After a relatively short day here at the 2014 partypoker World Poker Tour United Kingdom Main Event in Nottingham, Matas Cimbolas will go into Sunday's final table as the chip leader after winning a couple of big pots against Luca Moschitta and eliminating the Italian at the end of the day to secure the top spot.
Just 16 players returned for the penultimate day of this event, each guaranteed a minimum of £10,200. Charlie Combes was the first player knocked out when he four-bet shoved with deuces, but was defeated by Phillip Mighall's ace-seven when the latter flopped a seven. Ben Vinson had come back as one of the bigger stacks of the day, but he went out in 13th place during a hand that also saw short-stacked Italian Stefano Garbarino knocked out.
Former chip leader of Day 1a and Day 2 — a man who also won the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event — Adrian Mateos was knocked out in 11th place. He lost with the to Sylvain Loosli's , then his last few chips went in with the against the Frenchman's , but the board ran out .
Loosli himself would bust out in 10th place, pushing the into Mighall's , and that sent all the players to just one table. It would then take over two hours before another player was knocked out, with Najib Kamand losing a flip to Moschitta. Ben Warrington then knocked out Jamie Roberts with the against the on a board to put the field on the final table bubble.
A crucial hand saw Cimbolas crippled Moschitta when he flopped a straight and rivered a flush against the Italian's aces. A hand later, Moschitta found kings against Cimbolas' queen-jack to give him some hope, but the two would continue to tangle.
Finally, Moschitta was dispatched in seventh place when he shoved for his final 450,000 with the . Cimbolas called with the and won the race on the board. Moschitta left with £32,000 for his troubles, and the remaining six players bagged up their stacks for the night.
With blinds 12,000/24,000 and a 4,000 ante for another eight minutes, this leaves the final table looking in the following order:
Seat
Name
Chip Count
1
Tamer Kamel
1,844,000
2
Patrick Leonard
836,000
3
Ben Warrington
2,616,000
4
Phillip Mighall
710,000
5
Antoine Saout
1,086,000
6
Matas Cimbolas
3,534,000
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Matas Cimbolas raised to 50,000 preflop and Luca Moschitta moved all in for about 450,000. The Lithuanian got a count, and, seemingly satisfied, made the call.
Cimbolas:
Moschitta:
The flop was good for the Italian coming but the on the turn left him drawing to just two outs. The river was the giving Cimbolas two pair and the pot.
With just eight minutes left in the level, the final table has been reached. Full chip counts, table draw and a recap to follow.
In a four-way pot, the action was checked to Luca Moschitta on a board and the Italian bet 77,000. Matas Cimbolas was the only caller.
On the turn, Cimbolas checked a second time and Moschitta bet 190,000. Cimbolas thought for a minute then decided to check-raise to 540,000. Moschitta tanked for a minute then made the call.
The river was the and Cimbolas bet 662,000. Moschitta spent more time deliberating but finally called. The Lithuanian showed for a flopped straight that had rivered a flush. Moschitta flashed aces into the muck.
Ben Warrington raised to 50,000 preflop from late position and Jamie Roberts moved all in for 391,000 behind him. Warrington made a quick call.
Warrington:
Roberts:
The board was and Roberts couldn't find an ace or king and was knocked out in 8th position. The tournament is now just one elimination away from the official final table.
Najib Kamand opened to 55,000 from the hijack before Luca Moschitta shoved from the big blind. Kamand made the call for his tournament life.
Kamand:
Moschitta:
The board came and Moschitta's remarkable comeback from a short stack continued. Kamand was knocked out in 9th place. Two more exits and then the final table will be set.
Phillip Mighall opened to 35,000 from under-the-gun. Passed to Sylvain Loosli in the big blind, the Frenchman moved all in for 233,000. Mighall got a count, tanked for about a minute then made the call.
"Ace-seven?" asked Patrick Leonard.
"Better than that," replied Mighall.
Mighall:
Loosli:
The board came and Mighall moved over a million in chips. The players are now moving to a single table.
Adrian Mateos shoved from the button and Sylvain Loosli called in the big blind.
Mateos:
Loosli:
The board ran out which left the Spaniard crippled.
His last three and a half big blinds went in with and Loosli raised, isolating the Spaniard with . The board favoured the Frenchman once more, coming .
Antoine Saout raised to 40,000 from under-the-gun and Leo McClean moved all in for 161,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Saout made a quick call.
Saout:
McClean:
The board came and McClean went out in 12th place.
Action was passed to Stefano Garbarino on the button who moved all in for his last 80,000. Ben Vinson got a count and then decided to move all in for 260,000 behind him in the small blind.
Matas Cimbolas, in the big blind, had already looked at his hand and snap-called.
Garbarino:
Vinson:
Cimbolas:
The board came and Cimbolas had Vinson just covered with 290,000 to 278,000. Both eliminated players receive £12,000.
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to Sylvain Loosli's 
, then his last few chips went in with the 
against the Frenchman's 
, but the board ran out 
into Mighall's 
, and that sent all the players to just one table. It would then take over two hours before another player was knocked out, with Najib Kamand losing a flip to Moschitta. Ben Warrington then knocked out Jamie Roberts with the 
against the 
board to put the field on the final table bubble.
and won the race on the 
board. Moschitta left with £32,000 for his troubles, and the remaining six players bagged up their stacks for the night.
turn, Cimbolas checked a second time and Moschitta bet 190,000. Cimbolas thought for a minute then decided to check-raise to 540,000. Moschitta tanked for a minute then made the call.
for a flopped straight that had rivered a flush. Moschitta flashed aces into the muck.
and Moschitta's remarkable comeback from a short stack continued. Kamand was knocked out in 9th place. Two more exits and then the final table will be set.
and Mighall moved over a million in chips. The players are now moving to a single table.
