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The East Anglia Highrollers September - December 2024 season tournament will take place on Sunday 19th January 2025 at.........
Grosvenor Casino
Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth NR30 3JG
FOOD
Food will be available to purchase on the day@25% discount
This bonus game is for players who have played 30 games in the season.
Registration will open at 1.00pm and close at 1.45pm with a start time of 2pm.
There will be a 15000 starting stack with an OPTIONAL £10 side pot.
4 National seats and 1 UK Final seat will be available to win PLUS £250 added to the prizepool.
Qualifiers listed end of season
REGIONAL AND END OF SEASON GAME INFORMATION
Firstly I do realise this information is a little later than normal but the following will explain why and what has had to be re arranged.
I applied to the Palace for dates for the end of season games early November and the response I got contained a £5 levy for every player taking part in the tournaments equating to almost £1500 per season and that would be ongoing for future games held there to finance what was described as additional costs incurred during our events there.
I found this an unreasonable request knowing how much money we spend at a regional in particular so set about trying to make alternative arrangements.
I can now confirm that both the Highrollers and Regionals will be held at The Grosvenor Casino Great Yarmouth, although with certain changes having to take place due to time limitations and availability at this time of equipment. The following arrangements will hopefully be be amended for the Jan – Apr end of season games.
Highrollers Tournament
This game will take place on Sunday 19th January 2025 at Grosvenor Great Yarmouth where all qualifiers will be admitted on the same day.
Regionals
As stated above due to limitations and availability these will be as some of you remember from a few years back, be a 2 day event held at the Grosvenor Great Yarmouth.
Day 1 will be on 8th February and those who attend will play down to 9.
Day 2 will be on 15th February and will also play down to 9 to be joined by the final 9 from week 1 and play to a finish
Chips will be counted and noted, a manual adjustment will be made if there is a difference between attendances on either Day 1 or Day 2.
Day 1 will consist of venues players who are nearest to Yarmouth in case they are due to return on Day 2 being in the final 9 from Day 1
Day 1 Venues will be
Green Bear
The Albion at the bear
Lady of the Lake Monday and Thursday
The Crown Carlton Colville
Cherry Tree Norwich
Woolpack Norwich
The Boundary
The Old Mill
St Faiths Horsham
The three Horseshoes
Woodside Snooker Centre
Coach and Horses Norwich
Warwick Arms
Kings Arms Norwich
Oak Tree Norwich
Day 2 venues will be
The Grapes BSE
Green Dragon
The Crown Watton
The Jolly Farmers
Cherry Tree Wicklewood
The Gemini
Wymondham Sports bar Monday and Thursday
Railway Club BSE
The Black Swan
The Queens Head
Swaffham Con club
Carleton Rode
Both Skegness Venues
All online games
Some adjustments may be made at the end of the season for number balancing only.
NO DAY SWAPS WILL BE CONSIDERED
Payouts will be extended to 18 so everyone who makes it to the final 9 on each day will get paid.
Vegas trip will still be won.
Qualifying names will be published at the end of the season once calculated
Currently Day 1 will have a possible 116 attending and Day 2 113
I have agreed the following on your behalf with the casino
All food ( except steaks ) any time of the day will be discounted by 25%
All pump produced soft drinks will be free of charge
Staffing levels both poker related and valets will be will be a priority on tournament days
Although the club does not open until 1pm normally I will have early access to set up and players will have access from 12 Noon
Side games eg cash, crash, ringo etc will be available with cash either being dealer dealt or £3 per hour per player if self dealt
Vaping will be allowed on ground floor during tournaments but not in the pit
2 people on reception to to deal with non members on Regional day of which there are quite a few
Rules adopted are more than likely going to be Nuts eg no shuffling to the right cut to the left etc
Although cardroom magic is not licenced there at the moment they are looking to put that in place although my software is quite adequate if not available initially.
This is not a decision I wanted to make but I have been backed into a corner at relatively short notice so had to act decisively to secure what I consider best for you the players.
