Let’s meet our winners from all 15 of our regional finals for season 15.4. All of those players are now VEGAS100 2023 qualifiers! Congratulations to all.

Regional Final Season 15.4 Winners continued »

Erlend Grieve – Stromness Golf Club, Stromness
UK PUB POKER CHAMPION

What is VEGAS100?

In 2012, Redtooth Poker revolutionised pub poker in the UK by introducing VEGAS100, a concept taking the UK’s top 100 poker players, which are found via regional, national and online qualifiers, to the poker capital of the world, Las Vegas, to join the VEGAS100 experience and compete for the title of UK Pub Poker Champion. 100 players would travel across the pond but only 1 would return as the champion. Essex’s Mathew Sherreard emerged victorious last year to become our most easterly champion to date but would he hold onto his crown or would a new star emerge from the desert of Las Vegas?

VEGAS100 2020 continued »

UPDATED ON 14/04 2022 – Reminder that the outbound LFT needs to be a supervised one as on the BA website.

Here you can find the latest information and links regarding travel to the USA for our VEGAS 100 events and the ongoing Covid 19 Pandemic. This page will be updated as we get more information – please check here for the latest. Thanks.

General Requirements for the Trips in 2022

• You must be fully vaccinated to travel to the United States by plane.
• You are required to show a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 when you travel to the United States by air. This has to be a supervised test – either via a video link or administered by a health professional. This is simple enough – please check the link to the BA website below for suppliers.
• Please note – all tests required for travel have to be registered private tests, NHS tests are not useable, the private ones come with a results certificate via email that has the information required for travel. Follow the test suppliers instructions – we suggest printing a copy for ease and backup.
• Wearing a mask over your nose and mouth is required in indoor areas of public transportation (including airplanes) traveling into, within, or out of the United States and indoors in U.S. transportation hubs (including airports).
• If you are showing symptoms of COVID-19 then please be responsible and test before you travel to ensure the trip is as safe as it can be for all.

1. Before You Travel to the United States

Latest government guidance is here:
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/usa/entry-requirements

Proof of Vaccination REQUIRED

All non-U.S. citizen, non-U.S. immigrants traveling to the United States by air are required to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

You can do this via the NHS App downloading the NHS COVID PASS
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/get-digital-covid-pass/
or alternatively a NHS letter which you can request on the NHS website to be posted to you, please allow plenty of time for this documentation to arrive.

You can also print a PDF version via the app – this is a recommended plan as a backup to keep with your passport.

• A person who has received only one dose of an accepted 2-dose series and has recovered from COVID-19 does not meet this definition, and therefore is NOT considered fully vaccinated.

Testing REQUIRED

Before boarding a flight to the United States, you are required to show the following:

• If you are fully vaccinated: Proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test result taken no more than 1 day before travel. So if you are flying on the Weds from Heathrow at 4.10pm you would need to take the test from 4.10pm on the Tuesday and have the results back before your flight.
• This test needs to be supervised, either via a video link or administered in person by a health professional. Check the link below for options and prices.

You can purchase this at: https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/information/incident/coronavirus/covid19-tests

Contact Information REQUIRED

• All air passengers to the United States will also be required to provide contact information to airlines before boarding flights to the United States. This strengthens a travel process already in place to rapidly identify and contact people in the U.S. who may have been exposed to a communicable disease, such as COVID-19. Access to travelers’ contact information will allow U.S. federal, state, and local health departments, and agencies to share appropriate health and public health information necessary to help keep the public safe.

If you are happy to do so you can download VeriFLY app on Apple Store or Google Play to store the relevant information required for travel so you can quickly and securely complete all your travel health requirements.
https://go.daon.com/veriflyapp

Outbound Checklist:

• COVID19 Vaccination Proof from NHS App – Printed
• COVID19 Negative Test Result from previous 24hrs – Printed
• Passenger Attestation (Supplied by airline at check in – here for reference too )
• Passport & ESTA Confirmation
• Travel Insurance

2. Travelling back to the UK

Latest Government Guidance is here:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-england-from-another-country-during-coronavirus-covid-19

• You must complete a passenger locator form online before you arrive in the UK. This can be completed up to 48 hours before you arrive back in the UK.
• You can complete the passenger locator form at: https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before-travel-uk

Inbound Checklist:

