₽77,000 EPT National Day 1a | 2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi

03-22-2019 00:08 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Evgenii Tsoi	300,000 -5,000	-5,000
Tomas Macnamara	290,000 290,000	290,000
Sergey Kolashnikov	230,000
Roman Iashin	225,000
Vartan Manucharyan	200,000
Sergey Nikiforov	190,000
Artur Martirosyan	185,000

Oleg Vasylchenko	175,000
Ruslan Mityaev	170,000
Vasiliy Kurguzov	160,000 -20,000	-20,000
Sergey Chantsev	155,000 -145,000	-145,000
Yury Masliankou	140,000

Sergey Kerzhakov	135,000
Nadir Yusupov	120,000 120,000	120,000
Grigoriy Ignatyuk	110,000
Natalya Yakovleva	100,000
Demis Vasilov	90,000
Dmitriy Belikov	85,000
Aleksey Savenkov	65,000
Dmitriy Bushniy	50,000
Anton Mazurin	25,000

03-21-2019 23:54 UTC+3

Kravets Eliminated by Kaygorodtcev

Will Shillibier

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

It folded around to Semen Kravets on the button and he moved all in for 81,000 and Andrey Kaygorodtcev was in the small blind with a decision. He eventually called and the big blind folded.

Semen Kravets:
Andrey Kaygorodtcev:

The flop came giving Kravets an open-ended straight draw to stay alive in the EPT National. The turn and river didn't improve Kravets and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Kaygorodtcev	235,000 100,000	100,000
Semen Kravets	Busted

Tags: Andrey Kaygorodtcev Semen Kravets

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

03-21-2019 23:30 UTC+3

Break

Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The end of play for the day is just 17 eliminations away with 54 of a starting field of 249 remaining on Day 1a of the EPT Sochi National.

The players are going on a 20 minute break.

03-21-2019 23:22 UTC+3

Lukyanov into Chip Lead

Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The blinds are steadily increasing and a big pot just occurred between two players who held over 200,000 chips. On a board Andrey Lukyanov bet 35,000 into a pot of 70,000.

Cherba called and the river was the . Lukyanov bet 50,000 and Cherba called.

Lukyanov turned over for a flush and Cherba stared at him in disbelief before mucking.

Lukjanov now sits with over 400,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Lukyanov	410,000 115,000	115,000

Bohdan Cherba	165,000 -55,000	-55,000

Tags: Andrey Lukyanov Bohdan Cherba

03-21-2019 23:05 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts & Eliminations

Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoliy Zyrin	325,000 -10,000	-10,000
Evgenii Tsoi	305,000 265,000	265,000
Andrey Lukyanov	295,000 75,000	75,000

Valeriy Yantsevich	270,000
Komil Ruzaev	250,000
Arkadiy Stekolshchikov	220,000 -90,000	-90,000
Vasiliy Kurguzov	180,000 35,000	35,000
Bohdan Cherba	165,000 98,000	98,000
Julius Schamburg	110,000 -120,000	-120,000
Artur Darmaniyan	Busted
Petr Vysotskiy	Busted
Josef Snejberg	Busted
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	Busted
Alexandr Rudov	Busted
Vladislav Naumov	Busted

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

03-21-2019 22:39 UTC+3

Titov Doubles Up

Will Shillibier

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

On a board Mihail Marchenko checked to Oleg Titov who bet 3,000. Marchenko then check-raised all in and Titov called for his last 39,000.

Mihail Marchenko:
Oleg Titov:

"One time," Titov said in English as the turn gave him his flush. The river was the and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Titov	90,000 10,000	10,000
Mihail Marchenko	73,000

Tags: Oleg Titov

03-21-2019 22:37 UTC+3

Chips Swing in Zyrin's Favour

Will Shillibier

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Anatoliy Zyrin is now the man to beat with over 300,000 after taking a huge chunk out of Gor Kazaryan and then making a disciplined laydown to keep hold of them.

On a board he bet 6,000 and Viktor Smolyakov called. The river was the . Zyin bet 16,500 and Smolyakov raised in position to 45,000.

Zyrin quickly folded a face up before Smolyakov showed for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoliy Zyrin	335,000 185,000	185,000
Gor Kazaryan	85,000 -155,000	-155,000
Viktor Smolyakov	75,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Anatoliy Zyrin Gor Kazaryan Viktor Smolyakov

03-21-2019 22:18 UTC+3

Lappo Eliminated After Getting it in Dead

Will Shillibier

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

On a board two players checked to Viktor Wall who bet 20,000. Vladimir Lappo check-raised all in for 50,000. The other player folded and Wall quickly called.

Lappo showed for two pair but was drawing dead against the top set of Wall. The river was the improving Lappo, but it wasn't enough as he was already getting to his feet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Wall	200,000 30,000	30,000
Vladimir Lappo	Busted

Tags: Vladimir Lappo Viktor Wall