/easyjet_glasgow-luton-vienna_227.gif
We"ll be cuttin it fine for the 14:30 start but maybe, just maybe ...
Friday > Monday
Glasgow to Luton to Vienna (all EasyJet) £287
See a sample itinerary at
www.net10.co.uk/APAT/easyjet_glasgow-luton-vienna_287.gif
If anyone can find better, please post.
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BA does it Neil, Edin - Heathrow - Vienna times are quite good total is about £250.
I might try the sats first to see if I can get a package, before considering booking flights, would love to go
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I can get there filthy cheap from Paderborn which is 20 minutes down the road from me in Germany. However I don"t get back from Norway until 14 Mar, and am planning a family holiday.
So really I think I"ll have to give this a miss, as its not really fair on my family. Taking them to Vienna is not really an option either, as the boys are a bit young. I think Lucy would kill me!!!!
However good luck to all that play and if its in the same location next year, I"ll play (when I get back from Afghan lol)
Oh, top tip. The place is really stunning for architecture. Try the following sites:
Vienna City Park for big ferris wheel shown in Bond film and "The Globe" (basically a bloke declared independence from Austria, when they wanted to bulldoze his house in the park. He turned it into a globe, barricaded himself in and printed his own currency/stamps etc.
Food market, lots of cosmopolitan market stalls selling freshly cooked food...
"The Bermuda Triangle"...a triangle of streets full of little bars, that all sell tequila. Basically if u go in one side and drink tequial at every bar all the way round you won"t come out...
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no checking allowed...
the cheapest way to get "Beam me up Scottie" ;D
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Here is the kinboshi / lukybugur price for this Event ...
Flights £250
Accommodation £60
7 donked $33 Satellites £115
ClickFest Entry £75
TOTAL £510
(then the Sit"n"Gos, drink money ... another £250!)
I"ll not be showin the wife that spreadsheet! ;D
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"The Bermuda Triangle"...a triangle of streets full of little bars, that all sell tequila. Basically if u go in one side and drink tequial at every bar all the way round you won"t come out...
I feel a cultural circuit coming on ;D
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This means nothing to me .............
Sounds like a great weekend, must get a bit of sightseeing in.Anyone fancy it.
There is no cliickfest for me cos I"m using my Hall of fame prize money as entry.
I"m off to book my flights,see you all in the bar.
ad1 ad ah :as:
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Here is the kinboshi / lukybugur price for this Event ...
;D It"s like the price before VAT and after VAT. Although in this case we"re the Valoooo!
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Just booked flights £134.80 fri out/monin.Heathrow, be quick.BA.com.
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Just booked flights £134.80 fri out/monin.Heathrow, be quick.BA.com.
First ones on me Brendan -- No driving tho pleeeeeese we"ll take the train.
Technolog and I are on the Friday out at 14:35 (BA0704)
and the 15:05 back (BA0701).
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Me and Glenn are on same flights.........
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flight £250 + from manchester
hotel 3 nights £100
beer £5 pint
buy in just £75
all in all £750+ for a £75 comp where you will have to get in the 1st 3 to not be down on the poker dont get me wrong its a good trip and all that but i think i would prefer to go to dtd and play there £300 comp twice but good luck to all going and have a good time
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Yes, would love to play in this, but just spent all me pennies on a trip to Vegas in May, so unfortunately think this one is a little too expensive. It"s a shame there weren"t two day 1"s as in season 1 to add a little extra to the prize pool to compensate a little for the extra costs involved in playing.
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superb well happy about the destination well done des and team just hope i get in ,im not so sure all the people will get in who wants to i think you might have underestimated the demand ,
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Me and Glenn are on same flights.........
Ah -- I hope they have stocked up on the minatures for this flight
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oh bugger i gone and done it now
booked a flight from aberdeen to vienna via heathrow
leaving friday back monday
i need hotel details if anyone has them
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Shame about this one. I"ve played in every event so far since I joined APAT, but can"t justify paying £300+ for a £75 tourny.....
The flights are just too expensive thanks to a bank holiday weekend :( Students can"t afford to do that and have a car! 8-)
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Shame about this one. I"ve played in every event so far since I joined APAT, but can"t justify paying £300+ for a £75 tourny.....
The flights are just too expensive thanks to a bank holiday weekend :( Students can"t afford to do that and have a car! 8-)
Sell the car ;D
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I couldn"t agree more with it being a great tourney at a great venue. I"m just upset that no Scottish Airports offer direct flights. It will be a pricey trip ...
You can expect to see me in the first Satellite (and probably in all the others too) :)
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Good that APAT is spreading its wings and venturing into Europe, however it does seem a tricky place to get to and costly too. Will definitely be giving the online sats a go but I need to win a seat to be able to go I think. Just paid for Vegas trip in May...
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Shame about this one. I"ve played in every event so far since I joined APAT, but can"t justify paying £300+ for a £75 tourny.....
The flights are just too expensive thanks to a bank holiday weekend :( Students can"t afford to do that and have a car! 8-)
You can try the sats. That"s how I"m hoping to play in it.
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I couldn"t agree more with it being a great tourney at a great venue. I"m just upset that no Scottish Airports offer direct flights. It will be a pricey trip ...
You can expect to see me in the first Satellite (and probably in all the others too) :)
Might have to give a satellite a go myself - just checked the air cost for Caz and I, and it comes to £495.
Nowhere in the North of England flies direct either Neil, bit of a bummer, especially as I"m the worst flyer you"re ever likely to meet. ;D 4 flights in total, I"ll be a wreck by the time I get home :o
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Unless i win a sat ,i cant see me be able to make it.(so not much chance of being there) :(
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i"ve paid more for APAt flights than i have paid for this one, £250 seems alot but as i have notice its not as bad as it could of been
although i hate paying with the chance i might not get a seat and i wouldnt for a uk based event i just fancy a trip abroad
looks like there will be a mini APAt event on the plane as i am on the same plane
as the duke jack brendan and glen
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4 flights in total, I"ll be a wreck by the time I get home :o
I dread the frustration of donking in 4 satellites more than the 4 flights! :-\ :)
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oh bugger i gone and done it now
booked a flight from aberdeen to vienna via heathrow
leaving friday back monday
i need hotel details if anyone has them
Iron, Hotel Zentral 46 Euros a night in the centre of town
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4 flights in total, I"ll be a wreck by the time I get home :o
I dread the frustration of donking in 4 satellites more than the 4 flights! :-\ :)
I don"t. I"m expecting to do just that.
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4 flights in total, I"ll be a wreck by the time I get home :o
I dread the frustration of donking in 4 satellites more than the 4 flights! :-\ :)
you should try 4 flights getting carried on and off the plane losing baggage inbetween etc etc etc
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oh bugger i gone and done it now
booked a flight from aberdeen to vienna via heathrow
leaving friday back monday
i need hotel details if anyone has them
Iron, Hotel Zentral 46 Euros a night in the centre of town
I"m sure you have this covered Ger, but have you checked the location of the hotel in relation to the casino?
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i think its a mile or so but they have taxis right
edit -- and if i get donked i am in the centre of things
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Neil, youre so scottish sometimes it makes me sick.
you just win $40k off titan and youre crying over paying £250 for a cool weekend away!!!
come on son, i shall definately be there, providing my apat partner tage along.
but hes loaded, so i expect to see you at the bar!!
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Shame about this one. I"ve played in every event so far since I joined APAT, but can"t justify paying £300+ for a £75 tourny.....
The flights are just too expensive thanks to a bank holiday weekend :( Students can"t afford to do that and have a car! 8-)
You can try the sats. That"s how I"m hoping to play in it.
I"ll definitely try them :) But my thoughts of online tournys (fast blinds, low chips etc...) well, i"ll give it a go ^-^
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Ohhh what to do. Want to play this so will be in the Sats, but should I book a flight anyway?.. will the wife kill me if I do?...... can I afford to take her as well?...... can she get time off?...... Is that the same weekend as a friends wedding? (must check that one) Finally if I do go will Neil buy me a drink with his $40k ;)
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you just win $40k off titan and youre crying over paying £250 for a cool weekend away!!!
Wayne, I ain"t crying about it and at no point have I said I wouldn"t be there.
Derek, that"s some questions you have to ask yourself.
Ohhh what to do. Want to play this so will be in the Sats, but should I book a flight anyway? yeah, go on Will the wife kill me if I do? Probably can I afford to take her as well? from your WillHill Bankroll? Yes, definitely! Can she get time off? I"m guessing you"re hoping not Is that the same weekend as a friends wedding? (must check that one) Get friend to re-arrange wedding Finally if I do go will Neil buy me a drink with his $40k ;) GUARANTEED!
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Finally I have found the reason to moving to Vienna!!!
If you guys need any help with knowing where to go/what to do/other decent poker spots in Vienna then just give me a shout - am always happy to help.