The East Anglia Champion of Champions September - December 2024 season tournament will take place on Sunday 2nd March 2025 at.........
Wymondham Sports Bar
1 Town Gate
Wymondham
Norfolk
NR18 0PN
Use Town Green carpark on Westgate ( Free Sundays )
This bonus game is for players who have either won a venue or been placed in the top 20 of the regional league once venue winners have been removed.
Registration will open at 1.00pm and close at 1.45pm with a start time of 2pm.
There will be a 15000 starting stack with an OPTIONAL £5 side pot for the main game.
4 National seats will be available to win PLUS £250 added to the prizepool
List of qualifiers at end of season
Wymondham Sports Bar
1 Town Gate
Wymondham
Norfolk
NR18 0PN
Use Town Green carpark on Westgate ( Free Sundays )
This bonus game is for players who have either won a venue or been placed in the top 20 of the regional league once venue winners have been removed.
Registration will open at 1.00pm and close at 1.45pm with a start time of 2pm.
There will be a 15000 starting stack with an OPTIONAL £5 side pot for the main game.
4 National seats will be available to win PLUS £250 added to the prizepool
List of qualifiers at end of season
The winners and sinners from Saturdays Regionals
1st Carl Logan Trip to Vegas, £650, National Seat
2nd Jamie Stokes £400 and National seat
3rd Stuart Underwood £400 and National seat
4th Michael Lane £400 and National seat
5th Mark Aldridge £400 and National seat
6th Andrew Sedgwick £180 and National seat
7th Lewis Popham £150 and National seat
8th Shaun Bullock £120 and National seat
9th Garry Vallence £100 and National seat
10th Jackie Moore £80 and National seat
11th Neill Hodgkinson £70 and National seat
12th Keith Halls £70 and National seat
13th Jonas Flodquist £50 and National seat
14th Tony Harmer £50 and National seat
15th Constantin Tarata £40 and National seat ( Cannot Attend )
16th Billy Doyle £40 and National seat
High Hand Quad Queens with Ace Kicker Tony Harmer
DVD for first out Richard Cuggy
Full list of the top 20 from the Regionals at The Palace casino Saturday 4th February 2023
1st Steven Duffield £670 + National Seat
2nd Alan Roberts £500 + National Seat
3rd Kerry coote £500 + National Seat
4th Brett Aldred £500 + National Seat
5th Jack Carter £500 + National Seat
6th Christian Lyne £200+ National Seat
7th Tony Sayer £170 Already has National Seat
8th Bradson Howlett £140 + National Seat
9th Neill Hodgkinson £120 Already has National Seat
10th James Philpotts £100 + National Seat
11th Robert Judd £80 + National Seat
12th Jason lewis £80 + National Seat
13th Tony Bartley £70 + National Seat
14th Justin Coote £70 + National Seat
15th Dan Moore £60
16th Stephen Read £60
17th Michael Pye £50
18th Thomas Snudden £50
19th Chris Ambler £40
20th Scott Casey £40
Highest Hand David Burns Straight Flush to the Queen National Seat
Congratulations to Justin Titchiner on winning the Champion of Champions tournament Sunday 5th March 2023 at Wymondham Sports Bar.
Congratulation to Steve Lansdale Brown on getting second place at the November 2022 National Finals and chopping the money to take £1975 and a UK Final seat.
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NEW SEASON starts today and there are 4 venues which are playing for a direct seat to the nationals in 2023,
National seat venues are
The Crown Carlton Colville
The Grapes Bury St Edmunds
The Woolpack Norwich
The Green Bear Gorleston
Congratulations to Peter Preca on becoming the NEW East Anglia regional champion.
