For the first time our UK National Finals were split into a north and a south final with the north final being played out at the Grosvenor Casino in Manchester and the south final being played at The Poker Room in London. Both tournaments offered FIVE golden envelopes into our VEGAS100 National Final with £1,500 in cash being guaranteed at both finals paid down from 6th position.

North UK National Final

135 players from as far as the Orkney Islands down to the Midlands started the tournament hoping to be leaving with one of the FIVE VEGAS100 seats. After around 7 hours of play we were down to our final 20 players

TABLE 01

Seat 01: Jim McKeown – Mundy Arms, Heanor (106,000)
Seat 02: Antony Blee – Crown & Arrows, Lincoln (149,500)
Seat 03: Brian Curran – Thatched House, Poulton-le-Fylde (39,500)
Seat 04: Jacques Coney – Gamekeeper, Scotter (45,000)
Seat 05: John Hawkswell – Wheatsheaf, Darlington (68,500)
Seat 06: Carol Cheam – Tick, Edinburgh (54,000)
Seat 07: Rob Colbourne – Cherry Tree, Melton Mowbray (59,000)
Seat 08: EMPTY
Seat 09: Gerard Boyd – Sun Inn, Newcastle (103,000)
Seat 10: Ian Galpin – Dusty Miller, Barlborough (79,000)

TABLE 02

Seat 01: Gareth Boyle – Old Clarence, Coventry (80,500)
Seat 02: Steve Monk – Red Herring, Chorley (8,000)
Seat 03: Nigel Hardy – Mundy Arms, Heanor (96,500)
Seat 04: Tom Boardman – Huntsman, Cheadle (55,000)
Seat 05: Ray Bartram – Barley Mow, Leeds (88,000)
Seat 06: James Creamer – Wilton, Rotherham (46,000)
Seat 07: Bud Chatwin – Green Dragon, Hucknall (89,500)
Seat 08: Carl Wright – Durham Ox, Northallerton (100,000)
Seat 09: Steve Dawson – Thatched House, Poulton-le-Fylde (56,000)
Seat 10: Rob Jardine – Apple Tree, Carlisle (40,500)

PRIZE WINNERS

13. Rob Colbourne – Cherry Tree, Melton Mowbray (£20)

12. Carl Wright – Durham Ox, Northallerton (£40)

11. James Creamer – Wilton, Rotherham (£60)

10. Steve Dawson – Thatched House, Poulton-le-Fylde (£80)

09. Gerard Boyd – Sun Inn, Newcastle (£100)

08. Steve Monk – Red Herring, Chorley (£200)

07. John Hawkswell – Wheatsheaf, Darlington (£400)

06. Nigel Hardy – Mundy Arms, Heanor (£600)

01-05.

(From left to right)
Jim McKeown – Mundy Arms, Heanor
Gareth Boyle – Old Clarence, Coventry
Bud Chatwin – Green Dragon, Hucknall
Ray Bartram – Barley Mow, Leeds
Ian Galpin – Dusty Miller, Barlborough

Congratulations to the five VEGAS100 qualifiers.