Tables As Far As the Eye Can See
Well, they're off - and it's a tight squeeze out there.
PokerStars are running the mother of all poker festivals here this week. In total, there are 37 - yes, 37 - events running with something to suit every pocket. The tournaments on offer range from a £100+£10-for-charity tournament with an incredible £100,000 guarantee, all the way up to the £20,000 High Roller event.
All this means that poker tables have been squeezed into every available space in the Hilton ballroom, leaving a small cluster of bloggers and photographers in one corner of the room, wondering how they're going to squeeze through to the centre tables. And good luck to any players who feel they have to move around outside of break times.
Nevertheless if you've a sum of money to burn on a poker tournament, this is absolutely the best place on earth to be this week.