The recent Charity Poker Tournament at Sheffield United was a resounding success with 200 runners taking part as well as some of the players (with bounties on their heads of course!).

Here’s a short video clip of the final hand.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKA3WyktaUU

SUFC Final Hand

Alan McIntyre from the Granary in Elgin staged a remarkable comeback on the final table of the Scotland Final staged at the Post Office Bar in Broughty Ferry, Dundee.
The tournament began in amazing fashion with four of the first six players eliminated all coming from Table E, which was quickly dubbed the ‘Table Of Death’ by the competitors.
Eventual winner, Alan, began on the final table as the short stack with just 7,000 chips! He recovered to take part in an exciting battle with Colin Tucker of the Chieftain, Inverness and Andy Robertson of the Northern Bar, Aberdeen. Colin started as the chip leader with 37,000 and Andy was not far behind with 30,000. Eventually Andy went out in third place and just missed out on a place in the National Final at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham next month.
The Heads Up Battle between Alan and Colin was over fairly quickly with Alan defeating his opponent with a pair of nines to become the Champion and recieve a crystal tophy and £500 cash.

Cash Prizer Winners & National Final Qualifiers
Alan McIntyre – The Granary, Elgin (1st)
Colin Tucker – Chieftain, Inverness (2nd)

Other Cash Prize Winners
Andy Robertson – The Northern Bar, Aberdeen (3rd)
David Currie – The Pentland Inn, Edinburgh (4th)
Jim Foley – The Granary, Elgin (5th)
Steven Mann – The Post Office Bar, Dundee (6th)
Gayle Howarth – The Argyll Hotel, Ullapool (7th)
David Reid – Coopers Rest, Leith (8th)

Scotland is the fastest growing area in the Redtooth Poker League with the number of pubs participating doubling in the last six months.

We are delighted to announce that we will be joined by Abi
Titmuss and Jimmy White at the Redtooth Poker national final at Dusk Till Dawn
in Nottingham on Sunday 29th March.

Player registration will begin at noon and the tournament will commence at 3 pm.

Abi and Jimmy will be in attendence for photographs and
autographs from 1 pm until the start of the tournament and Abi also will be on
hand to present the trophy to the UK Pub Poker Champion.

The prize money for the national final has increased this season
after our negiotiations with the Gambling Commission and will be:

1st: £2,500 plus
champagne and trophy
2nd: £1,000
3rd: £500
4th: £300
5th: £250
6th: £200
7th: £150
8th: £100
9th: £50

Redtooth again will provide a buffet for players and guests
free of charge and a champagne reception for players. Unfortunately due to
restrictions the space available, players can only bring one guest each to the
final event.

Players who have already qualified will receive their
invitation during the week commencing 16th February. Players who qualify from regional finals to take place in February and March
will receive their invitations at those regional finals.

The ‘Third Place Play Off’ game is to be played within a week of the season ending and is played between the players that have finished in positions 3 through to 10. The amount of chips they start with depends on their final standing in the league – details in the chart below:

Please remember, we need to be informed of the winner of your play-off by Monday 16th February 2009 to ensure the correct person is invited to the Regional Final.

Redtooth is delighted to announce the acquisition
of Poker Down The Pub.
Redtooth is looking to expand its poker operation in the UK pub market and with the addition of the Poker Down The pub sites, now has over 1,000 pubs participating in the UK’s largest and most professionally run pub poker league.

PDTP Director Scott Marsh, who has been appointed National Poker Manager by Redtooth commented, “Joining the Redtooth team gives me the opportunity to explore the pub poker market in greater depth with the resources of a well established company.”

Redtooth Director Steve Saul commented, “We are delighted to have Scott on board. Our players and pubs will benefit from Scott’s poker expertise. Of all the pub poker companies out there, Poker Down The Pub seemed to have the ethos closest to that of ourselves.”

