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Name: H Petrie
Email: nutsaboutscotland@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 07922 708899

Regional Event Information

Date:	Saturday 28th April 2012 2.00 pm Start.
Venue:	Circus Casino Edinburgh. Fountainpark, 124 Dundee Street, Edinburgh, EH11 1AF T: 01312 284446
Registration Opens:	12.30 pm
Registration Closes:	1.30pm
Entry Fee:	£5.00 ( Bounty Chip)
Side Pot (optional):	£10.00
Total Prize Fund Payout:	not confirmed Notes: not confirmed
Qualification:	Only players that have finished above the red qualifying line in a venue or regional league table can play. the only exception is if a player below the line has exactly the same number of points as the playerabove the line in the same league table.
National Final Seats:	7
Pay Out Structure:	not confirmed
Late Arrivals:	1st blind leve 10% loss ,2nd blind level 30% loss & 3rd blind level 50% loss of starting stack
Starting Chips:	15,000
Blind Structure:	30 mins.
Food Available:	Buffet at second break.
ID Requirements:	In order to play, players must bring ID, or be identified by a Nuts Agent and fulfill the membership criteria of the venue.
Notes:	In order to play, players must bring ID, or be identified by a Nuts Agent and fulfill the membership criteria of the venue.

Local News (Stirlingshire)

Guaranteed £500 minimum 1st place for Regional Winner !

I have decided to chnge things for next season & see how it goes. Instead of The League Winner automatically getting a National seat .We shall have a play off with the top 5% of players from Fife,Stirlingshire & Perth playing for the seat . The player with the most amount of points will start with 20,000 chips & it shall be staggered to the lowest ,starting with 10,000 chips. Every venue winner will get a minimum of 15,000 chips .

The next Campion of Champions event will be held oh Sunday the 20th of May at Weavers Bar,Katherine Street.Kirkcaldy.Fife.KY2 5JZ.Phone number 01592 266020 . Registration will be from 1.00pm till 1.45 pm & starting at 2.00 pm . There will be a National seat awarded to the winner . The starting stack shall be 15,000 with 20 min blind levels .There will also be a compulsory £5.00 bounty / scalp on each player with an optional side pot .

The winners from the last Regionals were; 1st Brian Walls, 2nd Pauline McIntyre ,3rd Dndrew Rawdling ,4th Dawn Paton, 5th Theresa McFarlane , 6th Mark Livingstone (all receiving a National Seat ) . Then 7th Amanda Somervile ,8th John Kennedy ,9th Gordon Fisher & 10 th Jim Petrie. All venue highest average , winners & all above the red line in each region.The winner was Sean Mulrein ,2nd James Band, 3rd Mary Paton,4th James Duncan ,5th Theresa McFarlane, 6th Jim Bryson ,7th Ryan Gartshore, 8th Kaida Zhan ,9th Jim Petrie & 10th Andrew Rawdling.

The first 6 have qualified for the next Nationals which includes Mary Paton for having the most amount of points .

Qualifiers are ; Balacs Gavbacz,Bob McFarlane,Colin Burkinshaw,Danny Hunter,David Donaldson,David Grey,Daid Bryson,Dawn Paton,Fred Lawson.Greg Hoggan,Ian Gilchrist,Jamie Caira,Jamie Stewart,Jay Docherty,Jay Ford,Jim Bryson,Jim Petrie,John Comrie,John Lees,Kevin Cororan,Mary Paton,Matthew Wilkinson,Mike Herd,Mike Maycock,Neil Jacobs,Neil Wright,Sean Blackwood,Sean Mulrein,Simon King,Stevie Nicholson,Tam Sneadon,Terry Reid & Theresa McFarlane.

Tam Sneddon won the Campions Tournament ( £100 + National Seat)

The next event ,Champions of Champions ;shall take place on the 4th of June at Styx in Kirkcauldy.

Registration will be from 12.30pm till 1.30 pm with a start time of 2pm .

There is one national seat up for grabs to the winner.

This event is open to the top 10% of the players from last season along with the venue winners & venue sharks /highest average.

We shall run with a similar structure as the Regionals along with the bounty on each player etc.Another great day out on Saturday the 24 th of May ,for the Fife & Stirlingshire Regional Finals.

There was over £1400.00 paid out on the day & so far there has been no complaints !

Here are the top ten(Final table) with six receiving a National Seat.

