Tournament director Kenny Hallaert has enforced a soft hand-over-hand as we play towards the final table. Play will resume as normal, but all-ins will be held off until the other table has completed the action.
If players bust out on two different tables at the same time, they will split the 9th and 10th place prize money.
Krzysztof Jaguscik shoved 330,000 under the gun and Francis Foord-Brown called from the small blind.
Krzysztof Jaguscik:
Francis Foord-Brown:
With an icy stare, Jaguscik calmly awaited his fate as the dealer fanned out on the flop. The on the turn gave the Pole additional outs, as he picked up a flush draw to go with his treys.
The river bricked with the and Jaguscik headed to the payout desk.
The final table is now set and all remaining players will be moved to the feature table. Seating and chip counts follow.
The final table will be broadcasted with hole cards and will be on a 45-minute delay. The blog will follow along with the stream to remain spoiler-free.
[Removed:158] raised to 95,000 with . Dejan Godevic called with and an unknown card on the button, Francis Foord-Brown called with from the small blind and Kevin Barden defended .
The flop came down . Van Lancker continued with 255,000 and Godevic folded quickly. Foord-Brown check-raised with a massive amount of T-100,000 chips, enough to cover both players. Barden folded, but Van Lancker instantly called.
The turn and river were safe for Van Lancker, who doubled up through the chipleader.
Anton Kuznetsov raised to 80,000 with and Manuel Bardon peeled with in the big blind. The flop was and Bardon check-called a bet of 125,000.
The on the turn promised fireworks, as Bardon improved to two pair and Kuznetsov to a straight. Bardon checked, Kuznetsov bet 250,000 and Bardon called.
On the river, Bardon checked a third time. Kuznetsov sized out a value bet of 400,000 and Bardon snap-called. Kuznetsov showed the nuts, but Bardon quickly showed as well thinking his hand was good. After a short moment, the Spaniard realised he had lost and shipped 400k over to the Russian.
Francis Foord-Brown opened with a raise to 80,000 holding . Martin Gallagher went all-in on the button for 450,000 with .
[Removed:158] picked up in the big blind and called the shove, but folded when Foord-Brown went all-in over the top.
The flop all but sealed it. After the on the turn it was done, making the on the river meaningless. Gallagher, a plumber in daily life, received £7,010