The last eight players at the Central England final, hosted by Kingsley Park WMC, Northampton, consisted of players from around the region including the Reigning Champion, Steve Smith of the Eagle & Hind. With that in mind the other players not only wanted to become the champion but also make sure they beat the current champion. Sam Williams of the Bell, Bierton was victorious in becoming the overall champion defeating Steve into an honourable 5th position.

Cash Prize Winners & National Final Qualifiers
Sam Williams, The Bell (1st)
Lee Blake, White Hart (2nd)
Steven Ashfield, Coach & Horses (3rd)
Peter Burnham, Swan (4th)
Steve Smith, Eagle & Hind (5th) Already Qualified
Danny Skyrne, Old Shepherd (6th)
Kerrison Collier, The Bull (7th)

Other Cash Prize Winner
Ben James, The Warren (8th)

An exciting tournament took place at the Loose Cannon Club, London with a record number of players. It all came down to the turn card when Tristan Perquel of the Hansom Cab, West London beat Max King of St Margarets, Twickenham with a pair of Two’s!

Cash Prize Winners & National Final Qualifiers
Tristan Perquel, Hansom Cab (1st)
Max King, St Margarets (2nd)
Dimo Dimov, Clockhouse (3rd)
Darren Murphy, Royston Arms (4th)
Bill Fitzgerald, Pied Bull (5th)
Gareth Fergus, Goose on the Market (6th)
Steve Marshall, Old Spotted Horse (7th)
Matt Mears, Clockhouse (8th)

Other National Final Qualifiers
Nathaneal Knowles, Cross Keys (9th)
Mike Williams, Lord Palmerston (10th)

Congratulations also go to Sean Nicol of the Unicorn, Ilford who hit a Royal Flush during the tournament. Unfortunately this wasn’t enough to get Sean to the National Final as he crashed out before the final table.

The South England regional final was again hosted by the Farmhouse Inn in Portsmouth. A very competitive tournament saw Phillip Drinkwater of the Lock, Stock & Barrel, Newbury become the regions Champion. The standard of poker at the Lock, Stock and Barrel must be very high as they now have two regional final winners and had two players on the final table this season, well done!

National Final Qualifiers
Phillip Drinkwater, Lock, Stock & Barrel (1st)
Robbie Woodward, Bull (2nd)
Scott Ryan, Anton Arms (3rd)
Stuart Atkinson, White Hart (4th)

Other Cash Prize Winners
Andy Gove, Lock, Stock & Barrel (5th)
Cat Stephenson, Golden Lion (6th)
Michael Brant, Locomotive (7th)
Mick Lavender, Red Lion (8th)

A fantastic turnout again at Bramall Lane with players from all over the region battling to be the Champion. In the end Nick Pearce of South Heindley Recreational Club, Barnsley defeated Steven Carrington of the Barley Mow, Chesterfield who had a 63,000 chip advantage over Nick at the start of the final table.

Cash Prize Winners & National Final Qualifiers
Nick Pearce, South Hiendley Recreational Club (1st)
Steven Carrington, Barley Mow (2nd)
Scott Winnard, Club Baize (3rd)
James Walton, Hunlock Arms (4th)
Damien Cleary, Brooklands Club (5th) Qualified Previously
Paul Almond, Vine Inn (6th)
Robert May, Cock & Magpie (7th)
Gary Paillin, Shoulder of Mutton (8th)

Other National Final Qualifiers
Phil Reed, Norton (9th)
Glyn Brooks, Cock & Magpie (10th)
Paul Boulton, Gamekeeper (11th)

The top six players from the South West and South Wales regional final at the Venue, Cardiff qualified for the Nation Final with Errol Johnson of the Village Inn, Swindon defeating Jay Hines of Lampeter Football Club in a heads up battle. Errol wasn’t quite the chip leader going into the final table but managed to come up trumps to claim the title.

