| Level 7: | 500/1,000 (1,000) |
| Entries: | 65/112 |
| Prizes: | £50,000 GTD |
Connor Butt min-raised to 2,000 on the Button. Big-stacked Cieran Tighe defended his Big Blind.
Tighe check-called a 1,500 continuation bet from Butt on the J♠9♦3♣ flop. Both players swiftly checked the 9♥ turn, and this poker.pro live reporter had the feeling there wouldn’t be any immense action this hand. Boy, was that gut feeling wrong. After another check from Butt on the 2♦ river, Butt fired a 10,000 overbet. Then, Tighe re-raised his opponent all in for perhaps 21,000 in total. “I know I should fold, but I can’t,” Butt said before making the call.
Tighe tabled K♠9♣ for trips, and, as he probably knew himself, Butt couldn’t beat it. All his chips went to Tighe, who could be the current chip leader. Butt still has two levels and a break left to re-enter Day 1a of the £150 Mini Main Event, if that’s what his heart desires.
Cieran Tighe: 168,000
Connor Butt: 0
