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The players are back in their seats with the blinds kicking off at 30,000/60,000 with a 5,000 chip ante.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,550,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
3,250,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 5,000
It has been a rollercaoster heads-up battle so far, with the chip lead swapping and changing between the two players.
Leo Boxell and Phillip Willcocks are taking a much deserved ten minutes break!
Leo Boxell won't go down without a fight, managing to scrape through with a double-up and keep his tournament life alive when this hand played out.
Willcocks raised to 100,000 and Boxell made the call.
The flop fell 
and Boxell checked to the aggressor who made it 150,000. Boxell then popped it to 500,000 at which point Willcocks moved all-in. Boxell thought for a few moments before making a call and the players turned their hands over.
Willcocks: 
Boxell: 
It was a big over pair for Willcocks and middle-pair and a gutshot straight draw for Boxell. The turn came the 
and Boxell would double-up when he dodged the eight on the river that could have made it a chop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,300,000
-1,700,000
|
-1,700,000 |
|
|
3,500,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
Phillip Wilcocks raised to 100,000, at which point Leo Boxell threw out 150,000. This is where the controversy started, with Boxell's bet deemed a raise when he apparently only meant to call. Willcocks then raised to 400,000 and Boxell decided to move all-in. Willcocks made the call and turned over his 
, while Boxell tabled 
. Willcocks then asked if Boxell's mistaken raise before may have been angle shoot. Boxell assured him it was an honest mistake.
Willcocks left the table while the board ran out 
, with no danger for Willcocks as he took the double-up.
When Willcocks returned to his seat for the next hand he asked Boxell, "Was that an old school angle shoot before?"
"It really was an honest mistake," replied Leo.
There was no hostility between the players, but it seems Willcocks was still wondering whether or not Boxell did in fact try an angle shoot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,000,000
3,100,000
|
3,100,000 |
|
|
1,800,000
-3,100,000
|
-3,100,000 |
Leo Boxell raised to 150,000 from the button and Phillip Willcocks called.
The flop brought about the 
and a couple of checks to go with it. The turn card was the 
and this time Willcocks led for 225,000. Boxell then popped it to 600,000 and Willcocks made the call.
The 
on the river made it four cards to a straight showing on the board and slowed things down as both players checked and turned their hands over. Boxell held for a flopped set, while Willcocks showed an 
.
"If a little card came on the river, this tournament was all over!", exclaimed Boxell.
"If you bet on the flop it could have been all over," replied Willcocks, as Boxell takes the pot and improves his chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,900,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
2,900,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
Leo Boxell called from the button and Phillip Willcocks raised it to 200,000 from the big blind. With a call from Boxell the flop would be dealt.
Willcocks check-called a 350,000 chip bet from Boxell and the was dealt on the turn. Both players checked the king as the 
landed on the river. Willcocks again checked and Boxell moved his remaining 1,400,000 into the pot. Willcocks called and the players turned their hands over.
Willcocks held 
for a turned top-pair, while Boxell's runner-runner straight would be good for the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000
-1,900,000
|
-1,900,000 |
|
|
3,800,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
In the seventh hand of heads-up play, Phillip Willcocks made a standard raise from the button at which point the action was on Boxell in the big blind. Boxell then decided it was time to ship his giant stack in the middle again, moving around 5-million into the pot of under 200,000.
Willlcocks quickly called and the players turned their hands over.
Willcocks: 
Boxell: 
The board ran out 
, no devastating deuce for Boxell, as Willcocks snatches the chip lead out of Boxell's hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,900,000
3,350,000
|
3,350,000 |
|
|
1,900,000
-3,350,000
|
-3,350,000 |
Phillip Willcocks raised from the button and Leo Boxell made the call from the big blind.
Flop:
Boxell led for 200,000 and Willcocks popped it to 550,000. Boxell then made it 500,000 more to go and Willcocks instantly folded, sending the pot to Boxell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,250,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
2,550,000
-850,000
|
-850,000 |
The first hand of the heads-up battle was a little puzzling, with Leo Boxell shipping his 4-million plus stack after Phillip Willcocks opened with a min-raise. Willcocks mucked his hands and Boxell took down the small pot.
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