I have been keeping tabs on the goings-on at the Hellenic Center all afternoon, having slept the morning away in what was similar to a jet-lag induced coma. You see, while there is no time difference between Dublin and London, there is a significant difference between my hours and those of the 'real world'. My normal day starts at between 1pm and 3pm - a lie-in is 4pm and an early start is anything before midday. In preparation for the tourney, I got up at 11.30am on Sunday so that the shift would be gradual. Well my body is obviously having none of it and despite going to bed at a reasonable 3am last night, I woke today at 2.30pm. I guess I'm destined for life as a vampire.

Michael Craig has reported throughout the afternoon, announcing that the eventual winner was Adam Noone, an experienced online SNG specialist who had begun the table with a big chiplead. His coverage did not, however extend into the Heads-Up results which may be kept hush-hush so as not to spoil the TV coverage. In any case, I hope he does well. When the interviewer asked me yesterday who the toughest would be, I told them that I thought it would be Chris Ferguson as he is probably the best heads-up poker player in the world. Not that i think Ivey or DeWolfe would be too shabby either but I do think that they are both capable of overplaying a marginal hand against an amateur, feeling that they could over-power them. Contriving a situation like that, for me, would be the challengers best chance of winning.

I am heading back to Dublin tomorrow evening where I will, no doubt, go back to the online tournament grind. My last 8 weeks have been my most lucrative since turning pro(fitable) back in July '07 and I hope that continues. The question most people have been asking me is whether or not I plan to play more live games, either in Dublin or in Connecticut when I get there in October. The answer I give them is always the same - "When casino's higher dealers who can deal 60 hands an hour and allow me to play in the centre of a Venn Diagram of 8 tables, then I will consider it. Until then, the $20-$50 Full Tilt Tourney Circuit is my place of work."

 


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