The two players have agreed on an ICM deal to lock up more than second-place payout and leave the trophy as well as £50,000 on top up for grabs.
Here is what the two players have guaranteed so far:
Vojtech Ruzicka: £234,210
Bartlomiej Machon: £220,790
Tom Hall found the 
on the button and limped in, Bartlomiej Machon checked his option in the big blind with 
and the flop came 
.
Machon bet 120,000 and Hall called, the 
then showed up on the turn to give Machon a flush draw. Machon bet 400,000 and Hall let go.
One hand later, Vojtech Ruzicka raised the button and Hall cut out his stack carefully, the moved all in for 1,825,000 out of the big blind. Ruzicka quickly called and Hall was the player at risk.
Tom Hall: 
Vojtech Ruzicka: 
The board ran out 
, and Hall failed to improve, bowing out in third place for £142,000. Ruzicka and Machon then agreed to take a short break of around 15 minutes in order to discuss possible deal numbers.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,310,000
1,735,000
|
1,735,000 |
|
4,590,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
Busted |
It folded around to Chris Backhouse in the small blind and he open-shoved for 1,015,000. Bartlomiej Machon called to put the Brit, who qualified through a £1,000 Satellite here at the Dusk Till Dawn, at risk of elimination.
Chris Backhouse: 
Bartlomiej Machon: 
The board came 
and that sent Backhouse to the rail in 4th place for £110,000. All remaining three players now have at least £142,000 guaranteed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,480,000
1,035,000
|
1,035,000 |
|
Busted |
Vojtech Ruzicka opened the and second-biggest stack Bartlomiej Machon shoved the 
to force a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,575,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
3,445,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
1,845,000
-538,000
|
-538,000 |
|
|
1,135,000
-199,000
|
-199,000 |
New blue T-100,000 chips were introduced during the break.
Vojtech Ruzicka raised to 215,000 with the 
first to act and Tom Hall looked down at 
in the big blind, then elected to call. The flop fell 
and Hall checked, Ruzicka continued for 200,000 and Hall let go.
Bartlomiej Machon raised to 220,000 with 
and Ruzicka defended the 
to see a flop of 
. Ruzicka checked, Machon bet 150,000 and Ruzicka tossed in the chips.
After the 
turn, Ruzicka checked again and Machon checked back before the 
river saw a bet of Ruzicka for 330,000 and a quick fold by
Machon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,615,000
417,000
|
417,000 |
|
|
3,325,000
-342,000
|
-342,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
First to act, Chris Backhouse open-shoved with the and Vojtech Ruzicka folded the in the big blind.
Bartlomiej Machon raised to 260,000 first to act with the 
and won the blinds and antes.
Ruzicka made it 180,000 to go with the 
and Machon defended the big blinds with . On the flop, Machon checked and Ruzicka continued for the very same 180,000, which Machon called.
After the 
turn, Machon checked and Ruzicka checked behind to see the on the river. Machon took plenty of time before leading for 515,000, more than half the pot. Ruzicka took equally long and then folded his overpair.
Right after, the four players headed into a 10-minute break at the end of the level to race off some smaller chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,667,000
608,000
|
608,000 |
Tom Hall started the third day with a raise to 160,000 from the cutoff with 
and that claimed the blinds and antes.
Chris Backhouse then limped in with the 
and Bartlomiej Machon raised it up from the big blind with to force a fold.
Backhouse then raised to 160,000 with and Hall defended the in the big blind. The flop fell 
and Backhouse continued for 120,000, which Hall check-called.
On the 
turn, both players checked and the river completed the board. There was no betting action and Hall claimed the pot with a pair of treys.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,383,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
|
1,334,000
-464,000
|
-464,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 8,000
This afternoon, the first of three tournaments with a guaranteed seven-digit prize pool will determine its champion at the partypokerLIVE Millions festival at the Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham. The home of poker in the United Kingdom has seen 88 unique players and 22 re-entries create a 110-entry strong field, and after almost 23 levels of 45 minutes each, only four hopefuls remain to battle for the title and first-place payout of £320,000.
2016 World Series of Poker Main Event November Niner Vojtech Ruzicka leads the last four musketeers with 4,198,000 and Bartlomiej Machon follows in second place with 3,059,000. British poker pro Tom "Jabracada" Hall (1,943,000) and Chris Backhouse (1,798,000) round out the remaining finalists, who will return at 3 p.m. local time to determine a champion. The event was initially scheduled to play down to a winner yesterday already, but after the elimination of partypoker pro Joao Simao in 5th place for £85,000, the last four contenders agreed to bag up for the night and catch up on some sleep at 4.15 a.m. local time.
Day 3 Seat Assignments
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chris Backhouse | United Kingdom | 1,798,000 | 22 |
| 6 | Bartlomiej Machon | Poland | 3,059,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Tom Hall | United Kingdom | 1,943,000 | 24 |
| 8 | Vojtech Ruzicka | Czech Republic | 4,198,000 | 52 |
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Payout (in £) | Payout (in $) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £320,000 | $406,984 | ||
| 2 | £185,000 | $235,288 | ||
| 3 | £142,000 | $180,600 | ||
| 4 | £110,000 | $139,900 |
Other notables who shared a portion of the £1,067,000 prize pool included Dutch High Roller regular Govert Metaal (11th, for £20,000), 2016 $7,500 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star champion Stefan Schillhabel (8th, for £40,000), online high stakes Pot-Limit Omaha specialist Laszlo Bujtas (7th, for £50,000), and American poker pro Jason Wheeler (6th, for £65,000).
The action will recommence with 14:30 minutes left in level 23 at blinds of 40,000/80,000 with a running ante of 8,000, and the action will be broadcasted via live stream on a security delay of 30 minutes on the Youtube channel of the Dusk Till Dawn cardroom. The PokerNews live reporting team will be providing written updates until the last river card is dealt, and you can also follow the progress of the £6m guaranteed partypokerLIVE MILLIONS £5,300 Main Event Day 1E as of 2 p.m. local time as well.