Ka Him Li just got some great value on the river from Shah Raza on a board of 
.
Li bet 200,000 on the river, and managed to get a call from Raza, who held 
. Li turned over 
and his flopped set was way ahead.
Li seems to be battling Souki for chips with which to take on Sam Grafton, who still has the lead at the table.
Although Sam Grafton has the lead, it's not by nearly as much as it has been at the final table. At one point he had almost three times the nearest competitor's stack, but he's been reigned in.
With blinds now up to 40,000/80,000/10,000 and the average stack at 2.1 million chips, this feels like an important level to win for the remaining four players.
Her experience grinding up from the micro-stakes.
Action was folded to Shah Raza in the small blind, and he moved all-in for 20 big blinds with 
. Sam Grafton called it off in the big blind with 
and needed help from the board to bust Raza.
It didn't happen. The 
saw Raza double up in style and he is now chip leader with 3.3m.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
2,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
2,000,000 | |
|
1,100,000
-1,700,000
|
-1,700,000 |
|
||
With four players remaining and chips not super-deep, the lead isn't changing hands, but others are catching Ka Him Li. Players seem to be taking less risks, as the ladder obviously makes things difficult to move, but Sam Grafton remains a marginal short-stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
2,400,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
Sam Grafton has busted in fourth place after having the lead just a few minutes ago!
All-in pre-flop from the small blind, Grafton held 
and was all-in for 1.5m. He was called by Ka Him Li in the big blind with 
and Grafton needed a huge amount of help from the board. That never came across 
and Grafton was out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Philippe Souki was out directly after Sam Grafton left when he moved all-in with 
against the of Ka Him Li.
The board of 
never even looked like giving him much of a sweat and his two outs on the river turned to none in no time.
Souki, who came in the final day fairly short before running up to being chip leader, was left sucker-punched by his bust-out.
"I can't complain overall, but I wanted that trophy. I've had a bunch of third and fourth places and I just want to win one right now."
We go to heads-up, with Ka Him Li a fairly big chip leader at present.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,740,000
2,540,000
|
2,540,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Ka Him Li (pictured, right) has the chip lead of around 3:1 heads-up, with the impetus of knocking out several players at this final table.
Shah Raza will be hard to beat, however and is desperate to get level.
"One double up and I'm back." he tells Li, who is motionless.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,740,000 | |
|
|
1,900,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
Shah Raza moved all-in with 
and was called by Ka Him Li with .
The flop almost nailed it stone dead for a result as Shah Raza flopped gold of 
, with the turn 
ending the hand, the river 
.
With the stacks a lot more level, there is a pause almost immediately afterwards to discuss a deal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,415,000
-1,325,000
|
-1,325,000 |
|
|
3,255,000
1,355,000
|
1,355,000 |
Shah Raza and Ka Him Li have discussed a deal and very quickly agreed.
There was no need for an abacus, calculator or even pen and paper to sort things out, with Ka Him Li's chip lead meaning that he takes home £45,000. Shah Raza locks up £40,000 and the pair will play heads-up solely for £300 and the trophy.
We'd imagine they may widen their ranges.
