by Simon Young

Apologies for the slight updating delay - I've been doing a stint commentating on the live webcast of our feature table here in Dortmund - if you have not had a look at this innovative broadcast, then visit EPTLive.com

We are now down to just 18 players on three tables. On Level 18, blinds are up to 6,000-12,000 with a running ante of 100, while the average stack is a substantial 245,000.

Big stacks seem to be headed at the moment by Sebastian Ruthenberg, a German PokerStars player. Still in the hunt - Johnny Lodden, Gunnar Rabe, and Philip Yeh.

Out, though, is Norway's Andreas Hagen. He got all in with A-J against German PokerStars qualifier Michael Muecklish holding K-10. A K on the turn did the terminal damage.