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Helena Brett followed up her third place at the previous Betfred Ladies’ Poker Tour event by winning the Northampton leg of the series to secure a place in this year’s Grand Final. The 30-year-old from Staffordshire, who works as the head of commercial activity for a charity, timed her challenge perfectly as she conquered 60 rivals at Aspers Casino. Helena is the third player to qualify to the BLPT Final in November where a £20,000 sponsorship package will go to the winner.
Tour dates:
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May 15th 3pm, Alea Casino, Leeds
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June 5th 3pm, Napoleons Casino, Sheffield
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July 3rd 3pm, Aspers Casino, Northampton
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August 7th 3pm, TC Sports Club, Maidenhead
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September 4th 2pm, The Broadway Casino, Birmingham
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October 9th 3pm, Caesars Lounge, Calahonda, Spain
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November 6th 3pm, The Western Club, London
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Grand final: November 20th 2pm, The Western Club, London
For more information contact us at info@betfredlpt.com
Event One: Leeds
RECORD NUMBERS SEE EMILY PLAY...AND WIN!
Emily Curzon saw off a huge field to secure a place in the Grand Final as the 2009 Betfred Ladies Poker Tour launched in record-breaking style at the Alea Casino, Leeds.
The biggest number of entrants (85) for an opening leg in the tour’s three-year history played for a £10,000 prize pool and it was Emily who came out on top at the end of a lengthy heads-up.
As well as taking away the £3,000 first prize, Emily is also the first qualifier for the Grand Final in November at which she and nine other players will compete for a £20,000 poker sponsorship package for 2010 provided by Betfred.
After nearly 12 hours play it came down to a heads-up between Emily and Angela Evis, who had fought back brilliantly having almost been eliminated on the final table.
The duel lasted almost an hour and as patience started to wane and fatigue kicked in, Emily pushed all in with Jack-8 against a pair of nines. A Jack appeared on the turn and that was enough to clinch victory for the player who had made the long journey from Kent.
“It was a very tiring game, 13 hours is a long time to play poker, but I’m really excited to have won,” said Emily. “The heads-up was very tough. It was the longest heads-up I’ve ever been involved in and I would have gone all in with 3-4 off-suit at the end because I’d had enough! Angela was a very worthy opponent.
“I’m so pleased that I’ve guaranteed my seat in the Grand Final at the first attempt.
Now I can look forward to the rest of the year and the final is a couple of days after my birthday, so there could be a double celebration!”
The consolation for runner-up Angela, as well as the £2,000 second prize, was that she goes to the top of the leaderboard for the tour’s most consistent non-winner. The lady that heads the leaderboard after the eighth and last leg of the tour in London will also take their place in the Grand Final.
Lynne Beaumont, the double Betfred Ladies Poker Tour champion, failed to reach the final table but will hope to fare better in leg two at Scarborough’s Opera House casino on May 9.
Final table finishing order for leg one of the 2009 Betfred Ladies Poker Tour at the Alea Casino, Leeds:
1 Emily Curzon (wins £3,000 + seat in Grand Final)
2 Angela Evis (£2,000)
3 Kelly Jackson (£1,500)
4 Helen Firth (£1,000)
5 Sue Adams (£700)
6 Caroline Manson (£600)
7 Tina Bandyle (£500)
8 Gail Sturrock (£300)
9 Andrea Turner (£225)
10 Rachael Bell (£175)
