The top six players from the South West and South Wales regional final at the Venue, Cardiff qualified for the Nation Final with Errol Johnson of the Village Inn, Swindon defeating Jay Hines of Lampeter Football Club in a heads up battle. Errol wasn’t quite the chip leader going into the final table but managed to come up trumps to claim the title.

National Final Qualifiers
Errol Johnson, Village Inn (1st)
Jay Hines, Lampeter Football Club (2nd)
Tim Myerscough, Hatherley (3rd)
Gaynor Hammond, Angel Inn (4th)
Peter Thomas, Pike & Musket (5th)
Damyen Kilminster, Rose & Crown (6th)

Other Cash Prize Winners
Martin Hook, Turmut-Hoer (7th)
Nathan Mackenzie, Two Brewers (8th)

Andrew Bowser of the Windsor Castle, Nottingham has qualified for each regional final this year but has never managed to become the regional champion until now. With the stakes higher and the competition stiffer than ever, Andrew pulled out all the stops to become this seasons East Midlands Champion despite having already qualified for the National Final earlier this year.

Winner
Andrew Bowser

National Final Qualifiers
Ryan Norris, Half Moon (2nd)
Adrian West, Golden Pheasant (3rd)
Steve Oliver, Top Spot Club (4th)
Adam Bone, Vernon Arms (5th)
Matt Price, Oadby Owl (6th)
Alan Young, Commercial Inn (7th)
                                                                                                          Martin ‘Billy’ Bremner, Half Moon (8th)
                                                                                                          James Kane, Oadby Owl (9th)

Well done to Barry McMahon of the Poachers Cottage, Newcastle who became the North East Champion at the Stanley Circus Casino, Newcastle. The final hand was very tense with Barry only beating Emma Walker of the Washington Arms, Washington on the river card.

National Final Qualifiers
Barry McMahon, Poachers Cottage (1st)
Emma Walker, Washington Arms (2nd)
Jack Johnson, Poachers Cottage (3rd)
Michelle Cooper, Black Lion (4th)

Other Cash Prize Winners
John Watson, Magic Lantern (5th)
Alan Mitford, Blue Bell (6th)
Michael Walker, Washington Arms (7th)
Barry Cougle, Mallard (8th)

Martin Neill of the Digby, Erdington came to the Park Hall Hotel, Wolverhampton with only one thing on his mind, ‘Winning!’ He already qualified for the National Final with an 8th place finish in Season 2’s Regional Finals. He fulfilled his mission by beating Ben Huskisson of the George, Warley in an exciting heads up battle finishing on four Aces!!

Winner
Martin Neill, Digby

National Final Qualifiers
Ben Huskisson, George (2nd)
Ryan Hodgetts, Waggon & Horses (3rd)
Richard Watson, Albion (4th)
Philip Tomlinson, Bulls Head (5th)
Dan Cattell, Copcut Elm (6th)
Neil Keenan, Bell (7th)
John Felton, Wylde Green (8th)
Raymond Whitehead, Swan Inn (9th)
Mark Lumber, Great Stone Inn (10th)
Shaun Walsh, Goose in the City (11th)

A warm welcome was awaiting the 191 players that attended the North West & North Wales Final at the Ratcliffe Bars and Function Suite, Rochdale. Congratualtions go to Mark Robinson of the Gynn, Blackpool who became the regions Champion. Going in to the final table Nick Anderton of the Swan, Birkenhead was the chip leader but some great play from the other players meant he was forced to finish in 4th.

National Final Qualifiers
Mark Robinson, Gynn (1st)
Steven Riley, Halfway House (2nd)
Paul Fitzgerald, English Rose (3rd)
Nick Anderton, Swan Hotel (4th)
Hugh Murray, Bridgewater Hotel (5th)
Scott Gardner, Royal Oak Hotel (6th)
Peter Musgrave, Imperial Hotel (7th)
Alan Roy, Five Bars Rest (8th)
Rick Makin, George VI (9th)
Jonathan Donoghue, Red Lion Hotel (10th) 

The Frontier Club at Batley played host yet again to the West Yorkshire Final and a fantastic day was had by all.
Michael Pennie of the Busfeild Arms, Keighley was the overall champion with a very gracious runner up in the form of Martin Davies of the Harwood, Harrogate. There was little difference in the chip count between them going onto the final table, but Michael just managed to hold his nerve.

