The table banter between Ossama Khamis and Jules Ayoub has already kicked off and both clashed in a minor pot with just 1,500 in the middle. Ayoug had turned the nut straight and mucked his on the river while Khamis tabled for a pair that had improved to running diamonds for a flush.

"I saved money then," Ayoub conceded as he took a small hit early on.