Sam Grafton Shoves on Flint
In one of the first hands after the redraw, Sam Grafton shoved on Robert Flink and the Swede found a fold to keep himself near the top of the counts.
After the [Ts7c6c] flop, Flink bet 25,000 from the blinds and Grafton used a majority of his time bank before moving all-in. Flink asked for a count and even though he looked interested, he elected not to match Grafton’s remaining 106,000.
While Flink is still comfortably one of the top stacks, Grafton is grinding closer to the middle of the pack.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Flink | 290,000 |
20,000  |
| Sam Grafton | 165,000 |
20,000 |
Redraw Before Official “Final Table”
After the elimination of Stephen Chidwick, the eight remaining players have combined to one table.
An updated look at the lineup and chip counts after the redraw is provided below:
- Robert Flink – 310,000
- Jake Schindler – 95,000
- Cary Katz – 125,000
- Manig Loeser – 295,000
- Mike Watson – 545,000
- Sam Soverel – 80,000
- Sam Grafton – 105,000
- Luc Greenwood – 320,000
Since registration remains open, any talk of payouts and British Poker Open leaderboard points will have to wait until the official final table.
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 kings.
Watson opened to 8,000 from under the gun and after Luc Greenwood called in the small blind, Vieira shoved for close to 120,000. Watson re-shoved and Greenwood got out of the way, leaving Vieira at-risk with [AdQc] against [KsKd].
The Portuguese pro whiffed on the [8h4h3d] flop, but picked up additional outs after the [Qd] paired him on the turn. The [Js] wasn’t one of those outs and Vieira was eliminated.
As Vieira exited the tournament area, Sam Grafton was moved from Table 1 to Watson’s direct left to balance the remaining nine players. With late registration open for another three hours, Event #1 will continue to play at two different tables until eight players remain.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Watson | 540,000 |
165,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | Busted |
-65,000  |
| Joao Vieira | Busted |
-110,000 |
| Barry Shulman | Busted |
-67,000 |
| Gang Wang | Busted |
-80,000 |
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, Koray Aldemir, and Sam Soverel have all rebought and are below a starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Watson | 375,000 |
50,000 |
| Robert Flink | 270,000 |
60,000 |
| Cary Katz | 225,000 |
23,000 |
| Sam Grafton | 145,000 |
30,000 |
| Manig Loeser | 135,000 |
-35,000 |
| Jake Schindler | 120,000 |
5,000 |
| Joao Vieira | 110,000 |
110,000 |
| Luc Greenwood | 105,000 |
-5,000 |
| Barry Shulman | 67,000 |
-28,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 65,000 |
1,000 |
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.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Manig Loeser | 170,000 |
55,000 |
| Joao Vieira | Busted |
-45,000 |
Schindler Doubles, Joao Vieira Stays Alive
Back-to-back hands swung Joao Vieira’s stack and both involved Jake Schindler.
In the first, Schindler opened the button and Vieira, who was in the big blind, shoved for just under a starting stack. Schindler called, putting his tournament life and final 67,000 on the line.
Schindler was flipping for that tournament life, with [AsQs] against Vieira’s [3c3s].
The [8h7c4c] flop kept the small pocket pair in the lead, but it couldn’t stay in front. Schindler hit the [Qh] on the turn and Vieira was unable to find one of the remaining treys on the river.
In the very next hand, Schindler and Vieira matched up again. This time, Vieira was at risk and behind after shoving his final 19,000 with [AcJs]. Schindler held [AsKc] and looked poised to score his first British Poker Open knockout until Vieira found a jack on the turn.
When the dust settled, Schindler was behind close to a starting stack and Vieira regrouped with 20 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Schindler | 115,000 |
43,000 |
| Joao Vieira | 45,000 |
-50,000 |
Katz Raises Loeser on the Turn
Cary Katz raised under the gun to 6,000 and Jake Schindler called on the button after which Manig Loeser called in the small blind. Joao Vieira folded the big blind and the flop brought out [As7h9s] and all three players checked.
On the turn the [7d] hit and Loeser bet 5,000 after which Katz raised to 14,000. Schindler folded and Loeser gave it some thought before kicking his cards towards the muck.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Cary Katz | 202,000 |
22,000 |
| Manig Loeser | 115,000 |
-7,000 |
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