Hands 1-2: Quads for Popov
Hand #1: Ilkin Amirov raised under the gun plus one with 
to 205,000 and he picked up the pot. This hand puts Amirov over 10 million chips, about 2.5 million more than Gleb Tremzin, who's in second place.
Hand #2: Ilkin Amirov raised under the gun with 
to 205,000 and Slaven Popov woke up with 
on his direct left. Popov called, and the other players folded. The flop came down 
and Popov flopped quads! Amirov continued for 175,000 and Popov made the call.
On the turn the 
hit, giving Amirov a pair, but he was already drawing dead against the quads of his opponent. Amirov bet 255,000 and Popov stared at the board before making it 660,000 total. Amirov went into the tank for quite some time before calling, and the river was the 
.
This time Amirov checked, and Popov bet 1,195,000 with 2,290,000 in the middle. Amirov folded rather quickly and Popov picked up the first big pot of this six-handed final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,120,000 | -855,000 |
|
4,870,000 | 1,230,000 |