Rufat Mahmudov was all in with the against the dominating for Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier.
The flop came to keep Mercier in front, and the kept him there as well. The turn did give Mahmudov a flush draw, though, and he needed a club or a nine on the river to double up.
The landed on the end, and that was the end of the line for Mahmudov. Mercier took the pot and moved his stack up to 318,000 in chips.
Vitaly Lunkin raised preflop, and Ariel Adda reraised all in for 80,000. Lunkin quickly called with the , and Adda had the . The board ran out to give Adda the double.
"Kings never seem to re-suckout after they get cracked," commented Jason Mercier.
Adda doubled to about 175,000, and Lunkin was left with a healthy 695,000.
Alexander Roumeliotis had and Kent Lundmark had in this all-in preflop clash. Lundmark stayed in front on the flop and the turn, but the river card double-paired the board and counterfeited him. Roumeliotis won the pot and climbed to 988,000 in chips by busting Lundmark.
Aku Joentausta was all in with the against Juha Helppi's . The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Joentausta doubled up. He was all in for 183,000 and doubled to around 375,000. Helppi dropped back to 706,000.
Dong Kim bubbles the PokerStars EPT Barcelona High Roller 2014
After three players doubled on the bubble, amongst them Dan Smith and Jacob Ohlund, Dong Kim wasn't going to get so lucky.
Ami Barer opened to 20,000, and Vladimir Troyanovskiy made the call. Dong Kim squeezed all in from the blinds for 73,000, and Barer made the call. Troyanovskiy folded and the cards would soon go on their backs.
Ami Barer:
Dong Kim:
The flop was still pretty save, but the on the turn was anything but that for Kim. The fell on the turn and the tournament lost its 56th place finisher with Dong Kim.
Vadim Markushevski has busted out in 57th place, putting the tournament on the official bubble.
Markushevski was all in with the against the for Toby Lewis. The flop, turn, and river ran out , and it was Markushevski's flush losing out to Lewis' full house.
On a board, there was 241,000 in the pot already and Fedor Holz in the small blind had the decision. Holz bet out 101,000, and Danzer went into the tank. "You know I have ace-high!" said Danzer at one point.
Danzer thought for a long time, so long that big stack Juha Helppi asked for the clock after some time. The floor came over, but before the minute finished Danzer had made the call.
"Good call" said Holz while showing . Danzer slammed on the table and took it down.
Timothy Adams opened under the gun to 20,000, and Yves Boschetti made the call two positions down.
Action folded to Agshin Rasulov in the big blind, and the player from Azerbaijan shoved all in for 70,000. The big blind folded, but both Adams and Boschetti made the call.
The two checked the board, and Rasulov was quick to show his . That hand won, as Adams showed and Boschetti flashed .
against the dominating 
for Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier.
to keep Mercier in front, and the 
kept him there as well. The turn did give Mahmudov a flush draw, though, and he needed a club or a nine on the river to double up.
landed on the end, and that was the end of the line for Mahmudov. Mercier took the pot and moved his stack up to 318,000 in chips.
, and Adda had the 
. The board ran out 
to give Adda the double.
and Kent Lundmark had 
flop and the 
for Ihar Soika.
, and Palumbo doubled up. Soika dropped back to 320,000 in chips.
. The flop, turn, and river ran out 
, and Joentausta doubled up. He was all in for 183,000 and doubled to around 375,000. Helppi dropped back to 706,000.
fell on the turn and the tournament lost its 56th place finisher with Dong Kim.
, and it was Markushevski's flush losing out to Lewis' full house.
. That hand won, as Adams showed 
.