Down to Five Tables After Palokangas Hits the Showers
The action folded to Mats Johan Fredrik Palokangas and he jammed for 78,000 on the button. Aleksei Smirnov in the small blind, had him covered and was also all-in. The big blind folded and players turned over their cards.
Palokangas: 
Smirnov: 
Smirnov maintained the advantage in the hand after the flop ran out 
. The 
on the turn gave Smirnov two pair but wasn't the worst card in the deck for his opponent as it created open-ended straight draw outs for the river.
Despite Palokangas saying, "straight, straight," he was unable to coax the deck his way. The 
completed the board on the river to give Smirnov a full house. He wished players a good game and fist-pumped Smirnov on his way out of the tournament area.
Also eliminated before the break was Samuli Laine.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted |