We caught up with the action to see Eugene Katchalov lead out with a pot-sized bet on a board. One player folded and Dimitar Danchev raised enough to put Katchalov all in for 38,500 total. Katchalov called.
Katchalov:
Danchev:
Katchalov was ahead with his pair and kept the lead until the end as the turned and the rivered. He was able to double up to about 85,000 in chips.
After a series of bets and raises on a flop of , Jesse Martin moved all in. David Paredes snap-called, showing the nuts: .
Martin turned over for a single pair of queens.
Luckily for Martin, the turn and river came , respectively to give him a full house, and just like that, Paredes was eliminated. Despite taking the horrible beat, Paredes extended his hand to Martin, who shook it gracefully.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier raised to 15,000, Dmitry Vitkind raised the pot from the blinds, and Grospellier called all in for less.
Grospellier:
Vitkind:
The board came , and Vitkind was left with just 10,000 chips.
A few hands later, after finding a double, Vitkind was all in and at risk with against the of Kevin Vandersmissen. Vitkind flopped a pair of nines when the dealer spread , but the turn and river came , to give Vandersmissen a straight.
Vitkind was eliminated in 19th place, and the remaining 18 players have redrawn to the final two tables.
Dario Minieri raised to 11,000 from under the gun, Dan Kelly called on his direct left, and JJ Liu three-bet the pot on the button, putting herself all but all-in. Minieri folded, and Kelly tanked for a bit before doing the deed. Liu quickly called.
Liu:
Kelly:
The flop came , giving Kelly a leading pair of aces, and leaving Liu with two outs to survive. Unfortunately for her neither the turn () nor the river () were jacks, and she was eliminated in 18th place.
The action folded to Jesse Martin, who raised to 15,000 out of the small blind. Matt Marafioti tanked in the big blind, then finally decided that this was going to be his best chance, moving all in for what looked like 30,000. Martin quickly called.
Martin:
Marafioti:
Marafioti closed his eyes as the board rolled out .
"Queen on the river!" Mark Herm exclaimed.
Marafioti's eyes finally opened, and he threw his arms in the air when he saw he had the winning hand.
Dario Minieri opened from early position to 10,000 and it folded around to John Roveto who made a raise to an unknown amount. Action came back to Minieri who put Roveto all in and Roveto called for about 40,000 total.
Roveto:
Minieri:
The two were flipping for Roveto's tournament life and Minieri won that flip as the board came down . Roveto was eliminated in 17th place and will take home $9,925 in prize money.
Kristina Holst vaults up the charts in the last level
On Table 359, Kristina Holst raised to 15,000 out of the small blind, Dimitar Danchev made it 38,000 out of the big blind, and Holst four-bet the pot. Danchev moved all in for 142,500, and Holst quickly called.
Holst:
Danchev:
Holst held as the board came , doubling to 285,000 chips. Danchev slipped to 217,000.
On the other table, Cary Katz raised the pot (17,500) in middle position, leaving a T5,000 chip behind, and Dario Minieri called from two spots to his left. The rest went in blind, and the hands were tabled as the flop fell .
Katz:
Minieri:
Queens held again as the turn and river bricked , respectively, and Katz doubled.
A few hands later, Steven Kelly opened to 10,000 from under the gun. John Hennigan three-bet to 35,000 in the cutoff, leaving 29,000 behind, and Kelly moved all in. Hennigan called.
Hennigan:
Kelly:
The flop fell , giving Hennigan an ace-high flush, but running straight flush cards or pair cards could still eliminate Hennigan. The turn was the , keeping Kelly's outs alive, but the bricked on the river. Hennigan doubled to 130,000 chips.
board. One player folded and Dimitar Danchev raised enough to put Katchalov all in for 38,500 total. Katchalov called.
turned and the 
rivered. He was able to double up to about 85,000 in chips.
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, Jesse Martin moved all in. David Paredes snap-called, showing the nuts: 
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for a single pair of queens.
respectively to give him a full house, and just like that, Paredes was eliminated. Despite taking the horrible beat, Paredes extended his hand to Martin, who shook it gracefully.
, and Vitkind was left with just 10,000 chips.
of Kevin Vandersmissen. Vitkind flopped a pair of nines when the dealer spread 
, 
to give Vandersmissen a straight.
) were jacks, and she was eliminated in 18th place.
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