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There was an open to 6,500 by Alexsandr Lashtopa from early position and action folded to Konstantin Puchkov who called from the big blind.
The flop was 
which was obviously not the cards Puchkov was hoping to see as he check-folded to an 8,000 bet from Lashtopa.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,000
-59,100
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-59,100 |
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The PokerStars Festival High Roller kicks off today at 4.p.m.
This is a two day single re-entry event and is shaping up to be a big one.
There were 20 seats to be won in two live satellites that ran at the casino over the last two days and number are expected to approach the 100 mark.
Team PokerStars Pros Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov will be playing having arrived in Sochi last night and busting the Main Event having late registered.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
These are the big stacks in the room hoping Day 2 is as profitable as their Day 1s.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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288,900 | |
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286,800 | |
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272,900 | |
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246,300 | |
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243,000 | |
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226,800 | |
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222,600 | |
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217,000
217,000
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217,000 |
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207,000 | |
Here is how Sochi stacks up against previous Festivals.
| Location | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | First Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PokerStars Festival London | 944 | £824,112 | Rehman Kassam | £89,320 |
| PokerStars Festival Rozvadov | 1,126 | €1,089,310 | Petr Svoboda | €124,346 |
| PokerStars Festival Chile | 329 | $500,000 | Christopher Franco | $97,360 |
| PokerStars Festival Marbella | 949 | €911,040 | Ignacio De Maturana | €168,700 |
| PokerStars Festival Lille | 800 | €768,000 | Philippe Le Touche | €143,000 |
| PokerStars Festival Korea | 285 | KRW 416,675,000 | Taehoon Han | KRW 83,130,000 |
| PokerStars Festival Bucharest | 736 | €706,560 | Sam Grafton | €117,707 |
| PokerStars Festival Uruguay | 261 | $379,755 | Julio Belluscio | £66,748 |
| PokerStars Festival Dublin | 544 | €700,000 | Gary McGinty | €91,808 |
| PokerStars Festival Sochi | 699 | RUB 40,681,800 | TBC | RUB 7,700,000 |
There were 699 entries that generated a guarantee breaking total prize pool worth RUB 40,681,800.
The top nine finishers will receive the following amounts:
1st.- RUB 7,700,000
2nd.- RUB 4,700,000
3rd.- RUB 3,350,000
4th.- RUB 2,600,000
5th.- RUB 2,000,000
6th.- RUB 1,560,000
7th.- RUB 1,101,800
8th.- RUB 770,000
9th.- RUB 610,000
There will be 103 places paid with a min-cash worth RUB 110,000 which means the money bubble will burst later today.
Shuffle up and deal!
Action is underway for Day 2 of the Main Event at Sochi Casino and Resort.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Andrey Kotelnikov from Day 1b has the chip lead with 288,900 to start Day 2 as 261 players return from a total number of 699 entries from three starting flights.
* Day 1A: 276
* Day 1B: 285
* Day 1C: 138
* Total: 699
That generated a total prize pool of RUB 40,681,800 with the eventual winner is set to receive RUB 7,700,000
Cards are in the air at 12 p.m. at the Sochi Casino and Resort and there will be en one-hour levels scheduled today with a one-hour dinner break after level 18 with play due to end at approximately 11:45 p.m.
Main Event
Day 2 Started