Tournament Director Jack Effel has just asked three of the final table players to remove their headphones. In the States for the WSOP, you cannot use headphones when you make it to the money of an event. Here in London, the rule applies once you hit the final table.
JP Kelly was in the small blind and moved all in against Jack Lyman's big blind. Lyman found a hand to call with holding the 
and stuck in his chips. Kelly's 
was dominated.
The final board of 
ensured a double up for Lyman who is now up to about 250,000 in chips. That's much better than the less than seven big blinds he began the day with. Kelly dropped to 240,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
412,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
298,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
235,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
|
225,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
204,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
||
|
|
153,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
128,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
91,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Under the gun, Mendi Senhaji opened to 26,000, and the table folded around to the blinds. In the small, Paul Pitchford three-bet all in for 110,000, and that was enough to earn him the pot.
Senhaji - 285,000
Pitchford - 159,000
Jeppe Bisgaard has been the tightest player at the table so far today, pretty much sitting still while the three-bets have been flying around the table.
We pick up the action here as Bisgaard completed from the small blind. The only player left, big blind Mehdi Senhaji raised to 29,000 straight. Not to be outdone, Bisgaard limp-raised all in for 165,000 total, and Senhaji gave him a sideways look before surrendering his 
.
First in from the cutoff seat, Paul Pitchford raised to 24,000. Jeppe Bisgaard called from the button, and big blind Kaveh Payman also came along to go three-handed to the flop.
It brought 
, and Payman checked first. Pitchford did as well, and Bisgaard took his cue to bet 51,000 at the pot. Payman promptly check-raised to 141,000 straight, getting Pitchford out of the way and sending the decision back to Bigsaard. He knew what to do. All in came the rest of his chips, a bit less than 200,000 total, and Payman called off the extra bit to put him at risk.
Showdown
Bisgaard:
Payman: 
Bisgaard's overpair was looking good to double him up, and the turn and river locked it up. The 
and filled out the board, and a set of jacks means we have a new chip leader.
Bisgaard - 430,000
Payman - 180,000
Under the gun, Karim Jomeen open-shoved all in for 68,000. Paul Pitchford re-shoved all in, isolating himself against Jomeen with a chance at the knockout. And it was a race:
Jomeen: 
Pitchford: 
Jomeen would be a big fan of the board, as it saved his tournament life. It came 
to keep him afloat, doubling him up to 157,000. Pitchford, on the other hand, is in quite a bad way with just 60,000 left.
On the next hand, Jeppe Bisgaard raised to 27,000 and Mehdi Senhaji called in position. Jomeen was in the small blind with new chips, and he squeezed all in over the top. That garnered two quick folds, further boosting Jomeen up to about 225,000.
In a battle of the blinds, Scott Shelley shoved at Paul Pitchford's 50,000-chip stack, and the big blind called it off with . Shelly was working with a meager 
, but he was not in the worst spot to try for the 60-40 knockout. He even managed to make two pair as it came 
, but it was not as good as Pitchford's two pair.
Aces up mean Pitchford can stick around too, and he's found his way back up to 108,000 now.
Karim Jomeen made it 22,000 to go from the hijack seat, and Scott Shelley reraised all in for his last 113,000 next door.
Take it down, Shelley.
