Newcastle to run a LIVE satellite!

There’s a LIVE satellite in Newcastle on Saturday 24th Jan. Fancy having a go?
Read this interview, join the action and try to qualify for a seat in Main Event at Liverpool Winter Festival. 10KingsPoker has had a chat to the local duo who have organised the Saturday’s poker night in Circus Casino.
Name : Scott Collins (son, age 20) & Dave Collins (father, age 53)
City : Newcastle upon Tyne

Q1: Why do you find the festival interesting?

The festival looks great, with an appealing schedule and festival site (www.liverpoolwinterfestival.com). That’s why we were so enthusiastic to organise a satellite for and hope to get as many players qualified for it through our forum. The structure looks great and the main event buy is affordable for amateurs to play in and get some deep stack live experience. Also, with a lot of Scandinavian online qualifiers it could be a very different experience.

Q2:Was it easy setting up the LIVE satellite?

There had been already been discussions of trying to get more members into bigger events and then we heard about the Liverpool Winter Festival. We knew we could get a good response from the local players so asked Circus Casino if something was possible. We have an excellent relationship with Circus and they were very happy to host the tournament even on a day where they don’t normally run tournaments.

Q3: How is the poker interest?

Poker is very big in Newcastle and is still growing. We’ve got 3 casinos up here all competing for business so it’s not difficult to find a game you like.

Q4: So tell us, who are the top players in Newcastle?

A VERY tough question! I can’t answer because there are so many local quality players in the area. However, I’ve dug out some threads on our forum which gives people’s opinions on who they think is good.
http://www.newcastle-poker.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=215
http://www.newcastle-poker.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=1926




Q5: Any feisty 'heads-up' expected?

Yes! Lots of banter already, it’s building up to a really exciting poker night in Newcastle. I will post clips and photos on our forum Sunday/Monday.

How is the relationship between Newcastle and Liverpool? I have also been told that Geordies and Scousers get on well. Is that true?
Yeah we’ve got a pretty good relationship with the scousers but I think they like us more than we like them and you’ll got the odd jokes like when they came to Newcastle on the train and drove back. Sorry, but that’s a classic. Ha-ha.

Q6: 10KingsPoker will be looking for new destinations for our Festival. Will Newcastle be a good place to be?

Absolutely! To the Nordic readers, I can only recommend anyone to come to play poker up in Newcastle or just for a night out as you are guaranteed a good time. Hopefully, Poker in Newcastle will grow even further this year and maybe host some big events.

NEWCASTLE:
Live Satellite for the Liverpool Winter Festival
Saturday 24 January at 6pm.
Location: Circus Casino Newcastle
The buy in is £35 + £2.50
A £700 package for every £700 in the prizepool (£550 seat + £150 expenses).
10KingsPoker.com will be adding a £110 seat for the bubble finisher if 25 runners.


A very talented Newcastle bunch - in many different ways: