Dinesh Alt bet a heads-up turn of 
for 8,500 in the big blind. Diego Cuellar in the cutoff was his only caller and the 
then fell on the river. That ended up killing the action as both players checked. Alt turned over 
for flopped two pair and took down the pot.
Merijn van Rooij opened to 4,000 in the cutoff and Landon Tice three-bet to 10,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Van Rooij four-bet to 25,000. Tice five-bet shoved all in and Van Rooij called off his stack of 85,000.
Merijn van Rooij: 
Landon Tice: 
The flop fell 
to give both players a pair of aces but Van Rooij held the better kicker. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river changed nothing as Van Rooij earned a double-up.
As relayed to PokerNews, Maria Ho was all in and at risk from the small blind in a heads-up confrontation against Platinum Pass winner Lucas Pignay.
Maria Ho: 
Lucas Pignay: 
Ho was in excellent shape to double up until a nine landed on the board to mark the Women in Poker Hall of Famer's elimination.
Igor Kroujalov raised to 4,000 and Thomas Eychenne called from the next seat over before the rest of the table got out of the way.
The flop was 
and both players checked to see 
on the turn. Kroujalov fired 3,500 on the turn and Eychenne called. The river was 
.
Kroujalov fired 18,000 on the river and Eychenne gave it a moment of thought before he tossed his hand in the muck to give up the pot.
Florian Duta had defended his big blind with a shorter stack and jammed the 
turn for just 14,000 into a pot of 28,000. Franco Spitale called and Duta was in trouble.
Florian Duta: 
Franco Spitale:
Duta needed a four or ten to avoid the elimination but the 
river sent the Romanian out of the tournament.
Nitis Udornpim and Sam Trickett were heads up to the turn on a board showing 
and Trickett facing a bet for his remaining stack.
Trickett took a few minutes before making the call, seeing the good news once the cards were flipped up..
Nitis Udornpim:
Sam Trickett: 
Trickett's top pair was in the lead, looking to avoid Udornpim's straight draw. The river 
changed nothing, as Trickett stayed alive with the double up.
Jesse Lonis was in the cutoff against Andre Marques in the big blind.
The board read 
and there was 25,000 in the pot. Marques checked. Lonis bet 13,500 before Marques check-shoved all in for 50,000 effective. Lonis went into the tank for around two minutes before making the call. Marques showed 
for two pair while Lonis hit the rail after showing 
for second pair.
The PokerStars Players NLH Hold’em Championship (PSPC) is underway, and one man in attendance here in the Bahamas is Rakesh Ramdial, the winner of PokerStars’ ONCOOP (Ontario Championship Of Online Poker) Prize Draw, which awarded him a Platinum Pass package, worth $30,000.
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