Dimitar Danchev, winner of the 2013 PCA Main Event, raised to 20,000 in middle position, and Davidi Kitai defended his big blind. Both players checked on a flop of , and Kitai led out for 18,000 when the turned. Danchev called.
Both players knuckled again when the completed the board, and Danchev won with for a pair of nines.
Cary Katz raised to 20,000 from early position, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier three-bet to 52,000 from middle position, and Vincent Bartello announced pot in the small blind. The all-in bet was for 103,000 - less than the pot - and Katz quickly folded. Despite getting a great price, Grospellier flicked his cards into the muck as well, and Bartello picked up the pot.
Davidi Kitai opened to 22,000 from middle position, and Dario Minieri three-bet to 49,000 from his immediate left. Kitai made the call after everyone else folded.
Kitai checked the flop, and Minieri bet 50,000. Kitai called. The turn came , and both players checked. An arrived on the river, and Kitai checked once more. Minieri fired 160,000.
Kitai went deep into the tank, alternately staring at the board and then at MInieri, who never wavered his gaze from Kitai. After about three minutes, Minieri patted the table and said "time." About 10 seconds later, Kitai slid out a tower of pink chips to call.
"You win," Minieri said. "Ten-high."
Kitai turned over and dragged the massive pot with third pair.
Steven Kelly raised to pot from middle position, and everyone folded to Eugene Katchalov in the big blind. He seemed to ponder for awhile before gently placing a stack of pink T5,000 chips in the center. Kelly called off the other half of his chips.
Katchalov:
Kelly:
A flop of meant Kelly had a lot of cards to dodge. He was unable to do so on the turn, when the fell. He got out of his seat in anticipation of elimination, and sure enough, the river was a .
Players have redrawn to an unofficial final table of 10.
Dario Minieri raised to 16,000 from under the gun, Dan Kelly re-raised the pot on his direct left, making it 46,000 to go, and Cary Katz re-potted out of the big blind. Minieri folded, and Kelly called all-in for less.
Kelly:
Katz:
Katz held as the board came , and Kelly was eliminated in 12th place.
A short-stacked Mark Herm limped in on the button, leaving 25,000 or so behind, and Chris Johnson checked in the big blind. The flop came , Johnson checked, and Herm fired out a min-bet. Johnson moved all in, and Herm called.
Herm:
Johnson:
Johnson flopped a pair and multiple draws, and made two pair when the turned. The bricked on the river, and Herm was eliminated in 13th place, earning
Davidi Kitai opened to 16,000 out of the cutoff, Jesse Martin three-bet on the button, and the action folded back to Kitai, who moved all in for 150,000. Martin called.
Kitai:
Martin:
Kitai had Martin crushed, and flopped quads when the dealer fanned . Martin wasn't drawing dead though, and when the turned, giving him one out to make a royal flush, Mark Herm gasped.
The river was paint, however, and the secured Kitai's double. He now sits with over 300,000 chips, while Martin slipped to 295,000.
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, and Kitai led out for 18,000 when the 
turned. Danchev called.
completed the board, and Danchev won with 
for a pair of nines.
flop, and Minieri bet 50,000. Kitai called. The turn came 
, and both players checked. An 
meant Kelly had a lot of cards to dodge. He was unable to do so on the turn, when the 
.
, and Kelly was eliminated in 12th place.
bricked on the river, and Herm was eliminated in 13th place, earning
secured Kitai's double. He now sits with over 300,000 chips, while Martin slipped to 295,000.