Well, that's a wrap folks. We were a bit concerned for a moment there that it was going to be a 5.30pm jobby, but more worringly, a chip count, which is never a good end to any Main Event.
However, final table exits are like buses, and even though we had a two hour wait for the bubble and a 10 man final for what seemed like an age, we somehow managed to lose 6 players in the space of 30 minutes. Quite incredible, they all just went antsy in their pantsy!
But when the smoke cleared and the dust settled, no one was surprised to see Praz Bansi as the last man standing. Simon Zach was a destructive force on the final table, but when it came down to it, he lost a 20k pot as a 2-1 fave when Praz hit that flush draw. Pretty harsh really when you consider what was at stake and it's a shame that it came down to a hand like that.
But Praz fully deserved his victory and has proved that he is no flash in the pan, backing up his WSOP bracelet win with impressive triumphs in both this comp and the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Event in Bolton. Also, I believe that puts him at the top of the rankings, so he truly is the man in form.
That just leaves me to thank Mr Floppy and everyone at the Broadway for their help. It was a bit touch and go whether we were going to be here, but once it was confirmed that we would be allowed to update, Raj and his team were highly accomodating and very pleasant towards us.
We're genuinely exhausted here, and I'm not sure I can quite contemplate the 4 day Walsall Event just yet without becoming a bit daunted of the prospect of another lenghty update, so I'm going to have to leave you with five immortal words...
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