This month the tour rolled into Leeds and it proved to be as epic an event as the hype had promised.

A sell-out crowd of 151 - a competitive mix of online qualifiers, local veterans and familiar faces - descended on the popular Gala cardroom to duke it out for the £15k prizepool and the tasty £5k top spot.

It was immediately obvious that while the atmosphere may have been friendly the play certainly wasn't going to be. Loose-aggression was the order of the day and within the opening few levels, over 30 players hit the rail.
Local talentAs the field whittled down, a clear chipleader emerged in the shape of Clinton Speight, a 21-year old local boy who bucked the usual trend of plying his trade online and was resolutely a live player.