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Diary: Kindred hustle to title

In the glamorous confines of the Hurricane Room in London's King's Cross last Wednesday, adlanders hit the baize for one of the biggest events in the industry's social calendar, the 北京赛车pk10 Pool Tournament 2012.

Not so tasty: ham sandwich
Not so tasty: ham sandwich

Teams from Bartle Bogle Hegarty, Adam & Eve, DDB, Dare and JWT, as well as one from 北京赛车pk10, battled it out for the coveted silver plate. After a fraught few rounds during which countless balls and pints were sunk, JWT and some very fresh-faced pool sharks from Kindred went head to head in the final, with the Kindred team crowned champions. The thrills continued in the men's toilets, where an abandoned ham sandwich perched on the side of the sink became a source of fascination. There was much debate over how it got there, leading one player to observe: "It was an icebreaker" - just what you need in a urinal. Diary cannot be certain it was left uneaten as the night wore on.

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