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APAT UK Forum Championship - G Casino Blackpool - July 19th & 20th

  • 19-06-2008 1:10pm
    #1
    APAT
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    APAT will host the UK Forum Championship at the G Casino in Blackpool on July 19th & 20th.

    This event will feature teams from every major poker forum in the UK, and we'd love to add a boards.ie team into the mix if you guys have the appetite.

    We would need an in principle entry before close on Sunday, and a finalised team by the 29th.

    Tournament details follow:

    1. Who is running the event (organisation, society etc.)

    The APAT Poker Association & Tour

    2. The purpose of the event (charity, commercial etc.)

    The event is non commercial and players will not have to pay a registration fee.

    3. Date and Location of event

    July 19th & 20th at the G Casino in Blackpool.

    4. Registration and Start time of event.

    Play commences at 2.30pm sharp on both days. Registration will be via invitation of APAT once team entry is confirmed. Payment will be accepted via bank card.

    5. Any prerequisites (member of club, society etc)

    Players are required to be members of APAT. Free membership is available via our home page at www.apat.com.

    6. How can tickets be purchased & is there a maximum number (in advance, at the door etc.)

    Seats will be made available for a team of 10 players from boards.ie.

    7. Type of Tournament (Hold'em/Omaha etc Freezeout/Rebuy etc.)

    The event is a No Limit Hold'em team freezeout. Players will start with 10,000 chips with 40 minute levels being played throughout. Players will earn points for their team by getting through to the final 50 players. A player finishing in 50th will earn 1 point. A player winning the event will earn 50 points. The winning team will have accumulated the most points in total from their ten players.

    8. Cost of entry and any subsequent rebuys/top-ups etc.

    Cost of entry is £50.

    9. Cost of registration

    The event is registration free.

    10. % of entry fee/rebuys/top-up going into Prize fund

    100%.

    11. Any guarenteed prize pool.

    The field size will be 200 runners / 20 teams. There is added value in the shape of an expenses paid entry to a GUKPT event, worth approximately $3,000, for the winner of the individual event. The top three individual finishers will also receive APAT Gold, Silver and Bronze national medals.

    The top three teams will cash. The owner of the winning forum will win an additional £1,000 to spend on their forum as they wish, the Championship Cup and the right to call their forum the premier poker playing community in the UK and Ireland.

    12. If applicable, Number of re-buys allowed and over what time frame/blind levels.

    N/A.

    13. Starting Chips

    10,000

    14. Rebuy and Top-up chip amounts.

    N/A

    15. Blind levels

    Level Blinds Level Start Clock Level Finish Break Race Notes
    1 25 / 50 14:30 40:00 15:10
    2 50 / 100 15:10 40:00 15:50
    3 75 / 150 15:50 40:00 16:30
    4 100 / 200 16:30 40:00 17:10 00:10 Break
    5 150 / 300 17:20 40:00 18:00
    6 200 / 400 18:00 40:00 18:40
    7 300 / 600 18:40 40:00 19:20 01:00 Dinner
    8 400 / 800 20:20 40:00 21:00
    9 600 / 1200 21:00 40:00 21:40
    10 800 / 1600 21:40 40:00 22:20
    11 1000 / 2000 22:20 40:00 23:00 00:10 Break
    12 1500 / 3000 23:10 40:00 23:50
    13 2000 / 4000 23:50 40:00 00:30
    14 3000 / 6000 00:30 40:00 01:10

    16. Blind timeframes

    40 minutes per level

    17. Places being paid and if any prizes are other than cash (free entry to other tournie, merchandice etc)

    The top three teams will be paid and there is an added GUKPT package for the winner. There is also an added £1,000 and the Championship Cup for the owner of the winning forum.

    18. Are there going to be dealers - and their level of skill

    The tournament will be fully dealer dealt by the G Blackpool.

    19. Will there be a documented list of rules

    The event will run to APAT standardised rules, a copy of which can be found on our website.

    20. Is there a tournament director

    The event will be run by the G Blackpool, with APAT management available for consultation on any potential issues.

    21. How are disputes handled - who has final say.

    The TD at the G will have the final say on all matters related to tournament play.

    The following forums have expressed an interest in competing, with further communities to follow:

    A World of Poker
    Blondepoker
    Chezger
    Eat My Stack
    Furness Poker
    Gambling.co.uk
    Gutshot
    Ladies In Poker
    London Poker Meetup
    PokerPlayer Magazine
    Punters Lounge
    Raise The River
    The Hendon Mob
    The Poker Posse (TBC)
    Time For Poker
    UK Football Fans
    UK Poker Life
    FISO
    Newcastle Poker Forum
    APAT

    If Boards.ie wish to enter a team, you should appoint a captain and record your interest on the APAT thread below by the closing date of June 22nd. Final player selections will need to be confirmed by June 29th.

    http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=1396.0

    Live updates will be available over the weekend and two video teams will be present.


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