Ongoing Deal Discussions
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Vasiliy Tsapko and Leonid Semenyuk are currently discussing an ICM deal and the heads-up action will kick off after a 15-minute break.
2019 888poker LIVE Festival Sochi
Main Event
Day: 4
Successful Deal Discussions
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
After some brief negotiations, Leonid Semenyuk and Vasiliy Tsapko agreed to an adjusted ICM deal that leaves additional money on top for the 1st and 2nd place finisher. Here is what they have locked up so far.
As of now, the level duration will be reduced to 20 minutes each as that's what the players agreed to as well.
| Player | Deal (in CSU) | Deal (in Rubles) | Deal ~ (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasiliy Tsapko | 62,515 | 4,376,050 | 67,324 |
| Leonid Semenyuk | 59,260 | 4,148,200 | 63,818 |
| To 1st place | 9,000 | 630,000 | 9,692 |
| To 2nd place | 4,500 | 315,000 | 4,846 |
On top of that, the winner will also receive a package worth $12,500 for the 2020 WSOP Main Event courtesy of 888poker.
Heads-Up Underway
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Vasiliy Tsapko raised to 700,000 with the 
and Leonid Semenyuk called with the 
. On the 
flop, Semenyuk check-called a bet of 400,000 and the 
turn went check, check. On the 
river, Semenyuk bet 800,000 and Tsapko folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
13,000,000
-1,925,000
|
-1,925,000 |
Even in Chips
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Leonid Semenyuk raised to 700,000 with the and Vasiliy Tsapko called with 
. On the 
flop, Tsapko check-called a bet of 600,000 and then led the 
turn for 1,000,000 in order to force a fold from Semenyuk.
Tsapko then raised to 700,000 with 
and Semyuk came along with the 
. Both checked the 
flop and Semenyuk check-called a bet of 550,000 on the 
turn when he improved to trips. Semenyuk led the river for 1,100,000 and Tsapko called to see the stacks dead even.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
13,500,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
Tsapko Pulls Away
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Vasiliy Tsapko raised to 700,000 with the 
and Leonid Semenyuk called with 
. On the 
flop, Semenyuk check-called a bet of 800,000 and the 
turn was checked through. Semenyuk led the 
river for 1,400,000 and Tsapko snap-calld with trips to establish a solid lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,400,000
3,900,000
|
3,900,000 |
|
|
9,600,000
-3,900,000
|
-3,900,000 |
Level: 35
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Semenyuk Doubles Into the Lead
Level 35
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Vasiliy Tsapko raised to 900,000 with the 
and Leonid Semenyuk called with . On the flop, Semenyuk check-raised from 700,000 to 2,000,000 and Tsapko moved all in, Semenyuk called after a few seconds of consideration.
The 
turn improved Tsapko to a flush, but the 
river gave Semenyuk a full house in a roller coaster run out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000,000
10,400,000
|
10,400,000 |
|
|
7,100,000
-10,300,000
|
-10,300,000 |
Tsapko Doubles Right Back
Level 35
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Leonid Semenyuk raised to 900,000 and called the shove of Vasiliy Tsapko for 6.7 million in total.
Vasiliy Tsapko:
Leonid Semenyuk: 
Tsapko caught a big flop in 
and turned a pair thanks to the , the river was the and Tsapko doubled back to near even stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,000,000
6,900,000
|
6,900,000 |
|
|
13,000,000
-7,000,000
|
-7,000,000 |
Level: 36
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Tsapko Jams Into Bigger Lead
Level 36
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
A string of decent hands and well-timed all in shoves has vaulted Vasiliy Tsapko into a 2-1 lead. Among others, he open-shoved 
and 
to send Leonid Semenyuk below 20 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,500,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
|
|
9,500,000
-3,500,000
|
-3,500,000 |