Austin ( Emmerson ) has made day three of the main event and while he is relatively short stacked with 150k we beat it into his head than one hand will change everything and wish him luck before I head off to register for the last side event , a 170 euro event with a 25 minute clock and 8k in chips - complete crapshoot no doubt but hey , apparently I came to play some poker.
Registration done its off to the Chestnut Bar to meet the crowd before the tournament kicks off at 4pm , few more Guinness to relax the nerves and we make our way to Ladbrokes lounge to check out how the main event is going. Austin we hear has already doubled so now has some play in his stack and is apparently raising and taking pots whenever the opportunity arises.
Its only 3 hands into my event and a guy in early who looks as if he has never played live before raises the BB of 50 to 250 - 3 callers and I find myself looking down at 109 of spades , it would be rude not to see a flop. The flop comes down J 8 4 with 2 spades so I decide that I am going nowhere in this pot without getting my 8k in. Its bet and I flat call , the turn coming 7 hearts to make my straight and over the remaining course of the hand I get the guy to call his stack off with AJ offsuit , doubled and a bit more and we're off to a great start , this would be needed as the event rapidly turned into a shockingly structured game.
Fast forward around 8 hours and the money bubble is gone with around 18 of the original 361players left - blinds at this stage have reached 15k/30k with a 3k ante and the average stack is only 180k , shocking. I'm pushing UTG with rubbish to take the 75k in the middle just to keep my stack stable - Austin had exited in 14th after a great performance and is leading the cheering section above on the balcony much to the amusement of my table.
I'm then dealt AK utg , my first hand in hours and there is no other play other than to push all in , the call comes after an age and the guy who almost folded turns over 1010 - I've got a flip for 380k now and am very happy to take it but unfortunately the board blanks for me and I'm left crippled with 20k which I shove in the very next hand with 108 to no avail. Out in 14th , so close to the final table and had I won the only race I had been involved in all day who knows what would have happened.
Not too disappointed I cash out and make my way upstairs to the lounge to congratulate Austin who cashed for 4,500 - Akolas who finished 4th in the main event for 20k and Mikjagger who split the 300 euro event HU for another 20k.
If I remember this trip for anything other than the fantastic company it will be the amazing talent we have at Laddiesforum. As a group of players we calculated that our forum took some 35% of the 600k up for grabs. What an achievement and I can only say that I look forward to seeing you all again soon. Awesome weekend , will be difficult to beat. Big thanks to Ladbrokes and Big Slick Events for a great festival.
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