Giuliano Bendinelli, who has won two and finished runner up in Heat 3 for Team Italy, was a little late.

Table two had no Italian player and George Danzer asked where he was.

Dario Sammartino, seated on Table 1, looked around and concluded "The great Bendinelli isn't here".

Bendinelli came not much later, having missed two hands tops.

Tags: Giuliano Bendinelli