In a battle of the blinds, the stack of Ami Barer went into the middle against Nicolo Molinelli.
Ami Barer:
Nicolo Molinelli:
Barer was left in dire shape after the flop and the turn provided some hope with the additional gutshot. What followed was a blank river and Barer missed out on the money.
Defending champion Juha Helppi had re-entered for the third and final bullet at the last minute and immediately doubled. He then secured another double and just did so again when facing Dario Sammartino.
It was a raised pot to 15,000 that led to the flop and Helppi check-called for 20,235. On the turn, Helppi checked and Sammartino bet 64,946. The jam by Helppi for 103,449 on top followed and Sammartino obliged.
Juha Helppi:
Dario Sammartino:
The river brought no club or ace and Helppi soared to a big stack.