The Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) was founded on August 1st, 2006, making it one of the oldest UK national tours. Since then, APAT has run multi-day National Amateur Championship poker tournaments in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the United States of America.
Hosted at Dusk Till Dawn Saturday 25th – Sunday 26th February 2023 (with supporting side events), the UK Team Championship is an invitation-only event with 45 teams of 8 members playing over a 2 day MTT, with points won to determine the team winners and with APAT Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals for the top 3 teams and top 3 individuals.
The maximum capacity 45 teams have already been confirmed for the 360 players competing for glory – our biggest ever UK Team Championship! – and players will compete for both a team and an individual prize pool from the 2-Day MTT with the entry fee of £100 per player split on a 75/25 basis between the Top 7 Teams and the Top 9 Individuals.
A shot clock will be utilised for Championship events from the start of each day, with 20 secs plus 4 x 20 secs timebanks, reset to this at 2-table and Final Table.
Pre-registration for events opens via Luxon at 7pm on Monday 23rd Jan. If seats remain available, then players may also buy-in in advance in person at DTD from Wed 25th Jan onwards.
Event payouts at DTD are made via the same method used to buy-in, eg buy-in via Luxon and you will be paid any winnings via Luxon.
All events are open to everyone.
Hosted at Aspers Casino Stratford Friday 24th – Sunday 26th March 2023 (with supporting side events), the UK & Ireland Championship will play with multiple Day 1’s as a 2-day MTT DAILY FREEZEOUT. A player may have 1 bullet in each Day 1, with Day 1’s playing down to 15% of entries who will come back for Day 2 in the money. Any player firing a subsequent bullet will auto forfeit any Day 2 stack they may have already won.
Day 2 starts after the level which finished earliest from Day 1A and 1B, OR rolls back to a guaranteed minimum 33 x BBs for the start of Day 2, with all stacks put in play guaranteed a min cash. The prize pool will be confirmed prior to the start of Day 2, and the clock reduces to 20 min when 3-handed.
The UK & Ireland PLO Championship will play out as a FREEZEOUT on Sunday.
APAT Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals will be awarded to the top 3 individuals in both these events – no player deals on payouts are facilitated in either of the Championship events.
A shot clock will be utilised for Championship events from the start of each day, with 20 secs plus 4 x 20 secs timebanks, reset to this at 2-table and Final Table.
Dates : Wednesday 5th April 2023 until Thursday 6th April 2023
Venue : Royal Dublin Society, Merrion Road (R118), Dublin
Website : www.irishpokeropen.com
Dates : Friday 14th April 2023 until Sunday 16th April 2023
Venue : Grosvenor Casino, The Sandcastle, Promenade, Blackpool, FY4 1BB
Dates : Saturday 29th April 2023 until Sunday 30th April 2023
Venue : Portomaso Casino, St Julian’s, Malta
Dates : Friday 9th June 2023 until Sunday 11th June 2023
Venue : Grosvenor Casino, 1-5 South Maybury, Edinburgh, EH12 8NE
WCOAP 2023 will run from Wednesday 23rd August to Monday 28th August 2023, live at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham
LIVE EVENT BUY-IN AND REGISTRATION
Pre-event buy-in and registration will be available for all live events via Luxon Pay and in-person at DTD.
*** ALL PAYOUTS FOR LIVE EVENTS WILL BE MADE VIA THE SAME METHOD THAT EACH PLAYER USED TO REGISTER EACH EVENT ***
Via Luxon Pay, with buy-in options closing for daily events at 9pm on the evening prior to each daily schedule, and the only option to withdraw from a Luxon registered event after this time will be in person at the DTD registration desk prior to the event start time.