| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,710,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
3,620,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
All-in and calls are like London buses. You wait ages and then two come along at once. This time it was Rodrigues doubling through Selides with 
vs 
on 
Players have just gone on a 30 minute break
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,500,000
7,000,000
|
7,000,000 |
|
|
3,600,000
-6,800,000
|
-6,800,000 |
The two players saw a flop of 
and Selides lead for 170,000. Rodrigues called.
On the turn 
Selides check-raised Rodrigues' bet of 300,000 to 900,000. Rodrigues made the call and saw the 
on the river.
Selides then lead for 1,340,000 and Rodrigues went deep into the tank. He thought and swore, checked and re-checked his cards before calling. "Nuts" announced Selides, tabling 
, cue more swearing from Rodrigues.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,400,000
3,900,000
|
3,900,000 |
|
|
2,500,000
-4,300,000
|
-4,300,000 |
A slight pause in proceedings, for the journalists at least, who all rush outside to marvel at the halo surrounding the moon for a minute.
Back to the poker, and despite the deal, neither player looks like easing up and both are intent on winning the remaining cash and the gold ring
The players have agreed a 50:50 deal, with 50,000 dir (€4,657) and the ring left aside for the winner. The payouts are now as follows:
Jonathan Rodrigues: 975,000 dir (€90,822)
Mathieu Selides: 975,000 dir (€90,822)
Players are talking with tournament officials about the details of a deal, considering both players' stacks are around equal.
It was all-in preflop for Selides again with pocket tens: 
against the 
of Anthony Rodrigues
The board ran out 
which doubled up Selides and effectively balanced out the players' stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,800,000
-3,100,000
|
-3,100,000 |
|
|
6,500,000
3,100,000
|
3,100,000 |
On a flop of 
Anthony Rodrigues check-called a bet of 130,000 and saw a turn card which was the . Again Rodrigues checked and this time Selides bet 300,000. Rodrigues called and then checked a third time on the 
river. Selides wasted no time in firing our a hefty bet of 700,000.
Rodrigues thought for a few minutes before announcing raise and pushing forward 2.1m in chips. Selides went back and forth in his head before calling.
Rodrigues: 
Selides: 
Selides had turned a set, but Rodrigues rivered the nut straight and moved into a commanding chip lead once again
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,900,000
3,600,000
|
3,600,000 |
|
|
3,400,000
-2,400,000
|
-2,400,000 |
Sometimes the most interesting hands don't have a showdown. Ok, that's a lie, but still they can be interesting.
Jonathan Rodrigues raised to 160,000, which has been the standard size so far. Selides pulled back his big blind and re-raised to 460,000. Rodrigues, not content with that pulled his bet back and made it 900,000. Selides then moved all-in and Rodrigues cursed, reluctantly letting go of his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,300,000
-1,900,000
|
-1,900,000 |
|
|
5,800,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
From the early stages of this heads-up battle it appears that Selides is the more comfortable. Rodrigues is mucking his cards in more and more an irritable fashion, and Selides has managed to pull back almost a million in chips from the Belgian.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,200,000
-880,000
|
-880,000 |
|
|
4,950,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