1st ; Mark Livingstone from Molly Malones , Leven ( National seat + £410 )

2nd; Steve Corcoran from Weavers ,Kirkcauldy ( National seat + £245 )

3rd; John Chalmers from The Pitfirrane Arms ,Crossford ( National seat + £140)

4th; David Bryson Jnr from The Thistle Tavern ,Dunfermline ( National seat + £90 )

5th; Sean Blackwood from Molly Malones ,Leven (£70 + National seat already)

6th; Ann Heggie from The Pitfirrane Arms, Crossford ( National seat + £50)

7th; Rhyn Linton from Weavers ,Kirkcauldy ( £40 + National seat already)

8th; Chris Corcoran from Weavers,Kirkcauldy (£20 + National seat )

9th; Paul Gillanders from Cottars Bar,Rosyth (£ 10)

10th; Dale watson from The Thistle Tavern, Dunfermline (£ 10)

Overall Stirlingshire League winner went to Lee Koi-Wong £20

K,9 suited hand on a showdown gave John Chalmers £20

There was also a £5 bounty on everyones head thus making it a bit more interesting .

Many thanks to all that turned up on the day & hope that you all enjoyed the day out.

Also a big thanks to Gala Casino , its staff & dealers who made the day ;along with their excellent buffet as per usual.Just a note to say thanks to all who turned up for the Regional Finals last Saturday at Gala Casino, Dundee.

The Winners were:

1st. Sean Blackwood

2nd. John Lees

3rd. Fred Lawson

4th. Craig Falconer

5th. David Gray

6th. Mary Paton

7th. Ryan Linton

8th. David Bryson Jnr

9th. Mike Maycock

10th. Pauline McIntyre

Just a confirmation of our Regional Finals on Saturday the 5th of February 2011 at the Gala Casino Dundee. Registration 12.00 -1.15 pm & starting at 2.00 pm .

All players to be seated 15 mins before the start.

Usual Casino attire i.e. no torn jeans ,dirty trainers etc

I.D required.

Gala Casino Dundee.

Earl Grey Place, Dundee, DD1 4DE
Map and driving directions

Manager: Ally Myles
Tel: 01382 201888 (24 Hour)
Fax: 01382 223208

Starting stack 15,000 & blinds to go up every 30 mins .

£10 optional buy in .

Blinds to go up every 30 mins

The blinds & ante structure:

Players shall start with 15,000 in tournament chips, with all levels lasting 30 minutes

There shall be a break after every 2 hours of play, for 20 minutes with a 60 minute

buffet break after level 4

The management reserve the right to amend the structure/breaks without notice

Ante's shall not feature when head's up play is reached

Level	Duration	Small Blind	Big Blind	Ante	Start Time
Level 1	30m	50	100	0	14:00
Level 2	30m	75	150	0	14:30
Level 3	30m	100	200	0	15:00
Level 4	30m	150	300	25	15:30
Break 1	60m	Start of Buffet Break 1 - 60m			16:00


Level 5	30m	200	400	50	17:00
Level 6	30m	300	600	75	17:30
Level 7	30m	400	800	100	18:00
Level 8	30m	600	1,200	100	18:30
Break 2	20m	CR 25's			19:00
Level 9	30m	800	1,600	200	20:20
Level 10	30m	1,000	2,000	200	20:50
Level 11	30m	1,500	3,000	300	21:20
Level 12	30m	2,000	4,000	500	21:50
Break 3	20m	CR 100's			22:20
Level 13	30m	3,000	6,000	500	22:40
Level 14	30m	4,000	8,000	1,000	23:10
Level 15	30m	6,000	12,000	1,000	23:40
Level 16	30m	8,000	16,000	2,000	00:10
Break 4	20m	CR 500's			00:40
Level 17	30m	10,000	20,000	2,000	01:00
Level 18	30m	15,000	30,000	3,000	01:30
Level 19	30m	20,000	40,000	5,000	02:00
Level 20	30m	30,000	60,000	5,000	02:30
Break 5	20m	CR 1000's			03:00
Level 21	30m	40,000	80,000	10,000	03:20
Level 22	30m	60,000	120,000	15,000	03:50
Level 23	30m	80,000	160,000	20,000	04:20
Level 24	30m	100,000	200,000	25,000	04:50
Level 25	30m	150,000	300,000	30,000	05:20

National Final November 2010

This event took place on Saturday November 27th 2010 at the Gala Maybury Casino, Edinburgh. The prize pot was a whopping £7000, far in excess of anything our rivals!

Congratulations to Lee "Never Bluff" Elder, who plays in the NE Scotland league, on becoming the new Nuts Poker League Scottish Champion.

1) Lee Elder
2) Dayne Inglis
3) Rod Copeland
4) Neil Dunmore
5) Jeanette Hunt
6) Iain Copeland
7) Raymond Morrison
8) Mark McHugh
9) Jamie McQuarrie
10) Sean Convey

Well done to everyone for making it a fantastic day.