A hand over on Table 1 took six minutes to complete and it ended without the players even seeing a flop.
Jani Sointula raised first in from the small blind to 36,000 and Stuart Fox sat for a couple of minutes before making it 100,000 to play. Sointula then went into the tank for a couple of minutes and when he emerged he did so with a four-bet to 185,000. Fox then went into deep thought and after sitting motionless for a further two minutes he announced he was all in. Sointula instantly folded and Fox now has around 750,000 chips.
Lari Sihvo is down to his last 125,000 chips after he paid off Grzegorz Cichocki who hit a hidden straight on the river.
Te Pole raised to 32,000 and Sihvo three-bet to 80,000 from the button. He called to see the flop where both players checked. The turn fell and Cichocki's lead for 124,000 was called by the Finn.
The river came and Sihvo quickly called Cichocki's 207,000 bet but seemed furious with himself when he saw his opponent's for a rivered straight.
Intrepid reporter Marc Convey brought you the news that Grzegorz Cichocki had recently crippled Lari Sihvo, well the Pole has just finished the job.
Sihvo moved all-in for 123,000, Ronny Kaiser made the call from the small blind before Grzegorz Cichocki moved all-in from the big blind. Kaiser had to let go of his hand and Sihvo and Cichocki were heads up with Sihvo's tournament life at stake.
Having had to play the short stack strategy most of the day Stuart Fox now has enough chips to play some poker. Unfortunately, just as he starts to open up his game he gets shut down by Kelopuro.
Fox raised to 32,000 on the button before calling a Kelopuro three-bet for 92,000 out of the small blind. The flop was and Kelopuro c-bet 113,000 and after some consideration Fox folded his hand.
Erlend Melsom just got very lucky to double-up through Stuart Fox.
He open shoved for 184,000 with from the cut-off and Fox cold called from the small blind with . Melsom was in a world of pain but the board came a very helpful . Fox ix down to 430,000 after that blow.
There was only so many times that Vicenzo Apicella could be all-in and survive. The variance in this game finally caught up with him.
He was against Arvi Vainionkulma who had three bet him off a hand just before. This time Vainionkulma raised to 32,000 from UTG and Apicella called from the small blind.
The flop came down and the Italian opened shoved for 130,000 with for a flush draw. His timing was off though as Vainionkulma quickly called with .
It was all over on the turn as the Finn filled up to a full-house. The inconsequential river came .
All the players will now be drawn on one table. Details of which are coming right up.
Play has slowed down a little now the nine remaining players have been seated together on the unofficial final table and Poland's Grzegorz Cichocki has tried to take advantage of that but playing aggressively.
In a recent hand he opened to 32,000 from middle position and both blinds called him. The flop came down and Arvi Vainionkulma checked in the small blind, Sami Kelopuro checked in the big blind and Cichocki made a continuation bet of 48,000. Vainionkulma called but Kelopuro folded.
The turn brought the into play and Vainionkulma checked for a second time. Cichocki did not slow down and made it 130,000 to play and Vainionkulma relinquished his hand.
Johan van Til is in the danger zone now after he hit flush-under-flush against chip leader, Ronny Kaiser.
The Dutchman raised to 32,000 from UTG and Kaiser peeled to see a flop. Both players checked before Kaiser led for 44,000 on the turn. Call. The river came and Kaiser led for 69,000. Van Til called and was shown for the nuts by Kaiser.
Van Til flashed the before assessing the damage to his stack which sits at 176,000 or 11 big blinds.
Arvi Vainionkulma had already won the blinds and antes with an uncontested raise when he again raised to 32,000 from middle position. Johan van Til tank-folded in the small blind before Grzegorz Cichocki called in the big blind.
Flop:
Both players checked.
Turn:
Cichocki checked to Vainionkulma who bet 34,000 and Cichocki folded.
flop where both players checked. The turn fell 
and Cichocki's lead for 124,000 was called by the Finn.
and Sihvo quickly called Cichocki's 207,000 bet but seemed furious with himself when he saw his opponent's 
for a rivered straight.
and Kelopuro c-bet 113,000 and after some consideration Fox folded his hand.
. Melsom was in a world of pain but the board came a very helpful 
. Fox ix down to 430,000 after that blow.
and the Italian opened shoved for 130,000 with 
.
turn as the Finn filled up to a full-house. The inconsequential river came 
.
and Arvi Vainionkulma checked in the small blind, Sami Kelopuro checked in the big blind and Cichocki made a continuation bet of 48,000. Vainionkulma called but Kelopuro folded.
flop. Both players checked before Kaiser led for 44,000 on the 
before assessing the damage to his stack which sits at 176,000 or 11 big blinds.