02 Milan Ondras – Argyll Hotel, Ullapool
03 Lucy Robertson – Mallard, Dingwall
04 Bruce Ross – Rack & Cue, Dundee
05 Kevin Brannen – Royal British Legion, Forfar
06 Guido Vermeire – Argyll Hotel, Ullapool
07 Robert Lane – Kitty Brewster, Aberdeen
08 Darren Doherty – Scotia Bar, Aberdeen
09 Ron Harris – Mecca Bingo, Aberdeen
10 Andrew Swan – Wig, Aberdeen
Our regional finals for season 3 kicked off in Aberdeen with opportunities to gain a golden ticket for next year’s VEGAS100 trip starting to run out. £500 was shared amongst places 2nd to 7th with a trophy going to the best represented venue.
02. Victor Foster – £160 + UK National Final Seat
03. Hugh O’Donnell – £105 + UK National Final Seat
04. Pete Lucas – £70 + UK National Final Seat
05. Chris Wignell – £50 + UK National Final Seat
06. Adam Goodall – £35 + UK National Final Seat
07. Rob Allen – £25 + UK National Final Seat
08. Cliff Greenhill – £20 + UK National Final Seat
09. – £20 + UK National Final Seat
10. Stephanie Neumeister – £15 + UK National Final Seat
Leg 6 of the RPT was held in the East Midlands at the Grosvenor Casino in Leicester only 2 weeks after we were seeing Laura Jackson take down leg 5 in Stockton. The short turn around didn’t deter our players however as Leicester was another sell out leg on this already record breaking tour.
2. Paul Arthur – UK National Final Seat
3. Ade Clark – UK National Final Seat
4. Pete Smith – UK National Final Seat
5. John Hawkswell – UK National Final Seat
6. Ritchie McCafferty – UK National Final Seat
7. Caroline Quinn – UK National Final Seat
8. Debbie Clark – UK National Final Seat
9. Andy Weaver – UK National Final Seat
10. Matt Fisher – UK National Final Seat
After an amazing weekend in Blackpool which saw FIVE golden tickets awarded throughout the weekend, the tour moved east to Stockton as we visited the Grosvenor Casino. Another golden ticket was awarded along with nearly £400 in cash as the tournament got under way.
For the first time our UK National Finals were split into a north and a south final with the north final being played out at the Grosvenor Casino in Manchester and the south final being played at The Poker Room in London. Both tournaments offered FIVE golden envelopes into our VEGAS100 National Final with £1,500 in cash being guaranteed at both finals paid down from 6th position. South UK National Final continued »
For the first time our UK National Finals were split into a north and a south final with the north final being played out at the Grosvenor Casino in Manchester and the south final being played at The Poker Room in London. Both tournaments offered FIVE golden envelopes into our VEGAS100 National Final with £1,500 in cash being guaranteed at both finals paid down from 6th position. North UK National Final continued »
We now have our first SIX WLPC qualifiers who will all be travelling to Las Vegas in November to represent Great Britain in the World League Poker Championships.
We ran a North and a South qualifier in Manchester and London with THREE seats guaranteed in each qualifier. Lets meet the 6 qualifiers.
WLPC North Qualifiers
(From left to right) James Mackenzie – Cottars Bar, Fife Adrian Davidson – Royal Hotel, Orkney Darren Sutherland – Royal Hotel, Orkney
WLPC South Qualifiers
(From left to right) Robin Ford – Bar Malden, New Malden Babs Smith – Saxon Inn, Southampton Patrick Wilshaw – Royal Oak, Caterham
There are still TWO places left to fill via our online qualifier on Friday 16th October. The tournament will be played on Grosvenor Poker’s online poker software at 8pm and has a £22 buy-in. The top 2 will fly to Las Vegas in November to represent Great Britain in the World League Poker Championships!
You can get your Grosvenor Poker online account HERE
02 Andy Gove – Narrow Boat, Newbury
03 Bill Perry – Wheatsheaf, Rushden
04 Paul McNeill – Ock n Dough, Wellingborough
05 Chris Brown – Monkfield Arms, Cambourne
06 Nick Nicholson – Rushden WMC, Rushden
07 Martin Elliott – Collingtree, Northampton
08 Joe Rolls – New Club, Wheatley
09 Chris Hughes – Golden Hind, Cambridge
The newly refurbished and fabulous Grosvenor Casino in Luton hosted our Central England final as nearly 200 players sat down with the hope of becoming the next Central England VEGAS100 qualifier. £500 was also shared amongst the top finishers and the best represented venue was awarded with a glass trophy to display behind the bar.
02 Marino Gerald – Leather Bottle, Wimbledon
03 David Govier – Five Bells, Finchley
04 Darren Stevens – Snooty Fox, Crawley
05 Simon Sharples – Scenario, Stoke Newington
06 Catie Fenner – Crown, Maidenhead
07 Paul Alderton – Turks Head, St Margarets
08 Jodi Hurley – Horns Tavern, London
09 Tom Dickson – Windsor, London
10 Paul Russell – Royal Legion, West Wickham
The re-scheduled West London final was hosted by Luton’s Grosvenor Casino with the winner qualifying for VEGAS100 2016. 7 players were cash prize winners with plenty of UK National Final seats up for grabs as well. The day’s best represented venue was also awarded with a crystal glass trophy.