You don’t get to day two of a major poker tournament without being at the top of your game. But to get to day three, you have to at least continue in the same vein and probably also discover that little bit extra to set yourself up for a crack at the big money. And it is big. There’s a confirmed £3,349,200 in the prize pool from the confirmed 596 players.
The arrival of the television table has crushed the remaining 158 players into an improbably small area in the main tournament room. And it also seems to have crushed so many of the very notable names into exceptionally close proximity. For example: