2019 PokerStars EPT Open Sochi

₽133,000 EPT Open Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2019 PokerStars EPT Open Sochi

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
66
Event Info
Buy-in
133,000 RUB
Prize Pool
103,370,400 RUB
Entries
879
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 4
Players Left
1

Tight Counts at the Top

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, the {q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop brought a bet of 225,000 by Yi Ye and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya called to see the {k-Spades} on the turn. Ye bet 325,000 and Skhulukhiya folded.

Ye then three-bet an open raise of Natalia Panchenko from 450,000 to 1.3 million to win the next pot.

Player Chips Progress
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya ge
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
8,600,000
600,000
600,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Natalia Panchenko ru
Natalia Panchenko
8,100,000
-700,000
-700,000
Yi Ye cn
Yi Ye
6,450,000
650,000
650,000
EPT 1X Winner
Lidiya Kozenkova ua
Lidiya Kozenkova
3,000,000
-540,000
-540,000

Tags: Giorgiy SkhulukhiyaNatalia PanchenkoYi Ye

Skhulukhiya Loses to Panchenko and Ye

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Natalia Panchenko defended out of the big blind against a raise by Giorgiy Skhulukhiya and check-called a bet on the {9-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop. After the {5-Diamonds} turn, Panchenko check-called another bet worth 875,000 and the {9-Clubs} on the river was checked.

Panchenko revealed {a-Spades}{4-Spades} for nines and fours, which won the pot.

Soon after, a battle of the blinds between Yi Ye and Skhulukhiya merged and the turn showed {a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}. Ye checked and Skhulukhiya bet 650,000, Ye tossed in calling chips after some consideration. Ye then led the {8-Spades} river for 580,000 and Skhulukhiya folded.

Player Chips Progress
Natalia Panchenko ru
Natalia Panchenko
10,400,000
2,300,000
2,300,000
Yi Ye cn
Yi Ye
7,500,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
EPT 1X Winner
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya ge
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
5,500,000
-3,100,000
-3,100,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Lidiya Kozenkova ua
Lidiya Kozenkova
3,000,000

Tags: Giorgiy SkhulukhiyaNatalia PanchenkoYi Ye

Ye Takes Over The Lead

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Yi Ye
Yi Ye

In a limped battle of the blinds, the flop showed {8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Natalia Panchenko checked, as did Yi Ye in the big blind. Panchenko bet the {k-Hearts} turn for 200,000 and Ye came along to see the {j-Diamonds} on the river. Panchenko ended up check-calling a bet of 450,000 and mucked when Ye tabled {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for top two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Yi Ye cn
Yi Ye
10,450,000
2,950,000
2,950,000
EPT 1X Winner
Natalia Panchenko ru
Natalia Panchenko
7,700,000
-2,700,000
-2,700,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya ge
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
5,500,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Lidiya Kozenkova ua
Lidiya Kozenkova
2,600,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Natalia PanchenkoYi Ye

Panchenko Bests Ye

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Natalia Panchenko
Natalia Panchenko

Within quick succession, Natalia Panchenko has won two pots against Yi Ye to regain the lead. In the second hand, she limped in and Ye checked the big blind. Panchenko bet the {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop for 200,000 and received a call, a second bet of 325,000 on the {10-Spades} turn won the pot.

Panchenko then raised the button to 475,000 in order to claim the blinds and big blind ante.

Player Chips Progress
Natalia Panchenko ru
Natalia Panchenko
10,100,000
2,400,000
2,400,000
Yi Ye cn
Yi Ye
9,000,000
-1,450,000
-1,450,000
EPT 1X Winner
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya ge
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
4,900,000
-600,000
-600,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Lidiya Kozenkova ua
Lidiya Kozenkova
2,140,000
-460,000
-460,000

Tags: Natalia PanchenkoYi Ye

Level: 33

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Kozenkova Doubles Through Panchenko

Level 33 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Lidiya Kozenkova
Lidiya Kozenkova

Lidiya Kozenkova was in the big blind with some six big blinds at her disposal and three-bet all in against the raise of Natalia Panchenko from under the gun.

Lidiya Kozenkova: {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Natalia Panchenko: {a-Spades}{9-Spades}

The board came {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and Kozenova doubled for 1,350,000.

Player Chips Progress
Natalia Panchenko ru
Natalia Panchenko
9,000,000
-1,100,000
-1,100,000
Lidiya Kozenkova ua
Lidiya Kozenkova
3,075,000
1,450,000
1,450,000

Tags: Lidiya KozenkovaNatalia Panchenko

Skhulukhiya Loses One; Wins One

Level 33 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya raised to 525,000 from under the gun and Yi Ye defended the big blind. They checked the {10-Hearts}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop and a bet of 250,000 by Ye on the {q-Clubs} turn won the pot.

Natalia Panchenko then limped the button and Skhulukhiya checked his option from the big blind. The {q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop was checked by Skhulukhiya, and he called a bet of 275,000 by Panchenko. No further betting action took place on the {5-Spades} turn and {j-Clubs} river, Skhulukhiya won the pot with {9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}.

One hand later, Lidiya Kozenkova received a walk and flashed {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Yi Ye cn
Yi Ye
10,300,000
925,000
925,000
EPT 1X Winner
Natalia Panchenko ru
Natalia Panchenko
7,950,000
-1,050,000
-1,050,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya ge
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
5,100,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Lidiya Kozenkova ua
Lidiya Kozenkova
3,100,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Giorgiy SkhulukhiyaLidiya KozenkovaNatalia PanchenkoYi Ye

Lidiya Kozenkova Eliminated in 4th Place (RUB6,202,000)

Level 33 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Lidiya Kozenkova
Lidiya Kozenkova

Lidiya Kozenkova had been playing extremely tight in the last few hours and nursed a short stack. She opened first to act, making it 525,000 to go and was called by Natalia Panchenko on the button and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya in the big blind.

After the {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop, acton checked to Kozenkova and she continued for 825,000. Only Panchenko called and the {4-Spades} followed on the turn.

Kozenkova stared at the board behind her shades and moved all-in after to minutes of consideration, which sent Panchenko into the tank. She counted her remaining stack and eventually called.

Lidiya Kozenkova: {a-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Natalia Panchenko: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

A blank {7-Diamonds} followed on the river and that sent Kozenkova to the rail in 4th place for RUB6,202,000. In table chat, Panchenko mentioned in Russian to her rail that she had been worried about ace-king.

Player Chips Progress
Natalia Panchenko ru
Natalia Panchenko
11,800,000
3,850,000
3,850,000
Yi Ye cn
Yi Ye
9,200,000
-1,100,000
-1,100,000
EPT 1X Winner
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya ge
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
5,325,000
225,000
225,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Lidiya Kozenkova ua
Lidiya Kozenkova
Busted

Tags: Giorgiy SkhulukhiyaLidiya KozenkovaNatalia Panchenko