Get Set for the APAT Online Championship Weekend at Sky Poker

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Matthew Pitt

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May 08, 2026 5 min read

Table Of Contents

• APAT Online Championship Weekend Schedule
• Win a $10,000 Las Vegas Bankroll With the Vegas 27 Promotion
• Vegas 27 Live Final Qualifying Events
• APAT Live Heads to Leeds on the Weekend of May 15
• APAT Championship Leeds Runs May 15-17
• Join APAT on Sky Poker Today

Earlier this year, the Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT)** partnered with Sky Poker for all of its APAT Online tournaments during 2026. The first APAT Online Championship Weekend ran in early April, and this coming weekend marks the second of six such championships.

As APAT is a tour for recreational players, the buy-ins for the APAT Online Championship Weekend are at the more affordable end of the scale. At 7:00 p.m. BST on May 8, the first of three flights of the £40 APAT Online Main Event shuffles up and deals.

Subsequent Day 1s begin at 7:00 p.m. BST on May 9, with the third and final Day 1 scheduled for the earlier time of 4:00 p.m. BST on May 10. Day 2 begins at 7:00 p.m. BST on May 10. It continues until a champion is crowned, with that champion taking home the largest slice of a £5,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Those who have played APAT events before know that the top three finishers receive gold, silver, and bronze medals. Such medals will be awarded to the top trio in the £40 APAT Online Main Event, too. Additionally, the APAT Online Main Event champion will also earn a seat at the live Vegas 27 tournament, where a $10,000 Las Vegas bankroll will be won. More on that later.

The APAT Online Championship's schedule also includes a handful of Main Event satellites, a £10 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo tournament, a £10 Pot-Limit Omaha side event, and a £30 Bounty Hunter event for players to get their teeth into.

APAT Online Championship Weekend Schedule

DateTime (BST)EventGuarantee

Fri 8 May7:00 p.m.£40 APAT Online Main Event Day 1a£5,000

7:30 p.m.£10 APAT PLO Hi-Lo Side Event£500

9:00 p.m.£10 APAT Players Choice Live Satellite1x £40 ticket

9:15 p.m.£8.80 APAT Online Main Event Satellite1x £40 ticket

Sat 9 May7:00 p.m.£40 APAT Online Main Event Day 1b£5,000

7:30 p.m.£10 APAT PLO Side Event£500

9:15 p.m.£8.80 APAT Online Main Event Satellite1x £40 ticket

Sun 10 May4:00 p.m.£40 APAT Online Main Event Day 1c£5,000

7:00 p.m.APAT Online Main Event Day 2£5,000

7:30 p.m.£30 APAT Bounty Hunter Side Event£1,500

9:00 p.m.£10 APAT Players Choice Live Satellite1x £40 ticket

9:15 p.m.£8.80 APAT Online Main Event Satellite1x £40 ticket

Win a $10,000 Las Vegas Bankroll With the Vegas 27 Promotion

Should you take down this APAT online Championship Weekend Main Event, or any of the qualifying tournaments shown in the table below, you'll be invited to a live tournament known as the Vegas 27.

The 27 winners of APAT Live and Online events, plus a lucky ticket holder in a Poker Raffles draw later in the year, will battle it out in a live final in Manchester on November 27. Whoever comes out on top in the Vegas 27 live final will receive a fantastic package for Las Vegas in 2027, the year APAT celebrates its 20th anniversary.

• A $10,000 poker bankroll
• Seven-night stay for you and a guest on the Las Vegas Strip
• £1,000 in cash that you could use for travel expenses
• $1,000 in cash to cover some expenses in Las Vegas

Check the APAT Vegas 27 webpage for full terms & conditions

Trung Nguyen, Colin Fox, Dean Pearson, Tom Thorpe, Safir Chowdhury, Gareth Howard, Ben Nicholson, and Huu Manh Nguyen have already won their way into the Vegas 27. Will your name be added to that ever-growing list?

