Fox Shoves The River
On a flop showing [7s6c9c] Stephen Chidwick bet 16,000 and Elio Fox made the call in position. On the turn the [9c] hit and Chidwick 20,000 bet which was called by Fox once more.
The river brought the [7c] and Chidwick check-folded when Fox moved all in for 54,000. Chidwick was left with right around 60,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Elio Fox | 120,000 |
20,000  |
| Stephen Chidwick | 60,000 |
-40,000  |
The Final Two Tables
Play is back underway after an extended dinner break and the table draw is now as following with 21 total entries and 11 remaining players.
| Seat | Table 1 | Table 2 |
| 1 | Elio Fox | Robert Flink |
| 2 | Luc Greenwood | Cary Katz |
| 3 | Jake Schindler | Mike Watson |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick | Sam Soverel |
| 5 | Manig Loeser | Sam Grafton |
| 6 | Steve O’Dwyer |
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Elio Fox | 100,000 | - |
| Steve O'Dwyer | 100,000 | - |
Updated Counts Before Dinner
The remaining 8 players just completed Level 9 and are now on a 90-minute dinner break. Registration will remain open through the recess and when play resumes, just before 8:00 PM local time, the field will be finalized.
When play does resume, we expect Event #1 to expand back to two tables. The Poker Central Live Reporting team will pick up the action after break and follow the first event of the British Poker Open until six players remain.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Watson | 685,000 |
145,000 |
| Luc Greenwood | 320,000 |
215,000 |
| Cary Katz | 165,000 |
-60,000 |
| Robert Flink | 155,000 |
-135,000 |
| Sam Soverel | 135,000 |
15,000 |
| Sam Grafton | 130,000 |
-35,000 |
| Manig Loeser | 90,000 |
-45,000 |
| Jake Schindler | 80,000 |
-40,000 |
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 |
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