From under the gun, Chris Bjorin raised to 16,000. On the button was Andrew Pantling and he made the call. David Peters was in the big blind and squeezed all in for 126,500. Bjorin and Pantling both folded, allowing Peters to pick up the pot.
Action folded around to David Peters in the cutoff seat and he raised to 12,500. Chris Bjorin made the call on the button for the two to see a flop of 
. Peters checked and Bjorin fired 25,000. Peters folded and dropped back to 127,000 in chips. Bjorin increased to 280,000.
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Under the gun, Andrew Pantling opened to 13,500, and he found calls in two places. Ilan Rouah (cutoff) and Chris Bjorin (small blind) came along to a three-handed 
flop. When Bjorin checked, Pantling continued out with a bet of 23,500. Rouah wanted to play for more, and he popped it up to 52,000 straight. Bjorin ducked out of the way, but Pantling made the call to see the turn.
It was the 
, and the action check-checked this time. that led them to the 
river, and Pantling tapped the table again. Rouah took his cue to fire one last bet of 72,500, about half his remaining stack. Pantling called, and Rouah was befallen by that hand-caught-in-the-cookie-jar look. He sheepishly tabled his 
miss, and Pantling's surprise 
was plenty good enough to win that big pot.
Look out for the million mark; Andrew Pantling is getting awfully close with 952,000 now. Rouah, on the other hand, is left with just about 75,500 with which to try and mount a comeback.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
765,000 | 50,000 |
|
395,000 | 50,000 |
|
265,000 | -90,000 |
|
|
215,000 | 40,000 |
|
155,000 | -5,000 |
Andrew Pantling came in with a raise to 13,500, and Willie Tann was the lone caller from the small blind, fresh off his double up.
The flop came out 
, and Tann led out into the pot with 20,000 chips. Pantling looked a bit puzzled, but he raised it up to 46,000 all the same. Tann already had his hands behind his stack before Pantling had even made a move, and he reraised all in back to Pantling. The call came quickly, and the cards were on their backs with Tann at risk.
Showdown
Pantling: 
Tann: 
Tann was in bad shape, looking for a two-outer or some running straight cards to stay afloat. The turn was close but no cigar, and so was the 
river. With another heartfelt ovation, Willie Tann was ushered out the door as the first casualty of this final table. It's hard to say enough about the short-stacked performance he put on over the past three days, and it served him well all the way to a sixth-place finish. He'll take £23,900 as a reward for that effort.
Willie Tann opened the pot to 16,000 and Chris Bjorin came right back with a reraise from the next seat over. When the the table passed back to Tann, he shoved his last 55,500 chips at the pot, and Bjorin quickly called the extra few thousand to put him at risk.
Showdown
Tann: 
Bjorin: 
Tann's kings held as the board ran down 
, and he's earned a double up and a rousing ovation from the assembled cheering section.
We caught up with the action on the flop in a heads-up battle of the blinds. We couldn't tell if Phil Laak (small) or Andew Pantling (big) was the preflop raiser, but either way, the two men checked through the 
flop. The on the turn drew a leading bet from Laak, sliding out 16,000. Pantling called, and he called another 37,000-chip bet from Laak on the 
river.
Laak had the goods; he tabled 
for the trips and took it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
715,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
355,000 | -13,500 |
|
|
345,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
175,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
160,000 | |
|
60,000 | -12,000 |
Andrew Pantling is still leading the way here at the final table. He just increased his chip lead by a bit and it was all through Phil Laak is a couple back-to-back hands.
On the first hand, action folded to Laak in the cutoff seat. "Jack it up! Let's jack it up!" he said, looking over at the tournament clock before opting to raise to 15,500. Pantling was on the button and made the call while everyone else tossed their hands into the muck.
The flop came down 
and Laak slowed down with a check. Pantling fired 21,000 and was Laak matched it. The turn added the 
to the board and completed the possible draws. Laak passed the action to Pantling once again and he chip leader stayed aggressive with a bet of 41,500. Laak folded quickly and the chips were pushed Pantling's way.
On the very next hand, Laak opened again preflop, this time for 15,000 even. Pantling called in the cutoff seat and then Ilan Rouah called on the button. Willie Tann thought about his decision in the big blind for a bit behind his short stack. He eventually mucked and would save his chips for another spot.
The three men in the hand would have to fight over two ladies as the flop came 
. Laak fired a continuation bet worth 32,000 and was called by Pantling. Rouah took his third wheel and exited the hand.
The turn brought more black paint with the . Laak checked and Pantling tapped the table behind. The river then completed the board with the 
. Laak checked and Pantling bet 42,500. Laak tanked for a couple of minutes, trying to talk a bit to Pantling who sat motionless. Eventually Laak folded and gave up the hand.
"Andrew, Andrew, Andrew," Laak said. "I just can't beat you."
Laak dropped back to 330,000 while Pantling increased to 725,000 after these two hands.
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
