| Level 17: | 5,000/10,000 (10,000) |
| Entries: | 14/89 |
| Prizes: | £50,000 GTD |
Seated on the Hi-jack, Jitin Dhawan opened to 17,000. Action folded all the way to Jacob George, who moved all in for 73,000 on the Big Blind. After a minute’s worth of consideration, Dhawan made the call, but the two players were not given the green light, as hand-for-hand play is activated on the bubble. There was another hand going on at Table 22.
There, the board read J♣Q♣7♦3♥ with roughly 100,000 in the middle. Cristina Cioara (Big Blind) checked to “Mr. X” (Lo-jack), who bet 76,000. Cioara utilized not one, not two, but three timebank chips before moving all in for 126,000. “Mr. X” didn’t have any time bank chips of his own left; after 30 seconds in the tank, his hand was declaraed dead.
As such, George and Dhawan could table their hole cards at the other table.
Jacob George: A♣J♥
Jitin Dhawan: A♥7♥
George and the £150 Mini Main Event are not friends, seeing as George bubbled three starting-day flights of the tournament during the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield. He took a solid lead on the J♣4♥2♣ flop. The 6♥ turn saw Dhawan improving to a flush draw, but, in the end, George was relieved to double up on courtesy of the 3♦ river.
Cristina Cioara: 295,000
Jitin Dhawan: 256,000
Jacob George: 154,000
“Mr. X”: 106,000
