Polintas Cracks Kings to Double Up
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Ioannis Polintas was all in from middle position for around 20,000 and was called by Pavel Plesuv in the big blind, who had him covered as players turned their cards.
Ioannis Polintas: Q♣Q♦ 
Pavel Plesuv: K♣K♦
Polintas was badly behind, but the board came 8♣5♠7♠8♦Q♥. The river gave Polintas a full house, queens full of eights. He won the pot, cracking Plesuv's kings and doubling his stack.
Players at the table joked that they had been sitting here for hours waiting for a spot, while Polintas had only just entered the tournament when he won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | |
|
40,000
25,000
|
25,000 |