€5,000 EPT Kyiv Main Event | 2009 PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv

08-23-2009 14:17 UTC+3

Simonyan Orders a Double

[user66118]

We concluded the last level with a double up, and we'll begin this level with another one.

Lucasz Plichta opened with a raise to 105,000 from early position before Arthur Simonyan moved all in for 328,000. When it came back to Plichta, he made a hesitant call, pretty much priced in for the chance to eliminate a player.

Showdown
Plichta: {A-Spades}

Simonyan:

The board would blank off to save Simonyan as it ran {5-Hearts}

. Queens hold for him, doubling him back up to 720,000 and leaving Plichta on the short stack with 567,000.

Tags: Arthur Simonyan Lucasz Plichta

08-23-2009 14:13 UTC+3

We're Back

Shamus

Our six remaining players are back in their seats and play has resumed.

Get ready for some all-in shoves. Everyone who is not named Alexander Dovzhenko or Maxim Lykov -- who currently own two-thirds of the chips in play -- is likely going to try to better his situation soon, as the blinds have grown to a hefty 20,000/40,000.

The stacks as the level begins:

Alexander Dovzhenko -- 3.792 million
Maxim Lykov -- 2.554 million
Lucasz Plichta -- 899,000
Adrian Schaap -- 741,000
Vitaly Tolokonnikov -- 615,000
Arthur Simonyan -- 332,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 4,000

08-23-2009 13:56 UTC+3

Break Time

Shamus

There will be a short ten-minute break for our remaining six players before the start of the next level. When we return, check out EPT Live for the streaming broadcast of today's final table.

08-23-2009 13:56 UTC+3

Schaap Survives

[user66118]

Alexander Dovzhenko opened with a raise to 80,000 from middle position, and the action came around to the blinds. In the small, Ad Schaap moved all in for 349,000, and Dovzhenko made the call to put his opponent's tournament life in jeopardy.

Showdown
Dovzhenko: {K-Diamonds}

Schaap:

The board would run out safe for the Dutchman: {4-Hearts}

. His aces up are good enough for a much-needed double up, moving Schaap to 746,000 just as the first break approaches.

Tags: Ad Schaap

08-23-2009 13:44 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

Shamus

Alexander Dovzhenko -- 4.117 million
Maxim Lykov -- 2.682 million
Lucasz Plichta -- 842,000
Vitaly Tolokonnikov -- 562,000
Arthur Simonyan -- 380,000
Adrian Schaap -- 334,000

08-23-2009 13:44 UTC+3

Torsten Tent Eliminated in 7th Place (€45,000)

[user66118]

Maxim Lykov started with a raise to 70,000 before Torsten Tent finally moved his short stack into the middle. It was 180,000 total, and Lykov quickly called to put Tent at risk of elimination.

Showdown
Lykov: {K-Diamonds}

Tent:

The news was good for the all-in German as he was in a dominating position to double up. Things would turn sour on the flop, though, as the dealer spread out {8-Hearts}

to give Lykov two pair as the crowd erupted in a multilingual cacophony.

Tent began to stand from his chair as the turn {4-Diamonds}

and river

filled out the board, marking his exit in seventh place. Tent deserves credit for his patient work on the short stack, and he's turned an online freeroll into €45,000. Not too bad for five days' work.

Tags: Maxim Lykov Torsten Tent

08-23-2009 13:31 UTC+3

Big Stacks in the Blinds

Shamus

Maxim Lykov and Alexander Dovzhenko together have nearly 6.4 million of the nearly 8.9 million chips in play. Not surprising, then, to see the rest of the table fold to the pair in the blinds, where Lykov limped in from the small and Dovzhenko checked from the big.

The flop came {7-Clubs}

. Lykov bet 50,000, and Dovzhenko called. The turn was the {3-Spades}

. This time Lykov bet 110,000, and again Dovzhenko called.

The river brought the {K-Clubs}

and yet another bet from Lykov, this time 100,000. Dovzhenko quickly called. Lykov showed A-7 for a pair of sevens, while Dovzhenko showed 8-5 for eights and the better pair.

Dovzhenko has 4.22 million right now, and Lykov 2.166 million.

08-23-2009 13:22 UTC+3

Lykov's Ladies

[user66118]

Maxim Lykov raised it up to 75,000 before the flop, and Vitaly Tolokonnikov made the call in position as the rest of the table folded in turn.

The flop came down {A-Spades}

, and both players checked. They would do the same on the {J-Diamonds}

turn, and the {9-Clubs}

came on the river. This time, Lykov led out with a bet of 150,000, and Tolokonnikov eventually made the call.

Lykov tabled pocket queens, and it was good enough to win him the pot.

Tags: Maxim Lykov Vitaly Tolokonnikov

08-23-2009 13:12 UTC+3

Vadim Markushevski Eliminated in 8th Place (€30,000)

Shamus

Adrian Schaap opened with a raise to 80,000 from middle position, and it folded over to Alexander Dovzhenko on the button. The Ukrainian considered a moment, then pushed forward eight (25,000) chips and four blue (10,000) for a bet of 240,000.

Vitaly Tolokonnikov folded his small blind and the action was on Vadim Markushevski in the big blind. After a short study, Markushevski pushed out another reraise to 590,000. Schaap folded, and Dovzhenko thought about a minute before pushing all in for 1.93 million total. Markushevski -- whom Dovzhenko had covered by about 100,000 -- made the call with the rest of his stack.

Markushevski {K-Hearts}

Dovzhenko

Kings and Aces. An uncool cooler for Markushevski.

The board ran out {8-Clubs}

, and Markushevski quickly goes from one of the chip leaders to our first elimination of the final table. Meanwhile, Dovzhenko moves into the chip lead with a whopping 3.863 million.

Tags: Vadim Markushevski