On the road again, this time I am in Amsterdam, sin city of Europe . I am here to play in the 2007 Master Classics of Poker in the Holland Casino. I am staying in a good hotel, 100 yards from the casino. I took a stroll over there this afternoon & i nearly got knocked down by 3 to 4 cyclists, I’ve never seen so much bicycles in my life. I know China has alot, but over here, there is an estimated 750,000 bicycles in the city, with a population of just over a million, that is alot of pedal power.

Action begins at 3.00pm tomorrow in the beautiful Holland Casino, levels are 90 minutes, playing 8 levels on the 1st day, so it is not a bad structure with plenty of time to manoeuvre. I played in the Padraig Parkinson Simon Community event in the RDS last Saturday, it was an excellent event & everybody had a great time, with a few celebrities turning up & with auctions at the end of each level, where you could bid to get your hands on some sports memorabillia such as a signed Ken Doherty & Steve Davis snooker cue, signed Irish football jersey, & loads more.

It was all for a great cause & there was a good turnout for the tournament. 170 runners, I finished on the bubble in 19th place, arrrrgh. At one stage, I was the chip leader but later on, a couple of fish sucked out on me & that was the end of that. Overall, i played very well & i hope i can continue my good run of form into the master classic of poker 2007.

I will report on all the action tomorrow , so stay tuned.

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