Vegas 27 Live Final Qualifying Events

DateEventQualifierWinner

Mar. 19-22UKCOAP – Genting StratfordMain Event championTrung Nguyen

Mar. 27-29APAT IrelandMain Event championColin Fox

Apr. 3-5Online Championship WeekendMain Event championDean Pearson

Apr. 6Online FreerollTournament championTom Thorpe

Apr. 10-12APAT NewcastleMain Event championSafir Chowdhury

Apr. 17-19APAT WalsallMain Event championGareth Howard

Apr. 23-25APAT MaltaMain Event championBen Nicholson

Apr. 29-May 3ECOAP Czech RepublicMain Event championHuu Manh Nguyen

May 8-10Online Championship WeekendMain Event championTBD

May 15-17APAT LeedsMain Event championTBD

Jun. 5-7Online Championship WeekendMain Event championTBD

Jun. 19-21APAT CoventryMain Event championTBD

Jun. 26-28APAT GlasgowMain Event championTBD

Aug. 4-9WCOAP ManchesterMain Event championTBD

Aug. 12-16WCOAP OnlineMain Event championTBD

Aug. 21-23APAT BirminghamMain Event championTBD

Sep. 4-6APAT EdinburghMain Event championTBD

Sep. 11-13Online Championship WeekendMain Event championTBD

Sep. 25-27APAT PortsmouthMain Event championTBD

Sep. 30-Oct.4German Championship Czech RepublicMain Event championTBD

Oct. 2-4Online Championship WeekendMain Event championTBD

Oct. 9-11APAT BlackpoolMain Event championTBD

Oct. 22-25BCOAP LondonMain Event championTBD

Oct. 31-Nov. 1APAT MaltaMain Event championTBD

Nov. 6-8Online Championship WeekendMain Event championTBD

Nov. 9Poker RafflesDraw WinnerTBD

Nov. 20-22APAT Reading SouthMain Event championTBD

APAT Live Heads to Leeds on the Weekend of May 15

You don't have long to wait if live poker is your thing and you want to play in an APAT event because APAT Championship Leeds is only a week away. Taking place at the Grosvenor G Casino between May 15-17, APAT Leeds' schedule features a £140 buy-in Main Event, and a pair of No-Limit Hold'em side events costing £70 and £140 to enter.

APAT last visited the West Yorkshire city in October 2025. The main event attracted 221 entrants, creating a £25,415 prize pool. Chris Rhodes was the last man standing; he banked £5,050 and a coveted gold APAT medal.

APAT Championship Leeds Runs May 15-17

DateTimeEvent

Fri 15 May6:00 p.m.£140 NLHE Main Event Day 1a

Sat 16 May3:00 p.m.£140 NLHE Main Event Day 1b

9:00 p.m.£140 NLHE Main Event Day 1c

Sun 17 May1:00 p.m.Main Event final day

3:00 p.m.£140 NLHE

6:00 p.m.£70 NLHE

Join APAT on Sky Poker Today

Sky Poker is now part of the busy iPoker Network after being an independent online poker site for many years. Fire up the Sky Poker software if you already have an account. If you don't have one, download Sky Poker via PokerNews_ for a cool welcome bonus.

Once you make a deposit of at least €10 and earn 50 Status Points (SPs), Sky Poker will give you €40 worth of tickets to play with. Those tickets are:

• 1x €5 tournament ticket
• 3x €3 tournament tickets
• 3x €2 tournament tickets
• 1x €5 Twister ticket
• 3x €2 Twister tickets
• 4x €1 Twister tickets
• 50x €0.10 free cash game blinds

What's more, seven welcome missions became available when you create your free Sky Poker account. These missions can be completed in any order, but you can only complete one per day to receive a reward.

MissionReward

See the flop five times in a cash game (€0.05/€0.10+)€1 in free blinds

Win a hand with a pocket pair€1 Twister ticket

Play a €2 Twister€1 Twister ticket

Play a €5 Multi-Table Tournment€2 tournament ticket

Play a Sky Exclusive £5 Double Your Money SNG£2 Double Your Money SNG ticket

Play a €5 Twister€2 Twister ticket

Play a €10 twister and see the flop 20 times€5 Twister ticket and €5 in free blinds

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