Hot from the Aussie Millions in Melbourne I head back to the somewhat colder climes of my home town, Birmingham. The first port of call, as always, is the Broadway Casino, which I think is probably the best casino in the UK.

I sit down for the first event, which is a £50 Omaha/Hold’em rebuy (one round of each) and find out it’s a onehour clock. I know I have no chance of not rebuying for the next hour and, true to form, manage to donate my stack on the second hand. It could be a long expensive night.