Samuel Tsehai took some chips off Mikita Badziakouski, besides that there has barely been any major action. The tension on the stone-cold money bubble is very high, but the all in showdowns rarely happen at the moment with the clock of the second level ticking down.
Joining the action on the 
turn, Vojtech Ruzicka in the big blind and Scott Baumstein in early position checked over to Ajay Chabra, who made it 35,000 to go. Ruzicka was the only caller and they opted to check through the 
on the river.
Ruzicka showed 
for a pair of tens and busted flushdraw, which Chabra had beat with the 
.
Farid Jattin checked from under the gun on 
and Jonathan West bet 125,000 from the button. Jattin called and the river was the 
. Jattin checked and West bet 200,000, with Jattin instantly calling.
West showed 
but was outflopped as Jattin had 
for two pair.
Ryan Olisar raised it up from middle position and JC Alvarado shoved all in for 83,000 on his left. The action folded back to Olisar who made a quick call to put Alvarado at risk. Once the action completed at the other tables, the cards were tabled.
JC Alvarado: 
Ryan Olisar: 
It was a coin flip that Alvarado took the lead in when the flop came 
. The turn was the 
and the river brought the 
as Alavardo scored a double up through Olisar.
Luis Faria bet 37,000 out of the big blind on a board of 
and Adrian Samu called in the cutoff. The river was the 
and Faria bet 117,000. Samu thought briefly and tossed in a chip, and Faria could only muster .
Samu took it with 
for tens and fives.
The pictures are courtesy of Neil Stoddart and Carlos Monti.
Niveau: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Omar Del Pino was all in with a massive crowd of cameras and onlookers waiting for the showdown. He appeared to have jammed early and had Mikita Badziakouski call him in the small blind for around 105,000. Finally, the cards were flipped over.
Omar Del Pino: 
Mikita Badziakouski:
The 
flop gave Del Pino some outs. The turn missed him and the 
river wasn't the ten he needed.
Yesterday, on Day 2 of the PSPC, the hand above played out between French player Thi Xoa Nguyen and American Athanasios Polychronopoulos.
Wondering what the players involved were thinking? Check out our article on PokerNews.com with comments from both Thi Xoa Nguyen and American Athanasios Polychronopoulos.
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