Great Danes go to war

Having dominated the final table story so far, Danish players Aske Muff and Anders Loringen finally clashed in a big hand - and once again it was the chip leader who added to his stack.

Muff had attacked his compatriot's big blind with a 28,500 raise in a blind battle, and after he was called, the flop came 8♠-9♦-3♣.

That prompted a 33,500 c-bet but Loringen looked far from flustered, calling that and further bets on the turn (A♣) and river (8♦).

The shorter stack must have felt he'd done enough to win the enormous pot as he showed 8♣6♣, but Aske was not to be denied - showing threes full to maintain his top dog status.

At the break, Aske was feeling great about his chances: "Obviously it's gone really well. I've dominated the table and I've had some really good cards too.

"It's great when you feel like you can't miss, but I'm wary that I'm up against two strong opponents here and need to see it through."