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 |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
29,500
29,500
|
29,500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
60,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
48,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
45,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
43,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
||
|
15,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
12,000
13,300
|
13,300 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
51,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
||
Courtesy of Manuel Kovsca / PokerStars.
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
90,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
90,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
80,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
36,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
30,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
21,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