National Qualifiers
Michael Pennie, Busfeild Arms (1st)
Martin Davies, Harwood (2nd)
Julie Richardson, Gate Inn (3rd)
Glenn Warren, Wrose Bull Hotel (4th)
Andy Whiteley, Harlow Inn (5th)
Paul Bailey, Podger (6th)
Richard Outhwaite, Ainsty Hotel (7th)
Andy Senior, Batley Carr Social Club (8th)
Dave Peat, Angel (9th)
Patrick Timlin, Lord Nelson (10th)

The Northern Bar, Aberdeen was again the host for the second ever Scottish Final. A 90% turnout was fantastic considering the snow that descended on Scotland over night.
David Ormand of the Post Office Bar, Dundee was the victorious champion beating Lawrie Stewart of the Royal Oak, Huntley. Lawrie was the chip leader going into the final table with an 8,400 lead on David.
The increase in Scottish Pubs joining the Redtooth Poker League during the past few weeks will make winning the Scottich Final a much more difficult task next March.

National Final Qualifiers:
David Ormond, Post Office Bar (1st)
Lawrie Stewart, Royal Oak (2nd)

Other Cash Prize Winners:
Ian Kirkland, Butchers Arms (3rd)
Bob Strange, Argyll Hotel (4th)
Alan Croy, Northern Bar (5th)
Steven Jeffrey, Butchers Arms (6th)
Gary Pratt, Northern Bar (7th)
Charlene Johnson, Northern Bar (8th)

Redtooth will be exhibiting at the upcoming Enterprise Inns trade shows…

• Tuesday 4th November – Elland Road
  Stadium, Leeds
  
• Thursday 6th November – Darlington
  Arena

Scotland – Sunday 23rd November
Northern Bar
325 George Street
Aberdeen
AB25 1EE
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

North East – Sunday 30th November
Stanley Circus Casino
Forth Street
Newcastle
NE1 3NZ
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

North West & Wales – Sunday 30th November
Ratcliffe Bars & Function Suite
Sandy Lane
Rochdale
OL11 5DR
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

West Yorkshire – Sunday 30th November
Frontier Club (Formerley Batley Variety Club)
Bradford Road
Batley
WF17 6JD
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

East Midlands – Sunday 30th November
Mackworth Hotel
Ashbourne Road
Derby
DE22 4LY
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

West Midlands – Sunday 30th November
Park Hall Hotel
Park Drive
Goldthorn Park
Wolverhampton
WV4 5AJ
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

South Yorkshire – Sunday 7th December
Sheffield United Football Club
Bramall Lane
Sheffield
S2 4SU
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

London – Sunday 7th December
Loose Cannon Club
13-16 Allhallows Lane
London
EC4R 3UL
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

South England – Sunday 7th December
Farmhouse
Burrfields Road
Portsmouth
PO3 5HH
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

Central England – Sunday 7th December
Kingsley Park WMC
120 Kingsley Park Terrace
Northampton
NN2 7HJ
Registration 1pm
Presentation 1.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 2pm

South West & South Wales – Sunday 7th December
The Venue
Mary Ann Street
Cardiff
CF10 2EN
Registration 12noon
Presentation 12.30pm
Shuffle Up & Deal 1pm
NB: Please note the earlier start time

It was a fantastic day for all at the first Scottish Final held at the Northern Bar, Aberdeen. Colin Hoodless of the Waterline, Greenock came out top in a hard fought battle defeating Grant O’Rouke, also of the Waterline, heads up on the final table. Spare a thought for the Argyll Hotel, Ullapool, pub champion Bob Strange. Ten minutes in to the tournament his straight lost out to a flush on the river and Bob was out of the final – after a three and a half hour journey to get there!!! Better luck next time Bob!

National Final Qualifiers
Collin Hoodless (1st)
Grant O’Rouke (2nd)

Other Cash Prize Winners
Nichola Gates (3rd)
Goku Lakrishnan (4th)
Barry McAllister (5th)
Stuart Ebdy (6th)
Andy Duncan (7th)
Paul MacKenzie (8th)