Just like the movie, the dark side never wins, despite always coming close. Vader46 had had an exceptional run, into day two after a brutal day one where he constantly tussled with the Unabomba: Phil Laak.

After lasting out the first session the second day, the poker jedi closed in. His stack was feeling the effects and although valiantly resisting, was beginning to look meek in comparison to some at his table.

After battling out the next two sessions, and stealing some reasonable pots to keep him going, a solid hand and a small stack gave only one option: all in. He opened his play articulately, with a a steady raise expecting to be reraised. His predictions were the envy of a fortune teller as two called his raise and then 1 reraised. The action back on Vader46, he didn’t hesitate before pushing all in with one caller to follow. The KQ suited he turned looked strong, but wasn’t enough to beat his opponents KJ when a Jack flopped shortly after. Knowing he did the best out of all the Carbon players wasn’t any consolation as he took to the cash games to quickly rack up a size able win of $1200. Nice effort Vader!

Although Flight 3 looked to be going swell for the Carbon Team, the luck soon ran out. Pitted in a tough field of 288 entrants, which was 100 odd more than started in flight 1, and amongst a host of pros, it was stacked up against them.

The pros struck soon after dinner break, and while Vader46 was busy dueling with Unabomber Laak, his pro partner Jennifer Tily, busted dezilk out in a tough match up. Details on this hand will be posted soon.

Vader46’s campaign for Carbon, looking every bit the dark side his moniker suggets, clad in black Carbon hoodie didnt go unnoticed at the feature table with a pro or two commenting on the youngsters play. He currently sits a little short stacked, but far from out as we prepare to enter day 2.

Sliekas despite being busted earlier in the day was milling around the ropes with fellow Carbon Hosts, Cory and Liam lending their support to the players still battling on. Nice team spirit guys!

Stay tuned for more updates shortly.

Vader46 has been for the last two sessions, sitting at the featured table with a number of well known players and that infamous Unabomber aka, Phil Laak. Here how a few hands have played out…

Vader raises preflop at 100/200 blinds. Others fold and Laak makes the call. The flop comes a sea of diamonds with J being the highest. Laak leads the action with a sizeable bet, which Vader calls, a 6 of spades falls on the turn and the betting pattern continues. Finally the river is dealt and Laak in light of Vaders calls, checks as Vader follows with a big bet. Laak folds and Vader46 takes down a big pot.

Straight from the floor phoned to the bloggers desk: Vader vs Laak round #2.

Both hold AK, some raise, then re raises before the flop leave only the two in the hand with a juicy pot to be won, the flop comes and is inconsequential apart from the possible flush draw. Vader who holds the K of clubs is one card away from the second best hand. The turn and river come but nothing changes, either way its a huge pot and the crowd is watching with baited breath. The pot is split and Vader cracks a smile as Laak rambles on abut mind control techniques.