Dmitriy Grishin raised before the flop, and Ahmet Ucali made the call from the blinds. Grishin made a 45,000 continuation bet on and Ucali check raised to 575,000, putting Grishin all in. Grishin made the call, and the showdown was there.
Dmitriy Grishin:
Ahmet Ucali:
Ucali hit his flush on the turn with the , and there wasn't a card in the deck that could save Grishin anymore. The on the river was just there to make things official.
Dmitriy Grishin opened for 40,000 from the hijack, and Oleksii Khoroshenin on the button made it 105,000. Both blinds folded, and action was back on Grishin. We had seen all of this allready today, and again Grishin wasn't going to let go so easily. Grishin made it 175,000, and now Khoroshenin had the decision. After a little bit of thinking he moved all in, Grishin made the call almost instant.
Dmitriy Grishin:
Oleksii Khoroshenin:
The window card was the , but the other two cards were sixes with the and . The on the turn was a blank, and so was the on the river.
Dmitriy Grishin is down to 555,000, Oleksii Khoroshenin now has well over 1.4 million.
Jorn Walthaus got all of his chips in the middle holding . His opponent was Viacheslav Igin who showed up with .
The board didn't bring Walthaus any help: . Jorn got silently up from his chair, shook hands with Thomas Kremser, and walked over to the pay out desk to receive $5,900.
Oleksii Khoroshenin didn't have the best level before the break, losing small pots left and right. He just lost a bit bigger one to Mustafa Biz, and was left with 231,000.
He shoved that stack forward from middle position, and after some thinking it was Vyacheslav Stoyanov who reshoved from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded, and it was time for yet another showdown.
Vyacheslav Stoyanov:
Oleksii Khoroshenin:
The flop was good for the EPT Vienna winner as it displayed a king: . The on the turn was a blank, and so was the on the river.
Some more breathing room for Khoroshenin, while Stoyanov is now extremely short stacked.
Viacheslav Igin opened for 25,000 from middle position, and Jorn Walthaus made it 63,000 to go from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded, Igin made the call.
Igin check called another 61,000 on , and both players checked the on the turn. Walthaus reluctantly folded as Igin bet 125,000 after the river paired the board again with the .
Walthaus in trouble now, Igin's stack is looking good.
Maksym Panyak opened for 25,000 from early position, and Igor Ovcharenko three bet to 60,000 in middle position. Srda Milovic in the big blind shoved all in for 297,000 and Panyak quickly folded. Ovcharenko asked for a count, and eventually made the call.
Milovic knew he was in trouble with his , you could see the look his face change as soon as he heard the word 'call'. Ovcharenko tabled and flopped perfect: .
By the time the hit the turn, Milovic was already out of his chair and on his way out of the tournament room. The didn't change a thing, and Ovcharenko started stacking his chips again.
As we arrived, the dealer was counting out Ovcharenko's stack, and it was 550,000 exactly. Panyak counted out the same, and with a sad face he looked back at his iPad.
"It all went to the middle before the flop" told two friendly rail birds us. The cards were still at the table, so we saw what the showdown had been. Panyak had , while Ovcharenko had in front of him.
The board favored Ovcharenko, and he took down the 1.1 million pot. Panyak is no longer the chipleader, though he still has an above average stack.
Ivan Sheptytskyi shoved from the small blind and received a call from Srda Milovic in the big blind.
Milovic had and Sheptytskyi showed [A2x].
The flop was good for Sheptytskyi, but the on the turn spoiled things for him. The on the river was a blank and Sheptytskyi headed to the pay out desk.
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Can Oleksii Khoroshenin grab his second big title after his win in Vienna?
In two and a half hours, 32 players will start their quest for gold. The tournament isn't even in the stage of rewarding money yet, so that will be the first hurdle they're going to have to take.
Reaching the bubble will happen soon, 27 players will get in the money here in the Live Events International Main Event in Cyprus.
From there play will focus on reaching the final table of ten, and eventually a winner. All that has to be done today, so its going to be a long day here in Noah's Ark's poker room.
Leading the charge is Maksym Panyak, who won the $1,000 Iron Man tournament for $25,850 here earlier this week. The accomplished live player from Russia has over a million in chips, good for 168 big blinds at the start of the day. Panyak has a decent lead over Igor Ovcharenko (633,000) and Viacheslav Igin (598,500). Also still in contention are EPT Vienna champion Oleksii Khoroshenin (574,000), and Dutch tournament regular Jorn Walthaus (261,500).
So check back here in 2.5 hours, and follow all the action unravel here at PokerNews.com. We'll report from the first pitched card today, we'll have all the drama on the bubble, and we'll bring you the details on the last hand and photos of a fresh crowned champ. Enjoy the ride!
and Ucali check raised to 575,000, putting Grishin all in. Grishin made the call, and the showdown was there.
, and there wasn't a card in the deck that could save Grishin anymore. The 
on the river was just there to make things official.
, but the other two cards were sixes with the 
and 
. The 
on the turn was a blank, and so was the 
on the river.
.
. Jorn got silently up from his chair, shook hands with Thomas Kremser, and walked over to the pay out desk to receive $5,900.
. The 
on the turn was a blank, and so was the 
on the river.
, and both players checked the 
on the turn. Walthaus reluctantly folded as Igin bet 125,000 after the river paired the board again with the 
, you could see the look his face change as soon as he heard the word 'call'. Ovcharenko tabled 
and flopped perfect: 
.
, while Ovcharenko had 
board favored Ovcharenko, and he took down the 1.1 million pot. Panyak is no longer the chipleader, though he still has an above average stack.
and Sheptytskyi showed [A2x].
flop was good for Sheptytskyi, but the 
on the river was a blank and Sheptytskyi headed to the pay out desk.