** PL Meet Up and Poker Champs - 1st February 2020 - Resorts World Birmingham** *****£500 Added*****

[avongirl]

We're getting 2020 off to a bang with the return of the PL Poker Championships and Meet Up.

The venue is again the fabulous Genting Casino and Poker Room at Resorts World Birmingham, who looked after us so well last time.

Date is Saturday 1st February 2020.

The plan is to hold a Pot Limit Omaha tournament at 2pm and the No Limit Holdem Main Event from 7pm, with a break in between so you can get some food.  Buy-ins and added registration fee are detailed below.

PL will be adding £500 to be split between the 2 tourneys. Split £150 Added for PLO and £350 Added for NLH. Trophies for top 2 in each event also.

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CLAIMING ADDED VALUE & BOUNTIES - Email [email protected] stating Omaha or No Limit Tourney, Forum Username, Added Value Amount Won and Paypal Username.  

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To help us with organisation please vote in the poll if you will be coming.  All Punters Lounge members are welcome to come and play and if you'd like to bring along a non-playing friend, partner/spouse/family there are lots of things to do around the centre. If they would like to play they need to register on the forum please.

Confirmed Runners for Punters Lounge Poker Championships 2020

Pot Limit Omaha - £150 Added

£25 Buy-in + £7 Reg Fee (£2 to dealers)

Muttley
Ian309
Andybell666 (Bounty)
Avongirl
Rosco
Teaulc 
Staffy (Pot Limit Champiooooni)
Bart(UK)
Heniek31
Dave488
McG
Junior (Bounty)
GirlyWirly
RiverDue
Runadrum
Rivrd

Total: 16

No Limit Holdem - £350 Added

£50 Buy-in + £7 Reg Fee (£2 to dealers)

Muttley
Ian309
Andybell666
Avongirl
Rosco
Teaulc (No Limit Champioooooni)
Staffy
Bart(UK)
Heniek31
Dave488
McG
Junior
Sir Puntalot
Kevsul
StevieDay1983
Burnley Joe
Like2Fish
Swampster
GirlyWirly
Riverdue
cdasteer
Runadrum
Aliando (God help us all)
Rivrd

Total: 24

Definitely Maybes

Nosey-P

Total: 1

Alcoholics turning up just for the Craic

Mrs Staffy (Debbie aka The Turbanator)
Michaela (my sister - please don't give her alcohol!)

Total: 2

[Xcout]

I would like to go, but I see it unlikely due to where I am located.

[ian309]

This is great news, already sorted it with SWMBO ?

I spent an hour or so trawling hotel websites last night. If anyone finds somewhere decent, in close proximity to RW and at a reasonable price could you post it up on here please ? 

[ian309]

Ended up going for the Travel Lodge at Sheldon, about three miles away.

£58 non-refundable, £67 can cancel up until noon on the day, room only. 

[rosco]

excellent haven't been to one of these for years, 

 

[teaulc]

i can finally defend my title

[staffy]

Boom

[Bart(UK)]

Awesome. Was thinking of this a month or two back when a facebook memory came up, but then real life distracted me and never got around to doing anything about it.

Will be amazing to catch up with everyone again! 

[kevsul]

Count me in!

[heniek31]

It has been a long time. Count me in please.

[Danshot]

BAD BEAT ALERT ?

Booked my flights out to Philippines for 2 weeks (24th Jan to 9th Feb) last month. 

[Bart(UK)]

With the Genting hotel (which I was impressed with last time) seemingly already fully booked and before noticing Ian's post, I've booked into a b&b 1 train stop/short taxi/3 miles down the road. 

Reviews/pics seem good although of course the room will be basic. 

They do have a 2nd room if anyone is looking for a cheap option, £50 single occupancy of double room with breakfast, parking on the road. I've checked & they're happy for me to roll in merrily at 2am/3am although I've of course promised to be as quiet as I can be. It is however a PL do, so might just turn up for breakfast! ?

Message me for details.

Other hotel options locally still available from around £92 to £163 from the usual hotel comparison sites.

 

 

 

[Nosey-P]

At the moment I’m saying yes to both (fingers crossed)

[Nosey-P]

At the moment I’m saying yes to both (fingers crossed)

Booked the Travelodge 

[andybell666]

On ‎12‎/‎2‎/‎2019 at 4:25 PM, teaulc said:

i can finally defend my title

do you mean the title that I should have won???

