The dates for the most important and most prestigious novice poker sequence, the World Championship of Novice Poker (WCOAP), are confirmed with the Novice Poker Affiliation & Tour (APAT) heading to Nightfall Until Daybreak from August 18-26. Identified within the APAT neighborhood as “the Worlds,” the WCOAP is the must-play sequence for novice poker gamers from the UK and additional afield.
The WCOAP is essentially the most prestigious novice poker competition on the planet, and lots of poker gamers evaluate it to the World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) as a result of numerous variants and codecs designed to check gamers to their limits.
APAT historically awards bronze, silver, and gold medals to the highest three finishers in its “regular” occasions however breaks out some somewhat snazzy-looking bracelets for the WCOAP.
Novice gamers from far and extensive will descend on Nightfall Until Daybreak, the house of British poker, and battle with their fellow poker aficionados throughout H.O.R.S.E., Triple Stud, 8-Sport, No-Restrict Maintain’em/Pot-Restrict Omaha combine, Loopy Pineapple, PLO8, and extra.
Chris Ralston Topped 2023 APAT WCOAP Principal Occasion Champion
The £210 Principal Occasion, often called the World Novice Poker Championship, is the WCOAP match everybody desires to win. It has the most important prize pool and essentially the most status.
4 flights, together with a turbo-structured Day 1d, can be found. Every Day 1 is a freezeout and performs right down to the final 15% of the sector, with these prime 15% progressing to Day 2 with a min-cash in tow. Nevertheless, do you have to progress to Day 2 however decide to take a shot at one other Day 2, your authentic stack is forfeited, as is the min-cash.
The £70 WCOAP Mini Principal Championship, one other occasion positive to draw a considerable crowd, follows an identical schedule. Its 4 beginning flights are additionally freezeouts. Play continues till solely 12.5% of the sector stays, with these surviving gamers heading into Day 2. Must you take a shot at one other Day 1, solely their largest stack goes ahead to Day 2 in the event that they qualify a number of instances; a min-cash is paid for every Day 2 qualification.
2024 WCOAP Schedule
DateTimeEventBuy-in
Solar 18 Aug2:00 p.m.World Novice Poker Championship Day 1a£210
Wed 21 Aug4:00 p.m.WCOAP Worldwide Group Championship (STT)£140
 5:00 p.m.WCOAP H.O.R.S.E. Championship£140
 6:00 p.m.WCOAP NLHE Turbo Championship£70
 8:00 p.m.WCOAP Worldwide Group Championship (STT/HU)Â
 9:00 p.m.WCOAP Mini Principal Championship Day 1a£70
Thu 22 Aug1:00 p.m.WCOAP Worldwide Group Championship (STT)Â
 2:00 p.m.WCOAP 6-Max NLHE Championship£140
 5:00 p.m.WCOAP Triple Stud Championship£140
 6:00 p.m.WCOAP Worldwide Group Championship (MTT)Â
 7:00 p.m.WCOAP Loopy Pineapple Championship£70
 9:00 p.m.WCOAP Mini Principal Championship Day 1b£70
Fri 23 Aug1:00 p.m.WCOAP 8-Sport Championship Day 1£140
 2:00 p.m.World Novice Poker Championship Day 1b£210
 3:00 p.m.WCOAP Excessive Curler Championship£350
 6:00 p.m.WCOAP Bounty Championship£140
Sat 24 Aug2:00 p.m.World Novice Poker Championship Day 1c£210
 2:00 p.m.WCOAP 8-Sport Championship Ultimate DayÂ
 2:00 p.m.WCOAP NLHE/PLO Championship£70
 5:00 p.m.WCOAP 8-Max NLHE Championship£70
 7:00 p.m.World Novice Poker Championship Day 1d Turbo£210
 9:00 p.m.WCOAP Mini Principal Championship Day 1c£70
Solar 25 Aug12:00 p.m.World Novice Poker Championship Ultimate DayÂ
 12:00 p.m.WCOAP NLHE Shootout Championship£70
 1:00 p.m.WCOAP PLO8 Championship£140
 3:00 p.m.WCOAP Win The Button Championship£140
 5:00 p.m.WCOAP Combined Triple Draw Lowball Championship£70
 8:00 p.m.WCOAP Mini Principal Championship Day 1d£70
Mon 26 Aug1:00 p.m.WCOAP Mini Principal Championship Ultimate DayÂ
 1:00 p.m.WCOAP NLHE Combine Max Championship£70
 2:00 p.m.WCOAP Combined Sport Restrict Championship£140
 4:00 p.m.WCOAP PLO4/5/6 Championship£140
 5:00 p.m.WCOAP NLHE Tag Championship£70
2023 WCOAP Outcomes
The 2023 WCOAP Principal Occasion commanded a smaller £180 buy-in, which 696 APAT gamers paid. These entrants created a £104,400 prize pool shared by the highest 103 finishers. Loads of APAT regulars noticed a return on their funding, together with Simon Brooke, Paul Haycock, Thomas Bacon, JP Spherical, and Tristan Chaplin.
Every of the 9 finalists noticed no less than £2,000 land of their accounts, with the highest two finishers strolling away with five-figure prizes. Christopher Ralston got here out on prime, defeating James Martin heads-up for the title and £15,000, resigning Martin to a £10,000 comfort prize.
