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Bingo Promotions Grand Finale of the Sky Poker UK Tour
Grand Finale of the Sky Poker UK Tour
Date Added: 14 May 2009
Sky Poker, the first multiplatform poker room, held the fifth leg of its sell-out, live UK poker tour on Saturday at the Aspers casino in Swansea, Wales. Out of the 109 players to take a seat at the tournament, the top ten< finishers went through to the Grand Finale of the Sky Poker UK Tour in June at the
Dusk Till Dawn casino in Nottingham.
The final table was won by Aaron Hopkins (AKA RONMCDON) a fish farmer from Devon.
Aaron walked away with £1800 after beating Ian Atwater (AKA CIA260895). At 1.00 am,
on the final hand, Ian raised on A-3 but Aaron responded by going all in with A-10,
pre flop. Neither hit on the flop, river or turn, leaving Aaron the winner with the
10 kicker.
"There was a little bit of luck involved but I just went for it and came out the
winner," said Aaron. "I had actually only played in six live events before,
including the Sky Poker Bootcamp in Bristol last year. I usually play online at Sky
Poker as I like to watch the play on TV."
Aaron's wife, Naomi Hopkins is a semi-professional player and also played in the
Welsh leg of the Sky Poker UK Tour. Unfortunately, Naomi was knocked out early on in
the competition.
"Naomi is gutted that I beat her. She is the better player out of the two of us, but
after this result things might have to change - she'll be cleaning out more of the
fish tanks while I am cleaning up at the poker tables."
Naomi and Aaron's fish farm is based near Axeminster in Devon and mainly supplies
fish, such as rainbow trout to restock rivers and lakes.
The first leg of the Sky Poker UK Tour was held in September 2008 in Nottingham. The
tour has also visited Birmingham, Edinburgh, Newcastle and now Swansea - the final
will be held at the Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham on June 13th and 14th. The
guaranteed prize pool for this televised Grand Final will be £25,000. Players can
still qualify for the Grand Final by playing in one of the satellite tournaments
which run every Sunday from 2.00pm where players can qualify for as little as £3.30.
For more information go to www.skypoker.com/uk-tour-final
About Sky Poker:
Sky Poker is the first multiplatform poker room that can be played or viewed both
online and through Sky's set top box. As the only televised dedicated poker channel
programming and broadcasting 24 hours a day, Sky Poker showcases live coverage of
online tournaments and, in a TV first are able to show viewers hole card information
from hands that are occurring in online games. Studio presenters are regularly
joined by a roster of guests including poker pros, analysts and celebrities.
For the most innovative and fun poker experience around, players of all standards
can get instant access to play or watch the pros and pick up tips, both online at
www.skypoker.com <http://www.skypoker.com/> with no software to download, or via
the 'red button' at Sky digital channel 865.
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Dusk Till Dawn casino in Nottingham.
The final table was won by Aaron Hopkins (AKA RONMCDON) a fish farmer from Devon.
Aaron walked away with £1800 after beating Ian Atwater (AKA CIA260895). At 1.00 am,
on the final hand, Ian raised on A-3 but Aaron responded by going all in with A-10,
pre flop. Neither hit on the flop, river or turn, leaving Aaron the winner with the
10 kicker.
"There was a little bit of luck involved but I just went for it and came out the
winner," said Aaron. "I had actually only played in six live events before,
including the Sky Poker Bootcamp in Bristol last year. I usually play online at Sky
Poker as I like to watch the play on TV."
Aaron's wife, Naomi Hopkins is a semi-professional player and also played in the
Welsh leg of the Sky Poker UK Tour. Unfortunately, Naomi was knocked out early on in
the competition.
"Naomi is gutted that I beat her. She is the better player out of the two of us, but
after this result things might have to change - she'll be cleaning out more of the
fish tanks while I am cleaning up at the poker tables."
Naomi and Aaron's fish farm is based near Axeminster in Devon and mainly supplies
fish, such as rainbow trout to restock rivers and lakes.
The first leg of the Sky Poker UK Tour was held in September 2008 in Nottingham. The
tour has also visited Birmingham, Edinburgh, Newcastle and now Swansea - the final
will be held at the Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham on June 13th and 14th. The
guaranteed prize pool for this televised Grand Final will be £25,000. Players can
still qualify for the Grand Final by playing in one of the satellite tournaments
which run every Sunday from 2.00pm where players can qualify for as little as £3.30.
For more information go to www.skypoker.com/uk-tour-final
About Sky Poker:
Sky Poker is the first multiplatform poker room that can be played or viewed both
online and through Sky's set top box. As the only televised dedicated poker channel
programming and broadcasting 24 hours a day, Sky Poker showcases live coverage of
online tournaments and, in a TV first are able to show viewers hole card information
from hands that are occurring in online games. Studio presenters are regularly
joined by a roster of guests including poker pros, analysts and celebrities.
For the most innovative and fun poker experience around, players of all standards
can get instant access to play or watch the pros and pick up tips, both online at
www.skypoker.com <http://www.skypoker.com/> with no software to download, or via
the 'red button' at Sky digital channel 865.
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