The Romanian Adrian Costin Constantin wins the 888Live Barcelona Main Event after qualifying via a satellite, as Luigi Andrea Shehadeh puts up a stirling defence finishing seventh.

Here’s the thing with final tables. Sometimes, they can be like cans of pop, all shook up by some naughty teenager with a crane in his pants, and other times they feel like a tin of corned beef without a tin opener.

I imagine this one felt like the latter.n

I write ‘imagine’ because despite being in the Casino Barcelona, sitting a few feet away from the action, I didn’t feel it. There was no bite. I felt no desire to take a seat and start munching.