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Sky UK Tour - Nott'mSky Poker, the first multiplatform poker room, kicked off its nationwide live tour on Saturday at the Dusk Till Dawn card room in Nottingham. 120 players came to the inaugural event after having qualified through online satellites at www.skypoker.com. A small number of players also won though a live satellite held at DTD. The winner of the event was local player, Maria Demetriou. She, along with the other top ten finishers, qualified for the Grand Finale of the Sky Poker UK Tour, which will be held back at Dusk Till Dawn in June 2009. "It was a really fun day out," said Maria. "Qualifying for the pound;25,000 guaranteed final was the best thing, but it was a really nice touch to have all the top ten players win a seat, that made it much more exciting." Maria's final hand remained on the table as the final three players agreed to all take a third place payout. As the chip leader, Maria qualified first with a pro rata payout for each of the final three, according to their chip stack. The first leg of the Sky Poker UK Tour brought together the Sky Poker community which created a friendly tournament atmosphere. In particular the diversity of Sky Poker community was illustrated with a large contingent of female players. "There were at least two women on each table which is something I have never seen before," Maria continued. "To have Sky Poker do a live event and have so many ladies come and play in it is a really great thing to see." The next leg of the Sky Poker UK Tour will be held at the Broadway Casino in Birmingham on Saturday November 8th 2008. Find out how you qualify for the next leg at now at skypoker.com. For more information on the Sky Poker Tour, check out our Sky Poker UK Tour page. Back to September 2008 NewsBack to Poker News Index |
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