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

03-22-2019 17:23 UTC+3

Kovalyuk Gets Bluffed

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A short while ago, we reported that Mikhail Kovalyuk bluffed Mikhail Shalamov...and just now, Shamalov got revenge on Kovalyuk by bluffing him back.

Shamalov was in middle position preflop and Kovalyuk was playing from the big blind. On the flop, Kovalyuk check-called Shamalov's 3,500 bet.

The turn brought the and both players opted to check. On the river, Kovalyuk checked again and Shamalov made it 8,500 to see his cards. Kovalyuk folded but Shamalov showed his cards anyway, turning over for a busted straight draw. The pot brings the two players level-pegging in the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Shalamov	54,000 9,000	9,000

Mikhail Kovalyuk	53,500 11,500	11,500

Tags: Mikhail Shalamov Mikhail Kovalyuk

03-22-2019 17:18 UTC+3

Chip Updates

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Player	Chips	Progress
Matous Houzvicek	127,000

Pavel Kovalenko	89,000
Anatoliy Zyrin	67,000
Aleksandr Lakhov	15,500
Denis Kushnerov	9,200

Tags: Aleksandr Lakhov Anatoliy Zyrin Denis Kushnerov Matous Houzvicek Pavel Kovalenko

03-22-2019 17:16 UTC+3

Shalamov Gets Bluffed

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Will Shillibier

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Mikhail Kovalyuk limped, as did the player in the small blind, before Mikhail Shalamov raised to 2,500 from the big blind. Kovalyuk was the only caller and Shalamov checked the flop to him.

Kovalyuk bet 5,800 and Shalamov called. The turn was the and Shalamov check-called 8,000.

The river was the . The PokerStars Team Online member checked and Kovalyuk bet 12,000. Shalamov folded and was shown by Kovalyuk for a jack-high bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Kovalyuk	65,000 37,500	37,500
Mikhail Shalamov	45,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Mikhail Kovalyuk Mikhail Shalamov

03-22-2019 17:15 UTC+3

Hung Eliminated by Istomin

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On the board, Kuo-chen Hung check-raised Aleksey Istomin's 3,000 bet to 7,200. Istomin called and the river card was the .

Hung lead for his all-in, around 20,000 and Istomin didn't want to go anywhere, making the call. His holding was good for the pot and he scooped the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksey Istomin	49,000
Kuo-chen Hung	Busted

Tags: Kuo-chen Hung Aleksey Istomin

03-22-2019 17:03 UTC+3

Pustobaev Eliminates Kovancev

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Will Shillibier

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Oleg Titov opened to 1,500 from under the gun and Anatoly Zuev three-bet to 5,300 in the next position. Vyacheslav Kovancev was in middle position and called before Sergey Pustobaev four-bet all in for 40,000 from the big blind.

That was about average stack and it was enough to scare off Titov and Zuev but Pustobaev called and was all in for his last 32,000.

Vyacheslav Kovancev:
Sergey Pustobaev:

The board came and Kovancev was eliminated. Pustobaev moved up to 81,000, with big stack Yesset Aimukhanov seated directly to his right with over 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yesset Aimukhanov	110,000
Sergey Pustobaev	82,000
Oleg Titov	32,000 32,000	32,000
Anatoly Zuev	24,000
Vyacheslav Kovancev	Busted

Tags: Oleg Titov Yesset Aimukhanov Sergey Pustobaev

03-22-2019 17:02 UTC+3

Chip Counts

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EPT Sochi Main Event 2018 Runner-up Viktor Shegay is on the up, as it Anton Yakuba and Nikolay Fal. Mikhail Kovalyuk who final tabled the Main Event last year and Nikita Kalinin are around starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Shegay	77,200 77,200	77,200
Anton Yakuba	58,000 58,000	58,000
Nikolay Fal	39,500 39,500	39,500
Mikhail Kovalyuk	27,500
Nikita Kalinin	27,500

Tags: Anton Yakuba Nikita Kalinin Mikhail Kovalyuk Nikolay Fal Viktor Shegay

03-22-2019 16:50 UTC+3

Karmatckii Building

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Reigning EPT Sochi Main Event Champion Arsenii Karmatckii is back in the field, after failing to progress in Day 1B yesterday. He is off to a good start, improving on his 30,000 starting stack, most recently by winning a pot against Aleksandr Pozdnyakov.

Karmatackii started the hand under the gun and Pozdnyakov was in the big blind. There were just the two of them in the hand on the turn, with 12,500 in the middle and on the board. Both players checked and they headed on to the river.