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Shaun Deeb
Dmitry Stelmak started the action with a late-position raise to 750. Next door, Shaun Deeb popped it up to 2,150, and action paused on Carter Phillips in the blind. He considered briefly before grabbing all ~17,000 of his chips and sliding them forward with a quiet, "All in."
Stelmak would tank for a couple minutes as he shot glances in Deeb's direction. Finally though, he elected to release his cards, and Deeb instantly called.
Showdown
Deeb:
Phillips:
"Two jacks," said Stelmak, and Deeb complimented his fold. Phillips had a forlorn look on his face as the bad news sunk in. Looking for lots of help but finding none, he watched the final board of his day run out . That's all she wrote for the American online qualifier, heading off to the rail after wishing his opponents luck.
Shamus
We were watching a big hand go down between Pier Paolo Fabrietti and Alexander Rykov moments before the lights went out. After the lights returned, we were able to fill in some of the final details. Here's what happened.
The community cards were , and Rykov in the small blind fired a bet of 7,500 into a pot that was already nearing 20,000. Fabrietti contemplated for a bit, then called.
The river brought the , and another bet from Rykov. Fabrietti responded by pushing all in, and after thinking for a bit Rykov made the call. As soon as Fabrietti heard Rykov make the call, he tossed his cards away even before seeing what Rykov had -- clearly his all-in push had been with air, and he knew as soon as he was called that he was beat.
That was the moment the lights went out, as if to symbolize how the hand had went for Fabrietti.
Eventually we learned Rykov held a pair of kings for a set. After that hand, Rykov pushed way up to 115,000, while Fabrietti came back to a stack of less than 10,000 once the lights returned.
Shamus
Finishing incompleted hands via flashlight
Not that we can see the action very well, but hands that were interrupted by the power outage are now being played out one by one as the tourney director visits each table with a flashlight.
Shamus
We just got word that apparently a construction crew working nearby accidentally cut through the main power line to the Kyiv Sport Center. Backup generators are being cranked up as we speak, and we should have power back momentarily.
Shamus
Also just before the lights went out, Andrew Malott -- sitting a few seats to the left of Dario Minieri -- was making some comments about Minieri's aggressive style. The Italian continues to open hands with raises despite having become severely short-stacked over the last hour of play.
"Dario's the only person to raise 12 hands in one orbit, somehow," cracked Malott.
After the Sport Center lost power, Malott quickly blamed the event on Minieri's super-charged style play, saying all the action had caused the circuits to break.
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Alexander Kostritsyn
We're not 100% clear about the preflop action, but from the way the table was set when we walked up, it appears that Alexander Kostritsyn opened with a late-position raise and was called by both blinds.
In any event, we pick up the live action as the dealer ran out a flop of . The blinds checked, and Kostritsyn continued out with a bet of 1,300. Lev Khlyavich made the call from the small blind, but Denys Drobyna put in a check-raise to 5,000 from the big. Kostritsyn would think it over for a minute or two before three-betting to 11,800 total. That was enough to quickly fold Khlyavich, but Drobyna wasn't going anywhere. After some deep thought of his own, he moved all in for about 23,000. Kostritsyn instantly called with a similar stack.
Showdown
Kostritsyn:
Drobyna:
It's pretty brutal to flop a set and be drawing slim from behind, but that was exactly the case for the young German. He would need to pair the board to win, but the and that filled out the board did nothing to improve his plight. When the stacks were counted down, Kostritsyn had his man covered by just a few chips, sending him to the rail seconds before the power failure.
That win moves the Russian up close to 50,000 now.
Power is now out in the Kyiv Sports Palace. There were hiccups once or twice yesterday, but everything stayed relatively steady. This one's a bit different, as all lights in the entire building snapped off in unison.
There's a bit of a calm panic in the room right now, if you will. Players are mostly still in their chairs protecting their stacks, and the dealers have their arms outstretched over the felt to secure the pots that were in progress. A few of them are pacing around the room, and the only lights we're seeing are coming from the flash bulbs occasionally popping.
Everything's on hold right now as the staff tries to conjure up a quick solution.
Shamus
We just had the announcement -- 167 players came out for Day 1b, meaning our total for the EPT Kyiv Main Event comes in at 296. We should have some information regarding the prize pool in the near future.
Right now 153 of the 167 who started Day 1b are still with chips.
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. That's all she wrote for the American online qualifier, heading off to the rail after wishing his opponents luck.
, and Rykov in the small blind fired a bet of 7,500 into a pot that was already nearing 20,000. Fabrietti contemplated for a bit, then called.
. The blinds checked, and Kostritsyn continued out with a bet of 1,300. Lev Khlyavich made the call from the small blind, but Denys Drobyna put in a check-raise to 5,000 from the big. Kostritsyn would think it over for a minute or two before three-betting to 11,800 total. That was enough to quickly fold Khlyavich, but Drobyna wasn't going anywhere. After some deep thought of his own, he moved all in for about 23,000. Kostritsyn instantly called with a similar stack.
and 
that filled out the board did nothing to improve his plight. When the stacks were counted down, Kostritsyn had his man covered by just a few chips, sending him to the rail seconds before the power failure.