• Proof of vaccination
• Passport

Other Frequently Asked Questions

1. Where can I get a test?
   There are a list of  test suppliers with BA discount codes here.
   Make sure you order in plenty of time. You’ll need two tests, 1 for the flight the US and one for your test on return to the UK.
2. What if I test positive just before the VEGAS 100 trip?
   If that’s the case then you would be unable to travel. At this stage, we are unable to claim any refund on the flights. This means we would be able to offer you a place on a future trip if space allows but there would be some charge to cover the travel costs.
3. Do I need to print out my test results or can I show it on my phone?
   You can show your passes digitally on a phone as well as your test results too.
   The VeriFLY app is a convenient way to do this or you could save the relevant files to your device.
   HOWEVER – for ease of use we suggest also printing out a copy of your NHS Covid Pass and Test Results before leaving for the airport as a backup and for ease of use at check-in.
4.  What are the Mask Wearing requirements in the Casino?
   The Nevada Health Response lists the risk level on their website here, with weekly updates.
   https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/current-status-mitigation-measures/

The information provided on this page is for information purposes only and could be subject to change at very short notice. It is your responsibility to check and observe all the health and entry requirements applicable to your journey and you should always check the latest travel guidance from your government before you travel and the guidance provided by the relevant public authorities of your destination. Failure to meet applicable requirements means that British Airways will not be able to carry you, and compensation and care and assistance provisions will not apply and your VEGAS 100 prize could not be rearranged.

We are very excited to announce our new online tournament – BRAND NEW FOR 2021/22!!

Redtooth Poker & Party Poker present…

The Malta52 – COMING SOON!

52 Tournaments, 52 winners!

One amazing week in Malta to find the champion.

From Online To The Sunshine.

Go to www.malta52.com to register your interest and get involved.

Follow us for updates at https://www.facebook.com/RedtoothPokerMalta52 

We look forward to seeing you on the virtual baize.

Regards, Redtooth Poker Team

Regional Final Dates and venues are now confirmed.

You can see the list of regional finals at https://www.redtoothpoker.com/finals 

Alternatively, self-managed venues and TD’s can now login to the self-managed area to see which regional final your venue has been allocated to.

We have an online poker regional final for venues that do not wish to travel to a regional final please advise if your venue would like to move online for this season by Monday 1st November. You can change your regional by emailing info@redtoothpoker.com or call the poker team on 01246 813713. 

Please find the 15.3 play-off form below.

We look forward to seeing you back at your Live Regional Final soon!!

Redtooth Poker Team

The Redtooth Poker team have been busy getting venues back on board for the relaunch of the live Redtooth Poker league.
We’re starting a new 10-week season from week commencing Monday 17th May 2021 in-line with the ‘Rule of Six’ law coming back into place.

To run your poker night legally from Monday 17th May, you must run 6-handed single table tournaments with no table balancing. Each table of up to 6 players will be played down to a winner with each table winner scoring 100 points. For our self managed venues, your admin section will be amended for you to enter the results of each table each week. The website will do the rest.

Please see below a list of venues that have committed to the restart.

We are confident more and more venues will continue to rejoin as the season progresses before we launch our first full 13-week season towards the end of July.

If your venue isn’t listed below, there’s still plenty of time for your venue to join.
They can contact the poker team Monday – Friday between 9am – 5pm on 01246 813713.

We are excited to announce that the Redtooth Poker league will be back and restarting from 17^th May.
(As long as no further changes or restrictions are introduced by the Government).

To ensure we are compliant with the Government Covid19 guidelines we will be running the league as a one table tournament, with no movement of players with each table being run as an individual tournament as we did back in September. The season will run like this for a 10 week season from 17^th May to 19^th July. We have been in touch with multiple contacts to approve this and to confirm the rule of 6 will be in practice. We have been assured that this is the case as long as the Roadmap continues to be a success and the Government does not introduce any further restrictions.

We are confident that all venues who wish to restart the league have the relevant Covid19 regulations in place and players continue to follow the getting tested when needed; isolating when required, and following the ‘hands, face, space’ and ‘letting fresh air in’ guidance.

For venues who are unable to restart the league we have made the decision to continue with the online version of the league for this period to keep players engaged. Be advised Live and Online are separate leagues and points will not be shared.