[ian309]

I am getting vibes that the APAT Team Event may well be happening on the same weekend as as the PL Poker Championships. I want to stress that this is not 'confirmed' but I would exercise caution when booking hotels without a cancellation clause until such time as an announcement is made.

[avongirl]

On 12/6/2019 at 11:43 PM, ian309 said:

I am getting vibes that the APAT Team Event may well be happening on the same weekend as as the PL Poker Championships. I want to stress that this is not 'confirmed' but I would exercise caution when booking hotels without a cancellation clause until such time as an announcement is made.

I really can't see how they could organise it so quickly. We are usually asked to submit team applications in October for a January date, and even when it was March teams were submitted in November. I'm not worried (much! ?)

[Nosey-P]

Luckily I can cancel my hotel if needed 

[Nosey-P]

On 12/6/2019 at 11:43 PM, ian309 said:

I am getting vibes that the APAT Team Event may well be happening on the same weekend as as the PL Poker Championships. I want to stress that this is not 'confirmed' but I would exercise caution when booking hotels without a cancellation clause until such time as an announcement is made.

Ian were have you heard that, is it still in Leeds. I’m playing at VGC on Sunday I will try to find out if they know 

[ian309]

2 minutes ago, Nosey-P said:

Ian were have you heard that, is it still in Leeds. I’m playing at VGC on Sunday I will try to find out if they know 

It was mentioned in hushed whispers at the APAT Counties Championships at Resorts World last weekend (not by an APAT Official though), and has been reiterated since by a trusted APATer. The longer it takes for them to make an announcement, the more likely it is that they will not be able to organise VCG in time for the end of January.

It wouldn't do any harm to put some feelers out on Sunday though Wayne 

[ian309]

I've just received a message from Wayne to the effect that his sources state that the APAT TE is definitely not at VGC and the date for it is still undecided, so there's no clash with the PL weekend. Phew ! 

Full steam ahead for Resorts World then     

[Nosey-P]

8 hours ago, ian309 said:

I've just received a message from Wayne to the effect that his sources state that the APAT TE is definitely not at VGC and the date for it is still undecided, so there's no clash with the PL weekend. Phew ! 

Full steam ahead for Resorts World then     

Just to clarify the date is not set yet, so could possibly still be on the 1st of feb but with it just 6weeks away I would doubt it will be, but defo not VGC

[Dave488]

I've booked Travelodge and hope to make both tournaments, I was unable to recover my old account (Dave488), so had to set new one up, will be good to meet up with some old friends as been a while.

[Sir Puntalot]

59 minutes ago, Dave488 said:

I've booked Travelodge and hope to make both tournaments, I was unable to recover my old account (Dave488), so had to set new one up, will be good to meet up with some old friends as been a while.

@Dave488 - Hi Dave, it's been a while.   I've merged your new account with old one, so you're back on original account with new email address.  

[Dave488]

3 hours ago, Sir Puntalot said:

@Dave488 - Hi Dave, it's been a while.   I've merged your new account with old one, so you're back on original account with new email address.  

Thanks for that

[Nosey-P]

APAT team game agreed for the 1st and 2nd Feb (subject to confirmation) location yet to be announced but was told it is Midlands ish) It will be on first come basis payment via online holing tank.

[ian309]

I suspect quite a few of you will have received the same FB Message from Tom Brady as I did last night, full message here :

UK Team event agreed for 1st/2nd Feb (Superbowl weekend) subject to final confirmation of finer details with venue (Midlands ish) which I hope will be Wed evening - will be a v quick turnaround of team entries on a first come basis from Thurs, subject to final confirmation when all individual team members have bought in online (online holding tank will close early Jan)

[muttley]

My two penneth.

If anyone would be out of pocket due to hotel cancellations, we should stick with the original date and forego our place in the APAT comp.

[Sir Puntalot]

1 hour ago, muttley said:

My two penneth.

If anyone would be out of pocket due to hotel cancellations, we should stick with the original date and forego our place in the APAT comp.

Poor planning from APAT. Anyway, we haven't had a Punters Lounge Poker Championships for a while and they are always more fun than any other tourney.  

[ian309]

2 hours ago, muttley said:

My two penneth.

If anyone would be out of pocket due to hotel cancellations, we should stick with the original date and forego our place in the APAT comp.

These were my thoughts precisely when I read Tom's message. There's every chance that there may be a restriction on the number of teams, and with it being rushed, registration and buying-in could end up being a bun fight. I have the cancellation clause for the Travelodge anyway but if there are enough willing souls I'd much rather stick to Plan A and do the PL tourney 

Edited December 16, 2019 by ian309