She so thought he was going to no deal, he didn't want to do that at all I don't think.

Why does EVERYONE go after the £250k is taken out?!

Round 5 - Proveout

5 - Rachel - £50,000

11 - Ste - 10p

22 - Nicholas - 50p

Banker time...

One blue at five box

Sadly not in live play

I expect somewhere near £20,000

HO HUM............Another VERY VERY VERY cautious Deal.

Definitely worth another round with 4 amounts significantly above the offer. If he squandered a Power 5 amount I will have no choice but to bring back THAT moment.

I'd have gone on, just saying.

STATS AT 5-BOX

Offer: £20,000
Mean: £31,610
FD: £19,969.95
Volatility: 1.72
Board Total: £158,050

£50
£3,000
£20,000
£35,000
£100,000

I definitely would've gone on there, but Nick obviously wouldn't.

Round 6 - Proveout

3 - James - £50

Nick now would have been guaranteed £3,000.

6 - Natalie - £20,000

18 - Dave - £35,000

Banker time with £3,000 and £100,000 remaining...

There's not enough time, is there?

The Banker says the force was strong in this one.

Banker's offer would've been:

£32,000

STATS AT 2-BOX

Offer: £32,000 - Why do these offers just suck?!
Mean: £51,500
FD: £34,410.25
Volatility: 33.33
Board Total: £103,000

£3,000
£100,000

Noel reveals £3,000 in Nick's box 17.

Phew!!! but he'd have gone at 32 anyway.

Box 4 with Adil contains the £100,000.

Nick says the money is amazing and will get him and his family a holiday.

and wifey has avoided an silent, seething train ride home.

Yes no way would he have gambled at 2 box, though doubt he would have got that far with such a powerful back seat driver. Respect to Noel at the end for rightly calling out the applause at the £20k. Also think if he was in live play at 2 box he would have been offered the swap, but I'm not calling out that even if there was a tiny bit of showboating.

My ideal opening offer, actually. Or maybe £4,444.44. Now to read the rest of the commentary....

He definitely deserved that prove-out after his pathetically cautious Deal. Yet another player who made it clear by the 2nd offer that was zero chance they were going to try for the mega-money regardless of how strong the board is. Hopefully Beverly (a.k.a. the Banker's Mole) plays tomorrow as her ridiculously cautious advice is having an influence on many of these cautious Deals.