Done deal, two more depart

With the blinds still escalating and the fortunes of our players increasingly in the hands of Lady Luck, a deal was struck here in Vienna and our short stacks duly shipped their chips into the centre.

First to go was Robert Haigh (pictured); his pockets 4s losing out to Alexander Freund's J10 as his unstoppable rise in the Concord Card Casino continued.

In 3rd place was Sandor Levente, who was happy to go with any two with his stack making a tilt at the PPT trophy unlikely, and his J5 was bested by Freund's K3.

That sends us heads-up and only Gabor Skrinyar can now stop the home player from claiming the victory.

PPT VIENNA - DEAL
Alexander Freund, Austria - €34,190
Gabor Skrinyar, Hungary - €23,600
Robert Haigh, Germany - €19,130
Sandor Levente, Hungary - €17,980