Time for Dinner
The final 97 players have stepped out for a 75-minute dinner break. Players are expected to return at approximately 8:50 p.m. local time.
Some highlights from the past few hours:
The final 97 players have stepped out for a 75-minute dinner break. Players are expected to return at approximately 8:50 p.m. local time.
Some highlights from the past few hours:
Bruno Volkmann opened to 40,000 from under the gun and Matthew Hunt defended out of the big blind.
Hunt checked on the flop of and Volkmann continued for 20,000. Hunt called. Hunt check-called again on the turn when Volkmann bet 50,000.
Hunt checked a third time on the river and the Brazilian took about a minute before putting out an overbet of 460,000. Hunt took some time and called. Volkmann showed just an underpair with and Hunt tabled to win the big pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Matthew Hunt |
1,300,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
Bruno Volkmann |
350,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
Alejandro Lococo raised to 45,000 before Blake Bohn made it 175,000 from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and Lococo shoved for a total of 720,000. Bohn called quickly and the cards were turned up.
Alejandro Lococo:
Blake Bohn:
The board ran out and Bohn flopped a pair of kings to send Lococo to the rail.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Blake Bohn |
1,850,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
Alejandro Lococo | Eliminé | |
|
Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading , Rayan Chamas and Paulina Loeliger were heads-up in the blinds. Chamas led out with a pot-sized bet of 175,000 and Loeliger jammed all in. Chamas gave it some thought before calling off his stack of 525,000.
Rayan Chamas:
Paulina Loeliger:
Chamas was disappointed to see Loeliger turn over two pair but he still had a few outs in the deck. The river was the and Chamas improved to trip kings to find a massive double, leaving Loeliger with just 25,000 chips after the hand.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Rayan Chamas |
1,250,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
Paulina Loeliger |
25,000
-595,000
|
-595,000 |
Franco Spitale and Fedor Holz were heads up to the river of a runout showing and the action on Holz.
Holz bet 450,000, enough to cover Spitale who took some time to reach a decision. Spitale made the call and the hands were turned up.
Franco Spitale:
Fedor Holz:
Spitale revealed pocket aces, but they were no good as Holz made trip sevens on the river. The Platinum Pass winner tapped the table and wished everyone good luck as his PSPC run came to an end.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Fedor Holz |
1,740,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
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Franco Spitale | Eliminé | |
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David Peters raised to 55,000 in early position and snap-called when Omar Del Pino in the big blind raised enough to put him all-in.
David Peters:
Omar Del Pino:
Peters was in great shape to start the hand, but the flop gave Del Pino additional outs. The turn completed Del Pino’s flush, while the river completed the board and ended the night for Peters.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Omar Del Pino |
2,260,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
||
David Peters | Eliminé | |
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Despite being down to just two big blinds earlier, Joni Jouhkimainen managed to spin his stack up to around 450,000 recently. However, after falling back to around 300,000, the Finn stuck them all in the middle from the hijack. Chance Kornuth woke up with a premium in the big blind and called it off.
Joni Jouhkimainen:
Chance Kornuth:
The board ran out and Kornuth's ace-high was the better of the two to eliminate Jouhkimainen.
"Fun ride," Jouhkimainen said as he got up from the table.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Chance Kornuth |
1,530,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
||
Joni Jouhkimainen | Eliminé | |
|
Nicolas Betbese raised to 50,000 from early position and the action folded around to Platinum Pass winner Jerome Moreau in the big blind. Moreau made the call to see the flop.
Moreau checked back to Betbese, who followed with a check to the turn. Moreau checked again before calling a bet of 90,000 from Betbese. The river brought another check from Moreau and Betbese bet enough chips to put Moreau at risk. It did not take long for Moreau to make the call for his tournament life.
Jerome Moreau:
Nicolas Betbese:
Betbese was bluffing with queen-high, while Moreau correctly called with a pair of eights to earn the full double up.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Jerome Moreau |
755,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
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Nicolas Betbese |
755,000
-385,000
|
-385,000 |
PCA Main Event champion Michel Dattani moved all-in from under the gun for 210,000 and was at risk once Marcello Del Grosso called on the button.
Michel Dattani:
Marcello Del Grosso:
Dattani was behind from the start and the flop only strengthened Del Grosso’s advantage. The turn gave Del Grosso quads, while the river completed the runout.
Dattani could only shake his head and smile as a second memorable run in The Bahamas came to an end.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Marcello Del Grosso |
920,000
790,000
|
790,000 |
Michel Dattani | Eliminé | |
|
Renato Minicuci opened to 50,000 from middle position and Martin Zamani called in the cutoff, while Rayan Chamas also came along from the big blind.
Minicuci continued for 100,000 on the flop and Zamani raised all in for around 500,000. Chamas folded and Minicuci snap-called with a bigger stack.
Martin Zamani:
Renato Minicuci:
Zamani was on the wrong end of a sickening cooler as both players had flopped two pair. The board finished out and Zamani hit the rail.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Renato Minicuci |
2,000,000
910,000
|
910,000 |
|
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Rayan Chamas |
1,600,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Martin Zamani | Eliminé |