How's about moving Day's 1a and 1b to Thursday & Friday with a 4pm start, allowing buy-in's to around 8pm, (fair to those who are working or need to travel say from London), but ensuring an early finish at around 11:30pm/midnight. This way those working Friday won't have too late a night on Thursday. OK, so it will mean a much larger field on the Saturday, (you could easily the start at midday), and finish a sensible time on the Sunday. Would also be good for the Club in that you would have more people on-site over the four days. I agree you could drop the breaks to 15 minutes but would not touch the stacks, clock or the structure. BTW, apologies for the higorance, but where do I find the stream?

Can someone tell me who is providing the live video feed of the final table? Thanks

Keith, no need to apologise, these things happen in poker – you too got unlucky with the 7’s!  It was a great pleasure playing with you and meeting Alex, who I understand may even help our daughter out at DTD - thanks in advance for that one.

Thanks to Joe and Carlo, both of whom offered very supportive comments throughout. Thanks also to all those who bothered to watch, (get a life guys!),  the brilliant live stream, on thenutz.tv for their extremely kind comments and texts throughout both the final and indeed afterwards - especially to those of you who told me to "keep my pecker up" after the A/T vs K/6 coup!

To Neil, you are a very worthy champion - it was a scary pleasure playing with you both Saturday evening and on Sunday. Thanks also for your text subsequently.

To Mr Hyde, expunge the Mr Jekyll, you don't need him!

Thanks too to all the guys at my local Luton Casino - it's where I played my first every tourny, (coming up against a wily old Willie Tann who told me to stop staring at him as I would never get a read!), and still play regularly. You guys did a terrific job putting up with all of us - one request though - please burn the tape about the dress code - man that was bad!!!!!

Special thanks also to Phil, (you are the NUTZ), my Mum now thinks she’s famous given all the mentions she got! Also to all the bloggers who did, as always, a tremendous job keeping everyone updated - and apologies again to the poor misfortunate lady who had me in the press sweep - if I catch up with you again in Blackpool, this time, please draw my wife, you'll probably have a better chance!

As to me, talk about being crazy – given that I do this for “fun”, I put in 5 hours yesterday afternoon at my usual meshuganah RoE game in Borehamwood, went to see the AWFUL flick, Knight & Day with my kids, (GIVE IT A MISS!!!), and then played in a £1/£2 at Stanmore with my Mrs until 3am this morning - I think I need seeing too! Am off this evening for a well earned rest in Spain – no poker for three weeks – heaven!!!

THERE IS NO JUSTICE IN THIS GAME - really unlucky Keith. I cannot believe someone who behaves the way Ade has is going to get second in this tourny. I was sitting beside Chumpy yesterday when "IT" happened and it was EASILY the worst thing I have EVER seen at a poker table!!! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE Neil, if there is ANT justice, TAKE HIM OUT!!!! (The 4th place finisher!)

Folks, just a quick thank you to you all for the superb posts and all the support and kind words over the last three days. It's been immense, great fun and although he knocked me out, GO KEITH!!!! George White, sitting at home, eating a sandwich, wat hing the golf and reflecting what might have been! Thanks again to all!!!

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Meanwhile

George Hepburn 18,000 and making a "so-so" sign at me

Co-Bong Le 12,000

James Eccles 13,000

Will Young 19,000


650 runners in the end  £325,000 prize pool, payouts to follow

Folks, I'm not sure who des the chip counts, but George White, who yesterday you reported busted out 135th, made it through Day 1 with 34,100. Even below average players like me derserve a tiny piece of glory!!!