The Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) has launched a brand new quarterly digital magazine which will be distributed by email to fans and players. The magazine will include interviews news and the latest gossip about players on the tour, now in its fourth season.
APAT has grown steadily over the last four years and will be hosting 28 tournaments around the UK and Ireland in 2010 as well as three events in Europe. Betfair have also recently signed on as sponsors of the tour and will be looking to activate this sponsorship at all future events as well as hosting online events on behalf of APAT.
The online sports book and poker site which has been growing its involvement with poker especially will offer APAT members the opportunity to win one of 33 seats to the GUKPT main events as well as 23 seats to APAT Professional events.
The fourth season of the tour has added a few extra strings to its bow with a brand new ‘Pro Tour’ running alongside it. At these expanded amateur and professional poker festivals there will also be events such as PLO, Omaha Hi Lo, Stud, Razz and Draw for those with more skills than just NLHE. There will also be a heads up event and a 6 max event alongside the varied schedule at the Dusk Till Dawn World Championships.
APAT Season Four Live Events:
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
2 Day events – £75 buy in – unless stated
20/3 – Welsh Amateur Championship – Aspers, Swansea
17/4 – United Kingdom Amateur Championship – Grosvenor Victoria, London
15/5 – Central European Amateur Championship – Austria
19/6 – Scottish Amateur Championship – G, Aberdeen
31/7 – Northern European Amateur Championship – Estonia
27/8 – World Amateur Heads Up Championship – DTD, Nottingham – 1 day – £50
27/8 – World Amateur Team Championship – DTD, Nottingham – £100
28/8 – World Amateur Stud Championship – DTD, Nottingham – 1 day – £50
29/8 – World Amateur Omaha Championship – DTD, Nottingham – 1 day – £50
30/8 – World Amateur Six Max Championship – DTD, Nottingham – 1 day – £50
29/8 – World Amateur Poker Championship – DTD, Nottingham – 3 day – £100
31/8 – World Amateur HORSE Championship – DTD, Nottingham – 1 day – £50
25/9 – Irish Amateur Championship – Dublin
23/10 – English Amateur Championship – G, Luton
27/11 – European Amateur Championship – G, Coventry
8/1 – Southern European Amateur Championship – Spain
29/1 – United Kingdom Team Championship – G, Bolton
PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE
1 Day event – Pot Limit Hold’em – £250 buy in – 10,000 chips – 40 minute clock
20/3 – Professional League Swansea – Grosvenor, Swansea
17/4 – Professional League London – Grosvenor Victoria, London
19/6 – Professional League Glasgow – G, Aberdeen
28/8 – Professional League Nottingham – DTD, Nottingham
25/9 – Professional League Dublin – Dublin
23/10 – Professional League Luton – G, Luton
27/11 – Professional League Coventry – G, Coventry
SPECIALIST SERIES
1 Day event – £25 buy in – mixed structures to be advised a month prior to events.
21/3 – Specialist Series – Grosvenor, Swansea
18/4 – Specialist Series – Grosvenor Victoria, London
20/6 – Specialist Series – G, Aberdeen
26/9 – Specialist Series – Dublin
24/10 – Specialist Series – G, Luton
28/11 – Specialist Series – G, Coventry
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