The weak and the strong - PPT on the bubble

The first break has arrived at Casino Vilamoura and with 22 players remaining, we're on the familiar cusp of the money that brings fear and pleasure in equal measure.

While the short stacks clam up and hope to hold on, our big stacks go from strength, and even the mid size sharks are enjoying the opportunity to take a few more pots uncontested.

German player Rene Knapp is some 20,000 short of the average yet he sees no reason to let up on his aggressive streak after a roller coaster afternoon so far.

"I have around 60,000 after starting the day on around 55,000, but I've been up to 100,000 and down to 30,000 in the first two hours," he smiled.

"I play really aggressive so it's always swingy, but my table is ok and with only 22 players left, there's some really short stacks around."

Aggression on the bubble is one thing, but Knapp says that is nothing compared to what he has in store once it bursts.

"Once the final two go bust, I'm going to get involved in plenty of action and go for the win. If it means I finish 20th, I don't care.

"It's only going to be ten or twenty minutes until it bursts, but in the meantime it's great because so many players are just folding into the money."