Whats average stack? Looks like buying in at 100k puts you in good shape. And how  will payout structure be calced, against the 100 buyin? i.e. Day 2 directs show a loss to a min cash

you mean sat 27th i assume?

God bless DTD.

I have been transformed from a "this has absolutely no chance and is the last thing the industry needs" man to a "tell me where to sign up" sort of guy

a little sprinkle of DTD magic dust goes a long way. where do i sign!!!!

are we still keeping the identity of the online survivors a secret?

apparently so. New policy coming, I gather.

strange...wtf is that all about then??

Count me in

I wouldn't normally put a link up, but Anne Laymond's photo set of Neil's final table is a must look

Skills.

http://www.blackbeltpoker.com/articles/read/Poker-WSOP-Neil-Channing-Gallery-Pictures

Incredibly talented...always love Anne's photo's

Railed the whole of the final table, as did about 99% of blackbelt players I think! Appreciate what some of said along the lines of the $$$ cushioning the blow, and Neil has said as much himself since - he appreciates as much as anyone the fact that he has just won more than a lot of people will earn in a lifetime and, knowing how much that bracelet meant to him, I think he's done a pretty good job of keeping any public display of disappointment to a minimum. You only had to see the video of his immediate reaction to losing to see how utterly devastated he was. I was worried this outcome might lead him to pack the game in to be honest as the final table progressed. So pleased to see that he has picked himself us pretty damn quick and got back to the tables....inbetween replying individually to people who were railing and sent messages of support.

No-one deserves that bracelet more in my opinion...certainly not from the UK poker community. With the luck Neil's "one time" is still to come

payouts at the top seem a lot more generous than they were for the Nottingham leg? Thought stars used the same payout structure throughout?

Ashton Clayton (was 73/9 )please rich

Just got round to reading though the blog after sleeping through most of yesterday...drove back to Croydon after the end of comp, arrived 5am, after 3 hours sleep Friday night and another 3 on Saturday night lol!

Well done to Nick for the win...Ceri is right that the other 3 of us were keen to deal...it had reached the point where none of us really had any leeway to do anything other than shove/fold and 4 handed you're pretty much at the mercy of the deck. I didn't really fancy effectively sticking £9k in the middle hoping to win £7k on a flip - rather than taking £20k there and then - so with apologies to people sitting up watching the stream hoping to see an  epic HU battle...I was more than happy to be on my way home lol!!

Couple of other things that have arisen in the blog...Ceri's fold of KK firstly. When I found out what he folded I have to admit I was thinking "wtf" too....much the same as I did when Toni raised button and folded to a shove that he was getting nearly 3/1 to call i think. BUT...as someone said above...what seems easy to you when you are watching, or even taking part but not the one with the decision to make, is nowhere near as easy when you are the one looking at a call that might be about to cost you tens of thousands of £££ !! Yes, they were mistakes...of that there is no doubt. But before criticising please bear in mind that the pressure you are under is intense, unless you are lucky enough for £46k to be small change! Each and everyone of the people that make a final table in a tournament like this have played extremely well to get there...and almost certainly been lucky along the way too at some stage. They all deserve congratulations not criticism.

Finally I've noticed there seems to be quite a lot of negativity to one of the final tablists. I'm not aware of the history but just wanted to say I spent quite a bit of time on the same tables as him over the course of both days and found him to be a decent bloke, good humoured and played game in the right spirit. Perhaps he had an off day before? I have a few of those too so know its easy to create a false impression. In fact its worth saying that considering the amount of money at stake, the final, as with the rest of the competition, was played in a tremendous spirit. Its great that in poker it is so rarely otherwise in my experience. Never ceases to amaze me that in such a financially competitive environement, poker players invariably enjoy seeing their regular opponents do well and are so supportive of each other. Its almost unique and one of the things that makes poker such a fantastic "job" to do, and it's wide community good to be part of.

Lastly great updates from Tighty and Jonathan as usual. Well done guys!

Paul Romain

Not happy with this. Total lack of information from Grosvenor. I have no idea where I am supposed to park. I havent been given any pass. If I end up being late I am going to have one of my famous meltdowns...

[Bookings will need to be received at least a week in advance of the particular matc]

Players still in were given VIP car park tickets to allow them to park in the casino car park. If u haven't got one you can still park at the ground for free but will have to go early and use a normal car park not the one right outside.

