Break Time
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
There will be a 20-minute break now.
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - London
£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day: 3
Gary Miller Eliminated in 4th Place (£4,800)
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Rungarun Thongnonsung opened 320,000 with 
and Gary Miller moved all in for 1,715,000 with 
on the button.
Valdir Santos looked down to see pocket 
and took his time before moving all in over the top. Neither [Removed:148] or Thongnonsung wanted to play any more and Miller was drawing to three outs.
There was a jack on the 
, which was a fantastic flop for Santos and he improved from set to full house on the 
turn. The 
river made no difference to the outcome and all of a sudden, the tournament is down to the last three players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,050,000
2,050,000
|
2,050,000 |
|
Busted |
Justin Bateson Eliminated in 5th Place (£3,700)
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
It is all over for Justin Bateson, with his second close attempt at taking a Platinum Pass coming to an end.
Valdir Santos opened 
on the cutoff to 365,000 and Justin Bateson three-bet all in to 1,685,000 with 
, which Santos snap-called].
One six had already been folded, so there were just two live outs for Bateson, neither of which were anywhere to be seen on the 
board and he finishes in a very respectable 5th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,000,000
3,320,000
|
3,320,000 |
|
Busted |
Sinead Priestley Eliminated in 6th Place (£3,000)
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
It has come to an end for Sinead Priestley. Starting the table in the bottom half of the chip counts, she has managed to ladder well until this point.
Unfortunately for her, she couldn't win the last flip with 
, which she shipped from under the gun. She was called by Rungarun Thongnonsung who held 
and the pair held through the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,030,000
1,240,000
|
1,240,000 |
|
Busted |
Miller Bets Pot, Ahmed Calls Ace-High
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
[Removed:148] opened 
and Gary Miller, who was sat with under 20 big blinds at this point defended 
in the blinds.
There was no betting on the 
flop. Picking up a straight draw on the 
turn and he opted to lead for 380,000, which Ahmed called. The completed the board and Miller bet exactly pot, with Ahmed calling the 1,610,000 bet with just ace-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,830,000
-2,320,000
|
-2,320,000 |
|
|
5,680,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
Ahmed and Thongnonsung Tussle Over Bottom Pair
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Rungarun Thongnonsung limped 
under the gun and [Removed:148] raised to 450,000 in the small blind with 
. Justin Bateson came along from the big blind with 
and Thongnonsung joined them.
A continuation bet of 500,000 on the 
flop got Bateson to fold but not Thongnonsung. The 800,000 barrel on the turn did though and Ahmed's stack is worth almost half the chips in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,150,000
1,565,000
|
1,565,000 |
|
|
4,790,000
-660,000
|
-660,000 |
Ahmed Extends His Chip Lead
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
[Removed:148] has won a few pots of late that have contributed to building his stack to 9.5 million. He now has almost double his second biggest rival, Rungarun Thongnonsung.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,585,000
1,735,000
|
1,735,000 |
|
|
5,450,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Santos Doubles Through Miller
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Valdir Santos was down to six big blinds at the start of the hand, with two of them going into the ante and big blind. It folded to Gary Miller who set him all in blind v blind with and Santos called with a dominating 
.
On the flop, it was looking very good for Santos, improving to top pair and leaving Miller with only a runner-runner straight draw. It was all over by the turn, with the 
river making no difference.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,280,000
-1,180,000
|
-1,180,000 |
|
|
1,760,000
970,000
|
970,000 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
Duncan Mackie Eliminated in 7th Place (£2,400)
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Justin Bateson raised to 350,000 with 
under the gun and Duncan Mackie defended his big blind with 
.
On the flop, Mackie checked and Bateson quickly checked back with top two pair. On the turn, Mackie had improved to second pair and he moved all in for 2,100,000, which Bateson couldn't call quick enough.
Mackie sighed when he saw the bad news and the he didn't find one of his six outs on the river, sending him out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,450,000
2,640,000
|
2,640,000 |
|
|
Busted |