Amateur Poker Association & Tour
| Sport | Poker |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Country | United Kingdom & Europe |
| Official website | APAT.com |
The Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) is an organisation founded in 2006[1] and is Europe's largest organisation for recreational poker players, with a membership of over 20,000 players.
The Association element of the organisation is focused on consulting with gaming and industry bodies to enhance the player experience; with standardisation of rules, player friendly structures and event sponsorship at the top of its agenda.
The Tour element is primarily aimed at organising live poker tournaments in licensed venues across the United Kingdom, Ireland and other European countries. APAT has also hosted the APAT North American Amateur Poker Championship at the world famous Caesars Palace Casino in Las Vegas. APAT’s principal live events are differentiated from other organised Poker Tournaments in the UK by being fully dealer-dealt and featuring deep stacked, well-structured tournaments for a modest entry fee.
Tournaments
All principal APAT Tour events are run to APAT’s standardised rules, with blind structures targeted on providing value for the players. Tour events are reported, in real time, via APAT’s websites and have also been streamed live via the internet for online viewing.
In addition, APAT organises a series of Online Poker Championship events and the APAT National Online League via its headline gaming sponsors. In 2012, APAT has announced the PokerStars.com National Online League.
Additional products
World Championship of Amateur Poker (WCOAP)
The WCOAP is a five-day festival of poker which features a three-day World Amateur Poker Championship main event together with additional World Amateur Poker Championship side events. Side events include the World Amateur Team Championship and tournaments in other poker variants such as Stud, H.O.R.S.E. and Omaha and other formats such as Heads Up and Six Max.
Poker Circuit
Poker Circuit is an online news aggregator pulling together news from poker sites, operators, poker forums and players.
APAT Cash Tour
APAT test-trialled a cash tournament at the APAT European Amateur Championship (Season 6) event held in Brighton in late January 2012.
National Amateur Champions
Season 1
| Event | Venue/City | Date | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAT English Amateur Poker Championship |  | Friday 22 - Saturday 23 September 2006 | |
| APAT UK Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 2 - Sunday 3 December 2006 | |
| APAT Welsh Amateur Poker Championship | .svg.png){kind=small} | Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 February 2007 | |
| APAT Scottish Amateur Poker Championship |  | Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 April 2007 | |
| APAT Irish Amateur Poker Championship |  | Saturday 2 - Sunday 3 June 2007 | |
| APAT European Amateur Championship | | Saturday 25 - Monday 27 August 2007 | |
Season 2
| Event | Venue/City | Date | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAT English Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 3 - Sunday 4 November 2007 | |
| APAT UK Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 8 - Sunday 9 December 2007 | |
| APAT Welsh Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 January 2008 | |
| APAT European Amateur Poker Championship |  | Saturday 22 - Sunday 23 March 2008 | |
| APAT Scottish Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 3 - Sunday 4 May 2008 | |
| APAT Irish Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 June 2008 | |
| APAT UK Team Championship - Team Prize | | Saturday 19 - Sunday 20 July 2008 | Bristol & South West Meetup |
| APAT UK Team Championship - Individual Prize | | Saturday 19 - Sunday 20 July 2008 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - Omaha | | Wednesday 27 August 2008 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - Razz | | Thursday 28 August 2008 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - Stud | | Friday 29 August 2008 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - Main Event | | Saturday 30 August - Monday 1 September 2008 | |
| APAT Masters Pro-Am | | Saturday 4 - Sunday 5 October 2008 | |
| APAT European Team Championship - Individual Prize | | Saturday 1 - Sunday 2 November 2008 | |
| APAT European Team Championship - Team Prize | | Saturday 1 - Sunday 2 November 2008 | |
Season 3
| Event | Venue/City | Date | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAT UK Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 7 - Sunday 8 February 2009 | |
| APAT Welsh Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 4 - Sunday 5 April 2009 | |
| APAT Irish Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 30 - Sunday 31 May 2009 | |
