We caught the end of a massive pot between Leonid Bilokur and Vasiliy Tsapko.
Bilokur had opened and called a three-bet from Tsapko in the blinds. Bilokur called and then called a continuation bet from Tsapko on the flop.
The turn was the . Tsapko bet again and Bilokur moved all in. Tsapko called.
Leonid Bilokur:
Vasiliy Tsapko:
Both players had over one million behind and Tsapko was the player at risk. The river was the and he was eliminated, graciously coming around the table to shake Bilokur's hand before exiting the tournament area.
Vasiliy Tsapko opened to 35,000 and was called by Anton Ostanin. Aditya Sushant then three-bet to 118,000. Tsapko four-bet to 535,000. Ostanin folded and Sushant called all in for around 450,000.
Vasiliy Tsapko:
Aditya Sushant:
The board came and Sushant was eliminated, with Tsapko moving up the chip counts.
Sergey Bagirov opened to 18,000 from under the gun and Aleksandr Denisov min-raised to 28,000. Vladislav Naumov four-bet all in for 102,000.
Andrey Lukyanov was in the big blind and flat called and Bagirov folded. Denisov then five-bet to 328,000. Lukyanov moved all in for 564,000 and Denisov called.
Andrey Lukyanov:
Aleksandr Denisov:
Vladislav Naumov:
The flop came giving Lukyanov a set. The turn was the giving Naumov a flush and the river was the . Naumov celebrated his triple up as Lukyanov's monster double left Denisov short.
Rachid Amamou opened to 13,000 and Kiryl Radzivonau three-bet all in for 140,000. Amamou called.
Rachid Amamou:
Kiryl Radzivonau:
The flop came with no help for Radzivonau. The turn gave Amamou a full house, eliminating the former EPT Main Event final tablist and the river was the .
In the past two days, 721 runners in three starting flights have entered the National tournament. Of those, 108 have made it through. Day 1c that took place yesterday had the biggest field, so it's no surprise that the biggest stacks overall were produced in that flight.
The reigning champion Matous Houzvicek will start in the lead after he amassed a whopping 694,000 by the time the bubble burst after 10 minutes of Level 18. He is certainly the man to catch but some players are in a better position to do so, namely Daniil Kiselev (664,000), Aidyn Kanabekov (601,000) and Sarkis Karabadzhakyan (595,000).
Mikhail Shalamov
PokerStars Team Online's Mikhail Shalamov (184,000) is still in, as is Kiryl Radzivonau (68,000) and Aleksandr Denisov (287,000), who all bring a wealth of experience with them. There were also strong performances from Andrey Lukyanov (544,000), who finished as chip leader in Day 1a and Andrey Chernokoz and Yaniv Peretz who shared the lead on Day 1b, ensuring that there will be plenty of talent on display tomorrow.
Players will return to Casino Sochi at midday tomorrow and they will play down to the final table. Levels increase to 60 minutes and there will be 20-minute breaks at the end of every two levels. There will also be a one-hour dinner break and the time of that will be confirmed tomorrow.
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was checked and the turn brought the 
. Houzvicek bet 70,000 into about 110,000 and Petrushevskiy called.
. Houzvicek jammed for approximately 450,000 and Petrushveskiy called.
for a stone-cold blubff and Petrushveskiy's 
was way ahead having rivered a flush to eliminate the defending champion.
flop.
. Tsapko bet again and Bilokur moved all in. Tsapko called.
and he was eliminated, graciously coming around the table to shake Bilokur's hand before exiting the tournament area.
and Sushant was eliminated, with Tsapko moving up the chip counts.
and Petrushevskiy's queens as Tsymbal hit the rail.
giving Naumov a flush and the river was the 
. Naumov celebrated his triple up as Lukyanov's monster double left Denisov short.