National Final Qualifiers
Errol Johnson, Village Inn (1st)
Jay Hines, Lampeter Football Club (2nd)
Tim Myerscough, Hatherley (3rd)
Gaynor Hammond, Angel Inn (4th)
Peter Thomas, Pike & Musket (5th)
Damyen Kilminster, Rose & Crown (6th)

Other Cash Prize Winners
Martin Hook, Turmut-Hoer (7th)
Nathan Mackenzie, Two Brewers (8th)

Andrew Bowser of the Windsor Castle, Nottingham has qualified for each regional final this year but has never managed to become the regional champion until now. With the stakes higher and the competition stiffer than ever, Andrew pulled out all the stops to become this seasons East Midlands Champion despite having already qualified for the National Final earlier this year.

Winner
Andrew Bowser

National Final Qualifiers
Ryan Norris, Half Moon (2nd)
Adrian West, Golden Pheasant (3rd)
Steve Oliver, Top Spot Club (4th)
Adam Bone, Vernon Arms (5th)
Matt Price, Oadby Owl (6th)
Alan Young, Commercial Inn (7th)
                                                                                                          Martin ‘Billy’ Bremner, Half Moon (8th)
                                                                                                          James Kane, Oadby Owl (9th)

Well done to Barry McMahon of the Poachers Cottage, Newcastle who became the North East Champion at the Stanley Circus Casino, Newcastle. The final hand was very tense with Barry only beating Emma Walker of the Washington Arms, Washington on the river card.

National Final Qualifiers
Barry McMahon, Poachers Cottage (1st)
Emma Walker, Washington Arms (2nd)
Jack Johnson, Poachers Cottage (3rd)
Michelle Cooper, Black Lion (4th)

Other Cash Prize Winners
John Watson, Magic Lantern (5th)
Alan Mitford, Blue Bell (6th)
Michael Walker, Washington Arms (7th)
Barry Cougle, Mallard (8th)

Martin Neill of the Digby, Erdington came to the Park Hall Hotel, Wolverhampton with only one thing on his mind, ‘Winning!’ He already qualified for the National Final with an 8th place finish in Season 2’s Regional Finals. He fulfilled his mission by beating Ben Huskisson of the George, Warley in an exciting heads up battle finishing on four Aces!!

Winner
Martin Neill, Digby

National Final Qualifiers
Ben Huskisson, George (2nd)
Ryan Hodgetts, Waggon & Horses (3rd)
Richard Watson, Albion (4th)
Philip Tomlinson, Bulls Head (5th)
Dan Cattell, Copcut Elm (6th)
Neil Keenan, Bell (7th)
John Felton, Wylde Green (8th)
Raymond Whitehead, Swan Inn (9th)
Mark Lumber, Great Stone Inn (10th)
Shaun Walsh, Goose in the City (11th)

A warm welcome was awaiting the 191 players that attended the North West & North Wales Final at the Ratcliffe Bars and Function Suite, Rochdale. Congratualtions go to Mark Robinson of the Gynn, Blackpool who became the regions Champion. Going in to the final table Nick Anderton of the Swan, Birkenhead was the chip leader but some great play from the other players meant he was forced to finish in 4th.

National Final Qualifiers
Mark Robinson, Gynn (1st)
Steven Riley, Halfway House (2nd)
Paul Fitzgerald, English Rose (3rd)
Nick Anderton, Swan Hotel (4th)
Hugh Murray, Bridgewater Hotel (5th)
Scott Gardner, Royal Oak Hotel (6th)
Peter Musgrave, Imperial Hotel (7th)
Alan Roy, Five Bars Rest (8th)
Rick Makin, George VI (9th)
Jonathan Donoghue, Red Lion Hotel (10th) 

The Frontier Club at Batley played host yet again to the West Yorkshire Final and a fantastic day was had by all.
Michael Pennie of the Busfeild Arms, Keighley was the overall champion with a very gracious runner up in the form of Martin Davies of the Harwood, Harrogate. There was little difference in the chip count between them going onto the final table, but Michael just managed to hold his nerve.

National Qualifiers
Michael Pennie, Busfeild Arms (1st)
Martin Davies, Harwood (2nd)
Julie Richardson, Gate Inn (3rd)
Glenn Warren, Wrose Bull Hotel (4th)
Andy Whiteley, Harlow Inn (5th)
Paul Bailey, Podger (6th)
Richard Outhwaite, Ainsty Hotel (7th)
Andy Senior, Batley Carr Social Club (8th)
Dave Peat, Angel (9th)
Patrick Timlin, Lord Nelson (10th)