Following an open raise to 700, Julien Sitbon called and the button also came along. The small blind three-bet to 4,100 and Diven Cosai opted to four-bet, making it 17,000 total to go. One opponent after the other folded and Cosai raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
Three ways to the 
turn, there was a bet to 2,000 and Louis Cabral made it 7,600 to go. Atanas Pavlov called and the bettor folded. Both headed to the 
river on which Pavlov jammed and was instantly called.
Pavlov tabled the 
for the nuts and Cabral's 
for the inferior straight was no good, as the Bulgarian earned the double for 22,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | 48,000 |
|
|
12,000 | -29,000 |
Mantas Urbonas was moved tables and then raised the button for Joe Stapleton to call. The latter check-called a bet on the 
flop. Both checked the 
turn and the 
on the river for Stapleton to reveal the 
. That was good enough to win the pot as Urbonas briefly flashed his cards before sending them into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000 | -3,000 |
|
27,500 | -2,500 |
On the river of a board showing 
, Mantas Urbonas called a bet worth 3,500 and his opponent tabled the 
for the bottom two pair. That had been good on the flop and turn but Urbonas rivered a superior two pair with 
to chip up further early on Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000 | 14,000 |
The £2,200 High Roller has reached the money bubble with 18 players out of 253 entries remaining. All contenders aim to secure a portion of the £251,520 prize pool with the min cash worth £3,944 and the winner will earn a top prize of £64,520.
Two PokerStars ambassadors are still in contention in Ben Spragg and Ramon Colillas, the latter of which is among the chip leaders alongside Jack O'Neill. Andy Wilson was knocked out just shy of the money and joined Day 1a of the Main Event, Steve Enriquez can now also be found at the tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Bhavin Khatri recalled a hand in which he defended out of the big blind with the seven-deuce and flopped bottom two pair in the last hand before the break, while Stephen Lockett turned top pair and top kicker with ace-king. That propelled Khatri near the top of the leaderboard on a table that now also includes Darren Delahunty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | 29,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000 | 64,000 |
|
|
63,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
55,000 | -5,000 |
|
48,000 | 10,000 |
|
48,000 | -2,000 |
|
48,000 | 48,000 |
|
47,000 | -8,000 |
|
45,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
41,000 | 41,000 |
|
34,000 | 4,000 |
|
28,000 | -2,000 |
|
15,200 | -12,800 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Upon completion of level two, the remaining 68 players out of 72 entries have been sent into a scheduled 15-minute break.
The board was already completed and showed 
when Stephen Lockett made it 4,000 to go. He only had to get through Eliran Argelazi, who opted for a raise to 15,000 instead. Lockett spent a brief time in the tank and sent the cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | 11,000 |
|
|
24,000 | 24,000 |
