Hands #71-73: Filatov and Melnikov Do Battle
Level 39
: 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante
Hand #71: Alexey Melnikov raised to 9m from the cutoff with 
and Anatoly Filatov three-bet on the button to 24m with 
, which got Melnikov to fold.
Hand #72: Filatov raised to 9m with 
from the cutoff and won the pot.
Hand #73: Filatov raised to 9m with 
from under the gun and Melnikov defended his big blind with 
. The flop came 
, Melnikov check-called an 8m bet, and on the 
turn, Melnikov checked once more, before Filatov moved all in, and Melnikov folded.