There will be no game this Friday 12th March due to the Nationals .

Only 2 days to go! LPPL would like to remind everyone attending that the weekend is a social event and anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.

Anyone using threatening language or behaving in an unsociable manner will be removed from the venue and will lose all rights to caravans, participation and anything else to do with the weekend. The TD's word is final.

The last 2 year's events have been magnificent and friendly. Please ensure that this year is no different.

Enjoy the weekend and LPPL wish all participants the very best of luck!

Bring it on!!!!

LPPL would like to welcome the following venues starting this week

Monday 8th March
Lincolnshire,- Ye Olde Red Lion,


Thursday 11th March
W.scot- The Argosy

Every week (either a Friday, Saturday or Sunday) we will be running a special online feeder/satellite to the Ladbrokes Poker Cruise Grand Final tournament, where you can win your seat into the tournament that will determine which lucky LPPL player(s) will be cruising around the Carribean in January 2011 on the Ladbrokes Poker Cruise, winning a package that has a £4,000 value.

This Sunday sees the first of these satellites - this weeks game is a classic deepstack No Limit Holdem event for just a $10 + $1 buy in - and there will be a seat to the Grand Final on offer for every 4 players that register, with any surplus cash being paid out entirely to the next non-seat winning player.

The tournament is now listed for registration on Ladbrokes - please log in to Ladbrokes Poker and visit the tournaments tab, then Affiliate/Partner, and you will see the tournament listed there titled : LPPL Cruise Event - Deepstack (dated 7/3/10)

Please see the forum thread for the tournament registration password.

Players will get an 8k starting stack for this event, so will be a real test of poker in the first battle to see who will be the first LPPL player(s) to guarantee their seat at the Grand Final tournament!

Here are the latest odds from Ladbrokes.com on the 2010 LPPL National Championships - who will go the further:

Steven 'El Donko' Bradbury 10/1
Andy 'HALLSTAR' Hall 16/1
David 'Hustler' Hunter 16/1
John 'Woody' Woodbridge 16/1
Kevin 'Big One Ton Kev' Bray 16/1
Marc 'Sandman' Wright 16/1
Barrie 'The Phoenix' Penman 20/1
Donald Mills 20/1
Gareth 'Pirate' Harris 20/1
Geoff 'Lord of the Bench' George 20/1
Glenn 'Kestrel' Barratt 20/1
James 'Duffman' Duffie 20/1
Peter 'Harry' Cook 20/1
Rob 'Vegas' Peters 20/1
Alex 'Eck' Macdonald 25/1
Craig 'Darth Btings' Smith 25/1
Dave 'Amhappy' Scriven 25/1
Dave 'Doog' Watson 25/1
David 'Phyllis the Big Blind Stealer' Woodward 25/1
Gary 'The Bear' Dawson 25/1
John-Paul 'Captain Charisma' Payne 25/1
Kath 'Memo' Stevenson 25/1
Mark 'Rigga' Ridgway 25/1
Matt 'Back 2 Back' Harris 25/1
Nigel 'Tinman' Waldron 25/1
Simon 'Big Slick' Hiles 25/1
Tony 'Pompey' Redman 25/1
Stuart "Vulpes" Grantham 25/1
Andrew Bingham 33/1
Andy 'K-9' Scammell 33/1
David 'Douganator' Dougans 33/1
David 'I'm not arguing but' Healey 33/1
Gary 'Goofy' Felton 33/1
Greg 'Hello you' Moor 33/1
JOHN 'JOHNNY' NIXON 33/1
Lee 'I Fold' Harrison 33/1
Maggie 'Raggie Maggie' Holt 33/1
Sammy 'Tiger' Tyrrell 33/1
Scott Nelson 33/1
Steve 'The Beach' Barltrop 33/1

Bets can be placed at the above odds as to which of these 40 WILL LAST LONGEST by visiting :

http://sports.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/Poker/Live-Pub-Poker-League-National-ChampionshipPoker/Live-Pub-Poker-League-National-Championship-t210005469

Please be advised that there will be no games at the Mandale Hotel untill further notice.

Here are MTS's 10 selections in his prediction challenge against Presty :

Ian "KGB" McColville - East Scotland
Andy "K9" Scammell - Humber
Dave "Doog" Watson - Humber
Dave "Im Not Arguing But" Healey - Lincs
Gary "Goofy" Felton - Midlands
Vicky "Vixsta" Ward - Midlands
Peter "Harry" Cook - North East
Rich "Trips" Grayson - South Yorkshire
Rob "Vegas" Peters - Northern
Craig "Darth Btings" Smith - West Yorkshire

Bring it home guys....!!!

As always, Presty has chosen his 10 to follow for the Nationals. H is also in a 'tipster' challenge with Sharky. Presty's 10 to follow are:

Graham Ward - midlands
Matt Harris - lincs
Elizabeth Weldon - n.east
Kevin Bray - S.Yorks
Jm Craig - W.Scot
Kath Stevenson - Humber
Dean Mcdougal - E.Scot
Dave Scriven - W.Yorks
Audrey Sheardown - Humber
Maggie Holt - Southern

Come on guys - prove Presty right!

We are producing a monthly newsletter to highlight upcoming events and tournaments - the first newsletter is attached on the link below.

PLEASE read this and print a few copies out and take them along to your venues so other players who dont have net access or use the forum that often can also see the document - every venue is being sent a copy also and of course this will be very useful to pass around to maybe potential new members and/or venues....so please do "spread the word".

Any suggestions for items to be included in future issues please email in to marketing@livepubpokerleague.com

More Information : Click to view PDF

LPPL would like to welcome the following venues starting this week:

Mon 1st
W.Scot - Harvies Bar
Lincolnshire - The Old Reindeer

Tues 2nd
North East - Odd Fellows

Wed 3rd
Midlands - The Portland

Fri 5th
W.Scot - The Horseshoe Bar

Sun 7th
North East - The Jolly Farmers