Players still have Level 8 and its attendant break to re-enter. The last few bust-outs have been followed by quick trips to the cash machine and the purchase of fresh 30,000 stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Daniel Oliver has secured a full double-through courtesy of Thomas Dunwoodie. The pot of 61,000 was being shipped to Oliver when we caught the hand, the board lying 
, Oliver's 
beating Dunwoodie's 
; it seems that the flop was the point at which the majority of the money went in.
The next hand, Oliver opened for 2,300, Dunwoodie took the plunge with 400 chips and Haji Hussein called in the small blind. Oliver bet off Hussein on the 
flop with a lead for 1,500, showing down 
.
Dunwoodie, who hadn't looked at his hand, showed the with delight (along with the 
). He faded paint to more than triple up, but is still in dire shape chip-wise.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
61,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
2,000
-49,800
|
-49,800 |
It looks like John Stanton has the current chip lead, half way through Day 1d with 127,000. His most recent chip acquisition: the final 10,700 of a player who open-shoved in late position with only to find Stanton lurking on the button with 
. A run-out of 
has prompted yet another re-entry.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
127,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
105,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
88,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
79,200
-5,600
|
-5,600 |
|
|
67,700
20,900
|
20,900 |
|
|
66,400
-18,600
|
-18,600 |
|
|
51,800
51,800
|
51,800 |
|
|
45,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
28,000
-9,600
|
-9,600 |
|
|
21,200
-26,600
|
-26,600 |
|
|
11,000
-44,000
|
-44,000 |
|
|
10,800
800
|
800 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
A late night for poker couple Niall Farrell and Edita Dulko yesterday was no bar to playing in the Main Event's final flight; both are in action at the tables as Level 6 draws to a close.
Dulko was put to the test on the turn of a 
board by Julian Twigg just now, as he moved in for 14,100. The pot was already 19,800; she considered the board, gave Twigg a brief staredown and mused, "Flush draw? Set of deuces..." before finally making the call.
Dulko: 
Twigg: 
Neither of Dulko's outs appeared on the river and she nodded, saying, "nice hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,600 | |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
|
20,600 | |
In possibly the most boss arrival at a Moneymaker Tour event ever, Fraser MacIntyre has flown his own plane up to Newcastle after Fear of Missing Out got the better of him. Anxious passenger Mark Valentine said of the experience, "I thought a lady would offer me champagne. Instead we were out in the pishing rain uncovering the plane ourselves."
"We were absolutely soaked," said MacIntyre, as he joined the queue to buy in.
Paul Lyons has added 7,800 to his (somewhat diminished) Level 6 stack. He opened preflop, picking up one out-of-position caller. Lyons bet 1,200 when it was checked to him on the 
flop. His opponent called and they checked through the 
turn. On the 
river, his opponent fired 5,100 and Lyons had called before the chips came to a complete stop.
Opponent: 
Lyons: 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,800
3,000
|
3,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Robert Watt, on the button, three-bet preflop to 5,500 after a mid-position open from Haji Hussein and a flat call from John Stanton. Hussein rubbed his eyes, then, hand on forehead, counted out a call from his stack of 50,000 and threw it in. Stanton called as well, with what looked like less pain.
The flop: 
. Check to Watt, who continued for 11,000. Both of his opponents folded and he said, "Two red aces," while flipping his hand forward to show them. The cards disobeyed him, however, somehow turning back face down mid-air and landing in the muck.
"I had nines," said Hussein.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
53,000
23,800
|
23,800 |
|
|
45,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
