Newsletter
The latest APAT news can be found by clicking the coloured links below.
Topics include:-
APAT Online: Looking ahead to the APAT World Championship Of Amateur Poker
APAT Online: David Bennett wins the Irish Open at PokerStars.com
APAT Championship: Jon Woodfield comes 13th in the World Series of Poker Razz Tournament
APAT Championship: UK Amateur Champion Max Ward reports on his experience at the World Series of Poker main event
APAT Championship: Jacques Kieft Wins Irish Amateur Poker Championship
APAT Championship: Interview with Irish Amateur Champion Jacques Kieft
APAT Championship: Interview with Irish Amateur Championship Runner Up Brendan Hartnett
APAT Rankings: Mark Donnelly continues to lead APAT rankings
Rankings
A definitive record of APAT Rankings and Championship and Online Series tournament and medal winners.
Includes links to schedules, tournament reports, image galleries and interviews with many event winners.
APAT Scotland - Member Interviews
Next Tournament
APAT Championship: Details of the next APAT Championship event will be announced shortly.
APAT Online Series: The next event in the Online Series, the World Championship Of Amateur Poker, will be a series of five tournaments starting on Saturday August 4th at 8pm UK time. The series will include Omaha, Stud, Razz, and Heads Up tournaments before completing with a No Limit Hold'em Championship main event.
APAT: Putting Poker Players First
If you’ve been around the game for a while, you will recognise the need for an organisation which puts players’ interests first, and has the authority to deliver at all levels. APAT is the world’s first combined poker Association and Tour and is that organisation.
The Amateur Poker Association consults with gaming and industry bodies to enhance the player experience; with standardisation of rules, player friendly structures and event sponsorship at the top of our agenda.
The combination of a low entry cost of £75, premium regulated venues and professional tournament direction, ensures that the Amateur Poker Tour has quickly become the affordable proving ground for players wanting to realise their potential in high quality live events.
I look forward to welcoming players of all abilities to APAT, and if it’s your first time playing in a casino environment, we’re going to give you a truly memorable experience.
Tony ‘tikay’ Kendall
Chairman, APAT
Definition Of An Amateur Player
The dictionary defines an amateur as "a person who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession."
For the avoidance of doubt, Membership of the Amateur Poker Association & Tour is not available to any individual who earns his or her SOLE income as a result of a) playing poker or b) utilising their poker expertise to supplement their poker income away from the table, for example, a professional poker player who also earns a fee as a TV poker analyst.
Poker News
Click below for the latest United Kingdom and international poker news stories and tournament reports.
APAT Press Releases
APAT has announced entry details for the European Amateur Poker Championship, which will be held at the Grosvenor G Casino in Luton on August 25th, 26th and 27th.
European Amateur Poker Championship Press Release
In addition, APAT has also announced that details of its Season Two plans and a new sponsorship agreement with Blue Square.
Amateur Poker Association & Tour
Welcome to APAT, the premier destination for amateur poker players in over 30 countries worldwide.
Sample the unique atmosphere at an APAT live tournament through our video reports on the left of your screen. Alternatively, scroll down the page and learn more about APAT through our live updates, event reports, player interviews, picture galleries and member feedback received through the APAT forum.
We invite you to join today and experience poker as you've only seen it on television, but without the financial risk.
With a membership of thousands, APAT is proud to list the following amongst our achievements:
- A series of international two day tournaments, at an affordable entry fee of £75, where members play in a low risk, licensed, professional environment and are treated with respect by their fellow players and casino staff at all times.
- Partnerships in place with market leading sponsors and industry groups.
- Addition of thousands of pounds worth of sponsored prizes at each APAT tournament.
- Removal of player registration fee at APAT tournaments. 100% of entry fees are paid out to players via the prize pool.
- Introduction of standardised poker rules; signed off by the Gaming Commission and utilised at APAT tournaments in 4 countries.
- Exclusive hosting of APAT tournaments at leading licensed and fully dealer dealt casinos.
- APAT news, tournament reports and individual members receive wide press coverage across internet, print and television media.
- APAT champions attend European Poker Tour and World Series of Poker tournaments, through PokerStars sponsorship.
- Creation of the APAT community, where hundreds of players have come to know each other socially, through our live tournaments, our fortnightly online tournaments and through daily discussion on the APAT forum.
Jacques Kieft Wins Irish Amateur Title
Congratulations to Jacques Kieft, a resident of Galway in Ireland, who has won the APAT Irish Amateur Poker Championship, after two days of competition at the Fitzwilliam Card Club in Dublin.
A sold out field of 150 runners, and many of their partners and friends saw Jacques; a former Catan World Champion, beat APAT legend Brendan Hartnett in a fascinating heads up battle for the Title, Championship Cup & Gold Medal and £3,000 first prize. For an entry of £75, Dutchman Jacques also won an $8,000 expenses paid entry to a European Poker Tour event, courtesy of tour sponsor PokerStars.com.
Highlights and interviews from the event will feature several times on Sky Sports from Thursday June 7th, and be streamed on this website at a later date.
The tournament report and player images are available via the links below. In addition, the live update link details many of the key hands played.
APAT Tournament Report: Irish Amateur Championship 2007
Photo Gallery : Day One - Day Two
Forum Live Update : Day One - Day Two
Winner's Interview: Jaques Kieft
Runner Up Interview: Brendan Hartnett
European Poker Tour Report: To Follow In October
Phil Starrs Wins Scottish Amateur Title
Congratulations to Phil Starrs, from Whitburn in Scotland, who has won the APAT Scottish Amateur Poker Championship, held at the Gala Maybury Casino in Edinburgh.
For a £75 entry fee, Phil took the Scottish title, £3,000 first prize, and an expenses paid entry to a European Poker Tour event in season four, courtesy of tour sponsor PokerStars.com.
In addition to having a rather interesting name as far as our tour sponsors are concerned, Phil works in the construction industry and was captain of the Scottish team that won the poker grand slam event in 2006.
Use the links below for the complete tournament report and pictures.
APAT Tournament Report: Scottish Amateur Championship 2007
Photo Gallery : Day One - Day Two
European Poker Tour Report: To Follow In September
Lee Mulligan Wins Welsh Amateur Title
Lee Mulligan from Southampton has won the 2007 Welsh Amateur Poker Championship at Grosvenor Casino, Cardiff.
For a £75 entry fee, Lee took the Welsh title, £4,000 first prize, and an expenses paid entry to the German leg of the European Poker Tour, in a total prize package worth over $16,000!
APAT Tournament Report: Welsh Amateur Championship 2007
Photo Gallery : Day One - Day Two
European Poker Tour Report: German Open 2007
Max Ward Wins UK Amateur Championship
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Manchester's Max Ward, has become the 2006 United Kingdom Amateur Poker Champion, winning £3,750 and an expenses paid entry to the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas - for a total prize worth close to $20,000.
APAT Tournament Report: UK Amateur Championship 2006
Photo Gallery : Day One - Day Two
World Series Of Poker Report: To Follow In July 2007
Daniel Phillips Wins English Amateur Title
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Daniel 'Kinboshi' Phillips from Tamworth has won the 2006 English Amateur Poker Championship at the Broadway Casino in Birmingham.
Daniel wins £4,500 and an expenses paid entry to the Scandinavian Open European Poker Tour event in a total prize package worth over $17,000.
APAT Tournament Report: English Amateur Championship 2006
Photo Gallery : Day One & Two
European Poker Tour Report: Scandinavian Open 2007