Badziakouski the First to Go

Right after the short break, Mikita Badziakouski lost the last of his chips. With the straddle on Badziakouski in seat one, he saw his neighbor Leon Tsoukernik open for 75,000 - raising blind Reeves told us after the fact. This raise was enough to get rid of Reeves and Foxen, but

Louis Salter vs. Joao Vieira

Following a hijack raise to 65,000, Louis Salter called on the button before Joao Vieira three-bet the small blind to 360,000. The initial raiser folded, but Salter called as the flop landed [JsKsKc]. Vieira continued for 230,000 and Salter called as the turn fell the [9s]. Vieira used a time extension

Vieira Doubles Through Fox

The board showed [KhTc6c7s] when Elio Fox checked from the big blind to Joao Vieira on the button. Vieira bet 17,500 and Fox check-raised to 37,000. Vieira tanked for a while before making the call and the river was the [As]. Fox checked on the river and Vieira bet 36,000 leaving himself

Fox Shoves, Shows One

The players are on their first break of the day and just before that recess, Elio Fox shoved on Joao Vieira. With the board reading [Jc5c5hTcAs], Vieira bet 19,000 from the big blind. Fox, who was in the hijack, took a few moments before moving effectively all-in for 75,000. Vieira didn't seem

Value for Kyllonen, Vieira Eliminated

We just caught the end of a big pot where Jens Kyllonen took a chunk out of Sam Soverel's stack. The board read [4s6cTh5cAh] and Soverel called a bet of 60,000 only to get shown [AdJc8d7h] for an eight-high straight from the Finn. Soverel mucked and lost a sizable portion

Cochrane Doubles Through Vieira

On a [AcTc9d] flop Joao Vieira checked to Gavin Cochrane who moved all-in for his last 35,000. Vieira called and the showdown went as follows. Vieira: [AsQsJd6d] Cochrane: [AdQcTd6c] The board ran out [3h], [Jh] and Cochrane doubled up.

Trending In The Right Direction

Mike Watson Wins Another

Four players have hit the rail since the start of Level 7 and chip leader Mike Watson was responsible for the last two eliminations. In the first, Koray Aldemir ran his short stack into Watson's nut flush and Joao Vieira was the next to hit the rail after running into pocket

Top-Ten at Second Break

The first six levels of the British Poker Open is in the books. Mike Watson still leads, but there has been movement below him on the leaderboard. Most of that movement has occurred on Table 1, where Robert Flink and Cary Katz have built their stacks over 200,000. At Watson's table, Stephen Chidwick,

Loeser Busts Vieira

Manig Loeser raised to 6,000 and Joao Vieira decided to move all in for his last 27,000 chips. The action folded back to Loeser and he made the call. Loeser: [As3s] Vieira: [KsQs] The board ran out [6hKc9sAh3d] and Vieira was sent to the rail.