At the South West and South Wales regional final at the Gala Casino in Bristol, Redtooth’s Steve Saul and Rob Brannan were just one letter away from an Oscar winning film.

As anybody who plays in the Redtooth Poker league will testify, it is difficult enough to win one league, so congratulations to Martin Britton, who won the league at both the Irish Tymes and the Cwrt Rawlin in Caerphilly.
Congratulations Martin!!

Tom Keane of the Albert Bar, Montrose, was the first lucky Scot to get his hands on £200 worth of Scottish notes awarded by Redtooth. Tom finished in 2nd place at the latest North Scotland Regional Final but was unfortunate not to claim the title despite being the chip leader going into the final as his 8c 9d could not stay ahead of Paul McKennas’ Ks 10c as the board read Jc Qh Kh Jd 7h.  Scotch whiskeys all around then Tom?

The Gala Casino in Glasgow saw an impressive 100% turnout for their Season 3 Regional Final. Tom McGuinness held a slight 3,000 chip advantage over Hugh Higgins as the final table got underway, while Andrew Cahoon from Wintergills in Glasgow needed nothing more than a miracle as he started with only 4,000 in chips. The 8 finalists battled their way down to the final 2 players which was between the 2 chip leaders, Tom and Hugh. Tom eventually came out on top as his 8h 2s out flopped Hugh’s 10s 4c on a 6d 8d 4s Qh 6c board. All 8 finalists shared the £1,000 cash prize with Tom collecting a cool £500 and the Season 3 South Scotland Regional Final trophy. Congratulations to all winners and a very well played to all the players.

National Final Qualifiers And Cash Prize Winners
1st Tom McGuinness – Pentland Inn, Loadhead
2nd Hugh Higgins – Wintergills, Glasgow

Other Cash Prize Winners
3rd David Martin – Barrachnie Inn, Glasgow
4th Andrew Cahoon – Wintergills, Glasgow
5th Mic Thomson – Crofters, Edinburgh
6th Martin Boon – Village Inn, Dunblane
7th Val Thomson – Crofters, Edinburgh
8th Paul Braidwood – Queens Retreat, Edinburgh

A record turnout at the Gala Casino in Dundee saw a 10 man final table take to the felt. Tom Keane from the Albert Bar in Montrose held the chip lead with 62,000 as play got underway, and Paul McKenna from the Woodville Inn in Kerriemuir began as the short stack with just 17,000. All hope was not lost for Paul as he came back in style from 10th place to make the heads up match with Tom Keane. The momentum was certainly with Paul as his flopped top pair with Ks 10c on a Jc Qh Kh Jd 7h board was much superior to Tom Keane’s flopped gutshot with 8c 9d. Paul took down the exhausting 7 hour North Scotland Regional Final and a well earned £500 in cash. A total of 8 players shared the £1,000 prizepool and a fantastic day and venue was enjoyed by all.

National Final Qualifiers And Cash Prize Winners
1st Paul McKenna – Woodville Inn, Kerriemuir
2nd Tom Keane – Albert Bar, Montrose
3rd Comrul Mohammed – Rileys, Inverness

Other Cash Prize Winners
4th Richie Webster – Strath Bar, Dundee
5th Bobby Buchan – Walkers Tavern, Cupar
6th John Alexander – Strath Bar, Dundee
7th Alan Birnie – Ythan Hotel, Newburgh
8th Gordan Cuthill – Ceres Inn, Ceres

Mike Prior and Ian Webb at the S&N poker training session at the Old Swan Uppers in Cookham. Mike came out on top from the 17 players who took part in the tournament.

