IPO blog part 4 – Out but not down

As I entered the bar I could smell the bad beats in the air. I decided to avoid them and drink through the pain. After a brief hug from Lulu I headed to a corner where kid was propping up the bar. ‘Hug me! I’m hurt!’ he hollered. It turned out that Statto had not believed his story about the car and had kicked him in the leg making him cry!

A few hours later, with the whole team out except magic man, we had had enough of the awful covers singer in the corner and the crazy man who licked people and decided to head back to our hotel. Another cab ride 500m!

Back in the lobby Lulu decided she wanted to learn to play poker so with an absence of chips we played for sugar packets on the table. The night porter generously grabbed us the sugar from every table and the game was on! I was all in against Kojaks pair of threes and he hit quads on the flop! At least one of us had a good hand that day! Lulu checked a lot – she liked banging on the table….

Drunk with beer, delirious with laughter and utterly exhausted I decided to order some food. All they had was a ham and cheese toastie so I ate it. I am the worst vegetarian in the world.