The Second Hour
When we left the BarStar final for the advert break, Ritchie had made the early ground in the contest, but with Kearsley fairly close behind.
During the ad break, not much has happened, though Kexing Su has continued to provide a party atmosphere by purchasing drink after drink with his hard earned ICL dollars.
Ritchie appears to be neglecting the bar service at the moment as he leers lustfully at a brunette in a low cut top, whilst it appears that Kearsley has successfully managed to get a grateful punter to fill in a ****s Club membership form. That'll narrow the gap for him.
What's this though? It appears Ritchie has launched a gimmick-ridden Happy Hour! This has come from nowhere. Kearsley can only look on enviously as his clientele deserts him for the now jam-picked Ritchie Bar. At the same time, Kexing Su looks dangerously tanked. He appears to have groped what appears to be a canine member of the crowd; seemingly unaware of whether its a dog or a bitch... Maybe he just doesn't care.
Hang on - the camera bulbs are flashing - it looks like a proper celebrity's on his way in. Yes, its David Boon - obviously trying to steal a march on the Charity tournament organised for later in the week. He's made a bee line to Ritchie's Bar, but surely his presence will detract from Ritchie's own story telling abilities.
Kearsley is attempting to lure back his lost custom with promises of discount games on the relaid felt on his pool table.
Its all action here, and as we head into the next advert break, Kearsley is languishing on only 37 points to a stunning surge from Ritchie - 118 points. That's a big gap at this early stage in the competition!