As for the direct buy-in (i"m giving online poker a rest at the moment) do these go pretty quickly or something?
Cheers,
Rich
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Finally I have found the reason to moving to Vienna!!!
If you guys need any help with knowing where to go/what to do/other decent poker spots in Vienna then just give me a shout - am always happy to help.
As for the direct buy-in (i"m giving online poker a rest at the moment) do these go pretty quickly or something?
Cheers,
Rich
We"ve found ourselves a guide!!!! Welcome fella. 8)
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can I afford to take her as well? from your WillHill Bankroll? Yes, definitely!
I think that may constitute a misappropriation of bankroll funds. Can't have the wife thinking that any of this is real money that can actually be spent on things ;)
Note to self. Must tread carefully as wife may read this.
:-\
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As for the direct buy-in (i"m giving online poker a rest at the moment) do these go pretty quickly or something?
Cheers,
Rich
normally under 5 minutes
btw do they have karaoke lap dancers in vienna
and do they sell currywurst? or am i far from the german border?
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Satellite now showing in BlueSq Lobby under APAT - I"m in!
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As for the direct buy-in (i"m giving online poker a rest at the moment) do these go pretty quickly or something?
Cheers,
Rich
normally under 5 minutes
btw do they have karaoke lap dancers in vienna
and do they sell currywurst? or am i far from the german border?
It"s in Wiener Neustadt, 30 miles from Vienna.
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As for the direct buy-in (i"m giving online poker a rest at the moment) do these go pretty quickly or something?
Cheers,
Rich
normally under 5 minutes
btw do they have karaoke lap dancers in vienna
and do they sell currywurst? or am i far from the german border?
You can get currywurst at any wurststand, and it is rather lovely, especially with horseradish and after 10 beers.
And there are plenty of places to go for a lapdance here. Not speaking from experience but I think its pretty expensive though, not like Prague/Bratislava/Budapest....
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As for the direct buy-in (i"m giving online poker a rest at the moment) do these go pretty quickly or something?
Cheers,
Rich
normally under 5 minutes
btw do they have karaoke lap dancers in vienna
and do they sell currywurst? or am i far from the german border?
It"s in Wiener Neustadt, 30 miles from Vienna.
I"ve also been to Wiener Neustadt...it looks like a bit of a ****ty city to be honest, very industrial...I drove there and when driving into it was like driving into your bog-standard American small town...
I wouldn"t expect too much party action there to be honest...i"m likely to be driving from Vienna if I can snap up a seat from the direct buy-in page...one thing which I must need to know is...can I pay by Solo Card when registering?
And can I buy-in directly at the casino? If so I might go down there and do it that way...
If anyone is thinking of making a poker trip of it there is also the Concorde Card Casino in Vienna which is really great (am quite suprised they didnt pick this venue to be honest) - you check it out here http://www.ccc.co.at.
Avoid Poker World like the plague though. It"s a nasty nasty place, mafia run, and a lot of dodgy Eastern European expats there. I played thier cash tables once and was about 400 Euros up and got up to leave the table and they all looked at me as if to say "you walk out of here and you won"t be walking again" so I just said I was going to the toilet, then sat back down and donked off my roll asap and then legged it...
But anyway, plenty of things to do in Vienna - a very good Irish Pub in the centre (http://www.shamrock-vienna.at) but i"m only saying that because i"m working there ;) and if any of you guys would like a ride to the venue if you can"t get a place in Neustadt then i"ll be happy to oblige...
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havent had a currywurst since i became ironside in 1990
a few beers a currywurst and i could be in hevean
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Des, can you post info on the hotel you have got arrangements with,thx.
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We are just gathering all the info hun as soon as we have it will be posted :)
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Surely the winner of the Austrian online Amateur open gets a free expenses paid invite to this event whoever he or she is?????????? :D
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Surely the winner of the Austrian online Amateur open gets a free expenses paid invite to this event whoever he or she is?????????? :D
I don"t think they should be allowed to play in the live event. Whoever it was who won it.
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Just booked flights £134.80 fri out/monin.Heathrow, be quick.BA.com.
Blimey - those two flights are now £295.
Everyone searching for those two days has pushed the price through the roof.
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Thanks Daniel i knew i could rely on you
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Thanks Daniel i knew i could rely on you
No need to thank me.
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Just booked flights £134.80 fri out/monin.Heathrow, be quick.BA.com.
Blimey - those two flights are now £295.
Everyone searching for those two days has pushed the price through the roof.
Bugger!
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Just booked flights £134.80 fri out/monin.Heathrow, be quick.BA.com.
Blimey - those two flights are now £295.
Everyone searching for those two days has pushed the price through the roof.
Bugger!
Caz and I were quoted £295 each earlier this week for a Thurs departure and Tues return.
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Just booked flights £134.80 fri out/monin.Heathrow, be quick.BA.com.
Blimey - those two flights are now £295.
Everyone searching for those two days has pushed the price through the roof.
Bugger!
Caz and I were quoted £295 each earlier this week for a Thurs departure and Tues return.
Bugger!
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Just booked flights £134.80 fri out/monin.Heathrow, be quick.BA.com.
Blimey - those two flights are now £295.
Everyone searching for those two days has pushed the price through the roof.
Bugger!
Caz and I were quoted £295 each earlier this week for a Thurs departure and Tues return.
Bugger!
Looking in the wrong place! (Edit: Oops, same days different flights... but only £140) ::)
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Flights are looking exceedingly expensive.
Although a coach is not a perfect way of getting there I may be able to provisionally offer a coach service departing from the midlands with say a london/heathrow pick up direct to wiener neustadt
Have made a provisional enquiry with a couple of decent quality midland companies and if the quotes look feasable I will put up some details on monday/tuesday next week to see what people think.
Would be prepared to organise it
No promises at this stage just looking at other options
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BA are still doing the following flights for around £155pp
Outbound leaving Heathrow Friday 18:40 arrive Vienna 21:55
Inbound leaving Vienna Monday 11:40 arrive Heathrow 13:15
Looks good value at the moment compared to some other quotes being mentioned on this thread.
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For any one wondering how to get from Vienna Airport to Wiener Neustadt, this may be useful - http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/oebb.w02/query.exe/en
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Good luck out there guys - i cant make it. Wife is pregnant and due around that date.
I did suggest video phone link for the labour but for some reason she didnt go for it
Women!!!
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Coach sound like a great idea - 40 players on a two day coach drive accross europe. I can see it now - couple of cases of beer - poker on the move - stopping in amsterdam for a convienience break, (toilet of course - dirty minded ppl). Then same on way back singing old folk songs that we picked up there. Count me in - oh and the wife says shes coming along, better scrap that stop in the dam - straight to vienna.
Good luck tonight people.
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Actually, that does sound like a good idea, I hate flying. About thirty players, about 1000 cans of Fosters, one or two bags of Kettle Chips, on a coach with tables so we can have a few Sit n Go"s. Also one of those fancy ones with beds, no need for a hotel. I have no sense of smell so the stench won"t be a problem for me.
All good trips abroad should have the potential for disaster, this sounds perfect. Fear and Loathing in Wiener Neustadt.
Keep me posted if this becomes a realistic idea.
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OK, put don"t put all the gold at the BACK of the coach!!!
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nearly two seats up for grabs, 45 minutes left.
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Need one more runner for the next seat....
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Need one more runner for the next seat....
I suggest Seb Coe
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Need one more runner for the next seat....
I suggest Seb Coe
Sounds like a good choice. Wouldn"t want Marion Jones though - she"d cheat.
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40 runners now - so two seats on offer. I"m aiming for 3rd place...
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Only 2 minutes and 20 seconds before I can register for the next sat....
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And were off - gl all, no doubt be seeing you on Tuesday for the next qualifier.
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Definately interested in coach, keep us posted whether feasible. ;D
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40 runners now - so two seats on offer. I"m aiming for 3rd place...
Bugger! Just missed!
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40 runners now - so two seats on offer. I"m aiming for 3rd place...
Bugger! Just missed!
LOL - I know, I run bad.
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oh bugger i gone and done it now
booked a flight from aberdeen to vienna via heathrow
leaving friday back monday
i need hotel details if anyone has them
Iron, Hotel Zentral 46 Euros a night in the centre of town
I"m sure you have this covered Ger, but have you checked the location of the hotel in relation to the casino?
Des, where else would you suggest if not there?
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Des, where else would you suggest if not there?
Dan..check out the Poker Royale"s Hotel Page (http://www.pokerroyale.at/58.0.html?&L=1&L=1).
The Hotel Zentral is pretty full right now (only 4 rooms left according to www.booking.com]
The Orange Wings (http://www.orangewings.com/index_en.php) is about the same price and distance away (c. 1mile).
Google Maps will show you where the hotels are (if you put the address in)
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Would probably be keen on a coach trip out there as well. Let me know price etc.
