Southern Masters Live Update - Final Day

[Djinn]

Good morning.  I have found that the bar in my hotel allows for marvellous connectivity, so I'm going to set up in here and walk the 10 minutes either way throughout the Final.  Not really, but I am going to set the scene well in advance... Start of Day 2 scheduled for 2:30pm

The scene being:  Down to just 17 players, nine of whom, according to the Provisional Payout, get paid as follows (will check this is correct when I cross the road to the Casino):

Unconfirmed prize structure

1  £13,600
2   £6,800
3   £3,400
4   £2,700
5   £2,400
6   £1,700
7   £1,400
8   £1,000
9   £1,000

The 17 players, in seat order as they were yesterday, and in which positions I greatly hope they will continue to sit:

Barry Wilson     13,400
Tony Adderley  19,400
Daniel Cole       28,900
Richard Prew    23,400
Fredirick O'Brien  45,600
Darren Knolls       40,800
Vu Nguyen        27,100
Ryan Fronda      26,600

Marshall McCombie  8,100
Scott Baker           78,500
Chris Egerton         88,800
Jeff Rogers            31,800
Harish Chandarana   21,200
Alex Martin            30,300
Colin Knapp           14,200
Hoss Parhizkar       107,700

[TightEnd]

my hotel bar is marvellous for connectivity too...go figure!


see you later, before no doubt having to brave the M25 on my way back at about 5pm!

[snoopy1239]

Good morning

[Djinn]

Oh, and there will be no Lite thread - this should be of a reader-friendly length, and trying to load two tabs in there is like waiting for a bus and watching the kettle boil and paint dry all at the same time.

[Pab]

Hi jen, snoopy and tighty

best of luck today mr end, im travelling back from dublin but hope to be reading about you making the final when i get home this evening, all the best

pab

[Djinn]

my hotel bar is marvellous for connectivity too...go figure!


see you later, before no doubt having to brave the M25 on my way back at about 5pm!

What are you doing awake?  Surely a whole extra hour of pre-poker napping lies ahead of you!  I order you to sleep on the sofa if they've kicked you out of your room (like they've done to me).

Oh, and good luck.

[snoopy1239]

I find watching paint dry absolutely fascinating, especially if it's my favourite colour.

[Djinn]

Good morning

Hello.  Hope you got back OK.  I get the impression you might still think it's very, very late yesterday.

And if your enjoying watching paint dry is an attempt to get me to start a second thread, it's not going to happen.   

[snoopy1239]

Good morning

Hello.  Hope you got back OK.  I get the impression you might still think it's very, very late yesterday.

And if your enjoying watching paint dry is an attempt to get me to start a second thread, it's not going to happen.   

I don't want a second thread, I was just commenting on the bad press that us paint watchers seem to get.

[TightEnd]

So its 5.15am and I've walked across the road to the Novotel. It's a nice hotel. I settle down in my room but rather unsurprisingly can't sleep...a night of passing has got the adrenalin up.

Time to check out the mini bar, just for a bottle of water etc. Every single bottle has a metal top that you need a bottle opener for.

No sign of bottle opener.

Hunt high and low. Ring reception

"where is the bottle opener kept in the rooms please?"

"on top of the mini bar"

"I'm afraid there isn't one in my room"

"there must be"

"sorry, there isn't. Is there any chance I could have one?"

"no one is available to bring one at the moment"

"Oh thats ok, shall I pop down?"

"the bar is closed"

"yes I know, but do you have a bottle opener in reception?"

pause, sound of fumbling around

"no we don't seem to have one, but the day shift comes on at 6.30am for breakfast. You can come down then and get one...."

 

tap water never tasted so good...
 

[tikay]

So its 5.15am and I've walked across the road to the Novotel. It's a nice hotel. I settle down in my room but rather unsurprisingly can't sleep...a night of passing has got the adrenalin up.

Time to check out the mini bar, just for a bottle of water etc. Every single bottle has a metal top that you need a bottle opener for.

No sign of bottle opener.

Hunt high and low. Ring reception

"where is the bottle opener kept in the rooms please?"

"on top of the mini bar"

"I'm afraid there isn't one in my room"

"there must be"

"sorry, there isn't. Is there any chance I could have one?"

"no one is available to bring one at the moment"

"Oh thats ok, shall I pop down?"

"the bar is closed"

"yes I know, but do you have a bottle opener in reception?"

pause, sound of fumbling around

"no we don't seem to have one, but the day shift comes on at 6.30am for breakfast. You can come down then and get one...."

 

tap water never tasted so good...
 

Customer Service at it's best.....

I'd shoot these peeps if they worked for me, I really would.

[snoopy1239]

Good morning

Hello.  Hope you got back OK.  I get the impression you might still think it's very, very late yesterday.

Yes, I am trying to decide whether or not I need to change my boxers.

[snoopy1239]

So its 5.15am and I've walked across the road to the Novotel. It's a nice hotel. I settle down in my room but rather unsurprisingly can't sleep...a night of passing has got the adrenalin up.

Time to check out the mini bar, just for a bottle of water etc. Every single bottle has a metal top that you need a bottle opener for.

No sign of bottle opener.

Hunt high and low. Ring reception

"where is the bottle opener kept in the rooms please?"

"on top of the mini bar"

"I'm afraid there isn't one in my room"

"there must be"

"sorry, there isn't. Is there any chance I could have one?"

"no one is available to bring one at the moment"

"Oh thats ok, shall I pop down?"

"the bar is closed"

"yes I know, but do you have a bottle opener in reception?"

pause, sound of fumbling around

"no we don't seem to have one, but the day shift comes on at 6.30am for breakfast. You can come down then and get one...."

 

tap water never tasted so good...
 

Customer Service at it's best.....

I'd shoot these peeps if they worked for me, I really would.

I'd smack them around the head with a bottle opener.

[booder]

good luck today mr End............thanks for the updates Jen

[snoopy1239]

When England played, Uri Gellar used to ask everyone to touch a football in the Sun newspaper to send them our positive energy.

Perhaps if we all touch our modems at 2.30 we can create enough positive energy to make Jen's Internet connection work.