The only three female players at the first night at the Lane Ends in Preston finished in the top three places. Jemma Aulton finished third and Carol Blacker and Jacqueline Potts fought out a long heads up battle before Jacqueline (centre) came out on top.

Landlady Carol Blacker wins a massive pot at the first night at the Lane Ends in Preston. It was the first time that Carol had ever played poker and she made a heads-upbattle with Jacqueline Potts on the final table.

The Stanley Circus Casino in Newcastle hosted the season 3 North East Regional Final as 151 players were in attendance.

There was plenty of tension as the final table approached as Thomas Alderson, who already has a National Final place was on for another final table appearance giving other players hope of qualification without making the final. Unfortuantly Tom was to eventually miss out on the final table which meant only 7 finalists would qualify for Nottingham. It was a final table to remember for 2 of our North East pubs, as the Duke of Wellington in Kenton and the New Seaham Conservative Club in Seaham were both represented by 2 finalists. Tony Walker and Phil Wright for the Duke of Wellington and Jonny Crangle and Edward McGee for the New Seaham Conservative Club. Martin Pessmore from the Greyhorse in Penshaw started the final table as the chip leader but ended up as the first player to be eliminated, even before the short stack Edward McGee who soon followed him in 7th place. Ben Sutcliffe from the Eagle in Stockton went on to take down the North East Regional Final as he defeated Jonny Crangle heads-up to take the trophy and £500. Jonny can count himself slightly unlucky as his A2 was outdrawn by Ben’s 109 on a 47Q 9 8 board.

A special mention goes out to finalist Tony Walker who qualified for the Regional Final for the 3rd time but hasn’t previously been able to attend. Unfortuantly for Tony, the 09/10 National Final is the day after he goes holiday but he may still cancel for a shot at becoming the UK Pub Poker Champion 09/10. Congratulations to all qualifiers.

National Final Qualifiers And Cash Prize Winners
1st Ben Sutcliffe – Eagle, Stockton-On-Tees
2nd Jonny Crangle – New Seaham Conservative Club, Seaham
3rd Tony Walker – Duke of Wellington, Kenton
4th Niki Slee – Tavern, Middlesborough
5th Phil Wright – Duke of Wellington, Kenton
6th Paul Bryant – Met, Whitby
7th Edward McGee – New Seaham Conservative Club, Seaham
8th Martin Pessmore – Greyhorse, Penshaw

139 players attended the Loose Cannon Club in London to see who could become the latest East London champion. Chris Allbany’s stay, from the Royston Arms in Chingford, was short and sweet as he was the first to be eliminated, but Darrell Thorn and Vince Wilson were still left flying the flag for the Royston Arms. Although unfortuantly neither player could make the National Final qualifying places this time around.

Only 7 players took to the felt for the final table because we had a joint finish for 8th & 9th place as Colin Best and Lee Fuller, both from the Queens Arms in Didcot went out on the same hand and as they had the same amount of chips at the start of the hand, they decided to share the £20 cash for 8th place. Shaun Nash from the Horseshoe in Thornton Heath started as the big stack with 189,000 but could not convert it into a win as he fell short in 3rd place. Instead it was Glen Bater who emerged victorious when his K10 kept it’s marginal preflop advantage against our runner up Alan Stern’s Q3. A very made up Glen Bater took the £500 cash and the East London Regional Final trophy for season 3.

National Final Qualifiers And Cash Prize winners
1st Glen Bater – Dutch House, Feltham
2nd Alan Stern – Flyer, Chelmsford
3rd Shaun Nash – Horseshoe, Thornton Heath
4th Russ Tarbox – Southgate Members Club, London
5th Gary Beecham – Rose & Crown, Woodford Green
6th Tom McLaughlin – Clockhouse, London
7th Mitchell Higgon – Roaring Donkey, Clacton-On-Sea

Other Cash Prize Winners
8th Lee Fuller – Queens Arms, Didcot
8th Colin Best – Queens Arms, Didcot

An increase of 28 players on last seasons Regional Final, making 206 in total battled it out in the 1st of two West Midlands Regional Finals for season 3 09/10. This shows what a great presence Redtooth have in the West Midlands and we send out a big thank you to everyone for your participation.

