The Circus Casino at Star City in Birmingham was again the venue for the second West Midlands Regional Final. 177 runners took part in the tournament this time around.

Craig Brown from the Bull & Anchor in Coventry started the final table as the chip leader with 232,000 in chips, ahead of Michael Lowe from the Cat & Fiddle in Great Barr with 161,000 and Dez Flynn from the Bagot Arms in Erdington. These were the players who eventually made the final three places before Dez went out to Michael, who became the new chip leader. After a few hands, the final moment came when Michael had 8h9c and Craig had 7d2d. The flop was Jc 7c Qc and Craig immediately went all in. After what seemed like an eternity, Michael called. The turn was the Ac giving Michael the nut flush to claim the first prize of £500 and the crystal trophy.

National Final Qualifiers & Cash Prize Winners
1st Michael Lowe – Cat & Fiddle, Great Barr
2nd Craig Brown – Bull & Anchor, Coventry
3rd Dez Flynn – Bagot Arms, Erdington
4th Chris Gibson – Coundon, Coventry
5th Adrian Ford – Chase Hotel, Nuneaton
6th Graham Wynn – New Inn, Birmingham
7th Sam Ho – Riley’s, Solihull
8th Michael Bacciocchi – Cat & Fiddle, Great Barr