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Re: APAT 10th Anniversary Season - Discussion Thread
« Reply #15 on: May 10, 2016, 03:14:45 AM »
The more I keep reading through the Season 10 Schedule the more I love it.
Added GUKPT seats for the online series is just amazing, they are prestigious events in the UK calendar and I had already planned on trying to qualify for one or two of these again this year.

Wouldn"t it be a great experience to win a Vegas package and meet up over there celebrating together. Especially with the newlyweds Mr and Mrs Fandango  :) Big congratulations.
There seems to be a few routes to Vegas via APAT or Grosvenor in achieving this. I will certainly be having a go.
Hopefully it will be as mutually beneficial to Grosvenor as it is to APAT with added revenue in their Casinos and online, because the added value donated by Grosvenor looks like a generous package.  Great negotiating skills by Des and his Team.
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Re: APAT 10th Anniversary Season - Discussion Thread
« Reply #16 on: May 10, 2016, 07:28:04 AM »


I realise their many different needs and no doubt hundreds of considerations , but to not have any events in London ( I"m not counting Luton as London ) is a real shame .
It would seem on the face of it that Belgiium seems more important than London !
Apologises if this is out of turn , or more events are forthcoming , but on the face of it I"m disappointed :-(


Very much appreciate and respect your comments.  We"ve been to London for the past three seasons, so it"ll miss a season, but we will be back in S11 with something big, I"ve no doubt.  That aside, we do have Luton and Portsmouth in the South this season and it is the nature of the tour, that a bit of travel enriches the experience from time to time.


Personally speaking I"ve only been with APAT for two seasons and unlike the old / retired brigade I have to work for a living and include within this long work hours . I would like nothing more than to take weekends off and travel the UK playing poker but neither work nor the family would allow this :-(
Shame the anniversary year isn"t considering London and surely one of the best poker rooms in the UK at the Vic couldn"t have been considered !! But hey ho will wonder what might have been and to echo other comments re only holdem being the choice .... Shame !!

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Re: APAT 10th Anniversary Season - Discussion Thread
« Reply #17 on: May 10, 2016, 07:33:27 AM »



I realise their many different needs and no doubt hundreds of considerations , but to not have any events in London ( I"m not counting Luton as London ) is a real shame .
It would seem on the face of it that Belgiium seems more important than London !
Apologises if this is out of turn , or more events are forthcoming , but on the face of it I"m disappointed :-(


Very much appreciate and respect your comments.  We"ve been to London for the past three seasons, so it"ll miss a season, but we will be back in S11 with something big, I"ve no doubt.  That aside, we do have Luton and Portsmouth in the South this season and it is the nature of the tour, that a bit of travel enriches the experience from time to time.


Personally speaking I"ve only been with APAT for two seasons and unlike the old / retired brigade I have to work for a living and include within this long work hours . I would like nothing more than to take weekends off and travel the UK playing poker but neither work nor the family would allow this :-(
Shame the anniversary year isn"t considering London and surely one of the best poker rooms in the UK at the Vic couldn"t have been considered !! But hey ho will wonder what might have been and to echo other comments re only holdem being the choice .... Shame !!


Everybody works for a living who plays APAT, including the management, and we all seem to be able to travel to participate for parts of the season.  It"s a national tour and if you need to have one on your doorstep, then fair enough - this season it"s not going to be for you.  Old / retired brigade indeed.
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Re: APAT 10th Anniversary Season - Discussion Thread
« Reply #18 on: May 10, 2016, 08:26:39 AM »

Nice schedule guys as always  :D..

Highlight will be Vegas!!.. Finally managed for Emma to agree to a trip there, albeit I had to propose to her!"

We will be having our wedding in Vegas next June to coincide with the APAT leg, we would love to see some of you there for the celebrations, all welcome to come see me say GG to bachelorhood..


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Re: APAT 10th Anniversary Season - Discussion Thread
« Reply #19 on: May 10, 2016, 09:11:17 AM »
Hats off to Grosvenor - a £550 GUKPT seat added to each £22 online tourney is brilliant!!  Within APAT, online poker has always played second fiddle to live poker (and probably rightly so), but for some of us, online is pretty much our only option.

Nice to see some new locations, or returns to old locations that have been absent for a while, and love that WCOAP is outside London for a change.   Bit of a shame there are no midlands locations (love Coventry!), but guess the tour can"t visit every casino - would be a very long tour!  


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Re: APAT 10th Anniversary Season - Discussion Thread
« Reply #20 on: May 10, 2016, 10:31:22 AM »
The more I keep reading through the Season 10 Schedule the more I love it. Happy Anniversary APAT.


My thoughts exactly. Couldn"t have put it better myself Craig  ;)
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Re: APAT 10th Anniversary Season - Discussion Thread
« Reply #21 on: May 10, 2016, 11:23:24 AM »


Although I understand some of the reasons behind it I must express my disappointment that other than WCOAP the entire UK APAT schedule is now NLHE only.

Extending the range of poker variants available to be played in casinos used to be, as I recall, one of the goals of APAT...I, for one, am very sorry to see that left behind.

Sundays will be the poorer for it...IMO.



Agree with this.  Not having the "traditional" side events at all is a real shame. 


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Re: APAT 10th Anniversary Season - Discussion Thread
« Reply #22 on: May 10, 2016, 11:40:38 AM »

Nice schedule guys as always  :D..

Highlight will be Vegas!!.. Finally managed for Emma to agree to a trip there, albeit I had to propose to her!"

We will be having our wedding in Vegas next June to coincide with the APAT leg, we would love to see some of you there for the celebrations, all welcome to come see me say GG to bachelorhood..


