Grech the Great
London legend Joe Grech is up to chip leader after a great call on the river of a board showing 
after his opponent had bet pre and post-flop, checked turn then piled 80,000 all-in on the river with 
. Grech called with just 
.
"I didn't think the way he bet then checked that turn he had anything at that point. So I had to call the river."
It still took guts to make a call that table-mate says is 'the reason Joe Grech is Joe Grech.'
Admiration from the table and the chip lead. If Joe Grech thought things couldn't get any better...well, he was right.
In the next hand, he called Chattha's pre-flop button-raise to 7,000 from the small blind along with big blind, Paul Tirnovean. All three players checked to the river on a board of 
but that was when the blue touch paper was well and truly lit.
Grech led for 18,000, but Tirnovean raised to 52,300. Chattha got out of the way, but Grech called, turning over 
.
The rivered straight... but it was behind! Tirnovean turned over 
for the higher straight. He gets near Grech's lead, but not quite. What a couple of hands!
On an outer table, Arron Fletcher is playing his way into contention for the overnight lead, just 1,000 chips behind Grech. The London circuit pro is approaching a quarter-mill himself after running over his table for the last hour or so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
245,000 | 245,000 |
|
244,000 | 34,000 |
|
230,000 | 230,000 |