APL - What's the Deal?

[Big Rozza]

What is the deal? Everything keeps changing. First it was one event a year, then two events a year, now three events a year.

Even more confusing is the fact that the ways to qualify change at the drop of a hat and without warning.

The buy-in announcement followed by the decision to cancel buy-ins...

What is going on here?

[SwoopAE]

This thread is interesting.

No, wait, tedious.

[joshontilt]

Well in my opinion, I think that APL is starting to struggle especially after losing Full Tilt and the increased competition from NPL. When it was twice a year (correct me if im wrong) they were giving away 6 WSOP seats per TOC. now they are having 3 APLPT and only giving away one WSOP seat at each (unless this has changed). So ideally, overall they are saving money by having more events by having less WSOP seats. But with the Gold Coast APLPT having a $100k first prize - who knows.

[clintsmydad]

Well in my opinion, I think that APL is starting to struggle especially after losing Full Tilt and the increased competition from NPL. When it was twice a year (correct me if im wrong) they were giving away 6 WSOP seats per TOC. now they are having 3 APLPT and only giving away one WSOP seat at each (unless this has changed). So ideally, overall they are saving money by having more events by having less WSOP seats. But with the Gold Coast APLPT having a $100k first prize - who knows.

the wsop packages come from the prizepool

[joshontilt]

my bad!

[Big Rozza]

I was just looking at the APL facebook... only a few days ago on it they stated the APLPT Season One prize pool was expected to top $1.3 Million.

The Sydney prizepool was like $300k. Jupiters might make $250k if they're lucky.

So what? Is Melbourne really expected to have a prize pool of $750k or are they just lying to us?

[scar3face]

APL is where all the best players of tomorrow will be found.

[Diplomatic Immunity]

APL is where all the best players of tomorrow will be found.

I so hope this is an epic level ^

[berry1]

really wish i could play one of their main events. was going to go down to jupiters to play tonight specifically because of apl being there but in the end couldnt be bothered. would have been epic

[scar3face]

I so hope this is an epic level ^

It is. There's no emoticon for sarcasm