Scotland – Sunday 22nd February
Post Office Bar
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 2HG
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

North West & North Wales – Sunday 1st March
Ratcliffe Bars & Function Suite
Sandy Lane
Rochdale
OL11 5DR
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

West Yorkshire – Sunday 1st March
Batley Frontier Club
Bradford Road
Batley
WF17 6JD
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

East Midlands – Sunday 1st March
Mackworth Hotel
Ashbourne Road
Derby
DE22 4LY
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

London – Sunday 1st March
Loose Cannon Club
13-16 Allhallows Lane
London
EC4R 3UL
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

South England – Sunday 1st March
Farmhouse
Burrfields Road
Portsmouth
PO3 5HH
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

North East – Sunday 8th March
Stanley Circus Casino
Forth Street
Newcastle
NE1 3NZ
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

West Midlands – Sunday 8th March
Park Hall Hotel
Park Drive
Goldthorn Park
Wolverhampton
WV4 5AJ
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

South Yorkshire – Sunday 8th March
Sheffield United Football Ground
Bramall Lane
Sheffield
S2 4SU
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

Central England – Sunday 8th March
City Limits
Xscape
602 Marlborough Gate
Milton Keynes
MK9 3XA
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

South West & South Wales – Sunday 8th March
Village Hotel
29 Pendwyallt Road
Coryton
Cardiff
CF14 7EF
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

The last eight players at the Central England final, hosted by Kingsley Park WMC, Northampton, consisted of players from around the region including the Reigning Champion, Steve Smith of the Eagle & Hind. With that in mind the other players not only wanted to become the champion but also make sure they beat the current champion. Sam Williams of the Bell, Bierton was victorious in becoming the overall champion defeating Steve into an honourable 5th position.

Cash Prize Winners & National Final Qualifiers
Sam Williams, The Bell (1st)
Lee Blake, White Hart (2nd)
Steven Ashfield, Coach & Horses (3rd)
Peter Burnham, Swan (4th)
Steve Smith, Eagle & Hind (5th) Already Qualified
Danny Skyrne, Old Shepherd (6th)
Kerrison Collier, The Bull (7th)

Other Cash Prize Winner
Ben James, The Warren (8th)

An exciting tournament took place at the Loose Cannon Club, London with a record number of players. It all came down to the turn card when Tristan Perquel of the Hansom Cab, West London beat Max King of St Margarets, Twickenham with a pair of Two’s!

Cash Prize Winners & National Final Qualifiers
Tristan Perquel, Hansom Cab (1st)
Max King, St Margarets (2nd)
Dimo Dimov, Clockhouse (3rd)
Darren Murphy, Royston Arms (4th)
Bill Fitzgerald, Pied Bull (5th)
Gareth Fergus, Goose on the Market (6th)
Steve Marshall, Old Spotted Horse (7th)
Matt Mears, Clockhouse (8th)

Other National Final Qualifiers
Nathaneal Knowles, Cross Keys (9th)
Mike Williams, Lord Palmerston (10th)

Congratulations also go to Sean Nicol of the Unicorn, Ilford who hit a Royal Flush during the tournament. Unfortunately this wasn’t enough to get Sean to the National Final as he crashed out before the final table.

The South England regional final was again hosted by the Farmhouse Inn in Portsmouth. A very competitive tournament saw Phillip Drinkwater of the Lock, Stock & Barrel, Newbury become the regions Champion. The standard of poker at the Lock, Stock and Barrel must be very high as they now have two regional final winners and had two players on the final table this season, well done!

National Final Qualifiers
Phillip Drinkwater, Lock, Stock & Barrel (1st)
Robbie Woodward, Bull (2nd)
Scott Ryan, Anton Arms (3rd)
Stuart Atkinson, White Hart (4th)

Other Cash Prize Winners
Andy Gove, Lock, Stock & Barrel (5th)
Cat Stephenson, Golden Lion (6th)
Michael Brant, Locomotive (7th)
Mick Lavender, Red Lion (8th)

A fantastic turnout again at Bramall Lane with players from all over the region battling to be the Champion. In the end Nick Pearce of South Heindley Recreational Club, Barnsley defeated Steven Carrington of the Barley Mow, Chesterfield who had a 63,000 chip advantage over Nick at the start of the final table.

Cash Prize Winners & National Final Qualifiers
Nick Pearce, South Hiendley Recreational Club (1st)
Steven Carrington, Barley Mow (2nd)
Scott Winnard, Club Baize (3rd)
James Walton, Hunlock Arms (4th)
Damien Cleary, Brooklands Club (5th) Qualified Previously
Paul Almond, Vine Inn (6th)
Robert May, Cock & Magpie (7th)
Gary Paillin, Shoulder of Mutton (8th)

Other National Final Qualifiers
Phil Reed, Norton (9th)
Glyn Brooks, Cock & Magpie (10th)
Paul Boulton, Gamekeeper (11th)