₽371,000 EPT High Roller Day 1 | 2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi

03-27-2019 23:46 UTC+3

Amamou Out to Kalinin

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Level 9 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Nikita Kalinin opened to 4,000 and Rachid Amamou moved all in for 24,000. Kalinin made the call and though he was behind to Amamou, he was very much live.

Nikita Kalinin:
Rachid Amamou:

The flop connected for both players but it was Kalinin who had made the higher pair. The turn and river didn't turn the hand around for Amamou and he hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kalinin	75,000 75,000	75,000
Rachid Amamou	Busted

Tags: Nikita Kalinin Rachid Amamou

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

03-28-2019 00:05 UTC+3

Chen Chasing Chip Lead

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Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Pete Chen has been climbing up the ranks in a series of hands that for the most part have been won without showdown. The most recent hand was no exception.

It began when Chen flatted in middle position vs Andrey Kotelnikov's under the gun open. Denis Sapozhnikov called on the button and the three of them headed to the flop.

It fell all diamonds, with on show and Kotelnikov continued with a bet of 7,100. Chen called but Sapozhnikov passed, so they were heads up on the turn. It was the and Kotelnikov bet again, making it 16,000 to continue.

Chen made the call and the final card brought a one-card flush possibility with the . Kotelnikov bet a third time, a smaller sizing of 10,000. With the action back on Chen, he pumped it up to a hefty 60,000. Kotelnikov used a time bank card deciding what to do before giving up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pete Chen	212,000 55,000	55,000
Andrey Kotelnikov	71,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Pete Chen Andrey Kotelnikov

03-28-2019 00:19 UTC+3

Sapozhnikov Eliminated by Bilokur

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Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Denis Sapozhnikov had been short for a while and was unable to find a double in a hand against Leonid Bilokur. Bilokur, who currently sits just outside the top ten on Russia's all-time money list, has moved up to more than average stack, with 15 minutes of the day to go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonid Bilokur	142,000 85,500	85,500
Denis Sapozhnikov	Busted

Tags: Leonid Bilokur Denis Sapozhnikov

03-28-2019 00:26 UTC+3

Last Five Hands of the Night

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Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A five has been drawn, which will be the number of hands left before tournament stops for the evening.

03-28-2019 00:45 UTC+3

Day 1 Draws to a Close

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Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

That's a wrap for today. Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.

03-28-2019 02:28 UTC+3

Chip Counts (full)

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Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Kolyasnikov	283,500 58,500	58,500

Daniil Kiselev	256,500 256,500	256,500
Anton Yakuba	244,500 64,500	64,500
Pete Chen	234,500 22,500	22,500
Valery Yantsevich	196,000 163,500	163,500
Meng Wang	185,500 -35,500	-35,500
Ramon Colillas	182,000 -23,000	-23,000

Leonid Bilokur	174,500 32,500	32,500
Oleg Vasylchenko	157,500 -45,500	-45,500
Petr Bartagov	150,500 61,500	61,500
Kartik Ved	139,000 1,000	1,000
Arseniy Karmatskiy	138,500 98,500	98,500
Vladimir Lappo	130,500 -31,500	-31,500
Maksim Bukreev	119,500 25,500	25,500
Ezequiel Waigel	119,500 67,500	67,500
Irshat Shaykhov	108,000 108,000	108,000
Vadim Lipovka	98,000 1,000	1,000
Maksim Panyak	98,000 68,000	68,000
Artem Vezhenkov	88,500 18,500	18,500
Roman Novoselov	84,500 -49,500	-49,500
Andrey Kotelnikov	82,000 11,000	11,000
Oleg Eltsov	75,000 75,000	75,000
Yury Masliankou	73,500 17,500	17,500
Tobias Matuschek	73,500 34,500	34,500
Elvin Sarkarov	66,000 66,000	66,000

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03-28-2019 02:31 UTC+3

Kolyasnikov Clinches High Roller Chip Lead in Final Hand of the Night

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Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The High Roller began today and there were a number of challengers vying for the chip lead during the last level. It was Sergey Kolyasnikov who nabbed it at the very end, when he eliminated Jiayu Ruan in the closing seconds of the day. Kolyasnikov bagged 283,500 to finish in pole position going into Day 2 tomorrow, out of 79 entries.

For a while it looked like it was going to be Daniil Kiselev (256,500) who would finish on top, instead he will have to settle for second place. Right behind him are Anton Yakuba (244,500), Pete Chen (234,500) and Valery Yantsevich (196,000) who complete the top five.

With 33 players left standing at the end, there are many other big names still in the running who will be poised to challenge Kolyasnikov tomorrow. They include Team PokerStars Pro Ramon Colillas who finished on a very respectable 182,000, Leonid Bilokur (174,500), Oleg Vasylchenko (157,500), Petr Bartagov (150,500), Arseniy Karmatskiy (138,500) and Maksim Panyak (98,000) to name just a few.

There were also a number of notables that failed to make it through. Andrey Chernokoz, Viktor Kudinov, Tomas Fionn Macnamara, Anatolii Zyrin, Oleg Titov, Illia Korobkhin, Asker Aloev and Yang Wang were just some of the casualties over the ten levels of play. Some of those still have one re-entry left and with late registration open until the start of play tomorrow, they may well be back for another go then.

Join PokerNewstomorrow at 2 pm when Day 2 gets underway for details of all the news and excitement as it unfolds at Casino Sochi.

Tags: Anatolii Zyrin Andrey Chernokoz Anton Yakuba Arseniy Karmatskiy Asker Aloev Daniil Kiselev Fionn MacNamara Jiayu Ruan Leonid Bilokur Oleg Titov Oleg Vasylchenko Pete Chen Petr Bartagov Ramon Colillas Tomas Fionn MacNamara Valery Yantsevich Viktor Kudinov Yang Wang Sergey Kolyasnikov