Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi
₽371,000 EPT High Roller
Day: 1
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Chip Counts
Chip Counts
Gao Takes From Lipovka
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
Vadim Lipovka opened in middle position and faced a three-bet to 4,000 from Wenling Gao on the button. He called and the two of them went to the flop.
It came down 
and Gao bet 3,000, which Lipovka check-called. The turn was the 
, pairing the board and bringing a third heart. Lipovka checked and Gao barrelled for 6,000. Lipovka didn't want to go further and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Chip Counts
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
61,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
56,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
52,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
48,000 | |
|
45,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
41,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Aloev Pulls a Little Back
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
Ramon Colillas opened the betting to 1,500 and got three calls, two behind from Munkhbayar Nyamsuren and Rushad Iskandarov and one in the small blind from Asker Aloev.
All four players checked the 
flop. On the turn, Aloev bet out 1,500 into the pot and got one call from Nyamsuren. The 
river went check-check and Aloev turned over 
, which was good for the pot with Nyamsuren sending his cards into the muck. Aloev is still down significantly from starting stack but it is a step in the right direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000 | |
|
31,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
Chip Counts
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,500
63,500
|
63,500 |
|
67,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
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51,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
29,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
26,500
-22,500
|
-22,500 |
|
|
5,000 | |
|
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Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Slow Play by Vasylchenko?
Level 4
: 200/500, 500 ante
Oleg Vasylchenko opened in early position and was called by Oleg Titov on his left, Denis Sapozhnikov who had position and Viktor Kudinov and Irshat Shaykhov in the blinds.
On the 
flop, Vaslychenko check-called Titov's 3,500 bet and everyone else folded. The turn was the 
and once again Vaslychenko check-called Titov's bet, this time for 6,500.
The river was the and after checking a third time, Vaslychenko raised all in for 32,000 over Titov's 12,000 barrel. Titov said something in Russian whilst throwing his head back, but it was clear he didn't like his spot at all. He threw a time bank card in before deciding to pass.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,500
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
31,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
Images From Day 1 of the High Roller
Ramon Colillas Amongst the Latest Familiar Faces
Level 4
: 200/500, 500 ante
Unsurprisingly, the High Roller continues to draw some big names, amongst them are Team PokerStars Pro Ramon Colillas and the only woman in the field, Tatyana Barausova.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
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|
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Zyrin Doubles Up
Level 4
: 200/500, 500 ante
Anatolii Zyrin only had 3,500 chips and he decisively moved all in from early position. Maksim Skripkin was the only caller and when the cards went over, Zyrin was the slight favourite.
Anatolii Zyrin: 
Maksim Skripkin: 
The board came 
, giving Zyrin trips by the time the river was dealt, keeping him in the game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,600 | |
|
8,200
-41,800
|
-41,800 |