POKERPLAYER: The ,5000 event was huge – how did you navigate your way through so many people?

JAMES AKENHEAD: I took each day as it came. Day one went quickly and I had no trouble controlling the table, but we played for 15 hours on both the second day and the final day, which was a real test of stamina and experience. Adrenaline kept me going...

PP: During one hand late on, you lost a crucial pot with a flopped set against a flush draw for a monster pot. Mike Ngo, who folded his hand, started to call for your opponent to hit.