Assuming no one final tables, what would the leaderboard look like?

Solid prediction on your friend Fedor, currently 4th... hope you have swaps!

I've got 6 of that lot, or 10% of the field remaining (6 sounds better I think...).

Looking forward to a Dan Kelly 'W'.

Do love your reports, colourful and detailed; definitely a great addition to blonde 👌

For the kid not to 'get' why it's wrong is sad... The worrying thing is I'm quite sure he understood he shouldn't, but said it anyway, such is the way nowadays! I sound old, sigh.

The wsop feed shows you were all in pre, bag packed and ready to go after missing flop completely, then runner runner flush for a triple up to 59,000! Sounds like a rollercoaster day

Urgh. Unlucky, vwp

Sorry to hear that Dave.

Are you able to give any insight into the live cheating, as in what they were doing? I presume collusion of some form?

Best of luck today Pads, remember all the big results (and consistency) you had to get to number 1 too - You're undoubtably going to be in the top 2 or 3 players left in the field ability wise.

Sounds like you've had a fun couple of days Pads, if you get a chance to do a write up would be great 👌

P.s. Keep in mind the risk of positive tilt tomorrow Pads, ala john black, I'm sure you're more than experienced enough to avoid that but still worth keeping in mind

Think there's not been enough appreciation for Brad in this thread. What a guy, type of fella you'd invite on your stag do without meeting him. I'd ❤️ for him to be my manager.

That $1,500 extended tourney could be a decent one for Brits, pads, Fraser and barney all up there in top 25 stacks

Great post, intrigue much!

Really interesting last few pages of the diary,

Re your above post Pads, fwiw there's nothing wrong with penning your immediate thoughts etc at the time - it can be therapeutic to you, and also gives a good insight into the raw emotions you're experiencing at the point of the good/bad event.

Likewise, I think you've explained above clearly that such posts are not representative of what you are / your normal self.

What I would recommend is:


- remember, once you put something in writing on a forum etc it's there for all to see, and people invariable take longer to forget than to do; so maybe have a quick read over your posts first, as objectively as possible
- avoid random references to controversial subjects like depression, especially if not qualified to give or not relevant to you
- always keep in mind perspective. Your life situation is incredible really!
- keep writing. This diary is brilliant and without question one of the highlights of Blonde. I'm pretty confident the benefits to you of posting/recording/getting feedback etc outweighs the negatives

Hoping you'll crush the ME, as for the work you put into your game/career the positive variance spin would be deserved.

Good to see Dan Kelly continuing his recent Lazarus rise