July 27th 2008

Congratulations to Alan Hardy, winner of the Saturday/Sunday £250 No Limit Texas Holdem Freezeout (Deepstack).  Always seeming to be in control of proceedings, Alan mixed his play almost as much as his 'sit or stand' routine, and with an almost intimidating presence he seemed to cruise to victory and take home a handsome pay package of £5400.

July 26th 2008

As we near completion of the Poker Occasions Festival we have a final table of 10 for the £250 NLTH Freezeout, consisting of:-

Maggie Holt

Barney Frain

Chris Gillot

Alan Hardy

Mark Barket

Barbara Press

Jason Prince

Andy Hall

Rob Griffin

Kai Lee

July 25th 2008

Congratulations to Dave 'Rotherham Dave' Wattan for his win in the £100 NLTH Freezeout , scooping the top prize of £2800.  Dave showed some pretty sound, cool and collected play throughout the event and heads into the 2nd tournament tomorrow with a chance, if winning it, of competing at the WSOP 2009 $10,000 Main Event.

July 24th 2008

Good luck to all competitors at Napoleons Owlerton casino - we expect around 70 players for the inaugural event starting tomorrow night - and with an expected payout of around £25,000 and the Champion jetting of to Las Vegas for the WSOP 2009, lets hope it is a weekend to remember!

July 23rd 2008

The 3rd and final ballot for a Poker Occasions Festival Ticket will be held tonight with successful members required to pay the £385 entrance fee by 9pm tomorrow, Thursday 24th July.

After tonight's final ballot the only way to enter the competition is to contact the venue, Napoleons Owlerton Casino, and reserve and pay for a seat.  Failing that,there is a possibility that players may be able to buy-in on the night - however, this cannot be guaranteed.