Don’t forget you can check the live statistics of who finished where at any time online at:
//www.redtoothpoker.com/national

The players are on a 15 min break – and we have just broken the 200 barrier with 199 players remaining.

Abi Titmuss deals a game for the VIP guests, most of who are managers of the UK’s largest pub chains.

Paul Johns from The Goerge in Warley was our first victim of the day – he finished in 283rd place.

At exactly 3pm we started the tournament! – And as usual a quiet descended across the venue!

276 players checked in – 5mins to go.

234 players are registered into the tournament so far. The atmosphere is great and the excitement is building. Looks like we are on schedule for a full house come 3pm.

Over 200 players have already signed in to the tournament. The food is great and a lot of the players and guests are taking the opportunity of meeting Jimmy White and Abi Titmuss.

Players are arriving and being greeted by the Redtooth Poker girls as things start hotting up here at Dusk Till Dawn.

Colin Tucker of the Chieftain Hotel, Inverness is about to board his Ryanair flight from Inverness down to East Midlands airport ready for his seat at the National Final on Sunday.

He’s one of 300 players that will be competing for the title of UK Pub Poker Champion (TM) but he’s not travelling the farthest, that would be Alan McIntyre of the Granary Pub in Elgin who has a round trip of 916 miles!