Hi guys
I seem to have made an appearance on this thread thanks to catching Snoopy's eye halfway through the day. Despite at least three attempts at advising him of the correct spelling of my name, you got Broomham and Broonham in equal measure, neither are correct
But it looks like a slog doing that job!
I didn't make it to the end despite holding around 20k for several hours after surviving a couple of all-ins earlier on. I was happy with my play but weariness got the better of me around midnight and I got involved in a hand that reduced my chips by a few thou. Tried stealing a pot with 44 on a Q32 board and was called by my heads up opponent with AQ. Q on the river doesn't help either. Still had 12k but that was reduced when I called a short stack's all in (c. 4.5k). I had AQ. He showed K9 and the board of 278 9 5 was pants for me.
My swansong came in an 8-player flop! I limped with everyone else. I had
. The flop of A J 8 (all black) looked promising so I bet out 1500. Called by two guys. Turn 7, meant two clubs and two spades out there. I was left with 3k so I dumped it in hoping my A was good enough. It wasn't. The big stack to my right had hit a straight on the turn with a flush draw. He had
10s.
Great experience. I felt I played well and pretty aggressively but the wheels fell off in the end.
Saw a few of the big US names in the flesh.
Hellmuth. Very tall.
Ferguson. Unmistakeable.
Lederer. Shambolic appearance. Get a shave man!
Brunson. Nice wheels.
Evelyn Ng. Nice everything
To name a few.
Like I say, fabulous to be involved.
Thanks to the Ladbrokes team for letting me use their lounge!