₽77,000 EPT National Day 1b | 2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi

03-22-2019 01:44 UTC+3

Eliminations

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With 33 players left, there have been a string of recent eliminations. Play will pause when we reach 13 left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	Busted

Timur Kurbanov	Busted
Ezequiel Waigel	Busted
Uri Gilboa	Busted

Viktor Kudinov	Busted
Kirill Smirnov	Busted
Vitaliy Pankov	Busted

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Ezequiel Waigel Timur Kurbanov Uri Gilboa Vitaliy Pankov Kirill Smirnov

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

03-22-2019 01:30 UTC+3

Gadzhiev Doubles Through Waigel

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Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Roman Gadzhiev had 20,000 left in play and he moved all-in from under the gun. It folded round to Ezequiel Waigel who made the call.

Roman Gadzhiev:
Ezequiel Waigel:

Gadzhiev was the player at risk and he was also the player who needed to hit. He made two pair on the flop . The turn was the and the river was the , giving Gadzhiev the best hand at showdown and he scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Gadzhiev	40,000 23,500	23,500
Ezequiel Waigel	5,500 5,500	5,500

Tags: Ezequiel Waigel Roman Gadzhiev

03-22-2019 01:25 UTC+3

Petrushevskiy in a Difficult Spot

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Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Sergey Petrushevskiy opened the action, making it 3,500. Only one player called, Igor Romanov, who was sat on his direct left.

The dealer placed on the flop and both players checked. On the turn, there was another check from Petrushevskiy and Romanov elected to bet this time, putting 6,500 over the line. It was a quick call from Petrushevskiy, with only one card to come.

It was the and after a third check, Romanov made it 12,000 to see his cards. Petrushevskiy went into the tank for a minute or so, before deciding that fold was the best option.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Romanov	116,000 116,000	116,000
Sergey Petrushevskiy	92,000 59,500	59,500

Tags: Igor Romanov Sergey Petrushevskiy

03-22-2019 01:19 UTC+3

Chip Counts

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Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Denisov	200,000 98,000	98,000
Dmitry Yurasov	195,000 165,000	165,000
Marat Achilov	85,000 64,500	64,500
Vitaliy Pankov	31,000 17,000	17,000
Ivan Volodko	30,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Aleksandr Denisov Dmitry Yurasov Ivan Volodko Marat Achilov Vitaliy Pankov

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

03-22-2019 00:58 UTC+3

Akhmetchanov and Slyusarenko Clash

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With two big hands, it was no surprise that all the money went in preflop between Sergey Akhmetchanov and Aleksandr Slyusarenko.

Sergey Akhmetchanov:
Aleksandr Slyusarenko:

Slyusarenko was the all-in player and he needed to hit a jack to stay in the running. The board didn't help and he was eliminated in 48th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Akhmetchanov	64,500 27,500	27,500
Aleksandr Slyusarenko	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Slyusarenko Sergey Akhmetchanov

03-22-2019 00:40 UTC+3

Reigning Champion Out

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Matous Houzvicek has been eliminated. Late registration has closed so we will have to wait until tomorrow to see if he re-enters to continue defending his title.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matous Houzvicek	Busted

Tags: Matous Houzvicek

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

03-22-2019 00:33 UTC+3

Egorov and Pilyavskiy Flip

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Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

All the money went in preflop and Kirill Egorov and Vladimir Pilyavskiy are off to the races and it is the latter who was in for their tournament life.

Kirill Egorov:
Vladimir Pilyavskiy:

The flop saw Egorov move into the lead with top pair and a gutshot for broadway. The turn was the and only an eight would save Piilavskiy. It wasn't to be with the river coming a and Pilyavskiy is elminated from this flight. Egorov is sat with around average stack now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kirill Egorov	49,500 21,400	21,400
Vladimir Pilyavskiy	Busted

Tags: Kirill Egorov Vladimir Pilyavskiy