The Amateur Poker Association and Tour (“APAT”), in association with PokerStars.com and PokerPlayer Magazine, announced the launch of the APAT Online Series this week, promising loads of poker action on one of the Internet’s top online gambling sites.
APAT Online is a series of 30 International tournaments hosted exclusively at Poker Stars. The inaugural APAT Online Series event was the English Amateur Poker Open held on August 19.
Tournaments, including the Australian, European and North American Amateur Poker Opens’, will be played every second Saturday throughout Season One, which will culminate with the five day “World Series of Amateur Poker” , which will include H.O.R.S.E., Omaha, Stud and Razz events in addition to a No Limit Hold Em Championship finale.
APAT Online Series tournaments are open to APAT members of every nationality. Each event will see players beginning with 5 000 chips. These deep stack tournaments will encourage creative play throughout and will represent excellent value for a $20 +$2 buy-in.
Players finishing in the top nine places of each APAT Online Series event will win tournament ranking points, with the overall highest point scorer from APAT Live and Online Series events winning a PokerStars.com Caribbean Adventure World Poker Tour entry package, and the prestigious title of APAT Player of the Year.
Details of the full APAT Online Series schedule can be found at Apat.com or in the “Special” section of the “Tourney” Lobby at PokerStars.com.
Online membership of the APAT can be purchased for GBP 5 per annum. Within its first two weeks of launch, the APAT has attracted overwhelming demand for live tournament entry and already has a membership drawn from 12 different countries.
Richard Prew, the media director for APAT says that Amateur Poker Limited is a commercial entity, established by a team of experienced poker and business professionals with a vision to deliver a player focussed proposition, to appeal equally to its customers, corporate sponsors and key gaming venues and regulators.