Niklas Hambitzer opened from the button to 45,000 and Andreas Samuelsson moved all in from the big blind for 385,000 total. After getting a count, Hambitzer made the call with and was racing against his opponent's .
The flop moved Hambitzer into the lead as it came . The turn was the prompting Samuelsson to say "good turn" as it gave him an open-ended straight draw. He would hit that draw on the river and let out a "yes" while pumping his fist. With that double up Samuelsson moved to 800,000 in chips while Hambitzer dropped to slightly below that amount with 710,000.
Emrah Cakmak raised to 45,000 in the cutoff, Benjamin Pollak called from the big blind and the flop fell .
Pollak check-called 50,000 from Cakmak to see the turn where he check-called another 120,000 from Cakmak. Both checked the river and Pollak tabled for a pair of jacks.
Cakmak, however, turned over for a pair of queens to win the pot.
Three players still alive here near the end of Day 4 cashed in the PCA Main Event a year ago, highlighted by one of the current big stacks, Shyam Srinivasan, who final-tabled last year and finished sixth. Both Tim Reilly and Dylan Linde also made the cash here in the Main Event in 2014, and have both already guaranteed themselves even better finishes this time around as described on the PokerStars Blog.
[Removed:551] shipped into an unopened pot from the small blind for 155,000 and was called by Diego Ventura in the big blind.
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[Removed:552] said he wouldn't hate a four on the flop, but it was flopping to put him way behind. He asked for a seven, but an hit followed by the .
Despite the disappointing end, [Removed:552] has plenty of be happy about from this PCA trip, as he also cashed for $158,740 when he got third at the LAPT here last week.
Uwe Ritter opened from early position for 45,000 and found callers in Shyam Srinivasan, Maurice Hawkins, and the player in the big blind. The flop came and it was checked to Srinivasan who bet 65,000. Only Hawkins called.
The turn was the and the two players checked.
The river was the and Hawkins checked. Srinivasan bet 125,000 and was quickly called by Hawkins. Srinivasan showed for kings and queens and Hawkins tabled for the rivered diamond flush.
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We didn't see the action, but Niklas Hambitzer got his 610,000 stack in from the button against big blind Andreas Samuelsson, who held . Hambitzer was dominated with , but that changed on the flop, which brought him two draw. He missed them, but did find the on the turn to double up.
Noah Schwartz started things off with a raise to 50,000 from the cutoff and Juan Martin Pastor three-bet to 130,000 from the small blind. Schwartz called.
The flop came and Pastor led out for 130,000 and was called by Schwartz. The turn was the and Pastor slowed down, checking. Schwartz thought for a moment as the television cameras came over to capture the action. Seeing the cameras, Schwartz looked up and smiled as he waved. The table laughed and Schwartz put out a bet of 210,000 that Pastor would call.
The river was the and Pastor checked. Schwartz checked behind and would toss his cards to the dealer in frustration when Pastor turned over for the nut flush.
"Running good buddy. Running good," said Schwartz as he shook his head from side to side.
and was racing against his opponent's 
.
. The turn was the 
prompting Samuelsson to say "good turn" as it gave him an open-ended straight draw. He would hit that draw on the 
river and let out a "yes" while pumping his fist. With that double up Samuelsson moved to 800,000 in chips while Hambitzer dropped to slightly below that amount with 710,000.
.
turn where he check-called another 120,000 from Cakmak. Both checked the 
river and Pollak tabled 
for a pair of jacks.
flopping to put him way behind. He asked for a seven, but an 
hit followed by the 
.
and the two players checked.
for the rivered diamond flush.
. Hambitzer was dominated with 
on the turn to double up.
and Pastor led out for 130,000 and was called by Schwartz. The turn was the 
for the nut flush.
