Tony Blanchandin was all in for just 68,000 with the and Christopher Yong called with . The board came and Blanchandin doubled.
Lorenc Boci got his short stack in with the and Nicolaj Bonnichsen called in the big blind with . The board gave both players a pair and Boci doubled as well.
The hopes of Bhavin Khatri to reach his third Unibet Open London final table in a row are still alive. Over on the feature table he three-bet all in for 227,000 out of the small blind and initial raiser Mads Elle called in the cutoff.
Bhavin Khatri:
Mads Elle:
The board came and Khatri spiked a king on the flop to double.
Over on the outer table, Jeremy Pantin moved all in for his last 126,000 and Clement Tripodi called in the cutoff.
Jeremy Pantin:
Clement Tripodi:
The flop improved Pantin to two pair, but the turn gave Tripodi the nut straight. Only king or jack would keep the hopes of Pantin alive, yet the river was a blank and Pantin was eliminated in 16th place for £3,700.
Over on the outer table Christopher Yong defended his big blind and check-called a continuation bet by Lorenc Boci on the flop. The fell on the turn and Yong checked once more. Boci bet 60,000 and Yong check-raised to 220,000 before snap-calling the all in of Boci.
Christopher Yong:
Lorenc Boci:
The river was a blank and Yong doubled for massive 735,000 to claim the lead.
The remaining 16 players are back in their seats on the last two tables and cards will be back underway shortly with just over half an hour left on the level.
Oliver White limped the on the button and Gunnar Wedde did so in the small blind with the , Jeremy Pantin checked out of the big blind with the . The flop fell and it checked to White, who bet 25,000. Pantin check-raised to 85,000 to see White call and Wedde then moved all in for 231,000. Pantin reshoved and White called.
The turn and river saw Wedde run out of chips and White almost tripled up in the process, while Pantin was left with very few chips only.
Over on one of the outer tables, Tony Blanchandin raised and faced a three-bet to 100,000 by Jonathan Schuman. Blanchandin moved all in and Schuman instantly tossed in a single chip for the call.
Jonathan Schuman:
Tony Blanchandin:
The board of gave both players a set and Schuman doubled for massive 444,000, leaving Blanchandin short on just over 80,000.