After the break, play continued quietly & submissively for 15 minutes, & then, suddenly, @BarrattG1 @ @themeaty1 got it all-in, with Barratt holding the Queens & Meaty the K-J.
An intriguing flop ensued, but it ran out blank, so we lose @themeaty1.
@esswun & @gonedoggin were both short enough such that either were moving in with any sort of hand, so when esswun jammed with his A-3 gonedoggin quickly called with his 10-10.
Firstly, @esswun & @desres go to war, esswun badly outkicked, but after an intriguing flop, the flush sealed the deal with a card to spare to give desres a full 2XUp & leave esswun struggling.
Moments later, the same 2 are at it again, esswun with the K-Q & @desres with the a-10, and despite another mischievous flop it was all over on the turn.
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Players now on break & will return to Blinds at 4,000-8,000.
Will try & get chip counts now, bear with me please.
Here we go with the chip counts. Blinds will be 4k-8k when they restart, ignoring the Ante.
@esswun 144,000 (approx 18 Bigs)
@desres 180,000 (approx 22 Bigs)
@BarrattG1 210,000 (approx 26 Bigs)
@themeaty1 69,000 (approx 8.5 Bigs)
@gonedoggin 132,000 (approx 16 Bigs)
2 or 3 of these players are really quite aggro, so this could get quite interesting now.
An intriguing flop ensued, but it ran out blank, so we lose @themeaty1.
8th, @MattBates, £1,000
7th @Alvez11 £1,250
6th @GSmith13 £1,500
5th @themeaty1 £2,000
5 minutes left in this level, & then we go 5,000-10,000 with a 10,000 BB ante
@BarrattG1 has about 365,000, which approximates to half the chips in play 4 handed.
@esswun & @gonedoggin were both short enough such that either were moving in with any sort of hand, so when esswun jammed with his A-3 gonedoggin quickly called with his 10-10.
It's a brutal game sometimes.
So we lose @gonedoggin in 4th place.
8th, @MattBates, £1,000
7th @Alvez11 £1,250
6th @GSmith13 £1,500
5th @themeaty1 £2,000
4th @gonedoggin £2,750
The remaining trio are playing for this;
1st £10,000
2nd £7,000
3rd £4,500
Now that's deal material usually, but @BarrattG1 is monsta chip, so I'd be surprised if he'd surrender that equity, certainly not yet awhile.
And we are HEADS UP, details to follow.
Moments later, the same 2 are at it again, esswun with the K-Q & @desres with the a-10, and despite another mischievous flop it was all over on the turn.
So we lose @esswun in 3rd place, leaving @BarrattG1 & @desres Heads Up.
8th @MattBates, £1,000
7th @Alvez11 £1,250
6th @GSmith13 £1,500
5th @themeaty1 £2,000
4th @gonedoggin £2,750
3rd @esswun £4,500
I missed the hand, but @desres now holds a small chip lead, he has north of 430,000, with Barratt sitting on around 300,000.
Blinds are 6,000-12,000, but as they are heads up, the BB Ante is no longer in play.