Hands #36-40: Filatov Chips Up Further
Hand #36: Alexey Melnikov raised to 6.5 million with 
on the button and Anatoly Filatov in the small blind flat-called with 
. Gor Kazaryan called in the big blind with 
and three players headed to the 
flop.
Once the action checked to Melnikov, he bet 8.5 million and Filatov quickly got out of the way, Kazaryan gave it some thought and folded as well.
Hand #37: Viktor Khodorenko raised to 7 million with 
first to act and Melnikov from one seat over three-bet to 20 million with 
. That ended the hand right there, as all opponents including Khodorenko folded.
Hand #38: Filatov raised to 6.5 million with 
in the cutoff and Khodorenko called in the big blind with . Khodorenko paired his ace on 
and both players checked. On the turn, the action was checked once more and so was the 
river. Khodorenko showed his ace and won the pot.
Hand #39: Kazaryan raised to 7.5 million with 
in the cutoff and that won the pot preflop.
Hand #40: Andrey Malyshev raised to 7 million with 
in the cutoff and Filatov defended the . On the 
flop, Filatov checked and called a bet of 6 million by Malyshev. On the 
turn, Filatov bet 10 million and
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
236,900,000
-6,100,000
|
-6,100,000 |
|
||
|
231,000,000
-19,000,000
|
-19,000,000 |
|
209,000,000
27,700,000
|
27,700,000 |
|
||
|
144,000,000
29,000,000
|
29,000,000 |
|
87,000,000
-8,000,000
|
-8,000,000 |
|
||