It’s been 12 months since I narrowly missed out on a bracelet in the WSOPE Main Event and I’d been looking forward to going one better this year. Because of my sponsorship deal with Betfair I’d also been heavily involved in the marketing of what I believe is the best tournament of the poker calendar. It felt strange to see my face on posters and such but it gave me an extra incentive to perform my best.

Unfortunately it didn’t quite work out, but although I didn’t do as well in terms of results, I felt I played better than ever.