There isn't a huge rail surrounding the High Roller Final Table at the moment but there is a small group of Poles supporting Dominik Panka. Also with them is 'honourary Pole-for-a-day' Mateusz Moolhuizen. The group all played the satellite to the High Roller together and now they're rooting for Panka to win back-to-back 10k events.
Martin Schleich shoved from the button and was called by Davidi Kitai. Schleich was the short stack and at risk holding and was facing the of Kitai. The cards ran out and the river brought the flush for Schleich who doubled up and survived.
Albert Daher opened for 40,000 under-the-gun and was called by Davidi Kitai on the button. The blinds folded and the two players went at it again. The flop was Daher bet 56,000 and Kitai called. The on the turn and Daher check called a bet of 110,000 from Kitai. The river was the . Daher checked once more and Kitai cut out a bet of 220,000 which Daher instantly called by flicking out a chip, Kitai turned over for trips and a big pot was pushed to Kitai who now takes the chip lead.
Ondrej Vinklarek raised to 40,000 from UTG and the action was passed to Dominik Panka in the small blind who made it 105,000. Vinklarek counted out his remaining chips and then moved all in. Panka folded instantly.
Action was passed around to Martin Schleich in the small blind and he moved all in for 212,000. Davidi Kitai got a count in the big blind and then made the call.
Schleich:
Kitai:
The flop didn't help the German but the on the turn left him just needing to avoid a three, which he did on the river. A small hit for Kitai as a result.
Albert Daher opened for 40,000 and Kent Lundmark called from the big blind. They saw a flop of . Lundmark checked it over and Daher made it 40,000. A raise to 115,000 from Lundmark was called and they saw a turn card which they both checked. The river was a and again Lundmark checked and when Daher bet 125,000 he made the call and Daher threw his cards in to concede the pot.
Dominik Pańka completed from the small blind and Albert Daher raised to 75,000 from the big blind. If Pańka had been laying a trap he sprang it now with a raise to 188,000. It took Daher a while to decide what he was going to do, or at least it seemed that way, and he eventually let the hand go.
Davidi Kitai raised to 44,000 preflop before Dominik Panka reraised to 105,000 in position behind him. Kitai made the call to see a flop.
The Belgian led out for 80,000 and Panka made the call. On the turn, Kitai fired again, this time to the tune of 165,000 but again his Polish opponent refused to go away.
The river was the , Kitai rechecked his cards and then checked. Panka checked behind.
Dominik Pańka opened for 40,000 under-the-gun and Davidi Kitai raised from the small blind to 101,000. Kent Lundmark folded the big blind and now Pańka four-bet to 220,000. Back to Kitai who studied his man and looked slightly concerned at what Pańka might be up to. A minute passed and Kitai announced he was all in. Pańka checked his cards, just in case, and made the call with . Kitai turned over . The cards ran out . the aces were good and Kitai was out of his chair to shake his opponents hand and off to collect his winning.