Event #4: €3,200 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout

Tristan Wade has become the fourth player to collect a coveted gold bracelet this week. He was one of the players who requested the blinds be pushed back today and this allowed him to sit back in the early stages, stay out of trouble and observe all those around him.

We came back from the dinner break five-handed and a different beast returned. His VPIP percentage must've doubled as he began, with Michael Watson, to dismantle the field around him. He won a key hand versus Max Silver four-handed (KK v 44) that enabled him to eliminate the dangerous Brit who had position on him. It also to gave him the chips to compete with Watson, who was chip leader at that point after putting on his own masterclass.

Once Richard Toth was eliminated in 3rd, Wade reached an even greater level of aggression in his play. He pounded his Canadian opponent and soon overturned the chip-deficit and grew a substantial lead. There was one key heads-up hand where he managed to maneuver Watson off a big pot when the board read      and this seemed to break his opponent's spirit.

Watson did manage to double-up when his king-ten over came Wade's pocket jacks, but moments later he was all-in again versus jacks. He was behind with ace-four and failed to find another three-outer.

Wade showed class throughout the three days of play, and that goes for on the table and off the table. He was polite and courteous to all around him and is very a popular and deserving winner.

Michael Watson raised to 60,000 and Wade called. A flop reading     saw both players check but when the   landed on the turn Wade lead into his opponent with a 74,000 bet, a bet that Watson refused to call.

Tristan Wade is giving Michael Watson a lesson in big stack play right now and is not giving the Canadian one inch breathing room.

Wade is continuously raising when he has the button and three-betting all in whenever Watson dares to open the betting. We have been very impressed with Wade's play since the tournament became short-handed, especially heads up.

Michael Watson raised to 45,000 and then called when Tristan Wade three-bet to 112,000.

The flop came down a very draw heavy     and Wade lead into Watson with a bet of 106,000. Watson made the call and we saw the   land on the turn. Wade did not slow down, instead he bet 202,000 and sent Watson into the tank. He emerged a full minute and a half later with a fold.

Watson looks slightly un-composed for the first time in this entire tournament. Does Wade not only have a two-to-one chip advantage but also a mental one too?

Tristan Wade has retaken the lead in this match after winning consecutive pots from Michael Watson.

In the first hand Watson raised to 45,000 and then folded when Wade came over the top with a three-bet to 112,000.

The second hand saw Wade open with a button raise to 40,000, Watson three-bet to 105,000 but Wade was having none of it and he made the first four-bet of the evening, making it 244,000 to play. This was too much for Watson to pay and he mucked his hand.

Michael Watson raised to 45,000 and Tristan Wade called. The flop came down    , Wade lead into Watson with a 44,000 bet and Watson called.

The turn brought the   into play and Wade continued with his story and bet 72,000 and again Watson called him down. The river was another low card, the   and Wade bet again, increasing the size to 150,000. After around a minute of thinking time Watson folded and Wade takes the lead for the first time in this heads-up battle.

Michael Watson min-raised to 40,000 and Tristan Wade called. Both players checked down every street on the       board and Watson mucked as he was shown   .

There have been four hands played since the level began and Michael Watson has won all of them.

Both times he was on the button his button raises got through. When he was out-of-position in the big blind he three-bet both times to force Tristan Wade to fold.

Tristan Wade and Michael Watson battle heads up for the bracelet.

Dan Smith and Scott Seiver are party of the small but vocal rail supporting Michael Watson.

They have the nickname "Mad Dog" for their pal and are trying their best to get get Paul Neaves (The TD and announcer) to call Watson by his nickname. He resisted for a while but has softened and dropped the odd one in there to make the crown go wild!