Gorden Skinner, who was the absolute short stack of the tournament, moved all-in from UTG for 325,000 effectively. With Corrado and Taylor both putting in the same amount for a call, it was Grigorie who shoved his 3,500,000 into the middle from the Big Blind and we would see a showdown as Corrado and Taylor folded:
Grigorie: A Q
Skinner: A 4
Help was needed for Skinner, but the poker gods were not convinced to do him a favour.
Board: A 5 7 6 10
We are down to 25 players. Everyone has locked up £ 300 so far, but of course all of them are looking to win the first prize of £ 6,850 + Malta Package. Not bad for a £ 120 buy-in tournament.
| Allexandru Grigorie | 4,500,000 |
| Gordon Skinner | BUSTED |