As the blinds clicked over to a new level Dmitry Yurasov open shoved from the cut-off for 359,000 and was called by Anatoly Filatov in the small blind. Heads up the two players turned over their cards.
Yurasov
Filatov
The final board read and Yurasov was out, unable to recover from his earlier setback.
Fabrice Soulier opened for 80,000 under the gun and Vitaly Lunkin looked him up from the button. After the blinds folded and the flop came down , Soulier led out for 84,000. Lunkin called and then bet 130,000 on the turn after Soulier checked. The Frenchman proceeded to check-raised to 284,000, Lunkin called, and the completed the board on the river.
Soulier put together a bet of around 350,000, and Lunkin snap-called. Soulier tabled the for top pair, but it was no good as Lunkin had flopped a set with the .
Fabrice Soulier opened for 85,000 and Vitaly Lunkin raised from the small blind to 220,000. Anatoly Filatov folded his big blind and Soulier made the call.
The flop was . Lunkin led out for a bet of 275,000 abut folded when Soulier raised him to 560,000
Is it a coincidence that Ukraine's Oleh Okhotskyi Ukraine hat and that today's player bracelet (which allows players access to the Hofburg Palace) are both in his country's colors? Could it be a sign? Seems silly, but then again, Okhotskyi is not only sticking around, he's chipping up!
In a recent hand, Vitaly Lunkin raised to 80,000 from the button and a short-stacked Okhotskyi called from the big blind. When the flop fell , Okhotskyi moved all in for 263,000 and Lunkin called.
Okhotskyi:
Lunkin:
Okhotskyi had defended with a weak hand, but it paid off when the flop gave him two pair. The turn changed nothing, and while the river paired Lunkin, it didn't pair the card he needed. Okhotskyi doubled through the Russian.
The next time Okhotskyi was in the big blind, Lunkin once again raised, but this time he made it 100,000. Okhotskyi decided to defend once again, and then both players checked the flop. Okhotskyi proceeded to check-call a bet of 130,000 on the turn, and then he check-called one of 150,000 on the river.
Lunkin confidently tabled the for two pair, but it was no good as Okhotskyi had a straight with the .
Fabrice Soulier opened for 85,000 and Vitaly Lunkin made it 225,000 from the small blind. Anatoly Filatov folded and they saw a flop. So far the action ran very similar to the one we reported on not long ago.
The flop was .
Lunkin Led out for 260,000 and Soulier raised him to 560,000. This time Lunkin did not fold, he announced all in. Soulier took an earphone out to confirm he heard right and made the call.
Lunkin:
Soulier:
Soulier had flopped two pair but needed to avoid a queen or a running straight.
Turn and river giving Soulier a full house and a huge pot.
After being crippled, Lunkin moved all in the very next hand from the button. Anatoly Filatov called from the small blind, and the cards were turned up.
Lunkin:
Filatov:
The flop gave Filatov two pair, but it also gave Lunkin trips. The turn gave Filatov even more outs, but he'd miss them on the river and Lunkin would double through.
Two hands later, Filatov opened for 80,000 under the gun and then called when Lunkin shoved for approximately 440,000 from the big blind.
Filatov:
Lunkin:
Lunkin got it in good, but this time it would be Filatov that would hit the flop, which came down . Neither the turn nor river helped Lunkin, and he was sent to the rail in fourth place for €148,800.
"Good game, Vitaly," Fabrice Soulier offered as Lunkin shook hands with the three remaining players.
In the last hand before the break, Anatoly Filatov opened for 80,000 from the button and then called when his French foe three-bet to 140,000 from the big blind. The flop saw Filatov call a bet of 177,000 from Soulier, and then the appeared on the turn.
Soulier kept the pressure on with a bet of 277,000, but he couldn't shake the Russian. When the river put four clubs on board, both players checked their hole cards. Soulier then put together a big bet of 690,000, and Filatov snap-called.
Soulier rolled over the for the second nuts, and it was good as a frustrated Filatov mucked and began counting out chips.
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and Yurasov was out, unable to recover from his earlier setback.
, Soulier led out for 84,000. Lunkin called and then bet 130,000 on the 
turn after Soulier checked. The Frenchman proceeded to check-raised to 284,000, Lunkin called, and the 
for top pair, but it was no good as Lunkin had flopped a set with the 
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. Lunkin led out for a bet of 275,000 abut folded when Soulier raised him to 560,000
turn, and then he check-called one of 150,000 on the 
river.
for two pair, but it was no good as Okhotskyi had a straight with the 
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and river 
flop saw Filatov call a bet of 177,000 from Soulier, and then the