2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi

₽77,000 EPT National
Day: 1c
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Event Info
2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
9,317,000 RUB
Event Info
Buy-in
77,000 RUB
Entries
721
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Left 1 / 721
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Double Elimination Boosts Aimukhanov into Chip Lead

Level 6 : 250/500, 500 ante
Yesset Aimukhanov
Yesset Aimukhanov

On a {k-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{9-Hearts} board Andrey Revenko and Mehmet Kagar checked to Yesset Aimukhanov who bet 8,600 into a pot of around 21,000. Revenko then check-raised all in for 23,600.

Kagar went into the tank before moving all in for around 14,000. Aimukhanov wasted no time in calling putting two players at risk.

Andrey Revenko: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Mehmet Kagar: {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}
Yesset Aimukhanov: {5-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

Aimukhanov was in charge, with Revenko drawing dead. Kagar needed the board to pair, but the river was the {2-Diamonds} and Aimukhanov sent two players to the rail and soared to over 100,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yesset Aimukhanov kz
Yesset Aimukhanov
110,000
110,000
110,000
Profile photo of Mehmet Kagar
Mehmet Kagar
Busted
Profile photo of Andrey Revenko ru
Andrey Revenko
Busted

Tags: Andrey RevenkoMehmet KagarYesset Aimukhanov

Top Pair Good Enough for Chantsev

Level 6 : 250/500, 500 ante

Sergey Chantsev opened to 1,100. Maksim Firov called before Sergey Malayavko three-bet to 3,500 from the button. Both players called.

The three checked the {j-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{q-Clubs} flop and the turn was the {7-Clubs}. Chantsev bet 5,000 and Firov was the only caller. The pair checked the {4-Spades} river and Chantsev took down the pot with {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sergey Chantsev ru
Sergey Chantsev
55,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Maksim Firov ru
Maksim Firov
51,000
Profile photo of Sergey Malyavko ru
Sergey Malyavko
24,000

Tags: Sergey ChatnsevMaksim FirovSergey Malayavko

Level: 6

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 500

Sushant Praises Dealers and Impressed by Numbers

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Aditya Sushant
Aditya Sushant

Aditya Sushant says he is enjoying his time in Russia so far. So much so that he has fired four bullets in the EPT National.

"I really wasn't expecting these numbers," said Sushant in the middle of a packed tournament room here at Casino Sochi. "They got 400 or something last year and now 300 in this flight alone."

With registration still open for just over two more levels, that number could rise further. Sushant says he's been impressed by the festival.

"It's really nice. One thing I've really been impressed with has been the dealers. There have been hardly any mistakes, it's incredible. You go to some places where they're short of dealers and there are mistakes, but here I've maybe seen only one or two."

Sochi has been hosting poker tournaments since 2017 and Sushant believes the attendance of fesetivals such as the EPT could increase further.

"They really love poker. There's such an online presence and it's really picking up. Obviously this is the only place they can do it."

By his own admission, Sushant is "hanging in there" on his fourth bullet in the EPT National.

"I'm really excited for the main though!"

Tags: Aditya Sushant

Cherevkov Tank-Calls to Bust Pilyavskiy

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

On a {9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds} board Pavel Cherevkov checked and Vladimir Pilyavskiy moved all in for 15,200 into a pot of 14,000.

Cherevkov studied his own stack cautiously as he would be left with just a couple of thousand chips if he called and was wrong. But he still got odd looks when he eventually called and showed {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for trip nines. Pilyavskiy was drawing thin with just two outs with his pocket {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}. The river was the {6-Clubs} and he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pavel Cherevkov ru
Pavel Cherevkov
44,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Pilyavskiy ua
Vladimir Pilyavskiy
Busted

Tags: Vladimir PilyavskiyPavel Cherevkov

Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Wei Jiao cn
Wei Jiao
84,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Boris Mondrus il
Boris Mondrus
63,000
38,000
38,000
Profile photo of Leonid Bilokur ru
Leonid Bilokur
60,000
Profile photo of Matous Houzvicek cz
Matous Houzvicek
60,000
40,000
40,000
Defending Champion
Profile photo of Mikhail Shalamov ru
Mikhail Shalamov
55,000
10,000
10,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Aditya Sushant in
Aditya Sushant
34,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
31,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Anatoliy Zyrin
Anatoliy Zyrin
23,000
23,000
23,000
Profile photo of Alexander Lakhov ru
Alexander Lakhov
20,000
Profile photo of Tathagata Sengupta in
Tathagata Sengupta
15,000
18,000
18,000
Profile photo of Andrey Guliy ru
Andrey Guliy
13,000
9,000
9,000
Profile photo of Vadzim Lipauka by
Vadzim Lipauka
8,000
8,000
8,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Multitasking with PokerStars Team Online's Mikhail Shalamov

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Mikhail Shalamov
Mikhail Shalamov

Mikhail Shalamov apppeared to be solving a Rubik's cube whereas in reality he was mixing it up having already solved it. Meanwhile cards were being dealt. A couple of folds went by as Shalamov got to work on the first side, the white side.

With action on Shalamov he quickly stopped what he was doing and raised to 800. He resumed shuffling his cube and by the time four calls had been announced and the flop had been dealt, he had one side already complete.

The flop was {q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{5-Spades}. It folded to Shalamov who bet 1,600 in between working on the next few sides. Shalamov got one call from Aleksandr Shavykin.

It was Shavykin who bet 2,000 on the {2-Clubs} turn and Shalamov put down his cube before calling. The river was the {10-Hearts}. Shavykin bet 3,000 and Shalamov snap-called. Shavykin showed {q-Spades}{j-Diamonds} and Shalamov showed {a-Spades}{q-Hearts} to take down the pot.

Not even the most dexterous of poker players could rake in a pot and solve a cube, and this pot moved Shalamov closer to the 50,000 chip mark.

The cards were shuffled and dealt. Shalamov folded and resumed his cube action. A bet from one player. A call form another. Meanwhile Shalamov had finished his cube before the flop was even dealt.

Mikhail Shalamov
Mikhail Shalamov
Mikhail Shalamov
Mikhail Shalamov
Mikhail Shalamov
Mikhail Shalamov
Mikhail Shalamov
Mikhail Shalamov
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksandr Shavykin ru
Aleksandr Shavykin
48,000
48,000
48,000
Profile photo of Mikhail Shalamov ru
Mikhail Shalamov
45,000
45,000
45,000
pokerstars

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