Erika Scesnaviciene moved all in from middle position for her last 56,700. Leo Van De Geer was in the cutoff and called.
Scesnaviciene: 
Van De Geer: 
The board ran out 
and Scesnaviciene's full house was good enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | 190,000 |
|
120,000 | 32,100 |
Tournament officals have just informed us that today players will play nine levels total, or until they reach a final table.
With 36 players being paid, and 47 remaining, the pre-bubble stalling has started with a couple of players pondering on their decisions for a good while. The eliminations have also stopped to a steady trickle in anticipation of the bubble.
A player in middle position raised to 7,000. Sofia Lovgren called from the cutoff, as did the player in the small blind. Julian Hazelhof was seated in the big blind and he three-bet to 25,000.
All three of the other players in the hand folded. Hazelhof showed 
with a smile, and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | 29,000 |
On a 
board Terry Jordan watched his opponent bet 18,500 and Jordan called quickly. The river was the .
Both players checked and Jordan showed 
for a set of fives. His opponent looked at his cards for a long time, before slamming his chips on the table and folding.
"I did not like that river," said Jordan, whose stack is now nearly 500,000 chips, "I did not like that river at all..."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
495,000 | 90,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,600/3,200
Ante: 400
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
405,000 | 175,000 |
|
375,000 | -25,000 |
|
275,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
255,000 | -155,000 |
|
|
180,000 | -10,900 |
|
|
105,000 | 2,200 |
|
|
100,000 | 41,300 |
|
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
The tournament clock says that there are 52 players remaining. When they come back from this 20-minute break, their first of the day, the blinds will be 1,600/3,200 with a 400 ante.
Ali Zihni raised to 6,000 from the button and was three-bet from the small blind to 19,500 by Jigar Shah.
Zihni called and the flop came 
. Shah continued for 33,000 and Zihni raised to 75,000. Shah three-bet all in for 138,600 and Zihni snap-called.
Zihni: 
Shah: 
Zihni was ahead having flopped a full house, eights full of jacks, but stood up from the table nervously as the was dealt on the turn.
Sofia Lovgren, who was seated at his table, smiled reassuringly at Zihni: "Don't worry," she said, noticing the stress written on Zihni's face, "He doesn't have that many outs."
The river was the 
giving Shah a bigger full house, kings full of jacks, and crippling Ali Zihni.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
317,000 | 184,500 |
|
|
40,000 | -197,000 |
Gary Miller opened from early position to 6,500 and Robert Lim called in middle position. The button called. Man Hon Luk moved all in for 50,000 in the small blind. Miller called and the other players folded.
Miller: 
Luk:
The flop came 
. The turn was the 
and the river the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | 59,700 |
|
|
Busted |
Here are some updated chip counts from the field, including a huge surge for Andrew Christoforou, who doubled through Julian Hazelhof earlier with queens vs ace king. Hazelhof has since recovered.
In other news 888 Ambassador Chris Moorman has overtaken fellow ambassador Sofia Lovgren in the '888 Battle Royale' as we're going to call it. He tweeted that he took down a big pot when he turned the nuts on hand one!
Day2 of the @888poker live £100k guarantee. I'm already off to a good start after turning the nuts on hand one. 280k at 2kbb 75 players left
— Chris Moorman (@Moorman1)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
410,000 | 28,000 |
|
|
400,000 | 10,000 |
|
340,000 | 98,500 |
|
|
300,000 | 10,000 |
|
290,000 | 69,400 |
|
|
230,000 | -58,800 |
|
175,000 | 59,600 |
|
150,000 | 110,000 |
|
145,000 | -10,600 |
|
|
106,000 | 35,800 |
|
|
105,000 | 105,000 |
|
93,000 | -28,000 |
|
25,000 | -2,200 |