Please remember as noted in the Government Roadmap of Lockdown summary it will be down to each individual person to decide on the appropriate level of risk for their personal circumstances.

We are hopeful that this is the light at the end of the tunnel and gives our venues, TD’s and players something to look forward to in the near future. We can’t wait to see you back at the baize Post – COVID – FREEDOM!!

Not a Redtooth venue yet and want to start the league please go to www.redtoothbrochure.com for all the details.

My name is Martin Green, following negative online comments by some players regarding VEGAS100 rescheduled date, I feel compelled as Managing Director to go into some detail about how we have come to calculate the prize structure for VEGAS100 2019/20 and 2020/21.

The 2019/20 season was completed in full in which we gave away 110 Vegas player seats and set aside £25,000 in cash and sponsorship to be won in Las Vegas. This trip has now been rescheduled for a second time, moving from May 2020 to February 2021 and now May 2021. The prize pool for VEGAS100 2019/20 is £150,000. This is a combination of all expenses paid Vegas seats, cash and sponsorship prizes and this will be honoured in full.

The 2020/21 season commenced on the 26^th January 2020 as normal. On the 23^rd March the Government announced a complete lockdown and Redtooth Poker was suspended. All venues were invoiced up to and including Friday 20^th March 2020. This meant that venues were only charged for 8 weeks of the 13 week Season 1, equating to 60% income. Season 1 Regional Finals were eventually rescheduled online during October 2020. Even though we only received 60% income, we gave away 100% of the prizes, 19 VEGAS100 seats plus cash for players finishing 2^nd to 8^th, at a total cost of £32,300.

The league was fully suspended between the 20^th March and the 27^th September, wiping out Season 2 and the majority of Season 3. During this period we had numerous aborted plans to restart the league. The Government initially announced the casinos could reopen on the 1^st August in England, only to move that date back to the 16^th August. The general feeling in the Redtooth office being that August was too early to resume live poker in pubs and taking the ethical path, we planned for an early October resumption. During the month of September we sent out 280 FREE Restart Up Poker Packs which included a free table and 20 decks of cards per venue, total cost of over £30k. Before the league resumed, but after sending out all of the equipment, one of the national Pub Co’s withdrew all of their venues siting health and safety reasons. Within two weeks of resumption, a large portion of these venues went into Tier 2 & 3 and their accounts were suspended again. A 4-week national lockdown was then implemented and we are now waiting for the Government’s announcement on Thursday to see if any venues will be able to resume again, these can only be venues in Tier 1. In short, and taking into account the free equipment we are projecting a loss for Season 4 and the year.

Some good news, over 100 venues moved their leagues online during mid-October and this revenue should go towards paying some of the ongoing running costs. Redtooth is firmly established as the country’s leading provider of entertainment to pubs with a team of 18 people working out of two buildings in Derbyshire. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, Redtooth is proud to have retained all but one of its staff (the one, taking early retirement). The only thing worse at this moment in time than being part of the hospitality industry is being part of the supply chain to the hospitality industry. During the 9-months of restrictions, Redtooth has received no help towards rent and rates and with the exception of some much appreciated Furlough money has had to cover 100% of its ongoing overheads.

During lockdown, we have run numerous online tournaments giving players the opportunity to win seats into VEGAS100 2021. When taking into account administration costs, the revenue generated from these just about covers the cost of the trips. The number of Vegas trips available for the current online leagues and the decimated Season 4, plus 1 further round of National Finals are still unknown, but these will work out at a ratio of 1 seat per 100 qualifiers which is substantially better odds for most people than if we were running our regular live Regional Finals.

So to summarise Season 2020/21…

• We received 8 weeks regular subscriptions from a 52 week year
• We gave away £30k worth of FREE Restart Packs
• In January 2020, we took delivery of 4,000 dated league winners trophies at a cost of £80k, the majority of these will have no use and will have to be thrown away
• We estimate that there will be 60-70 qualifiers for VEGAS100 2020/21
• 70 seats and a £5k sponsorship package equates to over 50% of the regular VEGAS100 prize pool of £150,000 (110 seats and £25k cash and sponsorship), considering that Redtooth is currently trading at 15%, this means that a portion of these prizes will be paid for out of reserves

After a seven month wait, Virgin finally returned our money in early October. From this we have paid back £30k to players and guests in the form of refunds. We have allowed players who have won seats in both 2020 and 2021 VEGAS100 Finals, to move one of those seats on to 2022. In reality we would have been better not running a VEGAS100 2021 with only 8 weeks of a full 52-week season being completed, but instead of disappointing players that have won seats and not being able to travel in February, we thought the best solution was to merge the two Finals. Our friends at The Orleans, have confirmed to us that as we are only there 5 days out of the 8-day span as a group then they wouldn’t be able to run two separate tournaments along with the Welcome Tournament in that short period of time, knowing that VEGAS100 runs over two days.