Flights and then transfers are beginning to look a bit expensive.
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Google Maps will show you where the hotels are
I"ve created a Google Map that has the casino and discounted (see the Casino Hotel Page) hotels on it.
Obviously, it"s dependent on Google being right but FWIW.
APAT European Championship Google Map (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=47.827447,16.25247&spn=0.038032,0.079823&z=14&om=0&msid=108378245673034933590.00044553554eca45dde47)
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Des, where else would you suggest if not there?
Dan..check out the Poker Royale"s Hotel Page (http://www.pokerroyale.at/58.0.html?&L=1&L=1).
The Hotel Zentral is pretty full right now (only 4 rooms left according to www.booking.com]
The Orange Wings (http://www.orangewings.com/index_en.php) is about the same price and distance away (c. 1mile).
Google Maps will show you where the hotels are (if you put the address in)
Hotel Zentral has some twin rooms available for the weekend @ £58 a night.
Might book it and then cancel if I find anything better. Don"t think there was a cancellation charge if I cancel before the 20 March.
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Loving the map Paulie. Zentral doesn"t look too far away. Walking distance really.
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Further to mooting the coach idea.
Its a non starter. Average quote would work out around £150 a head provided the coach was full.
2 days travelling.
No alcohol or smoking allowed on coach!!!
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Further to mooting the coach idea.
Its a non starter. Average quote would work out around £150 a head provided the coach was full.
2 days travelling.
No alcohol or smoking allowed on coach!!!
LOL
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Further to mooting the coach idea.
Its a non starter. Average quote would work out around £150 a head provided the coach was full.
2 days travelling.
No alcohol or smoking allowed on coach!!!
I have contacts in the coach game - i will make a few enquiries also. I think £150.00 would be a reasonable price for two days entertainment/poker - but i will look to get that reduced. and i know for a fact that if 50 people told the driver they are drinking - then they are drinking. Smoking we may need to try a bit harder.
If there is still interest at the £150 price mark then i will take up the gauntlet.
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My contact thinks he can do it for about £100 a head based on 50 travelling. It would be a manchester departure and possibly going via Hull an the ferry. and maybe one days travelling leaving late Thursday night and arriving Friday afternoon. And coming back late Monday and getting back Tuesday. He is looking for the best route the second option is still manchester departure and stopping in Birmingham to pick up and maybe one other stop south before reaching dover.
let me know
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My contact thinks he can do it for about £100 a head based on 50 travelling. It would be a manchester departure and possibly going via Hull an the ferry. and maybe one days travelling leaving late Thursday night and arriving Friday afternoon. And coming back late Monday and getting back Tuesday. He is looking for the best route the second option is still manchester departure and stopping in Birmingham to pick up and maybe one other stop south before reaching dover.
let me know
FWIW, AutoRoute reckons the fastest route is via Dover-Calais... 1123 miles, 17.25 hrs (without stops).
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My contact thinks he can do it for about £100 a head based on 50 travelling. It would be a manchester departure and possibly going via Hull an the ferry. and maybe one days travelling leaving late Thursday night and arriving Friday afternoon. And coming back late Monday and getting back Tuesday. He is looking for the best route the second option is still manchester departure and stopping in Birmingham to pick up and maybe one other stop south before reaching dover.
let me know
FWIW, AutoRoute reckons the fastest route is via Dover-Calais... 1123 miles, 17.25 hrs (without stops).
With all that beer, I"d hope there"d be stops...
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Oh, forgot to mention that he allows alcohol on the bus - and by trade i am a pub landlord. I got a few cases in the cellar marked up Vienna Coach adventure. They are next to the holdall that is full of poker chips and cards. I am way up for the coach trip, so is the wife (really enjoyed Dublin last year - cant get rid of her now), just need 48 others and we may get this idea off the ground. I am in tonight for the qualifier but i have to organise a game in the pub at the same time, so bear with me.
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Oh, forgot to mention that he allows alcohol on the bus - and by trade i am a pub landlord. I got a few cases in the cellar marked up Vienna Coach adventure. They are next to the holdall that is full of poker chips and cards. I am way up for the coach trip, so is the wife (really enjoyed Dublin last year - cant get rid of her now), just need 48 others and we may get this idea off the ground. I am in tonight for the qualifier but i have to organise a game in the pub at the same time, so bear with me.
I"m sort of half-wishing I hadn"t booked the flight now. It"s a helluva long way but it could be good fun. Hope you get 50 takers - and we"ll need a full, unexpurgated trip report :o
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coach trip sounds good i would be interested and probably 3 or 4 mates keep us posted cheers !!
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For any one wondering how to get from Vienna Airport to Wiener Neustadt, this may be useful - http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/oebb.w02/query.exe/en
Alan, what they say about you isn"t true - you are useful!
Looks like I can safely book my flight to arrive at about 10pm in Vienna. There are buses to WN until just before 1am.
Does anyone speak the lingo? It"s in English until I click through on prices, and I just wanted to check what it"s all saying and that I don"t have to book a seat in advance.
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Dan...
To be honest, do you really wanna travel at that time of night (especially by bus)?
My group are mulling over a hotel in Vienna itself, near the train station to WN. (either Wien Südbahnhof or Südtiroler Platz) for the Friday.
Train nice and early in the morning. About 30/40 minutes.
Dep: 9:57 Arr: 10:30 Luvely Jubbley
[EDIT: Link to Vienna Airport site (http://www.wien.info/article.asp?IDArticle=10263) and German Trains (http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en) site..in English]
[RE-EDIT: Link to Vienna Airport City Train (http://www.cityairporttrain.com//langen/) site...in English. Check out the "animation" looks like most of the signage is in English and German.
If the trains, for some reason ain"t running then a taxi would be simple too.
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I"m staying in a hotel in WN for the weekend, so I"d rather get there Friday night, get settled in, probably pop over to the casino and say hello to the fellow Brits. I"m sharing a room as well so the costs will be shared for the room.
The bus/coach over to the WN only takes 30-45 minutes, so that"s not really a hardship. I"ll be in WN for 11pm (assuming my flight is on time).
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Bugger!
Waited until I"d booked the hotel to book the flights. That wasn"t a good idea, they"ve gone up from £140 return to £190 for the same times.
I"m sure their site has something built into it that monitors your visits and then whacks up the prices if you go back several times in a few days. Or am I becoming iPoker paranoid...
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Just spoken to BA. They said that the flights going out on the Friday are only going to get more expensive from now on, as it"s Easter weekend. The outbound flight to Vienna is now well over £100, although the return is still £68.
Saturday morning is cheaper, but I"m not really considering that as an option. It gets me in at 10am, and I don"t really want to be cutting it that fine.
Looks like the satellite package of $600 won"t be covering the costs of flights and accommodation.
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Looks like Michelle"s shoe shopping trip to Milan is in jeopardy..... ;D
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£220 now...
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Looks like Michelle"s shoe shopping trip to Milan is in jeopardy..... ;D
I VERY much doubt that. My trip to Vienna would be the first casualty.
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£220 now...
Go Thursday... you"ll save more than one nights hotel on the airfare.
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£220 now...
Go Thursday... you"ll save more than one nights hotel on the airfare.
Thursday is more expensive than Friday now! Only Wednesday and Saturday is cheaper.
Hotel is £60 a night, and between two of us, only £30 (obviously).
Just checked the coaches to get to Heathrow, and they are £28 one way. The cost is rising...
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Booked flights for hubby and I two days ago (he"s just got to qualify now) he keeps getting close... it was £174 then to go out Friday morning at 6:45am... :o)...
Saving one nights hotel cost by flying back on the Monday morning at 7.40am.
Haven"t booked the hotel yet. Have sent emails to the two closest ones - probably find them all full. ::)
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Makes me kinda less dissapointed at not being able to make this one now! :-\
I think Des said that he thought that anyone who wanted to play should have no trouble getting a seat (or words to that effect). I have to say that I think he will be proved right, though not necessarily for the reasons anticipated.
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Linda.
Via Booking.com the Orange Wings (Clicky (http://www.booking.com/hotel/at/orangewingswienerneustadt.html?sid=8744adf3589527905a158fe9fd112104;checkin=2008-03-21;checkout=2008-03-24)) is e.138 for 3 nights.
Or book direct..http://www.orangewings.com/index_en.php (http://www.orangewings.com/index_en.php)
About a mile away..see HERE (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=108378245673034933590.00044553554eca45dde47&ll=47.840987,16.252041&spn=0.019011,0.039911&z=15&om=0&iwloc=0004455365a1e69b2d46b)
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Booked the 14.35 Friday from Heathrow arrives Vienna 17.50-departs Vienna Monday 11.40 arrives Heathrow 13.15, £195 :-\ Staying at the Hotel Freizeittempel in Wiener Neustadt Frid/Sat/Sun £115 all in. Anyone travelling from up north to pick me up or between Grimsby and Heathrow want a lift? Will need to extract £ from Daniel in cash game Friday night 8) no problem! ;)
Kevin
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how far are we from the airport?
how much would it be in a taxi?
can anyone read forgein?
anyone know of any hotel i can book with a maestro card close to casino?
