There was Royal Flush fever at the Park Hall Hotel, Wolverhampton with two players hitting a Royal Flush. Gregg Phillips of the White Hart, Tile Cross was the first hitting his on the River and Michael Molyneux of the Barley Mow, Milford hitting his on the flop.
A record 218 runners representing 86 pubs across the West Midlands came to compete for the first prize of £500 cash and a crystal trophy with the top 10 players securing a place in the National Final/
Tim Leech of the Woolpack Inn, Weston was the eventual winner defeating Bradley Bolton of the Golden Lion, Wolverhampton in a heads up battle.

National Final Qualifiers and Cash Prize Winners
Tim Leech – Woolpack Inn, Weston (1st)
Bradley Bolton – Golden Lion, Wolverhampton (2nd)
Carl Ayres – Maggies, Birmingham (3rd)
Steve Brown – New Inn, Birmingham (4th)
Lisa Hancock – Red Lion, Coventry (5th)
Martin Mills – Woodman, Netherton (6th)
Darren Lee – Red Lion, Coventry (7th)
Mark Hipkins – Spread Eagle, Wednesfield (8th)

Other National Final Qualifiers
Jamie Beard – Bell, Coventry (9th)
Ricky Peach – Man on the Moon, Birmingham (10th)