The bursting of the bubble in the Mixed Games Main Event (TORSES) and the exit of Marc Gork in 11th, leaves ten players in contention for the title. Three of those still left in were already in the top 20 on the Player of the Series leaderboard. Wouter Schuurbiers is the highest placed of these, currently in 8th place on 41.5 points, while Barrie Dear lies in 19th on 29.5 points. Sandeep Nene in 20th is just behind Barrie, with 27.75 points.
Both Wouter and Barrie are relatively short stacked, while Sandeep sits in mid-division with the largest stack of the three. A strong finish for any would see one of them leapfrog overnight leader Ivo Petkov into first place.
