
Things are going rapidly now half way through day one of the final table. Everyone has started making bold moves and the chip count board is all over the place. Its hard to keep up with the action.
O'Dea goes all in with pocket sevens and Staszko folds. O'Dea is obviously trying to get a bigger chip count. After a little scuffle with Giannetti Heinz steps into the chip lead. Positions are changing rapidly. Holden goes all in on the button and takes it from Bunahara making O'Dea the short stack. O'Dea goes all in against Giannetti forcing a fold and increasing his stack.
Collins and Lamb go head to head but Collins quickly folds. A few quick hands but nothing special. Level ends with Heinz in the lead and Makiievski in ninth position.
The players take a break.
Lamb calls 9 million and Holden goes all in. Lamb has AK and Holden has AJ. The flop is 9-8-A. The turn is a Q giving Lamb the hand. Sam Holden leaves the table. Ben Lamb increase his stack by sixty percent.
We are down to eight players.
Bounahra starts on the button raising $1.9 million . Staszko calls. Bounahra bets and Staszko folds. Waiting for the action to begin again. Bounahra then goes up against Giannetti. The pot is $17 million and Giannetti takes it. Bounahra is down to $8 million in chips. Heinz and Staszko close call for the chip lead.
Bounahra calls on the button and O'Dea goes all in. Bounahra folds. Lamb takes an easy pot on the button. Heinz takes a few more chips off Makiievski. Things are getting tight and I expect to see some players going out soon. Makiievski goes all in against Heinz. Fop gives Makiievski two pair but on the turn Heinz gets 3 nines! River is a 7 and we say goodbye to the Ukrainian.