Two bits of poker news to report from the North in Scotland to the South in South Africa.
First, the second annual South Africa Open was completed this past weekend. One Hundred and Seventy-Five entrants including SA native Raymond Rahme, who made it to the final table of the 2007 World Series of Poker and Tony G, who now make this tournament a regular stop on his poker schedule. South African Poker Open was held again at the Montecasino in Johannessburg. The field increases over last year and promises of added preliminary events for next year were heard. And the final table results:
1 $140,575 Darren Kramer
2 $95,826 Chris Convery
3 $63,845 Michael Holm
4 $38,331 Melanie Banfield
5 $28,074 Danny K
6 $24,257 Grant Nelson
7 $20,440 Bennie Lengenfelder
8 $16,573 Anton Bertilsson
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The news from Glasgow is of the newest, largest casino Alea Glasglow.. Alea is owned by the UK arm of Harrah's Entertainment. This now brings to six the number of Glasgow area casinos with poker rooms. Poker tournaments will be scheduled on a regular basis and there may even be a stop from one of the major tournaments being considered. The WSOP Europe this past year was run at three London Casino sites before being consolidated for the final table. Glasgow now seems prepared for a similar tournament arrangement.
