2009 PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv
€5,000 EPT Kyiv Main Event
Day: 4
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
We're Back
A Look at the Leaderboard
Torsten Tent -- 970,000
Vadim Markushevski -- 960,000
Alexander Dovzhenko -- 940,000
Adrian Schaap -- 790,000
Meyburg Crippled but Stays Afloat
On the following hand, Iliya Gorodetskiy opened with a raise to 20,000 from early position, and Torsten Trent made the call with the big stack. The action folded around to short stack Meyburg, and he moved all in for 37,000. Gorodetskiy wanted to know if he was allowed to re-raise, and he did just that, moving all in himself. Trent ducked out of the way, and it was heads up for Meyburg's tournament life.
Showdown
Gorodetskiy:
Meyburg:
The board would run out favorable for Meyburg, coming to hold his kicker and nearly triple him up.
Meyburg and Gorodetskiy Tangle Again
The flop would find Meybrug as it came , and the and that filled out the board would secure his double up. He's back in business with about 225,000, and now it's Gorodetskiy who is dangerously low, sitting with just about 15,000 now.
David Jaoui Eliminated in 20th Place (€9,600)
Showdown
Jaoui:
Kopyl:
There would be no salvation for the all-in Jaoui as the dealer ran a board of . Failing to improve, David Jaoui becomes our 20th-place finisher, taking home just shy of €10,000 for his three-day effort.
Iliya Gorodetskiy Eliminated in 19th Place (€9,600)
The flop came , and Gorodetskiy was in bad shape. The turn was the , meaning the Russian could still hit a straight. But the river was the , and Gorodetskiy is out in 20th place.
Tent has joined the one-million chip club now, though still is far behind chip leader Maxim Lykov who has about 1.5 million.
Shoveski Works for Markushevski
With over 200,000 already in the middle and the board showing , Markushevski checked from the big blind, Schaap bet 125,000 from middle position, and Markushevski called. Both then checked the turn.
The river brought the , and a rapidly-delivered declaration of "all in" from Markushevski. Schaap didn't appear to want to let it go, but fold he did.
After that one, Markushevki moves up to 1.15 million and into second place overall. Schaap, meanwhile, slips to 405,000.
Kirill Boydachenko Eliminated in 18th Place (€9,600)
The board ran out , and Maslov ended the hand with a heart flush and all the chips. Boydachenko is out, while Maslov moves up over 500,000.