₽77,000 EPT National | 2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi

03-24-2019 17:14 UTC+3

Alexandr Sergutin Eliminated in 3rd Place (RUB 4,067,000/$61,005)

Will Shillibier

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Alexander Sergutin limped in the small blind and Yury Masliankou checked his big blind.

The flop came and Sergutin checked to Masliankou who bet 160,000. Sergutin check-raised to 500,000 and Masliankou called.

The turn was the . Sergutin over-bet jammed for 2,980,000 and Masliankou after a short tank called.

Alexandr Sergutin:
Yury Masliankou:

Sergutin had turned a set whilst Masliankou had turned top pair to go with his open-ended straight draw. The river gave Masliankou a straight and eliminated Sergutin in third place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yury Masliankou	15,200,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Daniil Lukin	6,400,000 -150,000	-150,000
Alexandr Sergutin	Busted

Tags: Alexandr Sergutin Yury Masliankou

03-24-2019 17:16 UTC+3

Masliankou Wins First Pot

Will Shillibier

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

On a flop Yury Masliankou bet 500,000 and Daniil Lukin called. The turn was the but Lukin folded to a bet of 1,200,000 from Masliankou.

With Lukin still sitting with 35 big blinds, he is not in any danger yet, but it remains to be seen if Masliankou has built up a head of steam and will steamroll his opponent in this heads-up battle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yury Masliankou	16,000,000 800,000	800,000

Daniil Lukin	5,600,000 -800,000	-800,000

Tags: Daniil Lukin Yury Masliankou

03-24-2019 17:29 UTC+3

Back Comes Lukin

Will Shillibier

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Daniil Lukin limped and Yury Masliankou raised to 650,000. Lukin called and the flop was . Masliankou continued for 500,000 and Lukin called.

The turn was the . Masliankou checked and quickly folded when Lukin announced a bet of 800,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yury Masliankou	14,050,000 -1,950,000	-1,950,000

Daniil Lukin	7,550,000 1,950,000	1,950,000

Tags: Daniil Lukin Yury Masliankou

03-24-2019 17:41 UTC+3

No Major Confrontations

Will Shillibier

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Both players appear to be content to play a limping strategy pre-flop which has resulted in very few pots breaking the million chip mark which would necessitate some larger shifts in the chip stacks.

Masliankou still leads with 15 minutes until the blinds increase to 100,000/200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yury Masliankou	14,250,000 200,000	200,000

Daniil Lukin	7,350,000 -200,000	-200,000

03-24-2019 17:55 UTC+3

Slowly But Surely

Will Shillibier

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Daniil Lukin raised to 400,000 and Yury Masliankou called. Masliankou check-called 200,000 on the flop but check-folded to a bet of 650,000 on the turn.

Lukin now has the most chips he's had in this heads-up contest but still has a long way to go to get ahead of his opponent in the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yury Masliankou	13,700,000 -550,000	-550,000

Daniil Lukin	7,900,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Daniil Lukin Yury Masliankou

Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

03-24-2019 18:01 UTC+3

Heads-up Pictures

Will Shillibier

03-24-2019 18:03 UTC+3

Aces for Lukin, But No Fireworks

Will Shillibier

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

On a flop Daniil Lukin bet 200,000 and Yury Masliankou called. The turn was the and Lukin check-called 300,000 from Masliankou.

The river was the and Lukin and Masliankou both checked. Lukin turned over and that was enough to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yury Masliankou	14,375,000 -625,000	-625,000

Daniil Lukin	7,225,000 625,000	625,000

Tags: Daniil Lukin Yury Masliankou

03-24-2019 18:14 UTC+3

Blinds Beginning to Bite

Will Shillibier

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

All it takes with the blinds at 100,000/200,000 is just over two called opening bets pre-flop to lose a million and that's exactly what's happened to Daniil Lukin.

The second he opened to 450,000 and Yury Masliankou called. The flop came and both players checked. Masliankou bet 600,000 on the turn and Lukin quickly folded.