Betfair Sponsors Amateur Poker Association and Tour

BetfairPoker.com has announced its sponsorship of the Amateur Poker Association and Tour (APAT) season 4 which will comprise 28 low buy-in live poker festivals in the UK and Ireland and three in Europe.

The online poker site will host exclusive online qualifiers for all APAT events as well as the APAT online championships and league fixtures.

It will also bring added value to the our in the firm of 33 seats to Grosvenor UK Poker Tour main events, 23 seats to APAT Professional vents, and two £20,000 sponsorship packages for the best amateur and professional players at the end of the season.

The season 4 schedule comprises (£75 buy in unless otherwise stated):

Mar. 20: Welsh Amateur Championship – Aspers, Swansea
Apr. 17: United Kingdom Amateur Championship – Grosvenor Victoria, London
May 15: Central European Amateur Championship – Austria
Jun. 19: Scottish Amateur Championship – G, Aberdeen
July 31: Northern European Amateur Championship – Estonia
Aug. 27: World Amateur Heads Up Championship – DTD, Nottingham, one day, £50
Aug. 27: World Amateur Team Championship – DTD, Nottingham, £100
Aug. 28 World Amateur Stud Championship – DTD, Nottingham, one day, £50
Aug. 29: World Amateur Omaha Championship – DTD, Nottingham, one day, £50
Aug. 30 World Amateur Six Max Championship – DTD, Nottingham, one day, £50
Aug. 31: World Amateur Poker Championship – DTD, Nottingham, three day, £100
Aug. 31 – World Amateur HORSE Championship – DTD, Nottingham, one day, £50
Sept. 25: – Irish Amateur Championship – Dublin
Oct. 23 English Amateur Championship – G, Luton
Nov. 11 – European Amateur Championship – G, Coventry
Jan. 8: Southern European Amateur Championship – Spain
Jan. 29: – United Kingdom Team Championship – G, Bolton

Professional League: Pot-Limit Hold’em one day events, £250 buy in, 10,000 chips with 40 minute clock

Mar. 20: Professional League Swansea – Grosvenor, Swansea
Apr. 17: Professional League London – Grosvenor Victoria, London
Jun. 19: Professional League Glasgow – G, Aberdeen
Jul. 28: Professional League Nottingham – DTD, Nottingham
Sept. 25: Professional League Dublin – Dublin
Oct. 23: Professional League Luton – G, Luton
Nov. 27: Professional League Coventry – G, Coventry

Specialist Series: One day events with £25 buy ins and mixed structures

Mar. 21: Specialist Series – Grosvenor, Swansea
Apr. 18: Specialist Series – Grosvenor Victoria, London
Jun. 20: Specialist Series – G, Aberdeen
Sept. 26: Specialist Series – Dublin
Oct. 24: Specialist Series – G, Luton
Nov. 28: Specialist Series – G, Coventry

Des Duffy, managing director of APAT, said, “APAT launched the UK’s first national poker tour in 2006 and it has become a proving ground for new and developing players, with members winning WSOP, EPT and GUKPT titles, amongst many others. This partnership with Betfair Poker brings a well-known and respected brand to APAT, as well as a tremendous amount of additional value and opportunity for our members”.

Head of UK poker at Betfair, Matt Mowlam, said, “Our tie-up with APAT signals our commitment to grass roots poker. APAT are a professionally run, fun tour, and one that has been keenly contested by thousands of players in the three seasons to date. This partnership offers something to all players from across the poker spectrum, who previously may not have been able to enjoy Betfair’s famed live event hospitality.”

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