The final day of the Kings and Queens — appropriately enough — produced a battle royale throughout.
It was even stevens all the way, with six men and six women making up the final dozen.
The competition was fierce, in the best possible way. Good-natured banter flowed in both directions, as first we lost a King, followed by a Queen, and so on and so on, in almost perfect harmony right to the end.
For a while, the epicentre of the rivalry was focused on Jeniffer Frankenstein and Brian Harris: the last remaining married couple in the field.
Unfortunately, Frankenstein fell on the final table bubble, so we were denied the pleasure of watching them duke it out.
When the game got heads up, McSweeney had a commanding chip lead, but two bad beats — when Koch was all in and behind — were ultimately her undoing.
The first came when McSweeney’s faced Koch’s , only for two nines to roll out on the flop.
The second saw McSweeney with against . The flop hit both players, coming . But a on the turn was enough for Koch to claim the hand.
The Swiss man now had virtually all the chips. Just two hands later Mike Koch was standing proud.
