₽371,000 EPT High Roller
Day 3 Started
2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi
₽371,000 EPT High Roller
Day: 3
Welcome to the Final Day of the High Roller
84 runners paid the ₽371,000 ($5,725) entry fee to have a shot at winning a slice of the ₽28,518,000 ($439,142) prizepool. Of those, only nine remain and they will return to the felt shortly to play the final table here at Casino Sochi.
Of the finalists, Elvin Sarkarov is leading the way with just over a million in chips (1,049,000). Pete Chen is in second place with 666,000 and Rushad Iskandarov (521,000) starts in third. Team PokerStars Pro Ramon Colillas is also still in contention and will start in eighth place. All nine finalists have guaranteed a payday of at least ₽812,000 ($12,481) but all eyes will be on the top prize of ₽7,840,000 ($120,590).
| Position | Prize (RUB) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ₽7,840,000 | $120,590 |
| 2 | ₽5,579,000 | $85,755 |
| 3 | ₽3,650,500 | $56,112 |
| 4 | ₽2,807,000 | $43,148 |
| 5 | ₽2,222,500 | $34,163 |
| 6 | ₽1,739,500 | $26,738 |
| 7 | ₽1,368,500 | $21,036 |
| 8 | ₽1,071,000 | $16,462 |
| 9 | ₽812,000 | $12,481 |
Yesterday, play paused when the final table was reached and today players start from where they left off, which was Level 17, with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and a big blind ante of 10,000. There are still 30 minutes left of this level and as with yesterday, levels will be 60-minutes long. There will be breaks every 2 hours and players will decide whether or not they would like to extend one of those into a dinner break.
Today we play until a winner is crowned and they take home the title, the trophy and the all-important prize money. It all kicks-off at 12:30 pm local time and PokerNews will be here for the duration, with live updates of all the action as it unfolds.
| Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elvin Sarkarov | 1,049,000 | 105 |
| 2 | Pete Chen | 666,000 | 67 |
| 3 | Daniil Kiselev | 137,000 | 14 |
| 4 | Rushad Iskandarov | 521,000 | 52 |
| 5 | Valery Yantsevich | 326,000 | 33 |
| 6 | Sergey Kolyasnikov | 447,000 | 45 |
| 7 | Maksim Bukreev | 496,000 | 50 |
| 8 | Irshat Shaykhov | 409,000 | 41 |
| 9 | Ramon Colillas | 150,000 | 15 |
Shuffle Up and Deal
Play is underway with 30 minutes still left of this level.
Daniil Kiselev Eliminated in 9th Place for ₽812,000 ($12,481)
First hand, first elimination. With less than 14 big blinds, Daniil Kiselev got it all in against Pete Chen.
Pete Chen: 
Daniil Kiselev: 
The 
board connected for Chen, giving him trip queens and it is the end for Kiselev. Eight players remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
853,000 | 187,000 |
|
Busted |
Sarkarov Extends His Lead
Elvin Sarkarov is off to a good start. He has extended his lead after hitting two pair with ace-nine and taking down a pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000 | 151,000 |
Kolyasnikov Moves on Sarkarov
Sergey Kolyasnikov opened to 20,000 and it folded to Elvin Sarkarov in the big blind. He made it 51,000 to play and Kolyasnikov four-bet all in. It was a tank fold from Sarkarov and Kolyasnnikov has made back some of the chips he had dropped over the first 20 minutes of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,150,000 | -50,000 |
|
372,000 | -75,000 |
Colillas Doubles Through Kolyasnikov
Sergey Kolyasnikov opened to 25,000 and Ramon Colillas three-bet all in for 125,000. After using a time bank card, Kolyasnikov made the call but when the cards went over, it was he who needed to hit.
Ramon Colillas: [aacth]
Sergey Kolyasnikov: 
The flop came 
and Kolyasnikov needed running cards now to take the hand. The 
turn locked it up for Colillas and the PSPC Champion gets a much-needed double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
247,000 | -125,000 |
Kolyasnikov Doubles Through Shaykhov
Sergey Kolyasnikov has gotten involved in most of the hands dealt at the final so far. Just now he raised to 30,000 and Irshat Shaykhov went all in for 378,000. Kolyasnikov made the call and once again he was the underdog.
Sergey Kolyasnikov: 
Irshat Shaykhov: 
Shaykhov was a long way ahead, until the flop came 
, giving him a flush draw. The 
turn left Shaykhov with just two aces in the deck to hit. Neither of them came on the 
river and Kolyasnikov doubled up, leaving Shaykhov very short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
519,000 | 272,000 |
|
131,000 | -278,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Irshat Shaykhov Eliminated in 8th Place for ₽1,071,000 ($16,462)
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
It has been a terrible day for Irshat Shaykhov. First he got it all in preflop against Sergey Kolyasnikov with ace-queen versus queen-jack and lost and now he has just suffered his second outdraw in 40 minutes.
Elvin Sarkarov opened to 26,000 and Maksim Bukreev called from the small blind. Irshat Shaykhov was in the big blind and he raised 114,000 all in. Sarkarov called and when the action came back to Bukreev, he went all in for 466,000 total. Sarkarov decided it was too much and passed.
Maksim Bukreev: 
Irshat Shaykhov:
Bukreev needed to hit and he didn't have to wait long, with the flop coming down 
. The turn was the 
and only the case queen could save Shaykhov now. The river was the 
though and he hits the rail in 8th place, while Bukreev is sat third in the counts now after winning that hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,045,000 | -105,000 |
|
706,000 | 210,000 |
|
|
Busted |