The 3rd Masters Poker League Quarter Final was held on Saturday 7th June 2008 at the Old House At Home, part of the enormously successful Spirit Group.

114 players registered to play in a grueling tournament that lasted into the late evening. The venue made an outstanding effort to make sure the day's events ran as smoothly as possible...

and providing a hot and cold buffet easily catering for all the players and their guests.

• £1100 Buy-In to GUKPT - Awarded to Martin "Matchy" Turner
• Lap-Top Computer (Worth Approx £400) - Awarded to Ranjit Singh
• LCD TV (Worth Approx £300) - Awarded to Sally Gibbons
• iPod shuffle (Worth Approx £50) - Awarded to Eddie Sweeny
• £50 Mansion Vouchers - Awarded to Anthony Preedy
• MPL Branded Chip Set. (Worth Approx £50) - Awarded to Mark Mellor
• £25 Mansion Vouchers - Awarded to Daniel McCarthy
• Poker Table - Awarded to Mark Whittingham

The final table was tough and included once again Quarter Final specialist Anthony Preedy, from the Crosswells Inn, who had made a dramatic comeback from just 2,200 chips to over 50,000 eventually blowing out in 5th place.

MPL Newcomer Sally Gibbons, from the Saltwells Inn, battled her way into 3rd place walking away with a LCD TV worth £300! Click Here to read her story...

The event transpired into a showdown between Martin Turner (Matchy) and Ranjit Singh (Ranj) from the Crown & Cushion. Ranj had previously made the top 20 in the first MPL Quarter Final when he put an abrubt stop to Eradicator's early onslaught, increasing his chip count to about 50,000 in one hand but eventually finishing in 19th position. In this final however he was relentless and played a great game through and through knocking out Spencer Newey, last season's Hot Shots Champ, and poker pro Mark Whittingham along the way.