A little under 200 players entered the Gala Casino in Northampton for a chance of becoming the champion of our Central England Regional Final Season 3 09/10. An increase on last seasons 168 runners was only the start of what would become a great day.

A larger than usual final table saw 10 players line up with only eight qualifiers for our National Final. Julie Hayler from the Hobsons Choice in Kettering started in the best shape, with 255,000 in chips and she was followed by our eventual winner, Glen Asbury from the New Inn in St Neots with 185,000 respectively. The heads-up battle came down to Glen and one of the short stacks from the final table, Tom Sutch from the Burnt Oak in Milton Keynes. The final hand saw Glen get some support from the poker gods, as his 65 would come from behind to beat Tom’s K2 on a AAT 5 4 board. Glen picks up a trophy and £500 in cash, congratulations.

National Final Qualifiers And Cash Prize Winners
1st Glen Asbury – New Inn, St Neots
2nd Tom Sutch – Burnt Oak, Milton Keynes
3rd Judy Hayler – Hobsons Choice, Kettering
4th Andy Skutela – Ploughman, Peterborough
5th Robert Jones – Burnt Oak, Milton Keynes
6th Michelle Barnes – Rileys, Stevenage
7th Margaret Pearson – Moulton WMC, Moulton
8th Chris Bowler – Kennington SSC, Oxford