Jani Sointula Eliminated in 12th Place (66,790 PLN)

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In a battle of the blinds, Alfio Battisti made it 26,000 to play from the small blind, and big blind Jani Sointula flicked in the call from the big.

The dealer ran out a flop of {10-Spades}

, and Battisti kept the heat on with a bet of what appeared to be 45,000. After some sideways glances and shakes of the head, Sointula moved all in for 189,000 total. Battisti would take several minutes of deep thought before making the call to put his opponent's tournament life in jeopardy.

Showdown
Battisti: {9-Hearts}

Sointula:

Battisti was ahead with top pair, but Sointula was flipping coins to stay alive with his flush draw and overcards. The turn {9-Diamonds}

was a great card as it added an open-ender to Sointula's list of outs, but the {9-Clubs}

was not one of those outs.

A full house on the river is plenty good enough for Battisti, and he's picked up a big knockout, sending the dangerous Finn to the rail in 12th place.

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