Ross Archer has been on fire early on and won most of the pots he entered while Ramlal Basdeo seemingly couldn't win anything. Basdeo was down to around 7,000 already but more than doubled since while Archer appears to be the current chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
18,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
There are 49 entries so far of which 46 players remain and they have been sent into their first 25-minute break of the day.
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
29,100
1,900
|
1,900 |
|
28,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
23,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
20,800
20,800
|
20,800 |
|
|
19,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
15,500
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
8,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
On a four-way pot with 16,000 in the middle and the flop showing 
, Gary Bluston jammed the small blind for 12,400 and Kasim Oz reluctantly called from under the gun. Samuel Mika called in the hijack and the cutoff folded.
The 
came on the turn and Oz moved in for his last 2,500, Mika called.
Gary Bluston: 
Samuel Mika: 
Kasim Oz: 
A blank 
followed on the river and Bluston hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000
44,600
|
44,600 |
|
|
37,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
Busted |
A fourth diamond on the river of a board 
killed the action over on table four and both players checked. Gareth Smith was shown 
and had that beat with the 
to win the pot and chip up further.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Half of the poker room is filled with cash game tables and alongside Day 1a of the Main Event, a satellite has kicked off some time ago. The bubble in the £2,200 High Roller has burst with Jose Planells as the unfortunate bubble boy and among those in the money are Antoine Saout, Nicholas Lee, Chris Moorman, Benjamin Winsor and Raul Martinez.
Following a squeeze to 2,500 by the player on the button, Robert Buky made it 8,500 to go and was called one way to see a flop of 
. Buky continued for 5,500 and picked up a call. He then fired a second barrel of 12,000 on the 
turn and that prov ed to be enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
78,000 |
A raise to 800 by Serkan Ersoy resulted in a three-bet to 3,000 by Tom Hall and Ersoy called to see a flop of 
. Ersoy check-called a bet of 3,600 and the 
turn went check, check. Ersoy then check-called a bet of 8,800 and mucked when Hall turned over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,500
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
|
39,500
18,500
|
18,500 |
With 11,500 in the middle and the turn showing 
, Kasim Oz and Irena Macesovic checked to Francois Pirault and the Frenchman made it 6,500 to go. Only Oz called and the came aon the river. Oz now checked once more and a bet of 12,000 by Pirault did the trick to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
40,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
31,000
500
|
500 |
