The short stack grind for Paulo Rodrigues has come to an end. The very last few big blinds got into the middle of the table with the 
and Zoltan Bozoki called from the button with the 
. The board ran out 
and that was it for the Portuguese.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000 | 100,000 |
|
Busted |
When one more player busts, the tables will be balanced once again to accommodate the last 36 on four tables. There was an all in and a call on the feature table, but the short stack doubled up.
Table one had six players left and Eszter Fabian just got moved over when Gabriel Gusetoiu moved all in for his lats few big blinds. Anthony Giangrasso called out of the big blind with the 
and the RomanianÄs 
failed to improve on a 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
There are 54 minutes left in the current level and play has officially resumed.
There is a short break to fix some technical problems and all tables have been halted.
Shortly after coming back from dinner, Loic Francois and Arkadiusz Olszowy were involved in a battle of the blinds with the Pole at risk out of the big blind with the 
. Loic Francois had him covered by more than three times in chips and had a flip with the 
.
The board ran out 
and Olszowy headed to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | 71,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
905,000 | -45,000 |
|
755,000 | 35,000 |
|
700,000 | -5,000 |
|
680,000 | 230,000 |
|
680,000 | 230,000 |
|
585,000 | 215,000 |
|
555,000 | 135,000 |
|
490,000 | 15,000 |
|
474,000 | 154,000 |
|
468,000 | 108,000 |
|
430,000 | 30,000 |
|
372,000 | -23,000 |
|
370,000 | 8,000 |
|
360,000 | 155,000 |
|
350,000 | -150,000 |
|
345,000 | 45,000 |
|
320,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
300,000 | -90,000 |
|
273,000 | 203,000 |
|
270,000 | 70,000 |
|
263,000 | 8,000 |
|
230,000 | 70,000 |
|
215,000 | -185,000 |
|
|
212,000 | -88,000 |
|
210,000 | -60,000 |
After it was all over, Ian Simpson still smiled and wished his opponents good luck before heading to the cashier and then registering straight for the High Roller Event. The minimum cash of €2,210 covers exactly that buy in. What had happened on the feature table?
The Brit was all in and at risk with the and Giuseppe Leone looked him up with the 
. The board ran out 
and the final community card sent the 2013 Irish Open champion to the rail as first in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000 | 80,000 |
|
Busted |
The live stream still has to catch on and the last two seat open of the outer tables will be up shortly. In the meanwhile, all remaining 39 players are on their 60-minute dinner break. Play shall resume around 21:00 local time.
