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Event Details 2019 UK Team Championship
« on: November 18, 2018, 21:29:12 PM »
Ladies & Gents, confirmation of details for the UK Team Championship is below - questions/comments etc on the weekend of events should be sent by PM to myself via HERE or via Facebook Messenger HERE.

Overview of APAT Events (details of stack/clock etc can be found further down in this post...)

Fri 18:00 PLO £33+£7 
Fri 19:30 NLHE £33+£7

Sat 14:30 Main Event: UK Team Championship NLHE £75+£12 Day 1 (invitation only)
Sat 21:00 NLHE £33+£7

Sun 12:00 Main Event: UK Team Championship NLHE Day 2
Sun 13:00 NLHE £33+£7 
Sun 16:00 ROE (NLHE/PLO) £33+£7

ALL Side Events are open to ANY poker player, and registration will take place at the POKER ROOM DESK, and will open a minimum 1 hour prior to each event start time - there is no pre-reg or reserve a seat facility for side events.

Teams are to wear their own matching colour team shirts for both days of the event - if desired, EMBROIDERED POLO SHIRTS OR T-SHIRTS are available from APAT at a subsidised cost of £15 per shirt (reduced from £18) and in addition to the APAT logo and UK Team Championship event wording and date and team name embroidered onto the shirt breast, can be branded with other wording or team logo embroidery is also possible but will cost more depending on requirements - to order send a PM to myself via HERE or via Facebook Messenger HERE.  Shirts ordered via APAT will be available from the Friday night in the casino.

APAT SEASON 12 IN ASSOCIATION WITH GROSVENOR - UK TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP, 26TH/27TH JAN 2019

The UK Team Championship will take place at Grosvenor Casino, Blackpool on Saturday 26th/Sunday 27th Jan 2019.

We look forward to hosting all those playing over the weekend, with a full schedule of side events, and we will be providing a full player tracking and ongoing team score updating service throughout the Main Event, and a live update/blog with pictures via the APAT Forum.

The table draw/seating plan will be available via the APAT Forum from 9pm on Sunday 13th January.

Venue:
Grosvenor Casino,
The Sandcastle,
Promenade,
Blackpool
FY4 1BB
Tele: 01253 341222
Web: HERE

All players must be a member of Grosvenor Casinos, which is free, and photo ID is needed.  If you are already a member of Grosvenor Casinos then you should bring your membership card to allow use of a fast track entry available (players swipe their card and there is no need to be manually signed in at the desk). If not a member of Grosvenor Casinos, it is necessary to bring either your driving licence or passport otherwise you risk not being allowed into the casino.

LIMITED free parking is available at the casino.  Limited parking is also available with Travelodge (nearby) at £8 per 24 hours with a code from reception, Osborne Road Car Park (adjacent to Travelodge) at £8 per 24 hours or, free parking is available on both roads either side of Travelodge - Osborne Road and Balmoral Road.

The casino is open 24/7, with live gaming and cash desk closed between 6am-12pm everyday, but everything else is still open.

The Poker Room will be open and manned from 1 hour prior to the first event of the day (and closes at 6am):

Fri - from 5pm
Sat - from 1:30pm
Sun - from 11am

HOWEVER, ON SATURDAY FROM 12:30 ALL TEAM PHOTOS WILL BE TAKEN BEFORE THE START OF THE EVENT - PLEASE THEREFORE ARRIVE AT 12:30 OR ASAP THEREAFTER TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN AND TO ENSURE THE EVENT STARTS ON TIME - IT DOES USUALLY TAKE AROUND 2 HOURS - SO PLEASE DO ARRIVE EARLY SO WE DON'T DELAY THE START

APAT Weekend Schedule Of Events

Players are NOT required to register for the Main Event at the venue - we will have pre-registered all players and the table draw / seating plan will be completed in advance and available as above - therefore, all players' chip stacks will go into play at the start of the event, whether you are in your seat or not, and when not in your seat you will be blinded out accordingly.

However, we ask that you please be seated 5 minutes prior to the event advertised start time, which is 14:30.

No player is allowed to multi-table, nor register for a '2nd event' whilst still in an event.

