Well, that was a breathless start to proceedings!
14 players have fallen by the wayside, leaving just eight as we head into the first break.
Play will resume at 15:25. In the meantime, here’s a look at the current chip counts:
Jan Cvatch: 1,040,000
Michael Schramm: 885,000
India Loader: 710,000
Dermot Sweeney: 695,000
Kevin Murphy: 680,000
Namir Mohamed: 555,000
Thomas Beck: 380,000
Hyndi Khoumutetsky: 315,000