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how far are we from the airport?
how much would it be in a taxi?
can anyone read forgein?
anyone know of any hotel i can book with a maestro card close to casino?
Airport - Wiener Neustadt 45 miles (AutoRoute, fastest route).
45 miles in a Taxi, on a Bank Holiday = Much moolah I reckon.
No help with other questions I"m afraid.
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Another option people might like to look at...
Ryanair Stansted to Graz - 21st to 24th - £162 return (currently).
Flight times are a bit more sociable.
Direct train from Graz - Wiener Neustadt €25 2 hour journey.
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to try and find user friendly info on varous ways to get there, flights, trains and coaches you can"t do no worse that having a look around a site that a lot of our travel reps use call seat61.com, it"s one of those sites that you could spend hours on in the same way that the first visit to google earth can catch you.
For those going abroad there is an area that shows by aircraft type and route where are the best places to sit on each.
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A bit late for me, but i spotted a Ryanair flight from East Midlands going to Bratislava Vienna for £60 + a return on Monday of £30. Just the flight times are late and Bratislava is a bit further away? But hey-more options! :D
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Just to add my twopence worth, I think the train option from england would be a non-starter for most as you are looking at about £250-£300 and that is dependant on what eurostar want to charge you for the privilege, as their prices can fluctuate like the airlines!
If anyone does want to enquire then the best place to get it all booked in one place would probably be this lot
http://www.rail-canterbury.co.uk (http://www.rail-canterbury.co.uk)
as they can do eurostar (to brussels), THALYS (to cologne) and the citynight sleeper (to vienna) and a local connection to Wiener Neustadt. This would be my preferred route, and the way I will be going if I do qualify, as I work for the railway and can get there considerably cheaper than the estimate above.
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Another option people might like to look at...
Ryanair Stansted to Graz - 21st to 24th - £162 return (currently).
Flight times are a bit more sociable.
Direct train from Graz - Wiener Neustadt €25 2 hour journey.
Ooohh....thanks for that, I"ll add it to my list of options.
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A bit late for me, but i spotted a Ryanair flight from East Midlands going to Bratislava Vienna for £60 + a return on Monday of £30. Just the flight times are late and Bratislava is a bit further away? But hey-more options! :D
Interesting.
Works out at £118.88 once taxes are added. That also assumes no hold luggage - which is how I"d be travelling anyway.
Certainly cheaper than £220.
Now need to see how Bratislava to WN works out on the train/coach.
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Now need to see how Bratislava to WN works out on the train/coach.
There"s good and bad news on that front.
The coach takes 2 hours from Bratislava to WN. The bad news, the last connection leaves at 5pm. The flight lands in Bratislava at 9pm...
No flights out on the Thursday to Bratislava either which would have also been an option...
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I am thinking of coming over for this even if I dont qualify online!(close but so far twice now).
Conscious on trying to keep costs down to a minimum.
If I go, I probably will be going out by myself and flying on the saturday morning and leaving early on the monday as need to get back into work. I am likely to be flying on the BA flight from Gatwick.
Firstly, who is any one getting similar flight times and secondly as I am probably going by myself has any one got a double room, so I could split costs and stay in that?
Would appreciate any assistance.
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how far are we from the airport?
how much would it be in a taxi?
can anyone read forgein?
anyone know of any hotel i can book with a maestro card close to casino?
Wie weit ist wir vom Flughafen?
about 55k
Wie viel wäre es in einem Taxi?
I"ll get the train maybe
Kann jemand Deutsch lesen?
Nope
Jemand weiss von irgendeinem Hotel das ich kann buchen mit einer Meisterkarte die nah ist zu Kasino?
I"m booked into the Hotel Zentral (dont use maestro but they take Visa Debit)
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ist Ihre Tochter achtzehn?
Is your daughter eighteen?
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Nein ist meine Tochter 24
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Airport to Wien Mitte (Vienna) 15 Euro return 16 mins every half hour
Wien Mitte to Weiner Neustadt - 30 Euro return 40 mins (fairly regular)
Therefore 45 Euros
Taxi ?? no idea but they are probably like every other taxi, prices being negotiable for a long journey. I would think that you would have to have 4 of five to a taxi in order for it to come in at around the same price.. So it"s the trains for me I reckon.
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Ich möchte liebkosen Ihre Gesäß
Is this the way to train station?
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Ich losten mien dough.
Can I order a taxi?
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Kann ich einen Umlauf der Getränke bestellen?
Can I order a round of drinks?
FYP
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I don"t even understand the English translation there, never mind the German :D
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wie spat ist de zug?
if its anything like british rail 3 hours
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i got my brother to order me a wheelchair room at orangewings
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Good luck to all that are going. Have decided the costs dont vindicate going (would have had to take wife as well!!!)
So off to walsall for some of the GUKPT side events and sats for the main event.
Will be watching any online updates and will be well envious of you all over Easter!!
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Taxi ?? no idea but they are probably like every other taxi, prices being negotiable for a long journey. I would think that you would have to have 4 of five to a taxi in order for it to come in at around the same price.. So it"s the trains for me I reckon.
as far as i know brendan,jack,glen yourself and i are all on the same flight surely we cant be 200E for us all to share a taxi
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Taxi ?? no idea but they are probably like every other taxi, prices being negotiable for a long journey. I would think that you would have to have 4 of five to a taxi in order for it to come in at around the same price.. So it"s the trains for me I reckon.
as far as i know brendan,jack,glen yourself and i are all on the same flight surely we cant be 200E for us all to share a taxi
I recon it might be each way !!!! ie 100 Euro there 100 Euro back
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We will discuss on the plane
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Ich möchte liebkosen Ihre Gesäß
Is this the way to train station?
Saying this will not get you to the station, but will get you arrested! (good work Rio!)
try saying "wo ist der bahnhof?"
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Train from airport to Wien Mitte. Then change train from Wein Mitte to Weiner Neustadt.
Map of train links from Vienna: http://www.schnellbahn-wien.at/download/grossraum.pdf
Think it is the S9 (510) from/to Wein Mitte to Weiner Neustadt: timetable attached here:
http://www.schnellbahn-wien.at/download/510.pdf
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Ich möchte liebkosen Ihre Gesäß
Is this the way to train station?
Saying this will not get you to the station, but will get you arrested! (good work Rio!)
try saying "wo ist der bahnhof?"
You mean my phrase book is incorrect??
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I would like a cup of tea.
Ich möchte Ihre Brustwarzen lecken
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I"m not going to this event unfortunately but the people that are going seem to be having problems organising transfers from the airport to the venue.
I don"t know if anyone"s already looked in to this but I usually find that if you"re 20 miles or more from the airport then you"re as well hiring a car.
You can usually book them with your flight and they often work out very cheap especially if you book one between 5 of you. I think you"ll find it works out cheaper than 5 return train tickets and it"s definitely easier and less stressful. They also come in handy for getting between the hotel and the venue and anywhere else you might fancy.
Hope this might help someone. If it does please feel free to buy me a pint at the next regional or national ;D
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Ich möchte liebkosen Ihre Gesäß
Is this the way to train station?
Saying this will not get you to the station, but will get you arrested! (good work Rio!)
try saying "wo ist der bahnhof?"
You mean my phrase book is incorrect??
your phrasebook is working great, as is your cruel sense of humour!
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cheapest car hire i have found is £77 with lastminute.com for a corsa..... or similar
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I"m not going to this event unfortunately but the people that are going seem to be having problems organising transfers from the airport to the venue.
I don"t know if anyone"s already looked in to this but I usually find that if you"re 20 miles or more from the airport then you"re as well hiring a car.
You can usually book them with your flight and they often work out very cheap especially if you book one between 5 of you. I think you"ll find it works out cheaper than 5 return train tickets and it"s definitely easier and less stressful. They also come in handy for getting between the hotel and the venue and anywhere else you might fancy.
Hope this might help someone. If it does please feel free to buy me a pint at the next regional or national ;D
not many car hire firms have automatics with hand controls
i wouldnt go within a mile of a car driven by brendan
and could you imagine bigfella technolog or duke sober?
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all these costs keep adding up. I am still thinking the coach would be a good idea. No need for transfers - maybe 30 euros for an overnight stop somewhere if you didnt fancy sleeping on the coach. i have told the coach firm to keep it pencilled in until after clickfest - but we have got around 15 people interested - looking for around 35 more.
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Come on guys, whats this issue with the airport being 20 miles from the city?
Face it, LHR is further than that to London - as are most of our airports. The airport will have its own airport bus transfers!!!!!!!!!
