The 4th Cotswold ‘Fireside’ Backgammon and

Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament

27th to 29th January, 2006

at the Crown Inn Hotel, Blockley, near Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire: (tel. 01386 700245)

The 4th Cotswold ‘Fireside’ (Champion: Julian Fetterlein) Main Category will be restricted to 32 players, first come, first served.
Pre-register by contacting organiser and director Martin Hemming.
PLAYER ENTRIES
ACCEPTED (32):
Tony LeeMike GreenleafBlaine BuchananPaul Gilbertson
John SlatteryRosey BensleyJohn BroomfieldRalph Eskinazi
Stuart MannNigel MerriganJulian FetterleinErnie Pick
Dod DaviesAndreas GiannopoulosJohn HurstBrian Busfield
Kevin WhiteMike HeardMartin BarkwillPaul Barwick
Ian TarrNeil YoungJohn GilbertsonEd Turner
Peter BennetRichard StevensonRoland HerreraSimonetta Herrera
Myke WignallDave FallMardi OhanessianBrian Lever
RESERVE LIST (2):
Mark DixonAndy Bell
And likely entrants to the
Intermediate Category are:
Leanne MyersPaul MyersGay RobertsJo Curl
Alison LeeFanika PetkovskaPat HollyJohn Sprague

The programme runs as follows:
Friday from 4pm:quarter- and eighth-entries, and jackpots by demand
Friday 8pm:dinner
Friday 10pm:texas hold’em tutorial
Friday 10.30pm till late:warm-up pot-limit texas-hold’em tournament, £10 entry with re-buys for the first hour
Saturday 10.30am:registration ends
Saturday 10.45am:auction
Saturday 11am:main flight play begins (best-of-3 7pt matches) *** Prizes £1500/£580
Saturday 2pm:progressive consolation begins (11pt matches) *** Prizes £580/£220 plus optional pool
Saturday 8pm:dinner
Saturday 10.30pm:main pot-limit texas hold’em tournament (Champion: Myke Wignall) *** £10 entry with re-buys for the first 90 minutes
Sunday 10.45am:auction of main flight semi-finalists
Sunday 11am:main and progressive consolation continue, Last Chance flight (7pt matches, open 32 draw) begins *** Prizes £220/£100 plus optional pool
Sunday 7.30pm:gala dinner and presentation of prizes (black tie optional)
Sunday 10.30pm till late:£100 entry no-limit freeze-out texas hold’em poker tournament

Accommodation

20 rooms at the Crown are available at £195 single occupancy or £330 double occupancy, dinner bed and breakfast for the three nights.
Superior rooms, some with four-poster beds, are available at no extra charge to those booking early.

6 superb twin/double rooms are available at Lower Brook House (tel. 01386 700286), 5 minutes walk from the Crown, from £80 per room per night, bed and breakfast.
Dinner can be taken at the Crown or at Lower Brook House at a cost of around £25.

Both hotels have won awards for their food!

There is more B&B accommodation available in Blockley (enquire through the Crown) and there are hotels in Moreton, 3 miles away.

Tournament Director and Organiser Martin Hemming
Telephone 01453 889388; Mobile 07737 938676
mhemming@toucansurf.com
Crown Inn Hotel www.crown-inn-blockley.co.uk
Lower Brook House www.lowerbrookhouse.co.uk



Cotswold Fireside 2006 report
Cotswold Fireside 2006 results
Cotswold Fireside 2005 results
Cotswold Fireside 2004 results
Cotswold Fireside 2003 results
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