A few important hands for Ben Jackson at the table containing both chip leaders have altered the counts considerably and we've rounded them all up.
First, Ben Jackson doubled through Stephen Chidwick in more than fortuitous circumstances when he was at risk with against Chidwick's . The board of gave Jackson a way back into contention.
Jacob Mulhern took half of those newly-won chips back after betting flop and river with two-pair on a board of .
Finally, Jackson was all-in pre-flop again, this time called by the original raiser Vicente Delgado, whose could not catch up with Jackson's on a sweaty board of .
On the button, Tom Hall raised to 3.5M and Moritz Dietrich in the big blind three-bet to 10M. Back on Hall, he moved all in for 42.6M and Dietrich quickly called.
Tom Hall:
Moritz Dietrich:
The flop came and Hall improved to a pair of tens. Neither the turn nor the river changed anything and Hall scored a crucial double.
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Moritz Dietrich raised to 3.6M in the cutoff and Jeremy Pantin three-bet to 9.1M in the small blind. "How much stack do you have?" Dietrich asked and then moved all in after Pantin replied "around 40M. A quick call followed and the cards were turned over.
Jeremy Pantin:
Moritz Dietrich:
The flop of was not much of a game changer yet, but Dietrich picked up a flush draw with the turn. A blank river let Pantin double for 45.375M to send Dietrich from hero to short stack in a short period of time.
The action folded around to Antti Halme in the cutoff, and the Finn made it 3,500,000 to go. Andrew Tuxworth on the button wasted no time in moving all in, and after the numbers had been confirmed by the dealer, Halme made the call.
Andrew Tuxworth tabled , but they were trailing the of Halme.
"Oh well, it's been a good run," Tuxworth concluded even before the community cards were dealt as if he sensed it was over.
The board ran out , and Tuxworth exited in 21st. He gets £25,000 for his efforts.
Mark Gardner raised to 3.3M from under the gun and Moritz Dietrich moved all in, which got through.
Then, Gardner raised to 3.2M and Christoffer Stahle defended the big blind. On the flop, Stahle checked and Gardner checked behind. The turn saw a check-call for 2.5M by Stahle and the duo checked again the river. Stahle showed and won the pot.
Dietrich's raise to 3.6M on the button was met with an all in by Jeremy Pantin in the big blind and Dietrich folded. Dietrich also folded after raising to 3.6M on the button and Stahle three-bet to 10M before Stahle himself raised to 3.3M and Jake Cody three-bet to 10.8M out of the small blind.
Vicente Delgado crashes out to massive chip leader Jacob Mulhern
Vicente Delgado moved all-in pre-flop from late position for around 22 million chips and Jacob Mulhern called after opening the action.
Vicente Delgado:
Jacob Mulhern:
The board of gave Delgado a massive sweat from the flop, but ultimately disappointed him and left him out of the reckoning for that million-dollar top prize. At present, Jacob Mulhern is in pole position for both the tournament win and of course that magical £100,000 Golden Chip last longer.
In the very last hand before the dinner break, Thomas Dunwoodie made it four million to go from first position. Jacob Mulhern called from the cutoff before Stephen Chidwick moved all-in for 40,350,000 total. The button and blinds got out of the way, and Dunwoodie instantly moved in over the top, opening the door for a double knockout by Mulhern. Mulhern opted to fold, and Dunwoodie confidently turned over . Chidwick, however, revealed the mother of all poker hands, and the were a big favorite to take the massive pot.
Every player stayed behind to see the board run out , and Chidwick was left with quite a bit of stacking to do before he could get something to eat. He didn't look bothered all, though.
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gave Jackson a way back into contention. 
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could not catch up with Jackson's 
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turn nor the 
river changed anything and Hall scored a crucial double.
was not much of a game changer yet, but Dietrich picked up a flush draw with the 
turn. A blank 
river let Pantin double for 45.375M to send Dietrich from hero to short stack in a short period of time.
flop, Stahle checked and Gardner checked behind. The 
turn saw a check-call for 2.5M by Stahle and the duo checked again the 
gave Delgado a massive sweat from the flop, but ultimately disappointed him and left him out of the reckoning for that million-dollar top prize. At present, Jacob Mulhern is in pole position for both the tournament win and of course that magical £100,000 Golden Chip last longer.
. Chidwick, however, revealed the mother of all poker hands, and the 