€5,000 EPT Kyiv Main Event Day 4 | 2009 PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv

08-22-2009 20:16 UTC+3

Volodymyr Pilyavskyy Eliminated in 11th Place (€19,000)

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Volodymyr Pilyavskyy had folded himself all the way down to just 26,000 little chips, and when the table folded around to him in the small blind, he stuck them all in there. In the big blind was the newest addition to the lower table, big stack Vadim Markushevski. Any two cards would do for him, and he put Pilyavskyy to the test with his {10-Diamonds}

. Markushevski had good timing, turning over {A-Spades}

for his tournament life.

Did we say good timing? Maybe not. The flop came {4-Hearts}

to double pair Markushevski and leave the short stack drawing slim to survive. The {6-Clubs}

on the turn closed the door even further, and the {9-Clubs}

that hit fifth street would do nothing to save him.

That's all she wrote for Volodymyr Pilyavskyy, making his exit in 11th place.

Tags: Vadim Markushevski Volodymyr Pilyavskyy

08-22-2009 20:26 UTC+3

Alexey Maslov Eliminated in 10th Place (€23,000)

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Big-stack bully Max Lykov opened another pot, this time coming in for 40,000. Alexey Maslov was in the big blind, and he put in the call to see a flop.

The dealer spread out {A-Clubs}

, and both players checked. The turn card would bring the action though, the {J-Diamonds}

peeling off the deck. After another Maslov check, Lykov fired 52,000 at the pot. Maslov announced a check-raise, and Lykov quicly moved all in with the covering stack. Maslov didn't like it, but he eventually made the call all in for his tournament life.

Showdown
Lykov: {A-Diamonds}

Maslov:

There wasn't much drama left as Maslov was already drawing stone dead. A meaningless {5-Diamonds}

filled out the board as the newly-eliminated player stood from his chair and wished his remaining table mates luck. Before heading out the door, he'll stop off at the payout desk to pick up €23,000 for his hard work over the course of the week.

Tags: Alexey Maslov Max Lykov

08-22-2009 20:35 UTC+3

Meyburg's Jacks Survive

Shamus

Michael Meyburg explaining he wouldn't be going all in with seven-deuce

Just as the secondary table heard the news that Alexey Maslov had been eliminated in 10th place, players began folding around the table until the action reached Michael Meyburg. "Is the tournament now nine?" he asked the tournament director, who nodded in the affirmative. "I'm all in," he said, pushing a total of 157,000 forward.

Everyone was moving to leave in order to make the move to the feature table, where the last nine players were due to be reassembled following a redraw. It folded to Vitaly Tolokonnikov in the big blind, who surprised everyone by saying he was calling.

The EPT camera crew set up to shoot the showdown, and Tolonnikov informed Meyburg he held ace-eight. "No good," said Meyburg. "No?" said Tolonnikov. "What... do you think I go all in with seven-deuce?" said Meyburg. Finally, the pair tabled their cards:

Tolonnikov {A-Spades}

Meyburg

The board came {3-Hearts}

, and Meyburg moves up past 330,000. Tolonnikov, meanwhile, will start the nine-handed table with 247,000.

Tags: Michael Meyburg

08-22-2009 20:45 UTC+3

Chippies

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As the featured table is prepared for nine-handed play, take a look at how the chips are divvied up amongst the remaining players:

Alexander Dovzhenko - 2,217,000
Maxim Lykov - 2,085,000
Vadim Markushevski - 2,011,000
Torsten Tent - 1,689,000
Lucasz Plichta - 355,000
Adrian Schaap - 350,000
Michael Meyburg - 332,000
Vitaly Tolokonnikov - 247,000
Arthur Simonyan - 128,000

There is a monumental disparity between the fourth- and fifth-place stacks as the top dogs continue to assert themselves. We'll have to see how that plays out over the next few minutes as the bottom few players are beginning to get into the danger zone.