Marvellous....when did the VIP tickets get given out? I was virtually one of the last ones to leave the tables and I didnt see any being distributed. Grrr!!

Where are the "normal" car parks then? Because according to the Ricoh website, and i quote:

"Matchday Parking

People should be aware that there is NO parking available in side streets near the venue. A strict residents' parking scheme will be enforced within two kms of the Ricoh Arena as part of the venue's green travel plan.

Spaces in Car Park B are available at £10 per space.

Spaces in Car Park C are available at £10 per space.

Bookings will need to be received at least a week in advance of the particular match. "

Anyone know what the parking situation is today with Coventry playing at home? I heard we cant park at casino..is this right and if so where do we park?

Tighty, thanks for the blogging and just for once managing not to get a picture of me wearing two pairs of glasses!

Pm me on here, or preferably FB in case I forget to look on here, and let me know how to donate some of my winnings towards your updates. All of Team Romain follow it when I manage to get past the first few levels so I better help keep it going i guess!! :-)

Paul

Dreenie, Paul, James - just forget about it now, it's done.

Already moved on....sunday papers time....several gargantuan size coffees and then lets see if we can win a poker tourney. Be rude not to I think :-)

Will be looking for Miss Mardy Knickers to give her a cuddle if she's around although Dreeenie will probably be far too busy winning the sunday majors in superfast mode ;-) . Talk about storm in a teacup - tsk tsk!

i was at the same table as you

it wasnt ott

ur just mardy

Well Andriena you insisted we ask the other people at the table who were all goiing to agree with you and here is your first response.

Some additional points seeing as you have decided to rebuff my apology and instead insult me by calling me a liar:

Firstly, I didnt put anything on here at all until I got back to the hotel and read the thread....you had clearly had plenty to say already so I feel entitled to add my view of what happened as, unlike you, I was one of the two people in the hand. After the hand I didnt discuss what had happened with anyone at DTD whatsoever, including Tighty, I don't know if he was watching but if he wasnt then I have no idea who told him but I am sure he will confirm that it certainly wasnt me. I did post the incident on my personal facebook wall - I was updating constantly on there as I have backers for this tournament who are entitled to know what is happening.

Secondly, I will re-iterate that of the nine people at the table, the only other 3 of 8 other than you who have commented do not agree with you

Thirdly, the dealers views who you also keep insisting we inquire of are completely immaterial, insofar as they relate to whether we James and I were continually taking too long. In the instance when you actually called the clock, I agree - he called the floor (as he is supposed to do) and when asked said that a reasonable time had been taken. All i would say here is that I have never ever known a dealer to say that it hasnt! If a player has called the clock I think they are generally going to go along with it unless it is a blatantly frivolous or angle shooting request for the clock. Incidentally although we cant ask the actual dealer i see that another experienced DTD dealer has told you elsewhere on the internet that they also disagree with you about this hand taking too long

Fourthly, I will repeat that we only played THREE pots against each other....all of which were relatively substantial and none of which were on straightforward boards. And as for how he got me to pay him off with JJ with a straight showing....lets not be economical with the truth shall we. He had raised utg, I had 3 bet with JJ utg+1 and the board ran out 23A45 with runner runner flush on board as well...He bet into that board and as the way it played it was almost impossible for him to have a 6 and the only realistic flushes AK and possibly AQ - I was not going to let him just steal a large pot almost certain to be chopped. As it happens James agreed that he made yet another bad call preflop with A6 oop to the utg+1 3bet. I am calling there and chopping that pot 9 times in 10 or more

Fifthly, I have also stated that I agree to differ....you are entitled to your opinion, and you have certainly had a field day expressing it on here and my wall in extremely colourful language. That is your right but I really don't think you are listening to the points of view of others who have tried to state their case reasonably and to back it up with sound argument - you seem more interested in making it out to be some sort of personal hate campaign which is ridiculous. I have also apologised for snapping at you in the heat of the moment and I certainly am not a hater. We have always got on well and it would be a shame were that to change. I have admitted to having a short fuse and i am always quick to apologise when it gets the better of me. In this instance it did and I have apologised both on here and on facebook and have promised to seek you out later if you are there, as I tried to do last night. However, I do still reserve the right to my opinion even if that differs to yours - and in this case it very definitely does.

Lastly I would actually like to win this bloody tournament and this has now kept me awake to half past five!!!! FML etc