Runner up Tony Bartley
Results from Saturday’s Regionals at the Palace casino Great Yarmouth
1st Peter Preca £710 + National seat
2nd Tony Bartley £690 + National seat
3rd Del Borwick £690 + National seat
4th Anthony Woodcock £320 + National seat
5th Amanda Rose £260 + National seat
6th Steve Lansdale Brow £200+ National Seat
7th Karolis Laipienis £170 + National seat
8th Nathan Alden £140 + National seat
9th Josh Brown £120 + National seat
10th Tadas Gaulia £100 + National seat
11th Peter Thompson £80 + National seat
12th Cody Woolf £80 + National seat
13th Martin Dickinson £70
14th Michael Lane £70
15th Kevin Bull £60
16th Chris Ambler £60
17th Steven Duffield £50
18th Alan Harris £50
19th Charlotte Crowe £40
20th Tim Miller £40
Highest declared hand Quad Kings with a Queen James Adcock who already has a National seat so this seat will go to 13th place who was Martin Dickinson.
Upcoming events this season
Confirmed end of season tournament dates
The September - December East Anglia Regional Finals will take place on 4th February 2023 at the Palace Casino Priory Plane Great Yarmouth NR30 1PL.
Registration will commence at 12 Noon and close at 1.15 pm.
There will be a £5 buy in with an optional £20 sidepot and optional £5 bounty.
There will be 12 National seats available to win plus a National seat for the highest hand of the tournament.
A guaranteed £4000 prizepool.
Food will be available to purchase on the day.
A list of qualifiers will be posted at end of season.
Registration will commence at 12 Noon and close at 1.15 pm.
There will be a £5 buy in with an optional £20 sidepot and optional £5 bounty.
There will be 12 National seats available to win plus a National seat for the highest hand of the tournament.
A guaranteed £4000 prizepool.
Food will be available to purchase on the day.
A list of qualifiers will be posted at end of season.
Congratulations to the new East Anglia regional champion Stephen Warner
Final standings from Regional Final
1st Stephen Warner £1140 National Seat
2nd Oliver Hale £550 National Seat
3rd Kevin Jex £400 National Seat
4th Simon Whayman £320 National Seat
5th Ivan Bamber £260 National Seat
6th Rob Fletcher £200 National Seat
7th Luke Baker £170 National Seat
8th Martin Royan £140 National Seat
9th Keith Ellis £120 National Seat
10th Peter Sarjeant £100 National Seat
11th Matthew Anderson £80 National Seat
12th Peter Belson £80 National Seat
13th Charlotte Crowe £70
14th Alison Spooner £70
15th Shaun Bulock £60
16th Joan Ballard £60
17th Steve Lansdale Brown £50
18th Scott Casey £50
19thJames Read £40
20th Lauren Goldsmith £40
Congratulations to Kim Spooner on winning the East Anglia Highrollers tournament at Wymondham Sports Bar Sunday 15th May 2022.
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Kim Spooner National & UK Final seat
Mike Cuggy National seat
Alan Thompson National seat
Sherri Jeffrey National seat
Congratulations to Nik Faulds on winning the East Anglia champion of champions tournament at Wymondham Sports Bar Sunday 8th May 2022.
All received National seats
Nik Faulds
Luke Masters
Alan Harris
James Adcock
Roger Abrahams
Mark Booker
IMPORTANT UPDATE
After being in communication and conversation with the Palace casino Great Yarmouth I have arranged for the upcoming and future Regionals to be held there.
Priory Plain, Great Yarmouth NR30 1PL A carpark is available up the ramp at the side of the bingo hall
This will once again be a one day event so eliminating the need for preliminary games to reach 60 players when attending Grosvenor.
EVERYONE if not already will need to become a member and the preference is to do this prior to the day of the game on 11th June.
You can download the Palace bingo app where you will find an option to join the casino and become a member leaving only a picture to be taken on the day OR
You can go in at anytime and make yourself a member.
If you have been a member less than 1 month the maximum you can spend in the casino is £500 and the maximum winnings will be £1400 therefore it will be beneficial to make yourself a member as soon as you can. This is to comply with the Gambling commission and money laundering rules.
