₽77,000 EPT National | 2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi

03-24-2019 12:50 UTC+3

Sergutin Scores Big Double Through Skhulukhiya

Will Shillibier

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya opened to 125,000 on the button and Alexandr Sergutin three-bet to 475,000 from the button.

Yury Masliankou folded his big blind and Skhulukhiya four-bet to 1,125,000. Sergutin five-bet all in for 2,565,000 and Skhulukhiya snap-called, slamming his chips into the middle.

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya:
Alexandr Sergutin:

Skhulukhiya looked set to soar back into the chip lead after the flop came . The turn was the but the river kept Sergutin alive as he doubled to over five million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandr Sergutin	5,250,000 2,575,000	2,575,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	2,600,000 -2,120,000	-2,120,000

Tags: Alexandr Sergutin Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

03-24-2019 13:02 UTC+3

How's Your Lukyanov?

Will Shillibier

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Alexandr Sergutin opened from under the gun and got calls from Andrey Lukyanov and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya in the small and big blinds respectively.

The trio checked the flop and Lukyanov bet 115,000 on the turn. Skhulukhiya raised to 270,000. Sergutin folded and Lukyanov called.

Lukyanov then opted to bet 325,000 on the river. Skhulukhiya called but mucked when Lukyanov showed for a pair of eights.

Skhulukhiya moved under two million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandr Sergutin	5,125,000 -125,000	-125,000
Andrey Lukyanov	3,100,000 650,000	650,000

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	1,775,000 -825,000	-825,000

Tags: Alexandr Sergutin Andrey Lukyanov Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

03-24-2019 13:04 UTC+3

Skhulukhiya Can't Stop the Bleeding

Will Shillibier

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

On a flop Alexandr Sergutin check-called 425,000 from Giorgiy Skhulukhiya. The pair checked the runout and Sergutin turned over for a pair of sevens.

Skhulukhiya mucked and lost another pot as the first level of the day draws to a close.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandr Sergutin	5,600,000 475,000	475,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	1,300,000 -475,000	-475,000

Tags: Alexandr Sergutin Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

03-24-2019 13:06 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Yury Masliankou	5,950,000 20,000	20,000

Alexandr Sergutin	5,550,000 -50,000	-50,000
Andrey Lukyanov	2,870,000 -230,000	-230,000

Leonid Bilokur	2,250,000 -250,000	-250,000
Daniil Lukin	1,490,000 -350,000	-350,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	1,175,000 -125,000	-125,000
Kartik Ved	1,175,000 -100,000	-100,000

Lukin Doubles Through Sergutin

Will Shillibier

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Daniil Lukin opened to 150,000 and Alexandr Sergutin three-bet to 400,000. Lukin then four-bet all in for 1,485,000 and Sergutin called.

Daniil Lukin:
Alexandr Sergutin:

There was an ace on the flop of and the runout meant Lukin doubled to around average with seven players still remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandr Sergutin	4,000,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000
Daniil Lukin	2,980,000 1,490,000	1,490,000

Tags: Alexandr Sergutin Daniil Lukin

03-24-2019 13:32 UTC+3

Sergutin Chips Up Further

Will Shillibier

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Despite doubling up Daniil Lukin a little earlier, Alexandr Sergutin has gotten back in the saddle and having won pots off Andrey Lukyanov and Lukin he's closing in on Yury Masliankou at the top of the chip counts after the Belarussian entered another quiet period.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yury Masliankou	5,750,000 -200,000	-200,000

Alexandr Sergutin	5,350,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Daniil Lukin	2,800,000 -180,000	-180,000
Andrey Lukyanov	2,100,000 -770,000	-770,000

Leonid Bilokur	1,750,000 -500,000	-500,000
Kartik Ved	1,400,000 225,000	225,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	1,300,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Andrey Lukyanov Alexandr Sergutin Daniil Lukin Yury Masliankou

03-24-2019 13:36 UTC+3

EPT National Final Table Pictures

Will Shillibier

03-24-2019 13:48 UTC+3

Skhulukhiya Doubles Through Bilokur

Will Shillibier

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya's chip stack had slipped underneath the one million mark and he open-jammed for 935,000 from middle position.

It folded around to Leonid Bilokur in the big blind who called.

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya:
Leonid Bilokur:

The board ran out with Skhulukhiya's kings holding to double up and leave Bilokur with around 11 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	1,900,000 600,000	600,000
Leonid Bilokur	860,000 -890,000	-890,000

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Leonid Bilokur

03-24-2019 13:58 UTC+3

Bilokur Doubles Back Through Skhulukhiya

Will Shillibier

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Leonid Bilokur open-jammed for 820,000 and was called by Giorgiy Skhulukhiya.

Leonid Bilokur:
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya:

The flop handed Skhulukhiya the lead, but the turn completed a straight for Bilokur. The river avoided a chop and Bilokur double up. Both players remain short with sub-20 big blind stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonid Bilokur	1,680,000 820,000	820,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	600,000 -750,000	-750,000

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Leonid Bilokur