08-22-2009 20:50 UTC+3

The August Nine

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"Final" Table
Seat 1: Vadim Markushevski (Belarus)
Seat 2: Lucasz Plichta (Poland)
Seat 3: Ad Schaap (Holland)
Seat 4: Arthur Simonyan (Russia)
Seat 5: Torsten Tent (Germany)
Seat 6: Michael Meyburg (Germany)
Seat 7: Max Lykov (Russia)
Seat 8: Alexander Dovzhenko (Ukraine)
Seat 9: Vitaly Tolokonnikov (Russia)

The final nine are in their seats on the main stage, and the cards are in the air. We'll play on for one more elimination to set our official final table for tomorrow.

08-22-2009 20:57 UTC+3

Simonyan Unafraid

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Arthur Simonyan moved all in first into the pot from the cutoff seat. His total was 114,000, which we learned after small blind Michael Meyburg asked for a count. He would eventually pass though, but the big-stacked big blind, Max Lykov, quickly made the call with {A-Spades}

. Simonyan was pleased with the good news as he showed up {A-Hearts}

, ahead in the hand but at risk for his tournament life.

The board would run out safe for him, coming {6-Hearts}

. That notched him a big double up at the most crucial of times, moving him to 254,000 and out of the position of shortest stack at the table.

On the next hand, Simonyan would move all in once again after an opening raise from Ad Schaap. When Schaap laid his hand down, Simonyan raked in even more chips to climb to about 330,000.

Tags: Artuhr Simonyan Michael Meyburg

08-22-2009 21:08 UTC+3

Schaap All In

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Ad Schaap opened with a raise to 46,000 under the gun, and the table folded around to our aggressive friend, Max Lykov. He stuck in a re-raise to 100,000 straight, and Schaap moved all in for just less than 350,000. Lykov quickly called, turning over {A-Spades}

. Schaap was at risk but well ahead with his {K-Spades}

.

The flop was brilliant news for the Dutchman as it rolled out {3-Clubs}

to leave Lykov drawing dead to running cards. The {A-Clubs}

on the turn was of no use to him, and the {5-Hearts}

on the river secured the double up for Schaap. He's all the way back up to 724,000 now, squarely in the middle of the pack.

Tags: Ad Schaap Max Lykov

08-22-2009 21:20 UTC+3

Speaking of Simonyan

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Max Lykov opened the action with a raise to 40,000, and the betting folded around to the blinds. In the small, Arthur Simonyan made the call, only to see big blind Torsten Tent move all in for more than 1,000,000! Lykov quickly folded with a chuckle, but Simonyan would think it over and eventually call all in for his last 263,000, his tournament now in immediate danger.

Showdown
Simonyan: {J-Diamonds}

Tent:

The flop took away half of Tent's outs as it came {A-Diamonds}

. Tent was looking for only the eight of spades to earn the knockout, but he wouldn't find it as the turn and river fell {Q-Hearts}

and

respectively. Simonyan holds to tally his second double up at this nine-handed table, the latest of those vaulting him up to 664,000 and back into contention.

He's now right on the heels of Torsten Tent who sits just on the high side of 700,000 in chips.

Tags: Artuhr Simonyan Torsten Tent

08-22-2009 21:35 UTC+3

Straight Ahead for Lykov

Shamus

Maxim Lykov opened with a raise from late position and got a couple of callers, including Vadim Markushevski, creating a total pot of 178,000. The flop came {9-Spades}

. It checked to Lykov who continued for 88,000, and only Markushevski called.

The turn brought the {5-Spades}

and both players checked. The river was the {8-Spades}

-- a third spade, and pairing the board, too. Markushevski bet 200,000, and Lykov quickly called.

Markushevski showed a pair of tens, but was beat by Lykov's 7-6 which made him a straight. That one moves Lykov back up to 1.95 million, just ahead of Markushevski who drops to a little more than 1.9 million.

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000