Day 1 - final hour of play

Just 60 minutes left to survive if our players are to make Day 2, though Luis Machado will setting bigger targets due to his 75,000 stack.

The Portuguese has been ticking along all day but suddenly burst into life late on, hitting his current heights when he doubled through with a set. Machado's 4s connected with a K48 flop and he stacked a villain with AK.

Alex Hanell's fortunes have also taken a turn for the better, with around 50,000 now in the Swede's armoury after his King high flush bettered a 10-high flush to send a big pot his way.

Czech Jakub Milion may not have enjoyed quite as much success, though he is still ahead of the average, but he is loving every minute in the Rio.

"I played with Joe Cada at my table earlier," grinned Milion, "I raised him pre-flop and he three-bet. I've never enjoyed folding more than that!"

Famous poker faces litter the Rio but it's not just card players that are attracting attention. Former Bayern Munich striker Roy Mackaay is also in the building having busted out earlier - and subsequently lost a last longer bet with his wife!

In fact, ParadisePoker's own Pham Kim-Phuc tangled with her only a short time ago, losing a big pot that leaves him closer to the average stack than he's been since the first hand!

Selected Chip Count
Luis Machado - 75,000
Alexander Hanell - 50,000
Jakub Milion - 35,000
Pham Kim-Phuc - 25,000
Robert Norberg - 22,000
David Pishvafar - 16,000
Tom Garland - 11,500