| APAT Scottish Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 July 2009 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - Omaha | | Thursday 27 August 2009 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - H.O.R.S.E. | | Friday 28 August 2009 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - Main Event | | Saturday 29 - Monday 31 August 2009 | |
| APAT English Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 October 2009 | |
| APAT European Team Championship - Team Prize | | Thursday 19 - Friday 20 November 2009 |  |
| APAT European Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 21 - Sunday 22 November 2009 | |
| APAT UK Amateur Team Championship - Team Prize | | Saturday 23 - Sunday 24 January 2010 | APAT Team |
| APAT UK Amateur Team Championship - Individual Prize | | Saturday 23 - Sunday 24 January 2010 | |
Season 4
| Event | Venue/City | Date | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAT Welsh Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 March 2010 | |
| APAT UK Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 17 - Sunday 18 April 2010 | |
| APAT Central European Amateur Championship | | Saturday 15 - Sunday 16 May 2010 | |
| APAT Scottish Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 19 - Sunday 20 June 2010 | |
| APAT Northern European Amateur Championship |  | Saturday 31 July - Sunday 1 August 2010 | |
| APAT World Team Championship - Team Prize | | Thursday 26 August 2010 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - Heads Up | | Thursday 26 August 2010 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - Stud | | Friday 27 August 2010 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - Omaha | | Saturday 28 August 2010 |  |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - 6 Max | | Sunday 29 August 2010 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - H.O.R.S.E. | | Monday 30 August 2010 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - Main Event | | Saturday 28 August - Monday 30 August 2010 | |
| APAT Irish Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 September 2010 | |
| APAT English Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 23 - Sunday 24 October 2010 | |
| APAT European Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 27 - Sunday 28 November 2010 | |
| APAT Southern European Amateur Championship |  | Saturday 15 - Sunday 16 January 2011 | |
| APAT UK Amateur Team Championship - Team Prize | | Saturday 29 - Sunday 30 January 2011 | London Poker Meetup |
| APAT UK Amateur Team Championship - Individual Prize | | Saturday 29 - Sunday 30 January 2011 | |
Season 5
| Event | Venue/City | Date | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAT English Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 26 - Sunday 27 March 2011 | |
| APAT UK International Home Team Championship - Team Prize | | Thursday 21 - Friday 22 April 2011 | |
| APAT UK Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 23 - Sunday 24 April 2011 | |
| APAT Welsh Amateur Championship | | Saturday 28 - Sunday 29 May 2011 | |
| APAT UK Pub Poker Championship - Team Prize | | Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 June 2011 | Edgworth Cricket Club |
| APAT UK Pub Poker Championship - Individual Prize | | Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 June 2011 | |
| APAT Scottish Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 30 - Sunday 31 July 2011 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - Stud | | Thursday 25 August 2011 | |
| APAT World Amateur Team Championship - Team Prize | | Thursday 25 - Friday 26 August 2011 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - Heads Up | | Friday 26 August 2011 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - H.O.R.S.E. | | Saturday 27 August 2011 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - 6 Max | | Sunday 28 August 2011 | |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - Omaha | | Monday 29 August 2011 |  |
| APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker - Main Event | | Saturday 27 - Monday 29 August 2011 | |
| APAT Irish Amateur Poker Championship | | Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 September 2011 | |
| APAT UK Amateur Team Championship - Team Prize | | Thursday 26 August 2011 | Gambling Network Forum |
| APAT UK Amateur Team Championship - Individual Prize | | Thursday 26 August 2011 | |
| APAT American Amateur Poker Championship |  | Saturday 19 - Sunday 20 November 2011 | |
| APAT UK Open Championship | | Saturday 3 - Sunday 4 December 2011 | |
| APAT European Amateur Poker Championship | | Friday 20 - Saturday 21 January 2012 | |
Headline Gaming Sponsors
- Season 1: PokerStars
- Season 2: Blue Square
- Season 3: Blue Square
- Season 4: Betfair
- Season 5: 888poker
Officials
- Managing Director: Des Duffy
- Chairman: Tony Kendall
- Director of Live Events: Richard Prew
References
- ↑ "Amateur Poker Association & Tour Launches". uk.pokernews.com. August 3, 2006. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
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