Ace from Space
We're not sure of the preflop betting, but we do know that Jonas Mackoff ended up all in for 446,000 and was at risk against Artem Metalidi.
| Showdown |
Mackoff:   |
Metalidi:   |
Mackoff seemed confident against the pair of ducks, but his enthusiasm quieted after the 
flop. The 
turn seemed to bring a realization to Mackoff that his tournament was coming to an end, but then the 
spiked on the river to save him. Mackoff slammed his fist on the table, a common celebration here in Sanremo, and then raked in the pot of approximately 900,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000 | 210,000 |
|
565,000 | -635,000 |
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on the flop and Maracchione made a continuation bet of 36,000. Polito called and both players saw the 
come on the turn. Maracchione bet another 57,000 and Polito called again.
on the river was followed by a long pause from Maracchione which ended in him pushing in around 120,000 of his chips. Calling the third time would have required Polito to push almost all of his remaining chips and he finally opted to fold.
and Santoro's sixes were able to hold. Danchev was sent to the rail while Santoro raked in the pot.
and Tompkins called a c-bet to head to the 
turn.
. The river came to the Irishman's rescue as it came 
flop wasn't what he had in mind, and neither was the 
turn. Veghinas needed either an ace or ten on the river to stay alive, but it was not meant to be as the 
. Ottaviani looked disappointed as he flipped 
.
and Santoro's pair of queens was good for the win. Ottaviani was eliminated from the tournament while Santoro gave his stack a nice addition of half a million chips.
