Benjamin Zamani is down to 120,000. He raised preflop from the button, and big blind Lee Watkinson called him. They both checked the flop, and Watkinson bet out 30,000 on the the turn; Zamani called. The river came the and Watkinson checked. Zamani checked behind him, and just mucked when Watkinson turned over for the straight.
Ayaz Mahmood
With the board reading , Ayaz Mahmood had check-raised Chris Bell's leading bet of 30,000 to 90,000 and the action was back on Bell.
Although the crowd were shadowing the table, Bell took his time with his decision and began riffling through his chips. Meanwhile, Mahmood fidgeted in his seat like a three-legged ferret, his posture changing on multiple occasions.
At one point, Bell requested a count, but Mahmood refused to respond, leading to Bell asking the dealer for assistance. However, before the dealer had even reached out for chips, a couple of players estimated various figures, and even a random member of the rail shouted out a number.
With the eyes of the action-hungry audience fixated on the table, Bell flipped over a jack to gauge a last minute reaction. Whether he received a tell or not is unknown, but in the end, Bell made the fold and Mahmood took the pot.
And so are the remaining ten players. The action here is still slow and meticulous with every decision being given the utmost attention. At this point in time, most pots are being contested preflop and we're well over due a big encounter of some kind.
Zamani raised to 26,000 from mid position. In late position, Cheung raised to 40,000. Immediately to Cheung's left, Greer moved all in for 67,000 total. Mahmood in the big blind called, as did original raiser Zamani. Cheung now dwelled up for some time -- before also announcing all in, for a total of 374,000. Both Mahmood and Zamani folded, and they were heads up, on their backs.
Seat 1: David Kitai -- 80,000
Seat 2: Ben Roberts -- 120,000
Seat 3: Ayaz Mahmood -- 330,000
Seat 4: Michael Greco -- 125,000
Seat 5: Chris Bell -- 265,000
Seat 6: Jan Von Halle -- 470,000
Seat 7: Benjamin Zamani -- 90,000
Seat 8: Robert Cheung -- 315,000
Seat 9: Keith Greer -- 280,000
Seat 10: Lee Watkinson -- 390,000
Lee Watkinson has been the most active player at the table. He took down three hands in a row, first reraising Cheung to take it down without seeing a flop, and then stealing the blinds two hands in a row, first from the cutoff and then from the hijack.
David Kitai
Forget a knife, it'd take a machete to slice through this tension, and no more so than just moments ago when David Kitai found himself all in for his tournament life.
Down to just 63,000 with the blinds at 6,000 and 12,000, Kitai was searching for a spot to push, and when he found himself under-the-gun with , he duly moved his stack across the line.
Perhaps with a slight sigh of resignation, Benjamin Zamani came across a hand on the button and made the call, praying that the next encounter would be the last of the day.
As Zamani revealed his , Kitai rose from his seat and mumbled "One Time", oddly refraining from chanting "Un Fois" in his own language.
The flop was a good one for the Belgian, the giving him the lead with top pair. A harmless turn and later and the pot was his. Whilst Kitai charged away from the table to celebrate with his friend on the rail, a meek Zamani 's shoulders dropped to the floor as he was given back 2,000 in change.
Benjamin Zamani folded, and everyone else folded too, seemingly waiting it out until he feels like throwing his last 2,000 chips in and gambling. It folded around to Lee Watkinson on the small blind, who thought he saw an opportunity, and raised. Big blind David Kitai, however, wasn't having any of it, and called.
They saw a flop, and Watkinson bet out 40,000. Kitai promptly raised all in, to which Watkinson responded by muttering, "Ok, you win," and folding. Kitai showed .
flop, and when Mahmood bet the pot on the 
turn, Greer called all in.
for second pair
for a sneaky set
turn; Zamani called. The river came the 
for the straight.
, Ayaz Mahmood had check-raised Chris Bell's leading bet of 30,000 to 90,000 and the action was back on Bell.
giving him the lead with top pair. A harmless 
later and the pot was his. Whilst Kitai charged away from the table to celebrate with his friend on the rail, a meek Zamani 's shoulders dropped to the floor as he was given back 2,000 in change.
flop, and Watkinson bet out 40,000. Kitai promptly raised all in, to which Watkinson responded by muttering, "Ok, you win," and folding. Kitai showed 
