₽133,000 EPT Open Main Event Day 1b | 2019 PokerStars EPT Open Sochi

10-10-2019 14:52 UTC+3

Karmatckii Eliminated by Strebkov

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

With 15,500 in the middle and the board showing , Denis Strebkov had checked and Arsenii Karmatckii in the cutoff moved all in for 11,700. Strebkov needed more than two minutes and made the call.

Karmatckii revealed the and Strebkov claimed the pot with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Strebkov	53,000 53,000	53,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	Busted

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Denis Strebkov

10-10-2019 14:56 UTC+3

Nikitin Eliminated

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Igor Nikitin got his stack in after a flop and was called by Sergey Efimov from two seats over.

Igor Nikitin:
Sergey Efimov:

Neither the turn nor the river improved Nikitin and he shook hands with Efimov before heading out of the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Efimov	85,000
Igor Nikitin	Busted

Tags: Igor Nikitin Sergey Efimov

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

10-10-2019 15:06 UTC+3

Karlic Wins With Aggression

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

Gerald Karlic led the turn for 4,500 and Konstantin Buranov was his only caller to see the on the river. Karlic now bet 16,500 with 3,500 behind and Buranov needed a minute before sending his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Karlic	36,000 6,000	6,000
Konstantin Buranov	29,500 29,500	29,500

Tags: Gerald Karlic Konstantin Buranov

10-10-2019 15:10 UTC+3

Timergazin is the 666th Entry

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

The Day 1b field continues to grow and slowly but surely approaches 200 entries. The 666th overall entry was Roman Timergazin who jumped in moments ago.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitriy Ponomarev	70,000 70,000	70,000
Vivien Nagy	60,000 27,000	27,000
Vasiliy Tsapko	52,000 52,000	52,000
Terry Gonzaga	48,000 19,000	19,000
Maxim Panyak	45,000 12,000	12,000
Shakhabiddin Muradov	45,000 15,000	15,000
Aleksandr Ivanov	43,000 2,000	2,000
Rafail Sushkin	42,000 42,000	42,000
Roman Korenev	35,000 5,000	5,000
Konstantin Puchkov	31,000 1,000	1,000
Roman Timergazin	30,000 30,000	30,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	29,000 29,000	29,000

Garik Tamasyan	15,000 3,000	3,000
Yury Gulyy	12,000 -13,300	-13,300

Tags: Roman Timergazin

10-10-2019 15:20 UTC+3

Isaak Treading Small Pots

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

There was not a lot of action yet on the table of Wilhelm Isaak and he just won a pot without showdown. The German, who was born in Kazakhstan, faced a bet of 1,500 on the river by Ivan Koktseu and raised to 4,000 in order to force a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wilhelm Isaak	34,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Ivan Koktseu Wilhelm Isaak

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

10-10-2019 15:30 UTC+3

Pateychuk Doubles Through Bolshakov

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Andrey Pateychuk check-jammed the turn into a bet of Artemiy Bolshakov and picked up a reluctant call.

Andrey Pateychuk:
Artemiy Bolshakov:

The river was a blank and Pateychuk doubled for 16,200.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artemiy Bolshakov	68,000 18,000	18,000
Andrey Pateychuk	51,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Andrey Pateychuk Artemiy Bolshakov

10-10-2019 15:30 UTC+3

Pictures From Day 1b

Christian Zetzsche

Courtesy of Manuel Kovsca / PokerStars.

10-10-2019 15:36 UTC+3

Savin in the Lead

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

The first player above 100k in chips appears to be Anatoliy Savin and it seems very likely that Denis Strebkov sent his stack over as the latter was just spotted with a re-entry ticket in the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoliy Savin	135,000 135,000	135,000
Sergey Efimov	90,000 5,000	5,000
Rufat Abdullaev	90,000 20,000	20,000
Thom Greben	85,000 85,000	85,000
Maxim Panyak	80,000 35,000	35,000
Vasiliy Kurdin	70,000 70,000	70,000
Vasily Tsapko	52,000 52,000	52,000
Fatima Moreira de Melo	36,000 8,000	8,000
Denis Strebkov	30,000 -23,000	-23,000
Garik Tamasyan	21,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Anatoliy Savin Denis Strebkov