Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
After finding a double-up on the stone bubble, Nikita Kuznetsov was all-in again for his tournament life.
He raised to 76,000 from the cutoff, leaving 1,000 behind. Simeon Spasov jammed as the big stack from the big blind and his opponent committed his last chip.
Nikita Kuznetsov: 
Simeon Spasov: 
Kuznetsov's better ace remained best as the board ran out with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
715,000
685,000
|
685,000 |
|
505,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
300,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
245,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
166,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
that put a sour look on his face. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river was not enough for Boutboul to overcome the deficit as he slammed his fist on the table. With one bounty chip in hand, he headed to the bounty chest and managed to pull a €5,000 bounty on his way out.
and it got checked to Philip Shing on the button, who put out a bet of 42,000. Big blind Christopher Dowling called, but Nikita Kuznetsov folded from middle position.
and Dowling checked to Shing. Shing thought for a while before eventually deciding on a bet of 135,000, which quickly got called by Dowling. 
by Shing for the straight and quickly mucked his cards.
flop and locked up the hand on the 
completed the board.
flop but Schwecht was still ahead. Kitajima could not catch up and hit the showers following the 
turn and 
provided no immediate help for Shylko but the 
bricked off on the river and the 2023 PSPC winner exited the tournament.
