Alexander Dovzhenko raised to 11,000 preflop from late position and Nikolay Losev three-bet to 25,000 behind him. Dovzhenko raised to 67,000 and Losev flat-called.
The flop was and Dovzhenko bet 65,000 and Losev called. The turn was the and Dovzhenko opted to check, Losev announced he was all in and Dovzhenko thought for a second, shrugged and called.
Dovzhenko:
Losev:
The river was the and Losev's straight held firm. He's the big chip leader now.
Davidi Kitai opened to 12,000 from the button before Michel Dattani made it 25,000 in the big blind. Kitai then four-bet, making it 88,000 and Dattani thought for about a minute before moving all in. Kitai quickly called.
Kitai:
Dattani:
Twice in the space of a few minutes, it was tens vs queens on this table. This time the queens would win as the board came making Kitai a full house. Dattani had about 15,000 remaining and was eliminated just a couple of hands later.
Dario Sammartino limped for 5,000 and Martin Staszko raised to 10,000 from late position. The blinds folded and it got back to Sammartino who came out with a raise to 45,000. Staszko called the raise in position and they saw a flop of . Sammartino checked and when Staszko bet 35,000 Sammartino moved all in. Staszko called and showed against the of Sammartino. The final two cards were turn and river . Sammartino was out one off the bubble.
They are now on the money bubble in the EPT10 Deauville High Roller where only the top 17 spots pay out. Nikolay Losev has been leading for much of the afternoon, having more than twice the chips of his nearest challenger until Davidi Kitai's recent chip boost. Meanwhile Losev's fellow Russian Alex Kravchenko is also still battling as the lone Team PokerStars Pro remaining. Read more on the PokerStars blog.
Kent Lundmark opened for 13,000 and it folded round to Yann Dion in the small blind who moved all in for 54,000. The big blind folded and when Lundmark had got a count he made the call. Dion had against the of Lundmark. The dealer gave them their five community cards . A full house for Dion and a full double up.
Davidi Kitai and Nikolay Losev have been constantly sparring on the bubble - they're two of the biggest stacks.
Losev check-called a 28,000 bet on the turn of a board against the Belgian before both checked the river. Losev sighed and showed a counterfeited two pair of . Kitai mucked, it was still good.
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and Dovzhenko bet 65,000 and Losev called. The turn was the 
and Dovzhenko opted to check, Losev announced he was all in and Dovzhenko thought for a second, shrugged and called.
and Losev's straight held firm. He's the big chip leader now.
making Kitai a full house. Dattani had about 15,000 remaining and was eliminated just a couple of hands later.
against the 
and river 
. Sammartino was out one off the bubble.
against the 
of Lundmark. The dealer gave them their five community cards 
. A full house for Dion and a full double up.
. Kitai mucked, it was still good.