The bubble drags on as smaller stacks survive

Twenty-eight players still remain and the bubble boy is yet to show his face, as Lady Luck toys with our competitors.

Some players have survived their day as the dog to double through when it seems certain we would have our final three tables.

Viscak Marek (pictured) had also been on the line after losing a huge slice of his stack when overplaying A6o against an opponent who found KK, but his pleas of "let's go gamble!" initially fell on deaf ears at Table 11.

When he did manage to get his stack in the centre, he found himself with A♦Q♥ vs 8♦8♠.

The board made things interesting by the turn, giving Marek overcards, straight and flush possibilities on a 5♠-6♥-J♥ flop followed by the 10♥.

Another river King kept Marek alive and he bids to make a return to the PPT final table, having finished second in London.