Philip Hepburn was first to act in middle position and he raised to 22,000. Three players folded and Billy Chattaway three-bet to 54,000 from the button. Hepburn sat staring at Chattaway for around one minute before calling.
Hepburn checked the flop and Chattaway bet 36,000. Hepburn wasted no time in releasing his hand and Chattaway climbed to 340,000.
It's been a bad level for last year's finalist, Phillip Mighall. A few minutes ago, Mighall got his stack into the middle with and ran into the of Andrew Seden to lose all but 135,000 of his chips.
The rest of those chips are now in Dominic Cullen's stack after Cullen raised to 24,000 on the button and called when Mighall re-raised all-in. Cullen showed and Mighall the dominated . Neither player improved on the board and Mighall headed out of the tournament area.
Fraser Bellamy has doubled to around 340,000 chips after his sixes held against Lightbourne's fives.
Lightbourne opened from the button and then called when Bellamy three-bet all-in for 154,000. Bellamy turned over and Lightbourne the . The flop strengthened Bellamy's hand because Lightbourne hitting a five would complete Bellamy's straight. The turn failed to alter the course of the hand and when the landed on the turn, Bellamy's double was complete.
The action folded to Nabil Cardoso in the small blind and he limped in. Chi Zhang was in the big blind and he chekced his option. Cardoso check-called a bet from Zhang on the flop, then another on the turn. When the completed the board, Cardoso checked, then call an all-in bet from the chip leader, showing for a pair of sixes, only to be shown for a flush.
Joe Townsend checked from the big blind and Russell Betts checked from two seats across with the flop reading . Craig McCorkell, on the button, made it 34,000 and was called by both of his opponents. Townsend and Betts checked to McCorkel again on the turn, and McCorkell bet again, this time 66,000. Neither Townsend or Betts were prepared to pay that sum and they folded in turn.
Chi Zhang has doubled Iaron Lightbourne, but he still holds a big chip lead.
Zhang open-shoved from the small blind to put Lightbourne to the test for his 336,000 stack. Unfortunately for Zhang, Lightbourne held and quickly called. Zhang held and failed to connect with the board, doubling Lightbourne up.
Adam Daniel opened to 25,000; Fraser Bellamy called before Dominic Cullen three-bet to 83,000 from the button. Daniel tank folded, but Bellamy decided to move all-in for 434,000, and Cullen called.
Bellamy:
Cullen:
The five community cards fell and Bellamy doubled up. Daniel, who folded in the hand, claimed to have held .
flop and Chattaway bet 36,000. Hepburn wasted no time in releasing his hand and Chattaway climbed to 340,000.
and ran into the 
of Andrew Seden to lose all but 135,000 of his chips.
. Neither player improved on the 
board and Mighall headed out of the tournament area.
and Lightbourne the 
. The 
flop strengthened Bellamy's hand because Lightbourne hitting a five would complete Bellamy's straight. The 
turn failed to alter the course of the hand and when the 
landed on the turn, Bellamy's double was complete.
turn. When the 
completed the board, Cardoso checked, then call an all-in bet from the chip leader, showing 
for a pair of sixes, only to be shown 
for a flush.
. Craig McCorkell, on the button, made it 34,000 and was called by both of his opponents. Townsend and Betts checked to McCorkel again on the 
and failed to connect with the 
and Bellamy doubled up. Daniel, who folded in the hand, claimed to have held 
.