The final five players are taking a 60-minute dinner break.
The final five players are taking a 60-minute dinner break.
Level: 34
Blinds: 1,200,000/2,500,000
Ante: 2,500,000
Almas Umarov opened to 5,000,000 from under the gun and Boris Kolev defended from the big blind.
The flop came 6♥4♦3♥. Kolev bet 3,000,000 and Umarov moved all in, covering Kolev who had 18,700,000. Kolev made the call and was at risk.
Boris Kolev: K♦3♦
Almas Umarov: 10♥10♣
Kolev was in rough shape until spiking two pair on the K♣ turn leaving Umarov drawing to two outs. The 4♥ river changed nothing and Umarov was left with just under six big blinds while Kolev dragged in a full double up.
Ueberton Cristian De Aquino opened to 6,500,000 from the cutoff and Almas Umarov three-bet shoved for 8,700,000 from the big blind. Aquino made the call to put Umarov at risk.
Almas Umarov: 5♦5♣
Ueberton Cristian De Aquino: Q♠Q♣
Aquino's queens held up on the 8♠A♥3♠4♦K♣ runout to take the pot while Umarov, who had started the day with the chip lead, made his exit in fifth place.
Boris Kolev opened to 5,000,000 from the cutoff and Christopher Puetz three-bet to 17,000,000 from the small blind. Kolev four-bet shoved for 49,900,000 and Puetz snap-called with a covering stack to put Kolev at risk with.
Boris Kolev: A♥2♥
Christopher Puetz: 4♠4♥
Puetz had caught Kolev speeding and was in a great position to score another knockout. That all changed when Kolev picked up the nut-flush draw on the 7♥3♥2♦ flop making it virtually a flip. The 9♠ turn was a brick but the flush came in on the 6♥ river. Puetz could only shake his head in frustration, tumbling down the chip counts from first to third place while Kolev dragged in a monster pot.
Level: 35
Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000
Ante: 3,000,000
Andrey Pateychuk opened to 7,500,000 from the small blind with J♦8♣ and Boris Kolev defended from the big blind with Q♦10♣.
Pateychuk made a gutshot on the Q♠10♦5♠ flop while Kolev made top two pair. Pateychuk bet 4,000,000 and Kolev called.
On the 5♥ turn Pateychuk bet 16,000,000. Kolev just called.
On the K♥ river Pateychuk jammed, covering Kolev who had 27,900,000 behind. Pateychuk used a time extension before making the right call, leaving Pateychuk short-stacked. Kolev, who had lost a series of small hands since doubling up earlier, got all of it back and more as he scooped another gargantuan pot.
Boris Kolev opened to 7,500,000 from the small blind with J♠4♠ and Christopher Puetz defended from the big blind with 8♠5♣.
On the 9♥4♣3♥ Kolev checked, Puetz bet 4,500,000, Kolev raised to 11,000,000 and Puetz folded.
Andrey Pateychuk opened to 6,000,000 from under the gun and Ueberton Cristian De Aquino three-bet to 15,000,000 from the big blind. Pateychuk made the call.
On the K♣8♦4♠ flop Aquino moved all in, covering Pateychuk who had 26,500,000 behind. Pateychuk made the call and was at risk.
Ueberton Cristian De Aquino: J♣6♥
Andrey Pateychuk: K♠K♥
Pateychuk had caught Aquino making a move and was a 98% favorite to take the pot, needing to fade only running cards. The 5♥ turn gave Aquino a gutshot straight draw which came right in on the 7♣ turn. Pateychuk was brutally sent to the rail while Aquino extended his lead over the rest of the field.
Boris Kolev opened to 6,000,000 from the button with 10♥10♣ and Ueberton Cristian De Aquino with Q♥8♦ defended from the big blind.
The flop came 10♦9♠6♠. Aquino led for 7,000,000 and Kolev clicked it back to 16,000,000. Aquino made the call.
Aquino pulled ahead of Kolev's set after making a straight on the 7♥ turn and bet 20,000,000. Kolev made the call.
Kolev took the lead back with a full house on the 7♦ river. Aquino checked, Kolev bet 30,000,000, leaving just under 3,000,000 behind. Aquino, clearly frustrated, made the call only to see the bad news as Kolev took the pot and chip lead.