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Monday, June 6, 2011 4:48 PM Local Time
The Brits have established themselves as by far the best railers of this year's WSOP. At Jake Cody's match in the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship, the atmosphere felt like a Manchester United vs. Chelsea Premier League match, and their presence was felt by everyone in The Rio. While this event pales in comparison to the Heads-Up, they are still here in force to support their mate and chip leader Matt Perrins. The rail includes the likes of Chris Moorman, Jake Cody, Sam Trickett, Toby Lewis and many more. Even last night when we were playing down to the final table, many of them stood around for hours watching Perrins play. No event is too small for them to be out in force, drinking beers, and cheering for their countrymen.
Monday, June 6, 2011 4:41 PM Local Time
Thomas Fuller moved all in from the cutoff for 88,000 and Matt Perrins made the call in the small blind.
Perrins drew one card to a and Fuller stood pat with . Perrins flipped the . There was some momentary confusion, but Fuller realized first that his hand was now no good and offered a handshake. The Brits began to cheer again. Four are left and Perrins has a big chip lead once more.
| Matt Perrins | 570,000 | 192,000  |
| Thomas Fuller | 0 | -130,000  |
Monday, June 6, 2011 4:31 PM Local Time
On the button, Bernard Lee raised it pre-draw to 19,000, Matt Perrins then raised it to 50,000 and Lee made the call.
Both drew one and Perrins then bet 72,000. Lee tanked for a couple minutes then folded. Lee is left with 180,000 and Perrins is back up to around 480,000
Monday, June 6, 2011 4:21 PM Local Time
Matt Perrins raised to 16,000 and Chris Bjorin made the call. Both players drew one card and Perrins fired out 31,000 before Bjorin raised to 91,000. It didn't take long for Perrins to make the call, and Bjorin said, "eighty-six," showing . Perrins flashed and sent it into the muck.
| Matt Perrins | 378,000 | -122,000 |
| Chris Bjorin | 345,000 | 85,000 |
Monday, June 6, 2011 4:16 PM Local Time
Bernard Lee has been folding to a lot of three bets recently, but he just got one back with a big hand against Thomas Fuller.
Fuller in the small blind raised to 22,000 and Lee called from the big blind. Each player drew one.
Fuller bet 35,000 post-draw and Lee called and took down the pot with an .
Monday, June 6, 2011 4:03 PM Local Time
Chris Bjorin raised to 20,000 and Robin Rightmire made the call. Bjorin stood pat and Rightmire drew one card.
Both players checked and Bjorin showed , but Rightmire's was good enought for the pot.
Thomas Fuller opened to 20,000 from the cutoff but had to fold when Matt Perrins moved all in.
Matt Perrins raised to 16,000 from the small blind and Chris Bjorin made the call, Perrins drawing two once more against Bjorin's one. Perrins check-called a 15,000 bet, but Bjorin showed for the pot.
Monday, June 6, 2011 3:57 PM Local Time
| Matt Perrins | 500,000 | 0 |
| Chris Bjorin | 260,000 | 19,000 |
| Bernard Lee | 230,000 | 4,000 |
| Thomas Fuller | 130,000 | -33,000 |
| Robin Rightmire | 110,000 | 0 |
Monday, June 6, 2011 3:46 PM Local Time
In early position Matt Perrins raised it to 16,000. Action folded around to Josh Brikis in the big blind, who re-raised to 48,000. Perrins looked back at his hand a few times and then went all in with a snap-call from Brikis.
Both players elected to draw one. Brikis showed a giving him a draw to the nuts, and Perrins showed a for a slightly worse draw. But, Brikis got unlucky and drew another to pair him while Perrins drew a to give him the pot and put him at about 500,000.
Brikis was bounced in sixth place.
