Results

WINNER – Mark Warner – Boot & Shoe, Newark

02 Rob Benzie – Cherry Tree, Melton Mowbray
03 Simon Hull – Stags Head, Lincoln
04 Jake Norfield – Harrier, Peterborough
05 Martin Woolf – Plough, Lincoln
06 Ashleigh Simpson – Sawmill, Newark
07 Vicky Andrews – Oak & Acorn, Derby
08 Ben Farrow – Halcyon, Peterborough
09 James Pickering – Middletons, Wollaton

Nottingham’s Grosvenor Casino was packed to the rafters with around 150 players taking part in the latest East Midlands regional final. Another player would be off to Las Vegas at the end of the day to take part in our VEGAS100 National Final. £500 was also shared amongst places 2nd to 8th as well as 8 UK National Final seats.

The other prize to award was the team event trophy which went to the day’s best represented venue. With Boot & Shoe’s Jon Crosby being eliminated in 53rd place this award was won the by the Cross Keys in Burton Joyce who had 3 players make the top 50. Congratulations to Neil James, Jay Trussler, Anne Hallam & James Caudwell.

After around 7 hours of play we had a 9 player final with Ashleigh Simpson leading the pack on 173,000 in chips and Peterborough’s Ben Farrow the short stack on just 13,000. Previous VEGAS100 qualifier Jake Norfield was looking to qualify for the 2nd time in a couple of years at just 21 years of age. But it was Rob Benzie and Mark Warner who shone throughout the final with both gradually increasing their mid-range stacks. The heads-up match was a brief encounter with big stack Mark Warner wasting no time in claiming victory as his A-J beat Rob’s K-10 on a board of 8-7-4-2-2. Congratulations Mark.

Final Table Chip Stacks

01 Ashleigh Simpson – 173,000
02 Martin Woolf – 120,000
03 Simon Hull – 106,000
04 Vicky Andrews – 97,000
05 Mark Warner – 88,000
06 Rob Benzie – 64,000
07 James Pickering – 61,000
08 Jake Norfield – 32,000
09 Ben Farrow – 13,000