Tom Hall claimed the first pot by raising with pocket deuces and then Jason Wheeler raised to 90,000 with the 
. Laszlo Bujtas defended the big blind with 
and the flop came 
, which both players checked. After the 
turn, Bujtas checked and called a delayed continuation bet for 80,000 before the 
river was checked through.
Bujtas showed his queens and eights, and that won the pot.
There are 43,000 minutes left on the level and the tournament has resumed with nine players remaining. The first goal is reaching the last six and then all remaining hopefuls will reconsider. All of them have at least £30,000 guaranteed for their efforts, while the winner awaits a payday of £320,000
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Merrilees | UK | 210,000 | 5 |
| 2 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 1,076,000 | 27 |
| 3 | Chris Backhouse | UK | 727,000 | 18 |
| 4 | Laszlo Bujtas | Hungary | 1,634,500 | 40 |
| 5 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | 1,624,500 | 40 |
| 6 | Jason Wheeler | USA | 1,424,500 | 35 |
| 7 | Bartlomiej Machon | Poland | 1,500,500 | 37 |
| 8 | Tom Hall | UK | 1,081,000 | 27 |
| 9 | Vojtech Ruzicka | Czech Republic | 1,721,500 | 43 |
Hand 1
Daniel Merrilees check-called a bet of 40,000 on the 
flop with the 
out of the big blind and Laszlo Bujtas had the 
. On the 
turn, Merrilees then checked again and folded when Bujtas bet 550,000.
Hand 2
One hand later, Merrilees limped in, and Stefan Schillhabel checked his option. The flop fell 
and Merrilees bet 40,000 with 
. Schillhabel moved all in with the 
and the Brit folded.
Right after, the chips were racked up to set up the nine-handed table and the action will resume in approximately 15 minutes. The redraw is to follow shortly.
Daniel Merrilees raised from the button with the 
and Laszlo Bujtas defended the big blind with the 
. On the 
flop, Bujtas check-called a bet worth 60,000 and then checked again the 
turn. Merrilees bet 115,000 and Bujtas called to create a pot of half a million.
The river was checked through, as Merrilees checked behind his busted straight and flush draw to drop below half a million.
The next hand, Bujtas limped in with the and Jason Wheeler raised to 100,000 with 
. Bujtas three-bet to 295,000 and that won the second pot in a row.
The remaining nine players have been briefed by Simon Trumper and agreed to continue playing until the last six, and then discuss the further plan for the night. Play has just resumed and all further updates will be based on the delayed live stream, which is 30 minutes behind real time.
The tournament clock is not ticking at the moment, as the final nine players are having a small break before beginning the unofficial final table. Fresh counts are being made as well and will be up before play recommences.
Tom Hall came in for a raise to 60,000 from the cutoff, Oliver Waters moved all-in from the button for 331,500 and Bartlomiej Machon reshoved out of the big blind. Hall quickly got out of the way, and the hands were on their backs.
Oliver Waters: 
Bartlomiej Machon: 
Waters needed help, but he didn't find any as the board ran out 
. Machon scooped the pot, and the remaining nine players made their way to the unofficial final table.
Level: 20
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 4,000
Tom Hall came in for a raise of 60,000 from first position before Chris Backhouse moved all-in for 379,500 from the button. Both the blinds folded, and the decision was on Hall. He thought a minute or two before making the call with 
, and he was in decent shape against the 
of Backhouse.
The board ran out 
, and thus Backhouse secured the important double on the unofficial final table bubble.
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