Lee Atherton’s Blog
- Brighton GUKPT £1K
22.12.2010 at 6:29 pmThe day began early for this one and when my tram broke down just as it entered Manchester with the driver claiming we couldnt get off, I feared this wasnt going to be my day. Fortuntately I had the piece of mind to use the emergency exit handle to open the door, much to the [...]
- The televised World Open VI – part two
29.09.2010 at 5:59 pmRefreshed by a short break, I came back weighing up the respective stacks and ready to make the necessary adjustments to the ever increasing blinds. After a few hands that saw things even up as Sam lost chips to Marty Smyth, I soon faced another tricky decision, this time against the notoriously solid Marty and [...]
- The televised World Open VI
22.09.2010 at 4:37 pmLess than a week after the badbeats of the WPT, it was time to lick my wounds and prepare for the biggest sit & go of my poker career – the televised World Open VI. I spent the proceeding week watching previous coverage of the World Open on the web, along with a plethora of [...]
- WPT London Classic
08.09.2010 at 6:04 pmThe morning after clinching the Manchester trophy, there was no time to bask in glory as I raced to get on my 8am train to London for the WPT London Classic. I was scheduled to play in Day 1b and arrived to hear a lot of the really big names including Phil Ivey and Erik [...]
- Manchester Summer Series £550 Tournament 29/8/2010
02.09.2010 at 4:59 pmWell, what a ‘practice’ tournament it turned out to be in Manchester! True to my word I mixed it up from the off and got rewarded with an early double up when my set of deuces were paid off by top two pair. From then on, I got through the first day and down to [...]
- The Tourney Countdown
26.08.2010 at 3:33 pmThe countdown has begun for the biggest week of my poker life and I am feeling a balanced concoction of calm, excitement and nerves. I’ve spent the last few days researching my World Open Heat 1 opponents including Jean Robert Bellande, James Akenhead and Ian Frazer and with plenty of internet and TV coverage to [...]