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The goal in the semi final is to finish in the top 3  and what ever
  chips you get you take to the final. The winner of the heat also
  gets a bonus of some cash for winning the heat.

  I stared off real slow and was careful not to make any mistakes and
  get through to the final. I managed to pick up a decent hand against
  El Blondie had 10-6 suited against his JJ flop was two Diamonds
  which gave me a flush draw with a K, Dave decided to slow play and
  just raised a little with his JJ before the flop. Flop was checked
  all around, turn came the J to give El Blondie 3 Jacks and me still
  the flush draw. I cam out and bet 15k into a 50k pot El Blonie calls
third player folds. The river comes good for me as I hit my flush, I
check He bets I raise he calls and I am up to 180k in chips. This was
the only hand of note for me as nothing much happened and I made the
final with 161k which I was happy with. Once it was 3 handed they kind
of let me win it and pick up the bonus money the final hand saw me win
a huge pot with Q high, I actually check raised with it on the flop
all inn and amazingly got a call with J hi. My Q held up for the win.

Shorty afterwards the final started and I had my yet again slow start.
Soon I was down to under 100k and picked up 2-2 which I called with on
the button after the chip leader limped I was pretty sure that he
would call if I raised. SO there is chip leader me and the big blind
in this pot, flop 2-5-Q all spades, I have my set but the board is not
cool. Big blind checks chip leader bets I go all inn, the big blind
call with 5-Q for top two pair. Look cool as the chip leader folds  a
Q so I have 3 outs against me. Not my day as the river is a nasty 5
giving him a higher full then me. Next tourney is the EPT London this
Friday.

Unlucky Tony, nice report though

Thanks again for the report Tony. Good luck in the EPT.

Unlucky Tony, I fanied you to win it. The line up was on the weak side, I was very disappointed at my weak showing.
Aparantly a power cut postponed play and the final did not get finished ?

The final got played in the end. Not sure about Tony G's 'shortly afterwards' though, half of Hammersmith was out due to electric cuts so the final didnt kick of til half sevenish, about 3 hours later than intended.

Emile Petit looks one to watch for the future.