If you have a decent hotel booked, they usually have their own shuttle service too...
I wouldn"t worry about it. Just sort it when you get there.
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Well I have booked my flight. Going out on the Saturday 6.40am BA flight out of Heathrow, just hope its not delayed! Is anyone else going to be on that flight? Travelling back on the 11.40 BA back to heathrow.
Planning to stay in the Hotel Freizeit Tempel. Has a Sauna which could be nice on the Sunday morning!
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I am flying Friday, but back on the 11.40 on Monday and also staying at the Tempel. I will either see you in the bar or the sauna!
Kevin
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Come on guys, whats this issue with the airport being 20 miles from the city?
Face it, LHR is further than that to London - as are most of our airports. The airport will have its own airport bus transfers!!!!!!!!!
If you have a decent hotel booked, they usually have their own shuttle service too...
I wouldn"t worry about it. Just sort it when you get there.
Perhaps part of the problem is the the event is not taking place in "the city" (Vienna), but in another town about 30 miles south of the city.
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I am flying Friday, but back on the 11.40 on Monday and also staying at the Tempel. I will either see you in the bar or the sauna!
Kevin
My plans are similar...
Re the Hotel..did you book via their website or through some other means.
I ask as i have yet to do this...gotta clickfest first! ;D
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OK, I have bitten the bullet and am in. 14:35 from Heathrow on the Friday and 15:05 back on Monday (priced dropped to £215 after spiking at £295 so I decided that was good enough (and I didn"t fancy getting up at 4.30am for a cheaper flight)).
Staying at the Orange Wings place - £30 a night isn"t bad. I assume it"s similar to, but better than, the ETAP in Cardiff.
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I am now booked into the Tempel.
Will be a nice early start on the Saturday morning to get that flight out, but cant wait for the weekend to start!
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The hotel website has an email link, where you get a response within a few minutes. Press booking & then email your required dates, room requirements etc-best of luck!
http://www.freizeittempel.at/GB/startseite_GB.html
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Come on guys, whats this issue with the airport being 20 miles from the city?
Face it, LHR is further than that to London - as are most of our airports. The airport will have its own airport bus transfers!!!!!!!!!
If you have a decent hotel booked, they usually have their own shuttle service too...
I wouldn"t worry about it. Just sort it when you get there.
30 miles???30 miles??? In my day...
;-)
Perhaps part of the problem is the the event is not taking place in "the city" (Vienna), but in another town about 30 miles south of the city.
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Well I have booked my flight. Going out on the Saturday 6.40am BA flight out of Heathrow, just hope its not delayed! Is anyone else going to be on that flight? Travelling back on the 11.40 BA back to heathrow.
Planning to stay in the Hotel Freizeit Tempel. Has a Sauna which could be nice on the Sunday morning!
Richard and I will be on that flight too, but travelling back very early on the Monday morning. We are booked into the Hotel Zentral. Not decided yet on whether to hire a car or not..... or will be taking the train
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Linda,
Jim, Terry (who one won (oops, spelling) the Satellite last night) will all be at the Hotel Zentral for 3 nights. Quick dinner in Vienna between the Airport & station to Wiener Neustadt to arrive about 1am Friday night/Saturday morning.
No rush Saturday..then it"s cards in the air. ;D
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Hey all,
Have been back in England for the past days so haven"t been able to reply to any of the queries you guys have been having (for those who haven"t seen my previous posts, I have been living in Vienna for about a year now).
Things which I have picked up.
If you can get a coach its not that bad for the craic I guess - and if you have got a coach with a couple of drivers then its definately do-able in a day. I drove here myself when I moved, from Colchester, and could"ve dont it in a day but a) was in a Fiat Cinquecento and b) wasn"t so keen on driving in the dark on the other side of the road. I do mean a full day of driving though - probably about 20 hours I think.
As for getting a taxi from Vienna to Wiener Neustadt. Between 5 of you thats not a bad idea. I don"t think it will be 100 Euros, as I just paid that for a taxi from Vienna to Bratislava (about 70km away). Haggle though if you do decide to go for it (I was offered 150 Euros to begin with then he said 100 Euros afterwards so...)
If you are flying directly to Vienna there is something called the CAT (City Airport Train) which goes regularly from Vienna Airport to Landstrasse U-Bahn (underground) which is on the main Underground line of Vienna. For a return ticket (with 3 days unlimited travel in Vienna) I think its 18 Euros.
Dont worry about speaking the lingo - a lot of people speak English over here (although not very many people over 60...)
For all you smokers - feel free to light up anywhere and everywhere.
Beer is dead cheap. And dead good as well.
If anyone needs a couch to sleep on i"ll have moved apartment by then and am in walking distance of many different amenities.
Any other questions just let me know.
Cheers,
Rich
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Well I have booked my flight. Going out on the Saturday 6.40am BA flight out of Heathrow, just hope its not delayed! Is anyone else going to be on that flight? Travelling back on the 11.40 BA back to heathrow.
Planning to stay in the Hotel Freizeit Tempel. Has a Sauna which could be nice on the Sunday morning!
Richard and I will be on that flight too, but travelling back very early on the Monday morning. We are booked into the Hotel Zentral. Not decided yet on whether to hire a car or not..... or will be taking the train
WHOOPS done it again.... Read the Post properly Linda :-[... sorry Luke - we"re actually travelling on Friday morning not Saturday - same flight time tho.... so will already be there when you land...
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Jim, Terry (who one the Satellite last night) will all be at the Hotel Zentral for 3 nights. Quick dinner in Vienna between the Airport & station to Wiener Neustadt to arrive about 1am Friday night/Saturday morning.
No rush Saturday..then it"s cards in the air. ;D
We"ll have all day to wander around Vienna on the Friday, be seeing Terry and Jim at the hotel then 8)
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As for getting a taxi from Vienna to Wiener Neustadt. Between 5 of you thats not a bad idea. I don"t think it will be 100 Euros, as I just paid that for a taxi from Vienna to Bratislava (about 70km away). Haggle though if you do decide to go for it (I was offered 150 Euros to begin with then he said 100 Euros afterwards so...)
whats the arrangement for wheelchairs and taxis like over there?
and what about buses and trains as here we have to give them atleast 24 hours notice
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Hey all,
Have been back in England for the past days so haven"t been able to reply to any of the queries you guys have been having (for those who haven"t seen my previous posts, I have been living in Vienna for about a year now).
Things which I have picked up.
If you can get a coach its not that bad for the craic I guess - and if you have got a coach with a couple of drivers then its definately do-able in a day. I drove here myself when I moved, from Colchester, and could"ve dont it in a day but a) was in a Fiat Cinquecento and b) wasn"t so keen on driving in the dark on the other side of the road. I do mean a full day of driving though - probably about 20 hours I think.
As for getting a taxi from Vienna to Wiener Neustadt. Between 5 of you thats not a bad idea. I don"t think it will be 100 Euros, as I just paid that for a taxi from Vienna to Bratislava (about 70km away). Haggle though if you do decide to go for it (I was offered 150 Euros to begin with then he said 100 Euros afterwards so...)
If you are flying directly to Vienna there is something called the CAT (City Airport Train) which goes regularly from Vienna Airport to Landstrasse U-Bahn (underground) which is on the main Underground line of Vienna. For a return ticket (with 3 days unlimited travel in Vienna) I think its 18 Euros.
Dont worry about speaking the lingo - a lot of people speak English over here (although not very many people over 60...)
For all you smokers - feel free to light up anywhere and everywhere.
Beer is dead cheap. And dead good as well.
If anyone needs a couch to sleep on i"ll have moved apartment by then and am in walking distance of many different amenities.
Any other questions just let me know.
Cheers,
Rich
Thanks for your helpful advice Rich and I hope we can catch up for a beer in Vienna. The Wags will go on to say "you"ll be the one buying them" or some such, but that"s okay, because it"s true :D
Cheers,
Des.
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Oh, forgot to mention that he allows alcohol on the bus - and by trade i am a pub landlord. I got a few cases in the cellar marked up Vienna Coach adventure. They are next to the holdall that is full of poker chips and cards. I am way up for the coach trip, so is the wife (really enjoyed Dublin last year - cant get rid of her now), just need 48 others and we may get this idea off the ground. I am in tonight for the qualifier but i have to organise a game in the pub at the same time, so bear with me.
Hi, I have just been fortunate enough to win package in tonights qualifier(Richie Aprille on BSQ) and wondered if this coach option had taken off the ground or not? I live in Birmingham so would be interested. If not, any advice from any fellow Midland travellers would be hugely appreciated as I currently have no APAT friends.... :"( :"( ;D
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Hi, I have just been fortunate enough to win package in tonights qualifier(Richie Aprille on BSQ) any advice from any fellow Midland travellers would be hugely appreciated as I currently have no APAT friends.... :"( :"( ;D
(http://blondepoker.com/forum/smileys/default/pickme.gif)
Ooo ooo can I be you"re friend?!?!?! Can I? Can I huh?!?!?