The weekend schedule of events is as follows:

Fri Jan 25th, 18:00 PLO £33+£7 15k/20 mins (2 hour late reg 1 re-entry)
Fri Jan 25th, 19:30 NLHE £33+£7 10k/20 mins (2 hour late reg 1 re-entry)

Sat Jan 26th, 14:30 Main Event: UK Team Championship NLHE Day 1 £75+£12 15k/45 mins (NO late reg - Freezeout)
Sat Jan 26th, 21:00 NLHE £33+£7 10k/20 mins (2 hour late reg 1 re-entry)

Sun Jan 27th, 12:00 Main Event: UK Team Championship NLHE Day 2
Sun Jan 27th, 13:00 NLHE £33+£7 15k/20 mins (2 hour late reg 1 re-entry)
Sun Jan 27th, 16:00 ROE (NLHE/PLO) £33+£7 10k/20 mins (2 hour late reg 1 re-entry)

The Main Event structure is as follows:

   Start      Clock      End      Level      SB      BB      Btn Ante*   
   14:30      00:40      15:10      L1      25      50         
   15:10      00:40      15:50      L2      50      100         
   15:50      00:40      16:30      L3      75      150         
   16:30      00:20      16:50      BREAK                     
   16:50      00:40      17:30      L4      100      200      BB/SB   
   17:30      00:40      18:10      L5      150      300      BB/SB   
   18:10      00:40      18:50      SPLIT BREAK / L6**      200      400      BB/SB   
   18:50      00:40      19:30      SPLIT BREAK / L6**      200      400      BB/SB   
   19:30      00:40      20:10      L7      300      600      BB/SB   
   20:10      00:40      20:50      L8      400      800      BB/SB   
   20:50      00:40      21:30      L9      500      1000      BB/SB   
   21:30      00:20      21:50      BREAK                     
   21:50      00:40      22:30      L10      600      1200      BB/SB   
   22:30      00:40      23:10      L11      800      1600      BB/SB   
   23:10      00:10      23:20      BREAK                     
   23:20      00:40      00:00      L12      1000      2000      BB/SB   
   00:00      00:40      00:40      L13      1500      3000      BB/SB   
                                       
   12:00      00:40      12:40      14      2000      4000      BB/SB   
   12:40      00:40      13:20      15      3000      6000      BB/SB   
   13:20      00:40      14:00      16      4000      8000      BB/SB   
   14:00      00:20      14:20      BREAK                     
   14:20      00:40      15:00      17      5000      10000      BB/SB   
   15:00      00:40      15:40      18      6000      12000      BB/SB   
   15:40      00:40      16:20      19      8000      16000      BB/SB   
   16:20      00:40      17:00      BREAK                     
   17:00      00:40      17:40      20      10000      20000      BB/SB   
   17:40      00:40      18:20      21      15000      30000      BB/SB   
   18:20      00:40      19:00      22      20000      40000      BB/SB   
   19:00      00:40      19:40      23      30000      60000      BB/SB   
   19:40      00:40      20:20      24      40000      80000      BB/SB   
   20:20      00:40      21:00      25      60000      12000      BB/SB   
   21:00      00:40      21:40      26      80000      160000      BB/SB   
   21:40      00:40      22:20      27      100000      200000      BB/SB   
   22:20      00:40      23:00      28      150000      300000      BB/SB   
   23:00      00:40      23:40      29      200000      400000      BB/SB   
   23:40      00:40      00:20      30      300000      600000      BB/SB   


(a further break on Sunday will be timed for the start of the Final Table)

Prizes

The winner(s) of the Main Event, the UK Team Championship, will be:

Team points will be scored based on individual player finishing positions, and will start to be earned on Day 2 by all remaining players on a 'reverse position' scoring position - eg; 60 wins 1 point, 1st wins 60 points.

Individual - finishing position

The Top 3 Teams and Top 18 Individuals will be paid on a 50/50 split of buyins as follows:

Top 3 Teams (50% of buyins = £10,500) - 1st=£5,250 - 2nd=£3,150, 3rd=£2,100 - payouts will be made to Team Captains.

The default APAT prize structure (individual) can be found HERE = £10,500 - payouts will be made to winning individuals.

This event awards APAT Medals - top 3 teams and top 3 individuals - and APAT POTY Points (Top 18).

All APAT side events also award APAT POTY Points (Top 5).

APAT Main Events do NOT allow deals to be made, and Side Event deals are only allowed under the control of the venue/APAT.

All players competing in the UK Team Championship Main Event will be invited to an exclusive 'Reunion' online tournament with a £560 GUKPT Seat added to the winner.  Details will be provided during the weekend in Blackpool.

Live Updates

A live update/blog will be provided with player pictures, chip counts and "team leaderboard" throughout the weekend via the APAT Forum.

Feel free to tell your friends and family, who can follow your progress on the APAT forum - guests will need to register as a member on the forum to see pictures from the event and to post on the forum - member registration is free.

Terms and Conditions

Please note the event is subject to the terms & conditions of the Amateur Poker Association & Tour.

Finally

As a member of the Amateur Poker Association and Tour, we would like you to be aware of your expected role in our collective responsibility to ensure that the weekend is memorable and enjoyable for not only every participant - but for everyone involved within the venue.  We would appreciate you doing your bit to ensure that every player comes away having had the best possible poker experience with APAT.

The best of luck to everyone playing over the weekend of events.
« Last Edit: January 26, 2019, 18:59:46 PM by IrishTom »
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