In Search of Icing
Priyan de Mel is often cited as the sixth member of the Hit Squad (much like John Kabbaj was regarded as the fifth Hendon Mobber), and if results were anything to go by, he'd certainly be deserving of that mantle.
It took a couple of years for those near misses to turn into direct hits, but recent times have been kind to de Mel, in particular when he won back-to-back ��1,000 GUKPT titles for a combined ��129,300 in spondoolies.
Since then, he's had a few tidy scores here and there, including a cash in this year's WSOP Main Event, but a bracelet here would certainly provide the icing on the already sumptuous cake, and cap a terrific 12 months.
At the moment, he's heading in the right direction as his scorecard now reads 11,000, putting him right up there with the chip leaders.