Well played tonight Richie and also Jeldon for the "nearly" package. Unlucky for the bubble boy Gordon MacArthur, although I gotta say I thought the fourth place finisher was the pick of the table IMO (http://blondepoker.com/forum/smileys/default/whistle.gif)
The bus would be great craic if it gets off the ground (hmmm, that probably applies more to the plane?!). Quite a few have already booked flights with a lot leaving Heathrow Friday lunch, returning Monday teatime on British Airways flight BA0704/BA0701. I would imagine this is very expensive now if it"s not full. But if you were to find yourself on it, you"re welcome to get a lift down to Heathrow if you can get over to Leicester, for a share of the petrol money!
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LOL, i have a friend! ;D
I have found a flight from Birmingham to Vienna for £202,although I haven"t read anywhere else on this thread about anyone travelling from Birmingham? So if coach is a non-starter it makes sense to get that rather than travel to London via Leicester although I will give you half the petrol money regardless like any true friend would... :D
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Right - 9pm - Clickfest.
How many UK-based APATers do you think will be going? The sats have been fairly poorly subscribed, is that due to not many wanting to go or did they not want to add unnecessary expense to an already (relatively) expensive weekend?
My guess - 67 entrants tonight and 94 to finally make the trip.
I think this is called idle speculation :)
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I"m not sure it"ll be that many. But who knows? I don"t...
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I"m Conference League when it comes it clickfests......but even I"m confident tonight!!
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at palace game phone in hand waiting to get place battery better not go is it from click on home page
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Congratulations to everyone who has purchased a seat up to this point. Your seat is confirmed and we look forward to seeing you all in Vienna!
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I have just purchased a ticket for this on APAT.com but under condition seven it states the following:
"7) All seat purchases will be pre-authorised. This means that no seats will have been paid for, until APAT processes each transaction. This will ensure that APAT does not sell more seats than are available at the venue. Getting a sales receipt is not a guarantee of a seat."
For instance if I (in a hurry to register) incorrectly entered my card details would it have still gone through regardless and the mistake therefore only be recognised when APAT process the transaction, decline it, then offer my seat to someone else? Or do they contact you to arrange an alternate means of payment therefore offering you a few days to correct your card details?
Thanks.
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Your transaction was completed successfully at 21:02 Daniel...you are in!
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Hello Moderator,
Can you tell me if I made it in and if there are any seats left as I may purchase one for the wife if there are?
Many thanks,
Rich
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Hi Rich, yes you are in and there are seats left over.
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Great stuff, many thanks.
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how many for the coach idea then - i will try and down grade the coach size from 50 if i need to. Des can you confirm i have been registered please, didnt do registration till about 9.45.
Let me know your intrest asap please.
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::) ac kc hi matt i hope we gett our seat gl xx
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ac kc qc jc tc can u tell me if i got mine so i can book flights cheers
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hi can some one let us know if we get our seat maxine mckinlay and matthew mckinlay ty
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John, Maxine and Matt - seats all confirmed!
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There is a conspiracy, I finally crack the metacharge problems I had been having so I was poised -- then my phone line went dead at 8:59 (BT admit a fault in their exchange and will fix by Wednesday FFS) I had to leg it round to Carl"s and log on thru his wireless -- I hate computers ::) email says 21:02 so not so bad 0-20mph is a split second. Son of Duke is upset tho no internet for a while (and in case you ask I found my 3G card so i"m back on line)
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cheers john see u there
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There is a conspiracy, I finally crack the metacharge problems I had been having so I was poised -- then my phone line went dead at 8:59 (BT admit a fault in their exchange and will fix by Wednesday FFS) I had to leg it round to Carl"s and log on thru his wireless -- I hate computers ::) email says 21:02 so not so bad 0-20mph is a split second. Son of Duke is upset tho no internet for a while (and in case you ask I found my 3G card so i"m back on line)
Well done Gerard, we"ll be seeing you in the bar in Vienna....at around 3.30pm on Saturday :D
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There is a conspiracy, I finally crack the metacharge problems I had been having so I was poised -- then my phone line went dead at 8:59 (BT admit a fault in their exchange and will fix by Wednesday FFS) I had to leg it round to Carl"s and log on thru his wireless -- I hate computers ::) email says 21:02 so not so bad 0-20mph is a split second. Son of Duke is upset tho no internet for a while (and in case you ask I found my 3G card so i"m back on line)
Well done Gerard, we"ll be seeing you in the bar in Vienna....at around 3.30pm on Saturday :D
3:30 -- thats optimistic
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lol nice one duke
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scouse looks like we did it so good luck and see u at bar are by u a coke lol
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Nice one Matt !! best be a jack daniels in that coke lol !!
People looking for cheap hotel i got orange wings in weiner neustadt which i believe is near casino !! 46 euro per night for double / twin room !! hope it helps !
Roll on easter !
See you in the bar about 15 30 after donked chips away !!!
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Admin,
Could you let me know if I have a seat?
Thanks
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hey buddy could u tell me if my seat is confirmed so i could book fights please cheers
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Richard and Jamie, both confirmed. Good luck in Vienna!
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When is the list coming out?
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Thanks :as:
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Hi this is Jeldon, could you please confirm if I have got a seat?
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Hi Jeldon, seat confirmed and good pic in this month"s issue of PokerPlayer mag!
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Thanks, see you guys in Vienna... Just got my copy of PokerPlayer today.... need to get closer than 3rd this time....
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Tonight I turned into the Clickfest Cretin.
First I entered the wrong card type - not once - oh no! I had to go and do it three times! Then, when I finally get the right type, it tells me I"ve made too many attempts - what am I - Nick Leeson?!?!?
Then I sit here brooding thinking I"m going to have to watch everybody else play in Vienna when my mate reminds me I can try another card!!!
Finally get it sorted at 9:20 - Des please put me out of my misery....
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Should have a confirmed price for the coach tomorrow, he has confirmed that ideally we should need about 40 people - leaving 9 seats free for poker playing room and beer storage. I have around 6 people that are up for it - although it is only me that is playing (unless they quickly become APAt members and buy a seat). We are looking at around £100 - £150 pp all in. If you are interested please keep an eye on the forum for the prices or email me jsteele223@btinternet.com.
We are leaving manchester and can do a pickup in the midlands - somewhere on the way to london and south of on the way to Dover. This is a definate as if we dont get enough APAT members for the seats on the coach, i will be running it as a pub trip from my boozer.
See you all in Vienna
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Should have a confirmed price for the coach tomorrow, he has confirmed that ideally we should need about 40 people - leaving 9 seats free for poker playing room and beer storage. I have around 6 people that are up for it - although it is only me that is playing (unless they quickly become APAt members and buy a seat). We are looking at around £100 - £150 pp all in. If you are interested please keep an eye on the forum for the prices or email me jsteele223@btinternet.com.
We are leaving manchester and can do a pickup in the midlands - somewhere on the way to london and south of on the way to Dover. This is a definate as if we dont get enough APAT members for the seats on the coach, i will be running it as a pub trip from my boozer.
Def interested along with a couple of friends, but when you say £100-150 "all-in"(no pun intended), what are you referring to?
See you all in Vienna
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Thanks, see you guys in Vienna... Just got my copy of PokerPlayer today.... need to get closer than 3rd this time....
your have to get past me first though ;)
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return - ferry fees and tolls, fuel etc. still have to book hotel in vienna. we will state pickups once we know where everyone is coming from, probably a services on the motorway. once we get the price confirmed we can see how much it costs per head, the more we get the cheaper per person.i would still be happy to go if there were 30 of us to be honest, adds a bit of criac to the trip instead of a boring flight and airport transfers, worrying if bags will be there - getting ripped off by some local cabby. i will keep u informed
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Congratulations to everyone who has purchased a seat up to this point. Your seat is confirmed and we look forward to seeing you all in Vienna!
he shoots he scores
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he shoots he scores
he shoots, the ball hits the cross-bar (3 times) bounces onto the goal line - is it over? The Russian ref confers with the Irish linesman...
...the crowd wait with bated breath....
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I see your payment seems to have gone through Jack, so you are good to go!
The young, good looking, generous Irish linesman nods his head and the young English pup is bound for the European Championships!
(http://www4.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/fe5538a1c89db3e8c552981ff1583d0c6g.jpg)
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can u confirm if myself steve bayliff, paul bunn, jamie edgehill and andy kingan has been processed ok , many thanks
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All in. No pun intended.
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Hi - Can you confirm if im in please? Cheers Phil T
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hi,
can you tell me if i am in please.
s. mcgill
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Took part in the clickfest last night and happy that I have a seat. Flights and hotel all sorted. Looking forward to taking part in my first APAT live event.
