Andy lost a couple of tight hands (and his head) and was then forced to go all-in against Matt, whose 'bluff' turned out to be a straight ....... an early bath for Andy.

Gary started winning hands (much to his surprise ....... and everyone else) and the chips slowly started to move in his direction. Meanwhile Mike was still trying to work out whether a King was higher than an Ace, and no matter how much vodka he drank he still couldn't work it out ....... no surprise then that Mike was next to take a bath.

Paul was sweating (which was as much to do with the coat zipped up to his ears as the poor hands he was getting), whilst I significantly improved my chances but hitting a straight flush on the river card (which resulted in my name being changed to 'jammy git' for the rest of the night). A couple of big hands for Matt and Paul saw Gary's stack of chips almost vanish before his eyes, as the bath beckoned, and the chips slowly made their way over to the left-hand side of the table. An all-in against Paul meant it was game over for Gary.

Daryl and Lee were also suffering some big losses and with the blinds doubling with each departure, chips were running out fast on the right-hand side of the table. Meanwhile, by some small miracle I remained in the game, nursing my chips (and my beer) and sitting with my sunglasses on, wondering who turned out the lights.

Matt and Paul took control of the game and the elimination of Daryl and Lee, after a tense double all-in, meant I was guaranteed third spot ....... unfortunately that was all I managed.
 
Matt and Paul were left to fight it out and it wasn't long before Paul was forced to go all-in to maintain his chance of winning. Unfortunately Matt's hand was too good, and we had our very first winner.