Monday, June 6, 2011 3:40 PM Local Time
Level: 19
Blinds: 4000/8000
Ante: 2000
Monday, June 6, 2011 3:22 PM Local Time
| Matt Perrins | 334,000 | 49,000 |
| Chris Bjorin | 241,000 | -9,000 |
| Bernard Lee | 226,000 | -49,000 |
| Josh Brikis | 166,000 | -24,000 |
| Thomas Fuller | 163,000 | 23,000 |
| Robin Rightmire | 110,000 | 0 |
Monday, June 6, 2011 3:17 PM Local Time
Players are on a 20 minute break.
Monday, June 6, 2011 3:15 PM Local Time
Two hands in a row Bernard Lee raised it pre-draw to 15,000 (from the small blind, then the button) and in both hands Perrins raised it to a total of 39,500 and took down the pot.
We've seen Perrins make a lot of strong moves throughout this event and clearly his aggression hasn't slowed down at the final table.
Monday, June 6, 2011 3:15 PM Local Time
Josh Brikis, buoyed by eliminating Jason Mercier, opened to 15,000 before Matt Perrins made it 39,000 in the small blind. Brikis deliberated briefly but elected to fold causing some cheers from the Brit rail.
Monday, June 6, 2011 3:13 PM Local Time
| Matt Perrins | 285,000 | 10,000 |
| Bernard Lee | 275,000 | -40,000 |
| Chris Bjorin | 250,000 | -15,000 |
| Josh Brikis | 190,000 | 0 |
| Thomas Fuller | 140,000 | 5,000 |
| Robin Rightmire | 110,000 | 0 |
Monday, June 6, 2011 3:07 PM Local Time
In late position, Jason Mercier moved all in for his last 70k or so. Brikis then re-raised all in and got folds around the table. Both players stood pat and Brikis had Mercier's just beaten with a .
Mercier hit the rail in seventh place, and Brikis moves up to around 190,000.
Monday, June 6, 2011 2:58 PM Local Time
Jason Mercier raised to 12,000 and Josh Brikis moved all in. Mercier thought briefly but folded saying, "I would've had to draw two."
"I was pat," replied Brikis.
| Josh Brikis | 90,000 | 10,000 |
| Jason Mercier | 75,000 | -20,000 |
Monday, June 6, 2011 2:56 PM Local Time
Matt Perrins raised to 12,000 from the small blind and once more Chris Bjorin made the call. Perrins drew two against Bjorin's one before the Englishman checked. Bjorin bet 15,000 again and Perrins called. The Swede showed a but Perrins turned over to win back a pot.
| Matt Perrins | 275,000 | 35,000 |
| Chris Bjorin | 265,000 | 20,000 |
Monday, June 6, 2011 2:54 PM Local Time
Robin Rightmire raised to 12,000 from UTG+1 and Jason Mercier made the call.
Rightmire stood pat and Mercier drew one. Rightmire immediately bet 20,500 and Mercier muttered something along the lines of, "This is such a nitty call," and put out the chips. Rightmire showed for a smooth eight and Mercier folded, later saying on twitter that he had an .
| Robin Rightmire | 110,000 | 20,000 |
| Jason Mercier | 95,000 | 15,000 |
Monday, June 6, 2011 2:49 PM Local Time
Right now, the seats are pretty empty here on the main feature stage. However, Matt Perrins of the UK seems to have a nice rail of Brits. It's not quite the show we saw from the Brits at Jake Cody's Heads-Up Championship final match, but it is still early. Also on the rail is yesterday's $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Champion, Allen Bari, who is good friends with Jason Mercier.
Monday, June 6, 2011 2:45 PM Local Time
As expected, Jason Mercier is using the short stack to his advantage and just picked up a nice pot from Chris Bjorin.
From late position, Bjorin raised to 12,000 and Mercier, on the button, moved all in for around 90,000. Bjorin did think about it but eventually folded, giving Mercier the pot and moving him up to about 130,000. With the blinds and antes as high as they are, every pot is important at this point, especially for the short stacks.