From the cutoff, Marco Bartolini made a raise to 26,000. Peter Ockenden folded his button and it was over to Dmitry Yurasov in the small blind. He made a three-bet to 76,000 and Aliaksei Boika got out of the way.
It was back to Bartolini who gave it a minute before moving all in. "How much", asked Yurasov immediately. The all in was for 321,000 and he made the call.
Bartolini had and it was a race against Yurasov's .
Yurasov hit an ace on the but it gave Bartolini a set. The double up was secured after the hit the turn. The was inconsequential.
Xixiang Luo open-shoved 104,000 from the cutoff. The last remaining PokerStars Spin & Go-qualifier left in the field, Bastian Dohler, looked Luo up from the small blind.
Xixiang Luo:
Bastian Dohler:
Luo took a commanding lead on the , reducing Dohler to just one out. The turn and river weren't the case queen, giving Luo the full double-up.
As the short stack, Dominik Panka already shoved earlier and picked up the blinds and antes. Up to 118,000, Panka shoved again, this time from under the gun. Guillaume Diaz looked him up from the cutoff to put the PCA 2014 champion at risk.
Dominik Panka:
Guillaume Diaz:
Panka was dominated, but flopped some extra outs on the flop. Sure enough, the landed on the turn, improving Panka to a straight. The river was the and Panka doubled up.
Daniele Colautti opened to 25,000 from early position. Dmitry Yurasov three-bet to 75,000 from late position and Colautti called. The flop brought and Colautti check-called a 82,000 bet from Yurasov. Both players checked the on the turn.
Colautti led out 130,000 on the river, which Yurasov called after two minutes.
Colautti showed for kings and fives, enough to take down the pot.
Right before the redraw, Dominik Panka was all in for his last 41,000 in chips. He got called by big blind Konrad Abela.
Panka had and was happy to see he was live and had a flip against Abela's .
"I take that", said Panka. "Let's win the flip, come on dealer one time."
The camera's gathered around the table and Panka started to joke. "Come on, it's only three big blinds, nothing to worry about."
But Panka needed to worry because his handed hardly connected with the flop. The turn gave him a straight draw and the was good for him.
Abela hit his set but it wasn't the right time to do so because Panka made a straight and doubled up through the local hero.
Panka is still short and Abela isn't sitting on many chips either. The Maltese player is aiming for the seventh place or better here which will make him top the all-time money list ranking for Malta on the Hendon Mob. Currently, Abela is fourth on that list.
Benjamin Pollak raised to 28,000 from the cutoff. Herzali, crippled after that last hand, called for 11,000 all in from the small blind. Tomas Macnamara called to see a flop as well.
Macnamara and Pollak checked the flop. Macnamara bet 30,000 on the turn and Pollak folded.
Tomas Macnamara:
Sarah Herzali:
Herzali was drawing to a four to stay alive, but the river ended her run in 25th place.
and it was a race against Yurasov's 
.
but it gave Bartolini a set. The double up was secured after the 
hit the turn. The 
was inconsequential.
, reducing Dohler to just one out. The turn 
weren't the case queen, giving Luo the full double-up.
flop. Sure enough, the 
landed on the turn, improving Panka to a straight. The river was the 
and Panka doubled up.
and Colautti check-called a 82,000 bet from Yurasov. Both players checked the 
for kings and fives, enough to take down the pot.
and was happy to see he was live and had a flip against Abela's 
turn gave him a straight draw and the 
was good for him. 
flop. Macnamara bet 30,000 on the 
turn and Pollak folded.
ended her run in 25th place.
