Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
On the 
turn, Maksym Lavrov pushed for his last 109,000 and he was quickly called by chip leader Ravil Khamatgareev.
Maksym Lavrov: 
Ravil Khamatgareev: 
The 
river brought no upset and Lavrov doubled. Khamatgareev had to forfeit a portion of his stack and Alexsey Gatsko, as well as Damir Gabdullin, are both in eyesight for the top spot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
780,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
720,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
700,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
323,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
and faced two pocket pairs. Iraklis Manikaros held 
.
and Litvinyuk essentially tripled up.
, Kvashin failed to connect and the enormous pot vaulted Khamatgareev close to one million in chips.
on the turn and the 
flop was not without a sweat, but the kings held up. Evdokimov dropped below the average and claimed two pots shortly after to regain some momentum.