Especially looking forward to meeting faces of the names played against on the satellites and tournaments over the last couple of weeks and making some new friends.
Don
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Seats are still on sale via the home page and while this remains the situation, everyone who processed a transaction has their seat locked down. We look forward to meeting you all in Vienna.
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Hello APATers... What is still surprising is that the link is still available, which could only mean that the tourney has not been sold out... Oh what the hell, I"m in...
Below are my travel and hotel details and would love the company to listen to bad beats and vice a versa or even a heads up play on the flight...or even share cab fares to Heathrow or even to Wiener Neustadt
LHR - VIE BA0706 DEPART@18:40 ARRIVE AT 21:55
VIE - LHR BA0705 DEPART@18:50 ARRIVE AT 20:25
Staying at the Orange Wings ( when booking mention that you are here for the poker tournament and you will get the room for Euros 39 a night)....
Good luck to everyone who is coming....
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Staying at the Orange Wings too.
Don"t know whether anyone has already posted, but the link below is for train services in English. Direct trains available from the Airport to Wiener Neustadt.
http://www.oebb.at/en/index.jsp (http://www.oebb.at/en/index.jsp)
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Direct trains available from the Airport to Wiener Neustadt.
http://www.oebb.at/en/index.jsp (http://www.oebb.at/en/index.jsp)
Actually, I think you will find that there aren"t direct trains.
IIRC, you have to take the Aiport City Train into Vienna, transfer to the Subway and get to either Südbahnhof or Südtiroler Platz station.
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You are correct, my Austrian work colleagues had a translation issue when sending me the e-mail.
Apologies for any confusion caused :o
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staying at orange wings as well. get there friday afternoon. anybody up 4 few jars on fri night. oh n is this place far from the airport havn got a clue how to get there lol
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Im getting to Vienna on Thursday, stopping Friday too. Is anyone else planning on staying in Vienna before moving on to Neustadt for the weekend? If so any hotels recommended and/or meeting up for a bar crawl?
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Staying at the Orange Wings ( when booking mention that you are here for the poker tournament and you will get the room for Euros 39 a night)....
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Do you have the direct phone-number for the hotel please? I can only seem to find a central reservation number (and "poker tourney" isnt cutting much ice in terms of a reduced price..)
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goin straight to neustadt but def up 4 hitting a few bars on the fri night
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i didn get reduced price but the reduction other people got is only 7 euro a night so didn think worth hassle followin it up
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the direct number is +43 (0) 2622 243 80
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Seats are still on sale via the home page and while this remains the situation, everyone who processed a transaction has their seat locked down. We look forward to meeting you all in Vienna.
I put in for it a minute before you posted this. Could you confirm Nathan Beahan is in please?
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Yes (notice the tickets are still on sale!).
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Yes (notice the tickets are still on sale!).
Thank you, just wanted to make absolutely sure before attempting to reserve a hotel in another country! Orange Wings now booked, and I bet i"ll be the only one there travelling by train!
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HI i cant find out if im registered for vienna my name is tim slater can u help please as my friend registered me
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Anybody on this flight could you let me know please.
Flights Friday 21 March
London Luton To Vienna
flight 2195;
dep. Fri 21 Mar 10:45
arr. Fri 21 Mar 14:15
Monday 24 March
Vienna To London Luton
flight 2196; dep. Mon 24 Mar 14:45
arr. Mon 24 Mar 16:10
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Hi All,
I am on the 645am flight from Heathrow on the Saturday and return on the 1140am on Monday. I have a car booked so if your on these flights and want a lift please let me know via the message board at the top of the forum page. I will be staying at Orangewings.
;)
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anyone tried RYANAIR ? £12 return fri-mon
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anyone tried RYANAIR ? £12 return fri-mon
Ryanair dont fly to Vienna.
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anyone tried RYANAIR ? £12 return fri-mon
Ryanair dont fly to Vienna.
They go to what they call "Bratislava (Vienna)", which is over the border in Slovakia... even further away, with no rail link.
Couldn"t find a £12 fare there either thoough.
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anyone tried RYANAIR ? £12 return fri-mon
Ryanair dont fly to Vienna.
They go to what they call "Bratislava (Vienna)", which is over the border in Slovakia... even further away, with no rail link.
Couldn"t find a £12 fare there either thoough.
Best price is £90.....going out early saturday morning and back early afternoon Monday......plus car hire of £98.
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reply to hammerite !
i am on same flight as u on way out have sent u a private message to you with my contact details if u want to share costs !!
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Hi Steve got message will be in touch.
Cheers
Don
8)
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is there any dress code for this one or we ok in jeans and tshirt ac kc qc jc tc
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Hi All,
I am on the 645am flight from Heathrow on the Saturday and return on the 1140am on Monday. I have a car booked so if your on these flights and want a lift please let me know via the message board at the top of the forum page. I will be staying at Orangewings.
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Hi,
I am on both these flights, so jumping in that car would be greatly appreciated. I have sent you a PM so let me know if that is possible.
Thanks,
Tim
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Ok Tim got your message. Just to let anyone else who was interested know, the car is now full.
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Is it possible to find out how many tickets are left? I will not know my work commitments until Monday - is it likely that tickets will still be availabel then?
Thanks in advance!
DW
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Is it possible to find out how many tickets are left? I will not know my work commitments until Monday - is it likely that tickets will still be availabel then?
Thanks in advance!
DW
I"m pretty sure they will be. But you might want to PM Des (username APAT on here) and ask.
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Is it possible to find out how many tickets are left? I will not know my work commitments until Monday - is it likely that tickets will still be availabel then?
Thanks in advance!
DW
Yes, you should be fine as we are not intending to pass an additional allocation to the venue until late next week.
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4 of us ariving on 0645 from heathrow on sat am whats the cheapest way of getting from airport to orange wings hotel anyone found a good way to get there if u can give all the details will be appreciated
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I would think if there are four of you a hire car is the best bet. You can book one through british airways.
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just to let you music fans know the sterephonics are playing in austria on the 23rd in the ischgl festival and its a FREE concert so if you are out of the poker and looking for something to do
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i"m looking to possibly buyin direct to the event, is there any information on hotels near the casino to be had or is it just a find out for yourself basis?
thanks
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what are anyones plans regarding flying in as i can"t seem to see an airport apart from the opposite side of the country.
if it"s to fly to another country and travel across, has anyone priced this up?
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Here are a couple of hotel ideas, that has numerous APAT bookings.
Rudolf Diesel-Straße 32
2700 Wr. Neustadt
+43(0)664-3963911
www.orangewings.com
Hotel Zentral
Hauptplatz 27
2700 Wr. Neustadt
+43(0)2622-23169
www.hotel-zentral.tos.at
Flights should be into Vienna International, which is about 30kms from the venue.
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Train from airport to Wien Mitte. Then change train from Wein Mitte to Weiner Neustadt.
Map of train links from Vienna: http://www.schnellbahn-wien.at/download/grossraum.pdf
Think it is the S9 (510) from/to Wein Mitte to Weiner Neustadt: timetable attached here:
http://www.schnellbahn-wien.at/download/510.pdf
bumped my previous entry to here in case anyone is interested in the train times etc from Vienna Airport to Vienna and then on to Wiener Neustadt.
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I"m flying in to bratislava with Sky Europe from Birmingham, it"s only 40km from vienna
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Which flight with sky europe? What time?
Did you book the shuttle bus route to viena, or just to bratislava
Thanks
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I"m flying with Sky Europe from Manchester to Bratislava, getting there at 18:10 on the Friday, haven"t bothered with the Shuttle Bus, going to get the bus (#61) to the train station (use koruna coins to pay for a ticket in the airport in the machine for more details check here http://www.bratislavahotels.com/bratislava-airport-guide), then getting a train direct to Vienna (about 10 euro by the looks).. sounds good in theory.. probabaly see you all there Sunday night ;)
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Do we know what exact date the closure for entrance is?
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This is from The Scotsman:
"TALKS aimed at averting a strike by British Airways pilots were due to start today, with the Easter travel plans of tens of thousands of families resting on a breakthrough in a row over jobs and conditions.
The British Airline Pilots Association has warned that BA pilots could take their first industrial action in 30 years"
GULP! Any places left on the coach?!?!
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This is from The Scotsman:
"TALKS aimed at averting a strike by British Airways pilots were due to start today, with the Easter travel plans of tens of thousands of families resting on a breakthrough in a row over jobs and conditions.
The British Airline Pilots Association has warned that BA pilots could take their first industrial action in 30 years"
GULP! Any places left on the coach?!?!
" talks between BA and BAPLA finished last night without agreement, and are due to resume today".
So there is hope!
Of course even if there is a strike, it might well happen after Easter anyhow.
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I hope they get something sorted out quickly as I"ve booked myself onto the 6.45am flight from Heathrow to Vienna on the saturday morning.
Anyone got cheap accomodation details as thats all I need to find?
