Team UK are in a bit of a pickle; cut adrift at the bottom of the league table and in need of a big scoring round. Look a little deeper though and it's not all doom and gloom.

Just one heat ago, most people surrounding the competition were saying the same thing about Ukraine as w'ere all saying about the UK now. Two wins and a second later they're rejuvenated. Then if you look at the table draw to the last heat, you'll notice that the UK have direction position on the two teams they're trying to catch, France and Ukraine.

A lot of scenarios could arise where there's an opportunity to gain easy chips. Canada and Russia - being mid table teams - will probably play tight and stay out of trouble. Italy are always a little crazy and have an outside chance of claiming top spot, so could play even more aggressively and be exploitable.

Then there's the battle between the USA and Germany for top spot. Germany really want to win so they can have the morning off and give players like Marvin Retennmaier a rest after his long trip from San Francisco. A last point is that a member of the USA team and one from Germany have just bet €5,000 on which team will finish out on top tonight.

To conclude: If the UK can utilise the position they have and be first to take advantage of any spots the above factors might throw up, they have a chance.