So to summarise Vegas in May 2021…

• Taking into account the dropouts from VEGAS100 2020, the reduced seats in VEGAS100 2021, plus players that have won seats in both and moved one of those seats on to 2022, we estimate that the main event should consist of around 150 runners with a total prize pool of £30k. The winner from each year winning a £5k sponsorship package and the 150 runners playing for what is a regular prize pool
• For the players suggesting that the prize pool is £20k light, then they are correct. In fact the prize pool in total for VEGAS100 2021 is £70k light but you have to take into account that the league hasn’t run for the majority of the year and that Redtooth are only trading at 15%

As we said in the previous post our only competitor has gone by the wayside, taking all the subscription and prize money with them.
I want to finish by thanking all of our amazing venues and players, there is light at the end of the tunnel, Redtooth Poker will be restored in a 1,000 venues across the country and we will put this nightmare behind us. For all players and guests traveling to Las Vegas in May 2021 (fingers crossed that life has returned back to normal by then) you have my promise that myself and all my staff will endeavor as always to make it a trip of a lifetime.

Most of Redtooth Poker staff are furloughed currently, but I am in the office Monday to Friday 9-5pm and I am happy to listen to any of your comments or concerns. You can contact me directly on 01246 813713.

Regards – Martin Green Managing Director Of Redtooth LTD

How do i get involved in my local Redtooth Poker night? Simply find your nearest venue via our ‘Find a Venue’ tab then all you need to do is visit the venue on their next poker night to complete a registration form. A Tournament Director should be present to answer any questions you may have. Most poker nights start at 8:00pm so it’s advisable you arrive for around 7:30pm.

What happens if 2 or more players are tied on points at the end of the season? The deciding criteria is used to determine the higher finishing player in the following order…

• Fewest games played throughout the season.
• Most wins throughout the season.
• Consistency taking into account all scores throughout the season. The website will automatically work this out.

What happens if I play at multiple venues and qualify for regionals from both?

• You will represent the venue with the highest finishing position
• If you win both leagues you with then represent the pub with the most points
• You will need to inform the other venue they can replace you with the next eligible player

Can i play in a different regional final if i can’t make the one my pub has been assigned to? Players can play in a different regional final to where their pub has been assigned to, but…

• All 4 qualifiers must go to the same regional final.
• There must be space in the new region for another pub to move into.

How many games do i need to have played before i can qualify for a regional final? The minimum amount is 4 league games in that season from any one particular venue. The play-off game does not count as a league game.

Do i get 2 trophies if i win 2 leagues? Yes, there is no limit to the amount of trophies you can win in one season.

I haven’t received my regional final invite, when do they get sent out? We only send invites out once we have received the names of all 4 qualifiers. If you haven’t received your emailed invite yet it’s likely due to one of the following…

• Your email address on our system is wrong (please contact us/your TD to update)
• We have only just received confirmation of all 4 qualifiers so it should be with you shortly
• We are still waiting for confirmation of all 4 qualifiers from your pub

Check with your TD that all relevant information has been sent over/is correct.

How do I know if Redtooth have my email address? If you would like to check the details we have for you, you should create a player profile to view your details > https://www.redtoothpoker.com/player/activateprofile

What point structure is used for your pub poker games? The points structure is as follows:

1st: 100
2nd: 80
3rd: 70
4th: 60
5th: 50
6th: 40
7th: 30
8th: 20
Others: 10

This can also be found on the result sheet.

If an unregistered player finishes on the final table, what happens to those points? If a player who decides not to register in the league and play as a guest finishes in 2nd place for example, noone would score 80 points for that game. Positions on the night should not be moved up. In this instance, if you finished 3rd, you’d still get 70 points.