Patrice Brandt raised from the button, and Leslie Packer moved all in for 1,755,000. Fellow short stack Raj Dhiri called for his last 1,540,000 in the big blind, and Brandt exited the proceedings.
Leslie Packer:
Raj Dhiri:
Board:
Dhiri doubled to over 3,000,000, with two pair and Packer was left with just 35,000 in chips. He was eliminated a few hands later when he ran pocket-fives into the king-nine of Steven Morris. A nine on the flop and a nine of the turn sealed Packer's inevitable fate.
On a board James Williams bet 600,000 into a pot of around 1.3m. Tomasz Raniszewski then raised in position to 1.65m. Williams thought before calling. Raniszewski mucked his cards and Williams flashed the before raking in his chips.
Ryan Mandara raised to 240,000 from the button and Steven Morris three-bet to 880,000 from the small blind. Patrice Brandt folded his big blind and Mandara moved all in. Morris quickly called.
Ryan Mandara:
Steven Morris:
The board ran out and Mandara doubled to just over 6m.
Having just doubled-up Ryan Mandara, Steven Morris is doing his best to get some of those chips back.
On a five-handed table, Mandara raised from under the gun position, and Morris seated to his left called. On the , Morris called a 300,000 bet from Mandara.
On the turn , Mandara bet again, this time for 675,000 and Morris again called.
The fell on the river, and both players checked to showdown.
Ryan Mandara:
Steven Morris:
It was two pair for Morris, and he regained some of the chips he had lost to the same opponent just a couple of hands ago.
Ben Vinson raised from the button and Daniel Morgan three-bet to 850,000 from the small blind. Vinson snap re-raised all in for 2,625,000 and after a bit of a tank Morgan called it off.
Ben Vinson:
Daniel Morgan:
There was a queen on the flop of and a on the turn handed Vinson a gutshot straight draw. The river however was the and Vinson was eliminated.
Play is now down to two tables of eight players each.
Manig Loeser raised to 290,000 from early-position and Kevin Frame three-bet all in for 1,300,000. The rest of the table folded and Loeser went into the tank. He seemed undecided and took his time to think before making the call.
Manig Loeser:
Kevin Frame:
Board:
It wasn't much of a sweat for Frame as he flopped Loeser dead with a flush and doubled up in the final level of the day.
Manig Loeser moved all in from the cutoff for 1,500,000 and the action folded to Daniel Morgan in the big blind. Morgan checked his hand and went into thinking mode. After a minute or so of dwelling on his decision he called.
Manig Loeser:
Daniel Morgan:
Board:
Morgan took the lead on the flop with top pair and held as the board was completed to eliminate another player from the Main Event. Loeser was down to 10 big blinds after losing 1,500,000 to Kevin Frame just 10 minutes before and was unable to double up himself. The German takes home £8.500 for his 16th place finish.
Tomasz Raniszewski and Kevin Frame have just exited the partypoker UK Poker Championships Main Event during the final level of Day 3.
The information came to us from the rail that Raniszewski had shoved from the button and the small blind called with pocket-sixes. Raniszewski was not able to get in front on the board and was eliminated in 15th place.
Just moments later the field was cut to 13.
Ning Lu raised the button to 300,000 and Kevin Frame in the big blind moved all in for around 2,500,000. Lu pondered his decision for a minute but decided to make the call.
Ning Lu:
Kevin Frame:
Board:
Lu's pocket eights held and Frame claimed £8,500 for his 14th place finish.