Finish Your Chicken Wrap Sir

There is a slightly different atmosphere in the poker room as we approach the end of day 1 at the Main Event in the Galway UKIPT.

There are a few pints of Guinness and bottles of beer on the side tables now as the tension of the day begins to drain away from the early battles, and the players reflect on various victories and defeats they have encountered at the tables.

Some are on lock down, unwilling to risk one more chip than necessary. Some are exploiting this to chip up against gun shy opponents. A few though are desperate to double up or go home. We are seeing all-in shoves with pocket fives called by ace-nine. King-six busting a short stacks shove with jack-ten

Marek Hanzlik, a PokerStars qualifier from the Czech Republic went all-in from early position and was called by a big stack in the big blind. Hanzlick was out of his seat, expecting to go home. He had his bag on his shoulder and was leaving a half-eaten chicken wrap on the table beside his as he table his