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Bassam Elia just doesn't want to fold his blinds to Julian Gardner. He just called a min-raise before spending five minutes tanking on a 
flop after Gardner had bet 175,000
"I have a pair," said Elia before he opted to muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000 | 400,000 |
|
800,000 | -200,000 |
Pete Linton opened for 160,000 and Jean Miguel Lacerda was the only caller from the small blind.
The flop was 
Lacerda checked and Linton bet 175,000 which was called by Lacerda.
The turn was the and both players checked.
The river was the 
and Lacerda led for 180,000.
“You bluffing?” Asked Linton? “No, no.” Replied Lacerda.
Linton called. Lacerda showed 
and Linton took the pot with 
The next hand Linton again opened for 160,000, Lacerda called from the button as did Jakub Michalak in the big blind.
The flop was 
Michalak checked, Linton bet 210,000. Lacerda folded but Michalak called.
The turn was 
Michalak checked and folded to a bet of 500,000.
The next hand Linton opened again for 160,000 but this time folded to a 3-bet from Jerome Brion.
Bassam Elia's tournament has come to an abrupt end at the hands of Nick Hicks.
Elia opened in the cutoff and then called off his remaining 700,000 chips when Hicks set him all in from the big blind. Elia, a rank amateur who usually plays homes games only, turned over 
and was up against Hicks' 
.
Hicks took the lead on the 
flop, a flop that left Elia drawing to one out. The 
was not one of them and neither was the 
. Elia heads home with €19,000 in prize money and a great story to tell among his friends.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,300,000 | 600,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Being just one spot from the 'official' final table, play has predictably slowed down with most pots now being won with a single raise preflop.
Jean Miguel Lacerda looks to be the shortest stack left but given the possibility of a deal on a final table due to the first place overlay, this could definitely take a while.
Having shoved the previous hand from under the gun with 290.000 and got no callers, Jean Miguel Lacerda was in the big blind facing a button raise from Pete Linton to 160,000.
“All in.” said Lacerda and got a call.
Linton showed the but Lacerda had
The cards fell 
and Lacerda survived.
Our final table is set after Jean Miguel Lacerda busted out moments ago.
Ferhad Seyadi opened in the cutoff, Lacerda moved in from the button and Seyadi called. Seyadi showed and Lacerda the 
. By the river the board read 
, sending Lacerda to the rail.
The final table members have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break, so rejoin us about 17:00 UK time as we play down to six players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 27
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
During the dinner break the players discussed the possibility of a chopping up the remaining prize pool based on ICM and chip counts. Pete Linton refused to deal on ICM terms while the shortest stacks refused to deal based on chip counts. Therefore there has been no deal made at the moment. Will someone actually leave Wembley Stadium €1,000,000 richer?
There are 20 minutes remaining in this level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,940,000 | 2,340,000 |
|
6,405,000 | -2,895,000 |
|
5,645,000 | 1,745,000 |
|
|
5,385,000 | 85,000 |
|
3,970,000 | 670,000 |
|
2,990,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
2,770,000 | 370,000 |
|
2,690,000 | 490,000 |
|
1,250,000 | -1,450,000 |
It’s been a very cagey first twenty minutes at the final table of nine.
With no deals agreed the first prize is still €1,000,000 and the next person out will leave with “just” €26,520.
A min raise has so far been enough to take down the blinds and antes, but at last we saw a flop.
Nick Hicks raised to 175,000 from mid position and was called on his immediate left by Jakub Michalak. The blinds folded.
The dealer put out a flop of 
Hicks smoothly put out a bet of 175,000 and Michalak folded.
The next level could sort the wheat from the chaff.
