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We only caught the very tail end of this one, but here is the information that was apparent at that late stage:
Paul Gardner: 
Jeff Kimber: 
Board: 
As we said, we didn't see when the chips went in, but the tantalizing snippets we caught coming out of Kimber's mouth ("F***ing kills me," and "Gutshot,") gave us a hint that it might have been some time around about the turn. Gardner shrugged apologetically and was up to 55,000. Kimber was left with around 50,000.
Such as:
Q: Do you want to double up Sean Dempsey?
Asked by: Sean Dempsey
To: Paul Gardner
By: Sean Dempsey moving all in on a flop of 
for 12,700 after threebetting Gardner from the button preflop.
Answer: No
Q: Do you want to play for stacks?
Asked by: Stu Rutter
To: Paul Gardner again
By: Rutter calling Gardner's 3kish bet out on a 
flop and then shoving over his bet on the turn.
Answer: No, and I'll have to settle for a short stack<20k now
Down and then slightly up for Javed Abrahams.
The down first:
The board read 
rainbow when we arrived, and Abrahams had bet out around 10,000. To his left, Jeff Madsen raised what looked like the pot - and after a little while Abrahams folded, leaving himself with 25,000.
Then the up:
The very next hand, Abrahams limped under the gun only for Toby Lewis to raise to 3,600 in mid position. Everyone else got out of the way but Abrahams called and they proceeded heads up to the flop.
Flop: 
Abrahams checked and Lewis fired 4,800. Abrahams tanked up for a little while and then flat called, leaving himself around 16,000 behind.
Turn: 
Both players checked.
River: Abrahams checked for a third time, and eventually (bear in mind that in real life, all of this took an incredibly long time) Lewis checked behind for a second time.
Abrahams turned over 
for a sneakily checked-on-the-river nut flush, and Lewis mucked with a look of vague amusement on his face.
Lewis - still over 60,000
Abrahams - 32,000
Table 1
Karl Mahrenholz - 81000
Seat 2: Phil Laak - 27500
Seat 3: Rory Mathews - 61000
Seat 4: Barry Greenstein - 43000
Seat 5: Willie Tann - 27900
Seat 6: Brian Powell - 20000
Seat 7: Chris Bjorin - 204000
Seat 8: Samuel Stein - 74000
Seat 9: Michael Schwartz- 51000
Table 4
Seat 1: Robin Keston - 48000
Seat 2: Yasuhiro Waki - 109000
Seat 3: Dan Shak - 38000
Seat 4: John Racener - 42500
Seat 5: Christopher Chau - 43000
Seat 6: Scott Fischman - 14500
Seat 7: Chad Brown - 50000
Seat 8: Erik Friberg - 41500
Seat 9: --empty--
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 0
Table 2
Seat 1: Joe Serock - 78200
Seat 2: Andrew Miles - 60600
Seat 3: Sean Dempsey - 22800
Seat 4: Felipe Ramos - 16800
Seat 5: John Kabbaj - 71000
Seat 6: Paul Gardner - 39000
Seat 7: Paul Zimbler - 8000
Seat 8: Stuart Rutter - 29900
Seat 9: Jeff Kimber - 84100
Table 3
Seat 1: Tim Flanders - 5400
Seat 2: Steve Jelinek - 42800
Seat 3: Danny Wong - 16500
Seat 4: Michel Abecassis - 46000
Seat 5: Javed Abrahams - 45000
Seat 6: Jeff Madsen - 52000
Seat 7: Justin Smith - 43500
Seat 8: Toby Lewis - 70000
Seat 9: Jeff Lisandro - 55100
You remember that six-max event? The final was, ooh, way back - maybe, like, a whole day ago?
For those of you whose memories don't go that far back (we completely understand), let us remind you of the line up for that final table.
Seat 1: Willie Tann
Seat 2: Chris Bjorin
Seat 3: Phil Laak
...And we can stop right there, because it is only the first half of that final table that currently remains in this second bracelet event - and all three of them are seated once again at the same table.
In fact, the table in question is Table 1 - the central table on the stage, and the very same one they used for yesterday's six-max final. A casual observer who was here yesterday could find himself very confused.
Nevertheless, there they are, looking extremely comfortable with the familiarity of their situation. Most comfortable right now is Chris Bjorin, who on 204,000 is our chip leader by a more than 2:1 margin. Tann is above average on 80,500, while Laak - who of course did the best of those three on the last table they shared - is bringing up the rear on 27,500.
Two levels and almost a third of the field down, players are heading out into Leiecester Square to smoke cigarettes. Probably.
Back in 20 minutes.
The flop read 
when Aarno Kivelio got the last of his diminutive stack in.
Kivelio: 
Yasuhiro Waki: 
Kivelio was ahead on the flop, but behind come the turn. He stayed behind on the river, and last year's third place finisher will not be making back-to-back finals.
Waki is up to 93,000.
Christopher Chau has doubled through Robin Keston giving him over 35k and a little breathing room. Keston's been a bit of a high-gear operative on his table recently, picking up quite a few small pots (such as the five way limped one he immediately announced, "Pot" on preflop and got instafolds all round) but a dent was made as Chau called a 4k bet on a 
flop and then shoved first to act on the 
turn. Keston thought about it but eventually pushed in the 11k - Chau showed down 
for the turned set and although Keston instantly mucked his hand as the bricky 
river came down he made a frustrated sort of face which said it all.
