As a kind of aside to this week's poker frenzy over in Dublin, back in the near seaside of the UK is the £500 Main Event of the Southern Masters. Although this tournament is actually 50% of the whole Masters mini-festival, its strange Sunday/Monday timing may attract those returning from Ireland who haven't quite had enough poker this weekend. And as a special treat, blonde will be running simultaneous live updates from the final of the Dublin EPT (courtesy of the Snoopy/Homer collective) and this closer-to-home event. Multiple tabs have never been so important...
The details again:
Location: Grosvenor Casino, LeisureWorld, West Quay Road, Southampton, SO15 1RE
Start time: 6pm (final Monday at 2:30pm)
Local Hotels: Ibis Southampton 02380 634 463
Dolphin Hotel 02380 339 955
Also - Reminder that the clocks have gone back; the poker playing lifestyle is not conducive to remembering what day of the week it is, let alone that you get the equivalent of an extra hour for free overnight Sat-Sun.