Newey Takes the Lead

Paul Newey raised to 250,000 chips with [Kd4d] on the button and Sam Soverel called with [Qd6c]. Soverel checked the [JsJd9c] flop and so too did Newey, but on the turn of [9d], Soverel's check was followed by a bet of 310,000 from Newey. That got a fold from the American,

Elio Fox Eliminated in 3rd Place for £69,000

Elio Fox raised to 290,000 with [Qh9h] and while that move worked on Paul Newey, the former Ocean Finance supremo ditching his hole cards, it did not have the same effect on American high roller superhero Sam Soverel. Soverel, who will lead the race to win the British Poker Open even

Mikita Badziakouski Eliminated in 4th Place for £46,000

Mikita Badziakouski moved all-in for 460,000 with [AhJc] and was snap-called by Paul Newey with [AcQh]. The flop of [5c2h3d] added some chop outs but kept Newey in the lead, and the [Qc] on the turn meant Badziakouski could only chop to survive with a four on the river. That 5th street

Sam Greenwood Eliminated in 5th Place for £36,800

Paul Newey held [Jd9d] and called Sam Greenwood, who had raised pre-flop with [AhKh]. The two men saw a stunning flop of [Ad6d7d] arrive, both men checking for trapping reasons. The turn of [4s] saw Newey check again, but Greenwood fired out 90,000 this time, Newey made a pretty quick raise

Greenwood Doubles Through Fox

Sam Greenwood was all-in pre-flop with [AcJs] and held the lead over Elio Fox, who called with [Qh9h]. The board of [2c5d8sAs9s] saw Greenwood double-up again, this time to 590,000, while Fox slips to 720,000, remaining in third place.

Cary Katz Eliminated in 6th Place for £27,600

Cary Katz has busted Event #3 of the British Poker Open after two hands saw his chances fail and Paul Newey's take a massive boost. Katz shoved pre-flop with [Ac9h] for around 300,000 and was called by Mikita Badziakouski, who re-shoved all-in with [Ah7s], isolating the field then picking up his pair

Top Dollar Doubles His Chances

Paul Newey moved all-in over the top of Sam Greenwood's raise to 80,000 with [Ac9h] and Greenwood's fold with [Ad9d] was agonising. Cary Katz had called Greenwood already with [JsTs] so invested the extra. The board of [2h5d3c] saw Newey become a 3:1 favorite and that improved after the [Qd] turn.

Greenwood Doubles Through Soverel

Sam Greenwood moved all-in pre-flop with [Ah3s] from the hijack and in the next seat, Sam Soverel decided to re-shove with [AdTs], successfully isolating the field. Soverel was a huge favorite to bust a dangerous opponent just 30 minutes into the action. The flop of [2c3hQs] saw a yelp of "Oh no!"

Soverel Doesn’t Let Badziakouski Have it Easy

Sam Soverel moved all-in with [Ac4d] for 1.5million on the button and Mikita Badziakouski went into the tank in the big blind. Cary Katz got out of the way between the two men. After using time bank extensions, and clearly wrestling with a very marginal decision and eventually elected to fold

Cary Katz Calls it Cold

After a flop of [6h8sTc], Cary Katz bet 100,000 on the turn of [4c] and was called by Elio Fox. While Katz had jack-ten, Fox had an eight, and on the river of [8d], Fox turned the tables and bet out 205,000. "I did not want to see an eight!" stated Katz,