Food will be available to purchase on the day starting from £5.50 for a meal and I will post a menu up once I have received it.
We have a National Champion
Congratulations to Graham Macintosh on winning the England and Wales Nationals at the Ricoh arena Coventry.
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Also a great effort by James Murphy who came 7th at the Nationals
Congratulations to Richard Fountain on becoming the new East Anglia regional champion.
Final standings
1st Richard Fountain £1000 and National Seat
2nd Del Borwick £500 and National Seat
3rd Wayne Johnson £330 and National Seat
4th Karolis Laipienis £290 Already has seat
5th Chris Unsworth £240 and National Seat
6th Danielle Chaplin £200 and National Seat
7th Steve Duffield £160 and National Seat
8th Lewis Umney £130 and National Seat
9th Dave Adams £110 and National Seat
10th Darren Moody £100 and National Seat
11th Steven Burgess £90 Already had seat
12th Lewis Popham £80 Already had seat
13th Graham Macintosh £70 Already had seat
14th Andy Goff £60 and National Seat
15th Reece Ling £50 Already had seat
16th Tony Bartley £50 and National Seat
17th Kevin Moore £40 and National seat
Congratulations to Jack Potter on winning the East Anglia Highrollers tournament at Wymondham sport bar on Sunday 13th March 2022.
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Congratulations to James Murphy on winning the September- December 2021 season Champion of Champions tournament at Wymondham Sports Bar 20/2/22.
Congratulations to Martin Dickinson on winning the East Anglia Regional Finals 1st February 2020,
Final standings from Saturday's Regionals.
1st Martin Dickinson £640 + National seat
2nd Darren Moody £640 + National seat
3rd Peter Belson £640 + National seat
4th Spencer Dyos £300 + National seat
5th Mike Cuggy £250 + National seat
6th Steve Harvey £200 + National seat
7th Ali Spooner £180 + National seat
8th Oliver Wilkins £150 + National seat
9th Shaun Haines £140 + National seat
10th Barry Davis £120 + National seat
11th Kevin Moore £100 + National seat
12th David Larnder £90 + National seat
13th David Adams £80
14th Keith Halls £70
15th Roger Abrahams £50
16th Richard Fountain £50
17th Joe Clarke £40
18th Andy Goff £40
Highest Hand
Steven Burwood Straight Flush to the Queen National seat.
Congratulations to Hayley Smith Yaxley on winning the East Anglia Champion of Champions tournament at Diss cue club on Sunday 23rd February 2020.
Congratulation to Joe Vettraino on winning the East Anglia Highrollers Tournament at Mattishall Social Club Sunday 19th January 2020.
Congratulations to Alan Brighten on winning the East Anglia champion of champions tournament at Diss cue club.
Congratulations to Rob Fletcher on becoming the new and for a second East Anglia regional champion.
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Final standings from Saturday's Regional finals at Grosvenor casino Great Yarmouth
1st Rob Fletcher £1000 + Casino Experience ( Already has National seat
2nd Chris Taylor £500 + Casino Experience + National seat
3rd Alex Hale £340 + National seat
4th Billy Doyle £300 + National seat
5th Luke Gould £250 + National seat
6th Barry Davis £200 + National seat
7th Stewart Churchard £180 + National seat
8th Adam Kaloo £150 ( Already has National seat )
9th Sean Davis £140 + National seat
10th Phil Barry £120 + National seat
11th Stephen Warner £100 + National seat
12th Spencer Baker £90 + National seat
13th Alan Thompson £80 + National seat
14th Paul Cott £70 + National seat
15th Danielle Chaplin £50
16th Julian Figura £50
17th Harry Osbourne £40
18th Kenny Derrick £40
Highest Hand Sean Hale £50 + National seat
Congratulations to Adam Kaloo on winning the East Anglia Highrollers tournament at Wymondhan sports bar Sunday 22nd September 2019.
