With Martin Hansen boasting such a commanding lead, there are a number of players forming a chasing pack with less than half the Dane's stack. One member was Matt Nieberg, but he just doubled up a short stack to drop to 19,000.
"This is a terrible call," sighed Nieberg as he held the chips above the king high flop. "You've always got a king here." Refusing to listen to his own advice, he plonked the chips onto the felt before being shown . Nieberg revealed .
No change on a turn and river, and Nieberg slipped out of the chasing back.
Ramsey Ajram was all-in preflop receiving several callers but one of them cleared the rest out on the turn of a board. Ajram turned over a hopeful but he was massively behind his opponent's which improved to a straight on the river.
Today's early chip leader falls just before the end.
Dominic Wells just survived a big coinflip, he was holding against and managed to avoid deuce, ace or diamond on the turn and river. Wells is writing about the tournament local newspaper City AM and it looks like he'll be writing about the tournament again if he can survive just a little longer to make it through to Monday.
Hands were on their backs as I approached the table with Jason Mercier's requiring assistance against . Although the flop and turn were bleak, the river brought the to award the American the pot.
"Oooooh, man," concluded his devastated opponent.
"Good game. Sorry," replied Mericer in his nonchalant, deadpan manner.
Despite victory, this was just a minor pot, meaning Mercier is still around average at 15,000.
I'd been wondering why I knew the face all day long, but then I realised that despite his Scandinavian looks, James Tomlin is actually a Brit, and the only player remaining in today's field that also made the final table last year.
Before JP Kelly went on to snatch his second bracelet of the year, Tomlin was the first man to be eliminated from the final, leaving the Empire Casino with £13,115.
Now, with that experience in his arsenal, he is back for more, and will be eager to surpass his achievements of last year. At the moment, he's on the right track, boasting a stack of 15,000 with the average at 13,600.
Martin Andreas-Hansen saw himself involved in yet another pot over on his table, but this time it didn't go his way and he gave up a few thousand chips.
We picked up the action on the turn with the board reading . Andreas-Hansen fired 1,975 and after a minute in the tank, his opponent made the call. The then hit on the river and Andreas-Hansen paused before slowing down with a check. His opponent fired 1,675, a smaller bet that what Andreas-Hansen bet on the turn. Andreas-Hansen mucked his hand and his opponent was awarded the pot.
India Storarr had the clock called on her on the turn of a board, eventually though she check-raised all-in but got snap-called by the button's which had her drawing dead even before the river. The players continue to drop thick and fast here.
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and managed to avoid deuce, ace or diamond on the 
turn and 
river. Wells is writing about the tournament local newspaper City AM and it looks like he'll be writing about the tournament again if he can survive just a little longer to make it through to Monday.
. Although the 
flop and 
turn were bleak, the river brought the 
to award the American the pot.
then hit on the river and Andreas-Hansen paused before slowing down with a check. His opponent fired 1,675, a smaller bet that what Andreas-Hansen bet on the turn. Andreas-Hansen mucked his hand and his opponent was awarded the pot.
board, eventually though she check-raised all-in but got snap-called by the button's 
drawing dead even before the 
river. The players continue to drop thick and fast here.