Over the hump, Hill heads for Day 2

Steve Hill has been feeling the burn of a gruelling Day 1 for some time but there's nothing like eliminating an opponent to add spring to your step.

Hilly the fish has certainly been more shark-like today, lying in wait for long periods before gobbling up another stack from across the felt, and he just added another name to his victim list as the clock counts down.

The poor villain was already clinging to his tournament life by the time he shoved his last 10k with AQ, only for Hill to peek at QQ in the hole. A set of Queens on the flop all but ended the contest within a few moments of his snap-call.

On the downward slope now, surely only disaster would prevent our poker writer from continuing his tale into Day 2.