The first leg of the new Sky Poker tour headed to Luton last weekend and a good field of UK professionals made the trip to Bedfordshire. Alongside the well respected pro's several high-profile celebrities tried their luck at the title. John McCririck from Channel 4 Racing, model, Kitty Lea and former professional footballer Micky Hazard all took their seats with Hazard doing especially well, making the final table.
It was poker journalist, Ross Jarvis, that took the honours though. Jarvis, a well respected magazine writer, pocketed £4,000 for the win and added the title to his Virgin Poker festival victory from 2009.
Jarvis said; "I didn’t come in expecting too much because I know it was a pretty fast structure but I got some chips just before dinner and then really tried to put some pressure on, stealing blinds whenever I could. I’m really happy with how I played on the final table though and was dead set on winning – I didn’t even look at the payouts for anywhere but first place."
"Apart from winning, it was a great fun tournament to play in. Everyone on the Sky Poker Tour was really friendly at the tables and I’m looking forward to seeing some of the same faces again at the Grand Final in September. The money will come in really handy as I’ve just moved in with my lovely girlfriend Hattie – depressingly, I think some of it will go on pretty dull, mature items such as coffee tables and kitchenware."
The final table from Luton finished like this:
1st Ross Jarvis - £4,000
2nd Tony Stroud - £2,600
3rd David Crane - £1,800
4th Phil Jenkins - £1,350
5th Les Waterhouse - £1,050
6th Trevor Harris - £900
7th Jason Priestley - £750
8th David Gee - £600
9th Micky Hazard - £450
The next leg on the Sky Poker tour stops at Glasgow on 8th May 2010. Qualify for that event now when you join Sky Poker