Oh yes - nice one. Vegas pass for 2017 is already negotiated - so Vegas 2017 is going to be awesome (especially when I take down one of the packages.)

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Re: APAT 10th Anniversary Season - Discussion Thread
« Reply #23 on: May 10, 2016, 11:49:23 AM »



Although I understand some of the reasons behind it I must express my disappointment that other than WCOAP the entire UK APAT schedule is now NLHE only.

Extending the range of poker variants available to be played in casinos used to be, as I recall, one of the goals of APAT...I, for one, am very sorry to see that left behind.

Sundays will be the poorer for it...IMO.



Agree with this.  Not having the "traditional" side events at all is a real shame. 


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I"m already going to Vegas in November this year :)  Vegas for the 10th anniversary is a huge carrot but it"s a shame the side events miss out as I found them an integral part of an APAT weekend if you bust Day 1.  That being said, the plans for the online games through Grosvenor looks excellent so I"ll support most if not all of those.
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Re: APAT 10th Anniversary Season - Discussion Thread
« Reply #24 on: May 10, 2016, 12:14:33 PM »




Although I understand some of the reasons behind it I must express my disappointment that other than WCOAP the entire UK APAT schedule is now NLHE only.

Extending the range of poker variants available to be played in casinos used to be, as I recall, one of the goals of APAT...I, for one, am very sorry to see that left behind.

Sundays will be the poorer for it...IMO.



Agree with this.  Not having the "traditional" side events at all is a real shame. 


Yeah, but, Vegas baby!



I"m already going to Vegas in November this year :)  Vegas for the 10th anniversary is a huge carrot but it"s a shame the side events miss out as I found them an integral part of an APAT weekend if you bust Day 1.  That being said, the plans for the online games through Grosvenor looks excellent so I"ll support most if not all of those.


Haha, a good reason to come to Belgium then... we have lots of Sides, including Pineapple and PLO ;)
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Re: APAT 10th Anniversary Season - Discussion Thread
« Reply #25 on: May 10, 2016, 12:43:17 PM »





Although I understand some of the reasons behind it I must express my disappointment that other than WCOAP the entire UK APAT schedule is now NLHE only.

Extending the range of poker variants available to be played in casinos used to be, as I recall, one of the goals of APAT...I, for one, am very sorry to see that left behind.

Sundays will be the poorer for it...IMO.



Agree with this.  Not having the "traditional" side events at all is a real shame. 


Yeah, but, Vegas baby!



I"m already going to Vegas in November this year :)  Vegas for the 10th anniversary is a huge carrot but it"s a shame the side events miss out as I found them an integral part of an APAT weekend if you bust Day 1.  That being said, the plans for the online games through Grosvenor looks excellent so I"ll support most if not all of those.


Haha, a good reason to come to Belgium then... we have lots of Sides, including Pineapple and PLO ;)


Looks like Spa is the first one I can make

Road trip anyone?
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Re: APAT 10th Anniversary Season - Discussion Thread
« Reply #26 on: May 10, 2016, 13:28:01 PM »






Although I understand some of the reasons behind it I must express my disappointment that other than WCOAP the entire UK APAT schedule is now NLHE only.

Extending the range of poker variants available to be played in casinos used to be, as I recall, one of the goals of APAT...I, for one, am very sorry to see that left behind.

Sundays will be the poorer for it...IMO.



Agree with this.  Not having the "traditional" side events at all is a real shame. 


Yeah, but, Vegas baby!



I"m already going to Vegas in November this year :)  Vegas for the 10th anniversary is a huge carrot but it"s a shame the side events miss out as I found them an integral part of an APAT weekend if you bust Day 1.  That being said, the plans for the online games through Grosvenor looks excellent so I"ll support most if not all of those.


Haha, a good reason to come to Belgium then... we have lots of Sides, including Pineapple and PLO ;)


Looks like Spa is the first one I can make

Road trip anyone?


Considering it... But I already have a lot on around then.
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Re: APAT 10th Anniversary Season - Discussion Thread
« Reply #27 on: May 10, 2016, 16:35:43 PM »
NAPC has to be an aim for me, been so long since i played poker live and rarely play much online
but already starting to save for Vegas!!!!!

what sort of budget should i be aiming for, as a vegas virgin?

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Re: APAT 10th Anniversary Season - Discussion Thread
« Reply #28 on: May 10, 2016, 16:48:34 PM »







Although I understand some of the reasons behind it I must express my disappointment that other than WCOAP the entire UK APAT schedule is now NLHE only.

Extending the range of poker variants available to be played in casinos used to be, as I recall, one of the goals of APAT...I, for one, am very sorry to see that left behind.

Sundays will be the poorer for it...IMO.



Agree with this.  Not having the "traditional" side events at all is a real shame. 


Yeah, but, Vegas baby!



I"m already going to Vegas in November this year :)  Vegas for the 10th anniversary is a huge carrot but it"s a shame the side events miss out as I found them an integral part of an APAT weekend if you bust Day 1.  That being said, the plans for the online games through Grosvenor looks excellent so I"ll support most if not all of those.


Haha, a good reason to come to Belgium then... we have lots of Sides, including Pineapple and PLO ;)


Looks like Spa is the first one I can make

Road trip anyone?


Considering it... But I already have a lot on around then.


Pauli just come over :D Will be awesome!!

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« Reply #29 on: May 10, 2016, 17:02:53 PM »



Considering it... But I already have a lot on around then.


Pauli just come over :D Will be awesome!!


Yeah but you have some pretty pricey hotels in Spa and they"re filling up quick. I can"t commit right now and I"m already away twice in July (Luton / Yarm).

Maybe... but just a maybe.
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