Feb 13, 2017
In a battle between the final two partypoker qualifiers in the field, Alexandru Baron (pictured) moves all in from the hijack to about 180,000, and Ema Zajmovic calls from the cutoff with . Baron turns over , and needs it to hold to stay alive.
The board comes , and Zajmovic pairs her ace on the river to win the pot and eliminate Baron in 12th place.
Ema Zajmovic – 1,270,000 (64 bb)
Alexandru Baron – Eliminated in 12th Place (CAD $20,160)
Zajmovic is now the final remaining partypoker qualifier in the field, attempting to make her second straight WPT Final Table here at the Playground Poker Club. (She finished fifth at the partypoker.net WPT Montreal main event in November.)