North Scotland – Saturday 28th November
Gala Casino
Earl Grey Place
Dundee
DD1 4DE
Registration 12.30pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

South Scotland – Sunday 29th November
Gala Casino
Merchant City
16-18 Glassford Street
Glasgow
G1 1UL
Registration 12.30pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

East London – Sunday 6th December
Loose Cannon Club
13-16 Allhallows Lane
London
EC4R 3UL
Registration 12.30pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

North East – Sunday 6th December
Circus Casino
Forth Street
Newcastle
NE1 3NZ
Registration 12.30pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

South Yorkshire – Sunday 6th December
Sheffield United Football Club
Brammall Lane
Sheffield
S2 4SU
Registration 12.30pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

West Midlands One – Sunday 6th December
Circus Casino Star City
Watson Road
Birmingham
B7 5SA
Registration 12noon
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

North West One – Sunday 6th December
Circus Casino
110 Portland Street
Manchester
M1 4RL
Registration 12.30pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

South West & South Wales – Sunday 6th December
Gala Casino
Explore Lane
Bristol
BS1 5TY
Registration 12.30pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

West London- Sunday 13th December
Loose Cannnon Club
13-16 Allhallowes Lane
London
EC4R 3UL
Registration 12.30pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

West Midlands Two  – Sunday 13th December
Circus Casino Star City
Watson Road
Birmingham
B7 5SA
Registration 12noon
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

Central England – Sunday 13th December
Gala Casino
Sol Central
Marefair
Northampton
NN1 1SR
Registration 12.30pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

North West Two – Sunday 13th December
Gala Casino ‘Leo’s’
Queens Dock
44 Chaloner Street
Liverpool
L3 4BF
Registration 12.30pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

South England – Sunday 13th Decemeber
Duffs Full House
1A/2B Clockhouse
London Road
Waterlooville
PO7 7HE
Registration 12.30pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

East Midlands – Sunday 13th December
Alea Casino
108 Upper Parliament Street
Nottingham
NG1 6LF
Registration 12.30pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

West Yorkshire – Sunday 13th December
Alea Casino
4 The Boulevard
Clarence Dock
Home of the Royal Armouries
Leeds
LS10 1PZ
Registration 12.30pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

Redtooth has been one of the successes at the Punch roadshows in October and November. At the eleven shows across the UK that featured all the major names in the licensed trade, Redtooth achieved an amazing 75% increase in the number of pubs recruited for the Redtooth Poker league over last year’s total.

Steve Saul commented, “The Punch roadshows are a fantastic way for us to recruit new pubs. It gives us the opportunity to talk to hundreds of potential new clients in a short space of time. We receive fantastic support from the team at Punch and have had outstanding results at this year’s shows.”

Another successful season of the online poker league at the ‘Redtooth Tavern’ sees 10 more players bagging chances at the regional final. A few familiar names in this seasons top ten and a few new ones, but the overall winner was Redtooth veteran Alan Mitford of the Grey Horse, Penshaw. Well done Alan!

 Here are the top 10 qualifiers who have won their place in this seasons regional finals……..

1. OAKSIE – Alan Mitford – Grey Horse, Penshaw
2. DUKECHAMP – Philip Wright – Duke of Wellington, Kenton
3. MRMILLS – Granville Mills – Woodman, Netherton
4. TURNSTONE – Philip Taylor – Grey Horse, Penshaw
5. CAZZ116 – Stephen Carrington – Mill Pub, Chesterfield
6. BUGSE – Carl Morgan – Chilli Banana, Macclesfield
7. DUFFUSS – Glenn Hopley – Spring Inn, Rochdale
8. LEES1 – Lee Smith – Chilli Banana, Macclesfield
9. ELINIKI22 – Alana Braybon – Southbourne Cliffs, Poole
10. ADICKTED – Keith Brown – Three Blackbirds, Bexley

The new Redtooth Tavern online season will be starting this Sunday (8th November) at 2pm.

If you want more information on how to participate then go to www.betfred.com/pubpoker. Good luck to all the online qualifiers at the regional finals.

Redtooth Poker Team 

An amazing 146 venues throughout the UK joined the Redtooth Poker league in October making it the best month ever for new pubs joining the league.
Steve Saul commented. “We have noticed in recent months that many of our competitors leagues are stagnating or are even in decline. We are delighted that the Redtooth league continues to grow in spectacular fashion.”