Sergey Efimov is making a late charge for the Day 1b chip lead as just took a pot off Arman Gevorgyan. On a 
turn, Efimov checked and called a bet by Gevorgyan in the cutoff for 12,000 to then see both check the 
river.
Efimov tabled 
and Gevorgyan mucked 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | 65,000 |
|
20,000 | -10,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 120,000 |
|
120,000 | 40,000 |
|
110,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
110,000 | 110,000 |
|
|
105,000 | 105,000 |
|
65,000 | 23,000 |
|
48,000 | -17,000 |
|
34,000 | 5,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The table change proved to be vital for Fatima Moreira De Melo as the PokerStars ambassador earned a full double up to jump above the average in the penultimate level of the day.
According to Moreira De Melo, she first claimed the blinds and then opened with 
. She faced a three-bet to 4,600 and called to see a ten-high flop with two hearts. The stacks went in and Moreira De Melo held up against 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | 31,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | 40,000 |
|
80,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
80,000 | 5,000 |
|
75,000 | 51,000 |
|
65,000 | 27,000 |
|
50,000 | -10,000 |
|
37,000 | 37,000 |
|
|
27,000 | 11,000 |
Joining the action on the 
flop, Vitaliy Li checked his option from the small blind and Shakhabiddin Muradov made it 2,000 to go from early position. Li called and both then opted to check the 
on the turn.
Li checked the 
river as well and paid off a bet worth 3,500 by Muradov to muck when being shown 
for queens and fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
42,000 | 42,000 |
Aleksandr Leonov appears to be the current chip leader and faces Nikolay Fal once more, who busted and re-entered to get a seat at the very same table again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000 | 125,000 |
|
100,000 | 20,000 |
|
90,000 | 35,000 |
|
75,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
35,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
24,000 | 24,000 |
|
|
16,000 | -20,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Alexander Reznev bet the 
flop for 3,600 once Seyed Mansour Razavi had checked to him and fired another bet of 6,700 on the 
turn to receive a quick call.
The came on the river and Reznev emptied the clip by moving all in for 11,000. Razavi took 90 seconds to think everything through, then asked for a count and called half a minute later.
Reznev mucked his cards and Razavi claimed the pot with 
for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
97,000 | 97,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Leonid Timonin and Vladimir Demenkov got their stacks in after the 
turn and the latter ended up at risk for the last 12,900 with 
for tens and sevens.Timonin had flopped worse two pair with 
and saw his stack reduced to 2,000 after a blank river.
Soon after, Timonin joined the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