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have you tried the orange wing in Wiener neustadt they were offering 39 euros a night?
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Is there still a coach going to this with any empty seats?
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Good news, I have just seen on the BBC News Website that the BA pilots have confirmed that they will not be striking over Easter.
Bit of a relief as all the reports were suggesting that they were targeting Easter for industrial action.
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Any one else staying at Orange Wings in Wiener Nuestadt that have transport arranged with a spare seat from the airport to the hotel?
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Is there a player briefing anywhere yet?
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Some important informations to those staying at the Orange Wings:
While it is a nice basic and clean hotel (I stay there every time I go to the Royale) you should be aware that there is
- no hairdryer and no shampoo/soap in the bathroom ... so you better bring your own.
- The counter is open only for a few hours a day. You can check in electronically but you need a creditcard AND your booking ID for that process.
- Some rooms are equipped with a combinded TV/Computer (that also connects to the internet). If you bring your Laptop you can use the cable from the computer for your own Laptop. Some rooms have no computer. In that case they have no cable, too. So if you bring your Laptop don"t forget the network cable. Internet access is free (and usually is down for about 2 hours late night 2-4am for whatever reason)
No wireless internet!
- Breakfast is basic but o.k. (but it"s not included in the room price)
- There"s a McDonalds not too far (which also has breakfast till 11 or so). Beside that there"s not much around as the hotel is in an industrial area of Wiener Neustadt.
- The hotel has a small machine that has some drinks (like coke and water) and chocolate, chips and that stuff.
- If you are on public transport you have to travel into Vienna and from there to Wiener Neustadt with a regular train as said before. From the Main Station in Wiener Neustadt there"s a bus (I think it"s called "Linie G") that stops directly at the hotel (Stop is called "Arena Nova"). This Bus runs only every 30 min. and there"s no service on Sundays!
Hope this helps
Shadow
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Some important informations to those staying at the Orange Wings:
While it is a nice basic and clean hotel (I stay there every time I go to the Royale) you should be aware that there is
- no hairdryer and no shampoo/soap in the bathroom ... so you better bring your own.
- The counter is open only for a few hours a day. You can check in electronically but you need a creditcard AND your booking ID for that process.
- Some rooms are equipped with a combinded TV/Computer (that also connects to the internet). If you bring your Laptop you can use the cable from the computer for your own Laptop. Some rooms have no computer. In that case they have no cable, too. So if you bring your Laptop don"t forget the network cable. Internet access is free (and usually is down for about 2 hours late night 2-4am for whatever reason)
No wireless internet!
- Breakfast is basic but o.k. (but it"s not included in the room price)
- There"s a McDonalds not too far (which also has breakfast till 11 or so). Beside that there"s not much around as the hotel is in an industrial area of Wiener Neustadt.
- The hotel has a small machine that has some drinks (liek coke and water) and chocolate, chips and that stuff.
Hope this helps
Shadow
Very useful post. Thanks for the tips.
Leigh
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Anyone on the Friday night flight 706 Heathrow to Vienna?
depart 18.40 arrive 21.55
let me know, we can share cab to Orange Wings
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Rich,
Jim (Spursman) Lynott, Terry (Zerocool) Aylward and I are all on that flight.
We"re all in the Hotel Zentral and we were planning on taking the train into Wiener Neustatdt, perhaps after a meal in Vienna.
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Hello!
I am new to this forum and was delighted that APAT comes to the Poker Royale.
As a Player from Vienna, it is a kind of homegame for me. ;)
I preregistered (Transaction ID: 19818005) and maybe someone can tell me, if I caught a seat? :)
Kind Regards,
Markus
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Hi Markus, Welcome to APAT and we can confirm that your seat has been allocated.
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Wow, thanks for the quick reply!
Great news!
I am looking forward to the tournament. :)
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Hi Markus and welcome to APAT. Look forward to perhaps meeting you next weekend.
As a local you may be able to answer the big question - how much is the beer in the casino?
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Hi technolog!
Well, I´ve not been many times to the Poker Royale as we have a great card casino in Vienna aswell, but I think the price for a beer is around 3,50 €.
I have another question...do I get an email with confirmation that I ve got a seat or do I just print out the pre-authorisation confirmation and take it with me to the casino?
Kind regards,
Markus
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Your name will be on the player list Markus, so the venue will have your details.
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I signed up at the Poker Royale directly ... do we get any information/confirmation (time table etc.) from the organiser?
As far as I know the event starts at 2:30pm. When should we arrive there?
Any other things to know upfront?
Thanks
Shadow (Harald Gaerttner)
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Hi Harold. Welcome to APAT. An email with details for the weekend will be sent to all players on Thursday evening.
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Video updates and interviews with a number of the players will become a new addition to our live updates over the weekend from Vienna.
In addition we hope to feature a gallery of player images within the first post on the Vienna thread, which will continually update. If you want a chipcount on any of those players, click a pic and include their image number in your request.
Technology allowing that is.
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If anyone is on the BA 0706 flight flying out on Friday at 18:40 and staying at the Orange Wings, I would not mind the company and sharing the cab to the hotel.
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If anyone is on the BA 0706 flight flying out on Friday at 18:40 and staying at the Orange Wings, I would not mind the company and sharing the cab to the hotel.
Richard Prew is on that flight, he posted a similar request to yours on the previous page Jeldon.
Rich - Diablo is Jeldon, who took bronze in Cardiff.
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thanks we"ve exchanged numbers
thus we can negotiate hotel"s non check in system together!!
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Thanks APAT.
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If anyone is on the BA 0706 flight flying out on Friday at 18:40.
I think there will be a large number of poker players milling around the bar in Terminal 4 around that time...I know I will!
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Anyone else flighting in to Vienna on the 6.45am on Saturday from Heathrow and are staying at Orange Wings, that have some transport arranged to the hotel, with a spare seat?
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i could be in trouble having just read the post about the orange wings
my brother booked my room for me with his credit card as i dont have one
i do have the confirmation number though will that be enough?
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you need to swipe a c card to get the room key when you ge tthere
reception is only open 2 hours a day
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i could be in trouble having just read the post about the orange wings
my brother booked my room for me with his credit card as i dont have one
i do have the confirmation number though will that be enough?
If your stuck you can swipe through with mine and square me up..won"t be there till about 11pm on the friday though.. ;D
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Hi Harold. Welcome to APAT. An email with details for the weekend will be sent to all players on Thursday evening.
It is Thursday evening right or did I come out of my drink enduced hibernation too soon ???
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Yes and erm, yes. We will put a note out later this evening but there will be no surprises....get to the venue before 2.30pm Saturday, be relatively sober, don"t give your credit card to strangers.....the usual stuff.
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If your stuck you can swipe through with mine and square me up..won"t be there till about 11pm on the friday though.. ;D
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Does that offer extend to me as I also don"t have a credit card?
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Hello again!
I am a little bit confused with the starting time of the tournament.
Did anyone from APAT considered the time difference?
On your site it says the tourney starts at 2.30 pm, but on the site of the Poker Royale it says it is 2.30 aswell.
I am not sure, but when a football match in the UK kicks off at 3 pm, it is 4 pm in Austria.
I have no problem with waiting an hour...but maybe some other local players will be annoyed.
Maybe you can check this out.
Another question....APAT says no football tops...am I allowed to wear football/baseball cap? Cant play with my cap. ;D
Kind Regards,
Markus
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ok...or maybe the starting time on your site is already local time. ::)
Anyway...confirmation would be nice.
thanks.
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think kick off is CET (local time)
right guys i am off to the airport now
see some of you in heathrow some on the plane
and some in vienna
first round is on DES
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just got a reply from orange wings about the credit card
Dear Mr. Fowler,
you may check in at the reception from 5 pm to 8 pm to pay cash and pick up the key.
If you need any other information don"t hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards
Michaela Wollner
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The tournament starts at 2.30pm CET, so 1.30pm UK time. The baseball hat should be fine and it is easy to remove if the casino would rather you not wear it.
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The tournament starts at 2.30pm CET, so 1.30pm UK time. The baseball hat should be fine and it is easy to remove if the casino would rather you not wear it.
OK thanks!
Ah no...the cap is fine with the casino...played there already with it.
Thought maybe you do not allow caps. ;)
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Currently esconsced in the Wetherspoons at Heathrow T4.....ahhhhhh!
I"s on me way boss!
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I am currently on my way to vienna on board the obb "industrieland österrich" from salzburg.
I"m expecting this train to be late as every other one has been!
Does anyone know what time check in at orange wings is open from?
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Arrived yesterday (so did Ironside minus his luggage ;D ) went to the poker room last night with a few more APATers and had a few drinks (under duress of course) and a couple of S&G"s, everything was fine especially the spare ribs. Funny thing though I went to register at the desk and she looked at me like I had two heads -- ergo no need to register.
See you there this afternoon