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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
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Event Eight: London
SUE HAS CHANCE TO MAKE IT THIRD TIME LUCKY!
Sue Adams has reached her third consecutive Grand Final of the Betfred Ladies’ Poker Tour after booking her seat when the final leg of the series took place at the Western Club, London.
The Blackpool player clinched top spot in the standings for the most consistent non-winner despite a valiant bid by Shelley Postchild to snatch the Grand Final place available from that leaderboard.
Having failed to reach the final table in London, Sue had an anxious wait as Shelley, who did make it to the last 10, needed to finish sixth or better to match or beat her points total of 59.
But Shelley went out in 10th position, which meant Sue goes forward to the Grand Final at the same venue on November 21 when she will try to better her previous finishes of seventh and third.
“I’m absolutely delighted to be in the Grand Final again and I can’t believe it really, I’m so chuffed,” said Sue, who has been on the final table in four of this year’s eight heats.
“I feel I’ve played really well all year and now I’d love to follow in the footsteps of Lynne Beaumont, who topped the leaderboard in the last two years and went on to win the final both times.”
Sue was not the only player to claim a Grand Final place from the final leg as Charlotte Langton did likewise, beating the year’s biggest field of 102 players to become the ninth lady to secure a seat.
Charlotte, from Surrey, got heads-up with Lee-Anne Ball and despite having trailed on the chip count when it came down to the two of them, she fought her way ahead and sealed victory when she hit a 10 on the flop after going all in with A-10.
As well as Sue and Charlotte, the other confirmed finalists are Emily Curzon (Sidcup), Mel Lofthouse (Rotherham), Kim Jagger (Stoke-on-Trent), Helen Firth (Yorkshire), Alyson Chadwick (Chorley) and Birmingham duo Michelle Bricknell and Kelly Jackson.
The remaining seat will be filled by the winner of an online satellite tournament on November 15 between the 24 players who earned 30 points or more on the leaderboard. They include Shelley Postchild and last year’s Grand Final winner and runner-up, Lynne Beaumont and Christine Evans.
Final table finishing order and prizemoney for leg eight of the 2009 Betfred Ladies’ Poker Tour at the Western Club, London:
1 Charlotte Langton £3,510 + a seat in the Grand Final
2 Lee-Anne Ball £2,340
3 Wai Kwan Yuen £1,755
4 Claire MacGregor £1,170
5 Sebriah Lunn £819
6 Gina Bishop £702
7 Jenny Kay £585
8 Jaki Lewis £351
9 Helena Gannon £263
10 Shelley Postchild £205
The Grand Final of the 2009 Betfred Ladies’ Poker Tour takes place at the Western Club, London on Saturday, November 21.
