O'Donnell was all-in preflop with 
, in iffy shape against the 
of Jed Turnbull. The table was given a run-out that caused maximum excitement, starting with an 
flop, bringing in O'Donnell's straight on the 
turn, then crushing it with broadway for his opponent on the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Robert Watt opened to 75,000 and Paul Herbertson jammed for 350,000. After a short ponder, Watt made the call with , but said, "Nice hand," when he saw his opponent's 
. The kings held as the board ran out 
and Herbertson gets a new lease of tournament life.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
700,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
|
|
1,600,000 | |
|
|
1,550,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
1,160,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
800,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
750,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
550,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
500,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
480,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
475,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
430,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
340,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
300,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
|
|
230,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
A big three-way preflop all-in went the way of Robert Watt, as he took on shorter stacked Dennis Judge (
) and Kevin Simpson (
) with his . A spiked king on the flop sent two players at once to the cash desk, and Watt is now challenging for the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
| Seat | Table 1 | Chip Count | Table 2 | Chip Count | Table 3 | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chun Lu | 480,000 | Robert Watt | 560,000 | ||
| 2 | William Robinson | 750,000 | Thomas Peggs | 475,000 | ||
| 3 | Konstantinos Patsourakis | 430,000 | Paul Herbertson | 340,000 | ||
| 4 | Ali Ahmed | 1,700,000 | Daniel Stancer | 1,160,000 | ||
| 5 | Jed Turnbull | 1,550,000 | Nikolay Ponomarev | 500,000 | ||
| 6 | Ryan Kilbey | 800,000 | Dennis Judge | 630,000 | ||
| 7 | Kyle Soakell | 550,000 | George Catleugh | 230,000 | ||
| 8 | Connor Kendall | 300,000 | Kevin Simpson | 485,000 | ||
| 9 | Joe O'Donnell | 500,000 | Liam McMurray | 1,150,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
With the elimination of yesterday's chip leader Haji Hussein in 21st place (£445), we're one player off fitting the remainder of the once 436-strong field on to two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
A late position open spot was enough for Michal Greszko to move his short stack in preflop (with 
); he was called by small blind Jed Turnbull with 
.
Both players paired up on the flop, the queens remaining the best hand over the 
turn and river.
Greszko picks up £398 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
Busted |
Tin Tang ran 
into queens right away after returning post-break, and super-short stacked Zac Aynsley followed him to the rail.
Aynsley jammed for 95,000, called by Daniel Sharp with . "I've got one of those, too," said Aynsley, revealing . The board ran out 
and the fitness influencer's deep run comes to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
