The remaining three players will be back in twenty minutes as we'll enter level 30 (50,0000/100,000, 10,000 ante). Coren Mitchell, Fundaro and Westmorland will then have the following stacks to work with:
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Giacomo Fundaro opened for 225,000 from the button holding . In the big blind it was Jason Westmorland and he made the call with .
Westmorland and Fundaro both checked the flop. The on the turn made for more action as Westmorland check-called a 275,000 bet. The on the river again saw Westmorland check. The check back on the flop by Funaro put him on the wrong track probably, as he now called the 435,000 bet from Fundaro.
With nothing but the pair of eights on the table and his ace-high he called. His bluff catch didn't catch a bluff this time, Fundaro tabled his rivered trips and took down the pot.
Jordan Westmorland opened for 200,000 with from the button and was called by small blind Giacomo Fundaro with and big blind Vicky Coren Mitchell with .
Three players saw a flop of and they all checked. The turn card was the . Fundaro bet 365,000 and Westmorland was the only caller with his gut-shot draw.
The river card was the and both players checked. The pot was won by the sixes of Fundaro.
Jordan Westmorland opened the button for 200,000 holding . In the small blind Giacomo Fundaro made the call with . Vicky Coren Mitchell squeezed from the big blind with to 700,000.
Westmorland instantly folded, and after some thinking Fundaro did the same.
and Jordan Westmorland called in the small blind with 
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and got it through.
and Jordan Westmorland called in the big blind with 
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and both players checked. The turn card was the 
giving Coren Mitchell two pair and Westmorland the nut flush draw.
. Coren Mitchell bet again for 500,000 and Westmorland gave it a ponder. He made the fold though.
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on the turn made for more action as Westmorland check-called a 275,000 bet. The 
on the river again saw Westmorland check. The check back on the flop by Funaro put him on the wrong track probably, as he now called the 435,000 bet from Fundaro.
on the button for 200,000 and Vicky Coren Mitchell called in the big blind with 
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. Coren Mitchell checked and Westmorland bet 200,000 only to be raised by Coren Mitchell to 500,000. Westmorland called.
for 200,000. Jordan Westmorland folded, Giacomo Fundaro called with 
from the big blind.
and big blind Vicky Coren Mitchell with 
and they all checked. The turn card was the 