Maybe it wasn't the best of ideas to play the Malahide monthly the night before my trip to Nottingham, and I did cash for 1K in 6th. Busted out around 6 AM which gave me just enough time to get to the airport. Almost came an early cropper in an AA/KK/QQ late position cooler car crash. I had QQ, the AA flopped quads, but I turned a house to scoop a tiny 6 big blind side pot from KK and stay alive. I managed to nurse the tiny stack all the way to the final table and beyond: maybe I should open fold myself down to 6 big blinds in future.
So, now in Nottingham airport looking out at drizzle. Marvellous.
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