The 10 man final table was set once Marie Taylor sadly exited in 11th place after a fantastic deep run this time around. Jabram Khalid from Rileys in Worcester held a narrow chip advantage with 170,000, with Ben Haddigan and Gavin ‘The Kat’ Carter starting with 160,000 and 150,000 respectively. Laura Hale was the first to be eliminated as her 15,000 chips soon deserted her and 7 others soon followed to leave Jabram Khalid and The Kat from the Gunmakers Arms in Wolverhampton to battle it out for this seasons title. Jabram Khalid was fortunate enough to tame Gavin Carter as his KJ was a long way ahead of Gavin’s K10 preflop and the board changed nothing as it ran out A89 J 5 in Jabrams favour. A deal was struck between the final 4 as they all settled for £200, leaving £60 on the table for the eventual winner. Our congratulations go to Jabram Khalid who is known as ‘Bobbi’ to his friends.

National Final Qualifiers And Cash Prize Winners
1st Jabram Khalid – Rileys, Worcester
2nd Gavin Carter – Gunmakers Arms, Wolverhampton
3rd Ben Haddigan – Glovers Needle, Worcester
4th Craig Ferguson – Spread Eagle, Wolverhampton
5th Richard Barrett – Copcut Elm, Droitwich
6th Chris Harris – Crown, Worcester
7th Paul Thompson – Park Tavern, Kingswinford
8th Lee Reynolds – Red Lion, Wolverhampton

205 runners arrived at the Gala Casino in Bristol in plenty of time to take part in the South West & South Wales Regional Final. A fun run nearby saw over 200 people dressed as Father Christmas as they were raising money for a local hospice.

Martin Hook from Turmut Hoer in Gloucester started the final table with 275,000 in chips followed by Toby Anderson from the Albany in Cardiff with 220,000. Although, neither of them could make the heads-up match for a shot at the Regional Final title. The final two players were Luke Bonelle from the Gower Hotel in Cardiff and Steve Warriner from the Royal Oak in Gloucester with Luke coming out on top after a very brief heads-up battle.

Luke Bonelle received a Redtooth Regional Final trophy and £500 cash from Tournament Director Carly Granfield

National Final Qualifiers And Cash Prize Winners
1st Luke Bonelle – Gower Hotel, Cardiff
2nd Steve Warriner – Royal Oak, Gloucester
3rd Toby Anderson – Albany, Cardiff
4th Martin Hook – Turmut Hoer, Gloucester
5th Luke Harvey – Rileys, Torquay
6th Gaynor Hammond – Angel, Maesycwmmer
7th Tony Price – Rotunda, Cheltenham
8th Scott Findlay – Brook Inn, Haverford West

A healthy 230 players were spread across 32 tables as the latest South Yorkshire Regional Final got underway at Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane. Trevor Beavers got the wooden spoon as he was our first player out as the other 229 players carried on the battle. Our final table was set once Chris Forbes was unfortunate enough to finish in 9th place and bubble the National Final qualifying places.

Gareth Thomas started the final table with a commanding chip lead with almost 200,000 more chips than 2nd placed Alex Cash. Andrew Siddal started needing alot of help with only 50,000 in chips. But it was Gareth Thomas who never looked back as he finished as the South Yorkshire champion by beating Neil Gass heads-up as his flopped overcards + openender got there on the turn against Alex’s bottom pair. Congratulations Gareth and good luck in the National Final.

National Final Qualifiers And Cash Prize Winners
1st Gareth Thomas – King & Miller, Retford
2nd Neil Gass – Club Baize, Sheffield
3rd Karl Lambert – Brownlow Arms, Newark
4th Jamie Grayson – Cue Ball, Sheffield
5th Martin Fitzpatrick – Mill Pub, Brimmington
6th Alex Cash – Mill Pub, Brimmington
7th Andrew Siddall – Vine Tavern, Mosborough
8th Ruth Merry – Sportsman, Doncaster

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?