Big stacks gobble up rivals before dinner

Overnight chip leader Santiago Soriano Ramos continues to eat up opposing stacks and must be closing on a quarter million in chips after dispatching yet another rival as the PP blog passed by.

The Spanish player raised from early position and faced with a re-raise, decided to put his opponent to the test with 10s. The call came but no help was forthcoming for his latest victim's AKs.

Meanwhile Bastian Bluem is still alive and keeping close to the 78,000 average. He won a pot just as the break arrived, four-betting all-in with QQ and earning a call from a pot-committed A9s. The ladies held.

75 players remain and now is time for the dinner break, so here are a few chips counts for familiar faces:

Fernando Martin - 30,000 approx
Carlos Oliveira - 153,000
Joao Brito - 155,000
Bastian Bluem - 75,000