2:52pm: Garp hits back at Brammer
Chris Brammer found a bigger ace in another raised pot with Tobias Garp but played it very different and, to be fair, probably lost the minimum.

Garp raised to 160,000 from under the gun with [ad][kh] and Brammer called from the cutoff with [ah][jh]. The board came [ac][6c]]8d][3d][td] and Garp bet 150,000, 200,000 and 1.3 million all in on each street. Brammer called the firs two bet but folded quickly to the river shove.

Garp - 2,600,000
Brammer - 3,090,000

2:40pm: Brammer applies pressure on Garp
Chris Brammer and Tobias Garp have (apparently) butted heads a lot playing online at PokerStars. Both have been quite through the early stages.

Garp opened to 160,000 from mid position with [kd]td] but folded to a three-bet from Brammer out of the small blind with [ac][8h].

These two players seemed to steer clear of each other yesterday so it'll be interesting if Brammer, for instance, has a different plan for Garp today.

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LEVEL UP: BLINDS 40,000/80,000, ante 10,000

2:23pm: Chip counts

2:10pm: Grogan doubles
James Grogan, the second shortest stack at the start of play, made his move and doubled up.

He was shortest with 620,000 when he moved all in from the small blind and was called by Natan Chauskin in the big blind.

Grogan: [ah][5c]
Chauskin: [kc][5c]

The board ran an Irish flavoured [4s][8c][4c][ac][qh]. He moved up to 1,320,000 and Chauskin dropped to 9,600,000 after he had passed ten million earlier.

2pm: Metaal still hot
Govert Metaal's good start to the final table has continued at the expense of David Gomez.

The latter raised to 125,000 from under the gun and Metaal called from the big blind. The flop fanned [ts][qs][td] and Metaal check-called 125,000 before both players checked the [3s] turn. Metaal then led the [2h] river for 230,000 and Gomez called.

Metaal opened [as][5s] for a flush and Gomez mucked his [kh][qh].

Gomez - 908,000
Metaal - 2,800,000

1:45pm: Metaal doubles up on the third hand
It didn't take long for the first all in and call of the final table.

Govert Metaal moved all in for 740,000 on the first hand but got no callers. On the third hand, he raised to 130,000 and then called all in after David Gomez moved in for 2,405,000. Metaal called all in for 920,000.

Metaal: [as][ks]
Gomez: [9c][9s]

The board ran [5d][kc][5d][qs][7h]. Just what the dutchman needed.

Gomez dropped to 1.4 million and Metaal jumped up to third with 2.35 million after winning a small pot, with pocket queens, the hand after.

1:35pm: Shuffle up and deal
Introductions are done and cards are in the air!

1:25pm: Final table about to begin
Welcome back for the last day of the IPT Malta Main Event. The final table was set early evening yesterday after an unfortunate bustout out for Franco Arlotta in ninth place. The hand enabled Natan Chauskin to gain a firmer grasp on today's final table. As you can see from the table below, he's going to be a hard man to stop:

The final table is being streamed on PokerStars.tv on a one-hour delay but only in Italian. If that tongue suits you feel free to watch, if not, stick here with us all day as we'll be bring you all the key hands and exits. Cards are due in the air at 1:30pm CET.

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Updates provided by Marc Convey, with photos coming from René Velli and Tomáš Stacha.