The players are now on a slightly extended break but it will do them good to be able to catch their breath after a stunning succession of eliminations towards the end of the last level. There are just 4 players remaining in the tournament after a long period of 7-handed play – but as I wrote earlier, though there were no eliminations the game was anything but static as Michael Linster managed to chip up against the field into a dominant position.
Linster still has a strong chip lead – 20M compared with just under 13M for Guillaume Rivet, 11.5M for Henri Balcazar and 6.2M for Eric Despres – there’s still a chance for Rivet or Balcazar in particular to challenge Linster at the top of the leaderboard.