As no doubt some of you will read in the blog one of my closest friends died last month and yet again put poker into perspective .

I only played at the EWSOP in March so didnt think i would have much to say , however currently i am in Paris from where i will fly to Dublin for The Irish Open , i would love to make the final as it will be live on Sky.

In the meantime the company who were interested in sponsoring me but got cold feet have now asked me to submit a reduced schedule just for the WSOP , i will know the answer week commencing 17th.

Now the good news , i have been asked to do the commentary for the second series of Late Night Poker Ace being filmed in Cardiff in June at Presentable Productions , i have also been invited to play in the new Late Night Poker series , now titled Late Night Poker Masters , yes after 4 years it is back !

The format has been changed but as Party Poker are paying our expenses and adding $90,000 i can't see anyone complaining.

Basically there will be 4 heats of 8 players made up of 6 pros and 2 qualifiers who will come from the final of Late Night Poker Ace 2 , the top two in each heat will go through to the final where the first prize is $100,000.

I have accepted both and cant wait to get back in the studio where i fancy my chances , 5 times out of the 9 i played i finished top two so have a better than evens chance of making the final.

Hope next months Latest News has good news , until then thanks for visiting my site and i hope all those who have written and had replies are happy with my advice.

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