Richard Milne opened to 15,000 preflop and Peter Warfvinge reraised all in for about 120,000 in the big blind. Milne made a speedy call.
Milne: 
Warfvinge: 
The board came 
knocking out the Swede and leaving 24 players (and three tables) left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted |
Sam Razavi raised and was three bet from the button by Christopher Jonat. The blinds folded and Razavi moved all in for 109,000 more. Jonat had a big decision and Razavi started the chat. “I put you on ace jack. Obviously I can’t put you on an exact hand. OK, ace of hearts, jack of clubs.” That seemed to be enough for Jonat as he showed the 
and folded. Razavi showed his cards and it looks like Jonat made a good fold.
Owen Fenwick was the next exit, he had made a stand with 
but ran into Richard Milne's 
on a 
board.
That's three of the four seat 1's who have been eliminated so far today. Alexander Schilt should be worried...
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
Busted |
Thomas Dunwoodie opened for 12,000 and chip leader Duncan McLellan called in the small blind. The big blind folded and they saw a flop of 
. McLellan checked and then called a bet of 16,000 from Dunwoodie. The turn was the 
. Again McLellan check called, this time a bet of 21,000 from Dunwoodie. The river was the and now McLellan bet a hefty 68,000. Dunwoodie looked puzzled. Was he just being bullied by the big stack? His curiosity got the better of him and he called. Dunwoodie mucked his hand when he was shown McLellans flush 
. “Well, you got the chips.” was Dunwoodie’s observation.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
987,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
753,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
||
Full Tilt Poker Tour Ambassador Ben Jenkins has been knocked out, a simple case of running 
into Alexander Schilt's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
Busted |
Jonathan Barr had moved all in over the top of what looked to be a 60,000 bet from Harry Lodge on a 
board.
Lodge felt priced in to call with 
and found himself needing to hit against Barr's 
.
The turn was the 
and it was over for the short stack, the river being the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
On the feature table Steve Russell shoved from the small blind and Chris Straghalis called in the big blind.
Russell: 
Straghalis:
The board ran out 
to leave 28 players left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
361,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
Busted |
Sam Razavi raised to 13,000 from under-the-gun. In the next seat, Christopher Jonat reraised to 27,000. It was passed around to Fabio Esposito in the big blind who counted out his stack before moving all in for about 155,000.
Razavi folded and Jonat got the count and made the call.
Esposito: 
Jonat:
The board ran out 
and Esposito was the first player eliminated today. Razavi allowed himself a little smile, "I folded pocket threes..."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Duncan McLellan leads the way going into Day 3 of the UKIPT Isle of Man with an impressive stack of 870,000. He has almost twice as many chips as his second place rival, PokerStars SportStar Fatima Moreira de Melo, who returns with 573,000. McLellan’s a bit of a mystery man so it will be fascinating to see how he matches up against some of the young guns and professionals as the final 30 players battle it out for the chance to make the final table.
The legendary Barry Greenstein is another contender with a stack of 211,000, Sam Razavi (197,000) is still in with a chance, as if Full Tilt Poker Tour Ambassador Ben Jenkins (105,000).
The Rational Group, parent company of PokerStars, is being represented by two members of staff on day 3, Chris Straghalis (293,000) and Christopher Jonat (242,000). Jonat had a scare when he was all-in on the bubble but his aces held against Tim Michels’ queens to propel him through to today.
Day 2 started with 161 entrants who were whittled down to 30 at the end of eight levels of play. Today we will be playing down to a final table of 8. All of the players are guaranteed at least £3,345 but that’s not what any of these players want. They want the first prize of £94,090 and the chance to be crowned the first ever UKIPT Isle of Man Champion.
Cards are in the air at noon so stay tuned to PokerNews for all the breaking stories and player interviews, as well as following the livestream at Pokerstars.tv, to see if McLellan can hold onto his lead and seize his first major title or if someone will break out from the chasing pack.
