Philipe Pizzari opened to 125,000 from under the gun. He was called by Pedro Marques and Daniel Dvoress from middle position and the cutoff respectively.
Petar Kalev then made it 475,000 from the button. Pizzari and Dvoress called.
Kalev continued for 350,000 on the flop before Pizzari clicked it to 700,000. Dvoress got out of the way.
Kalev used up a time bank before moving all in for 1,830,000 total and after using two time banks himself, Pizzari folded.
Fedor Holz ripped all in for just over 1,000,000 in the hijack and Andre Marques was on the short stack in the big blind. Marques asked for a count despite clearly being covered and eventually called off his last 345,000 chips.
Andre Marques:
Fedor Holz:
The flop came and Holz was still in the lead with the lone pair.
"Not a good flop for me," Marques boasted about the small flop that also gave Holz a straight draw.
The on the turn and the on the river were also no help to Marques who was eliminated in 30th place.
Felipe Boianovsky slid his stack of 470,000 into the middle from early position before Matthew Hunt also moved all-in to his left. The rest of the table folded, leaving Boianovsky at risk.
Felipe Boianovsky:
Matthew Hunt:
Boianovsky could not catch up on the runout, ending his run while leaving the final 30 to battle for the PSPC title.
The action folded to Renato Minicuci in the cutoff who ripped all in for 725,000. Mehdi Violleau was in the big blind and quickly called after looking at his cards.
Renato Minicuci:
Mehdi Violleau:
The flop came and Violleau was still out front with his ace-high. However, the gave Minicuci a pair of tens to take the lead. The on the river bricked out and Minicuci got a double-up.
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Platinum Pass winner Max Menzel opened on the button to 180,000 and Felipe Boianovsky took some time before moving all-in from the small blind. The action was back on Menzel, who used a time bank card before making the call for his tournament life.
Max Menzel:
Felipe Boianovsky:
Menzel’s pocket pair was well in front, with the runout posing no danger to earn the double up while leaving Boianovsky short.