₽191,800 EPT Main Event
Day 5 Started
2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi
₽191,800 EPT Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi
Buy-in
191,800 RUB
Prize Pool
145,500,000 RUB
Entries
758
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Ready for EPT Sochi Main Event Final Day
With just six players remaining in the EPT Sochi Main Event, all eyes are on runaway chip leader Zakhar Babaev to see if he can convert his overwhelming chip lead into the title and ₽27,475,000 ($~425,000) in prize money.
Babaev was second in chips when play was down to nine players, but hit the gas during the final three eliminations so that there is now clear water between him and the chasing pack.
Vyacheslav Mizun and Maksim Pisarenko are his nearest challengers, but both would need to double up to move ahead of Babaev at the top of the chip counts.
| Position | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Ruban | Russia | 1,795,000 | 30 |
| 2 | Vyacheslav Mizun | Russia | 3,285,000 | 55 |
| 3 | Zakhar Babaev | Israel | 9,030,000 | 151 |
| 4 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russia | 3,705,000 | 62 |
| 5 | Uri Gilboa | Israel | 2,115,000 | 35 |
| 6 | Serafim Kovalevsky | Russia | 1,865,000 | 31 |
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Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Play Resumes
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Action is back underway six-handed in the EPT Sochi Main Event. Levels will be 90-minutes long until play reaches three-handed when they will be reduced to 45-minute levels.
Hands #25-29: Opening Exchanges
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Hand #25: Uri Gilboa 
opened to 150,000 from under the gun and took down the pot.
Hand #26: Ivan Ruban 
opened from early position to 125,000 and Uri Gilboa 
defendd his big blind. The flop came 
and Gilboa check-called 130,000. The turn was the 
and both players checked.
Gilboa checked the 
river and Ruban bet 225,000. Gilboa called and took down the pot.
Hand #27: Zakhar Babaev 
opened from the cutoff to 120,000 and Serafim Kovalevsky 
defended his big blind. The pair checked the 
flop and the 
turn and the river was the .
Kovalevsky bet 60,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #28: Action folded to Serafim Kovalevsky in the small blind with and limped. Ivan Ruban 
was in the big blind and checked his option.
The flop came 
and Kovalevsky bet 70,000. Ruban called and the turn brought the 
. Kovalevsky checked and Ruban bet 175,000. Kovalevsky folded.
Hand #29: Zakhar Babaev 
opened to 135,000 from under the gun and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,910,000 | -120,000 |
|
3,560,000 | -145,000 |
|
3,150,000 | -135,000 |
|
2,700,000 | 585,000 |
|
2,100,000 | 305,000 |
|
1,890,000 | 25,000 |
Final Table Pictures
Hands #30-34: River Bets From Babaev Moves Him Over Ten MIllion
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Hand #30: Serafim Kovalevsky 
opened from the cutoff to 120,000 and Zakhar Babaev 
defended his big blind. The flop came 
.
Babaev check-called 185,000 and the turn 
completed his flush. He checked and Kovalevsky bet 205,000. Babaev called again and the river was the . Babaev bet 335,000 and Kovalevsky let his hand go into the muck.
Hand #31: Uri Gilboa raised from under the gun and Zakhar Babaev called in the small blind. The flop came and Babev checked to Gilboa who continued for 200,000.
Babaev called and the turn was the 
. Babaev checked again and Gilboa bet 275,000. Babaev called and the river was the 
. Babaev used a time extension before betting 1,175,000. Gilboa thought before passing.
Hand #32: Serafim Kovalevsky limped under the gun and Vyacheslav Mizun raised to 150,000 in the cutoff. Maksim Pisarenko mistakenly limped in the small blind with but then surrendered his cards and the 60,000 when he realised Mizun had raised.
Kovalevsky called and the flop came 
. Kovalevsky checked and Mizun bet 150,000. Kovalevsky folded.
Hand #33: Zakhar Babaev: raised to 130,000 from the cutoff. Uri Gilboa 
called in the small blind and Serafim Kovalevsky 
moved all in from the big blind. Babaev and Gilboa both folded.
Hand #34: Maksim Pisarenko raised to 135,000 from the cutoff and Ivan Ruban 
called in the big blind. The fop came 
and Ruban checked. Pisarenko continued for 95,000 and Ruban called. The turn was the giving Pisarenko a wheel draw.
Ruban checked and Pisarenko bet again for 245,000 and the river was the . Ruban shoved for 880,000 and Pisarenko folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,160,000 | 1,250,000 |
|
|
3,440,000 | 290,000 |
|
|
2,930,000 | -630,000 |
|
|
1,920,000 | -180,000 |
|
|
1,850,000 | -850,000 |
|
|
1,460,000 | -430,000 |
Hands #35-38: Misread from Mizun
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Hand #35: Zakhar Babaev raised to 130,000 from under the gun and Vyacheslav Mizun 
defended his big blind. The flop came 
giving both players a pair.
Mizun check-called 165,000 and the turn brought the . Mizun checked again and the chip leader bet 260,000. Mizun called and the river was the improving Mizun to two pair. Both players checked and Mizun took down the pot.
Hand #36: Serafim Kovalevsky 
opened to 120,000 from the cutoff and Ivan Ruban 
called on the button. Vyacheslav Mizun and Zakhar Babaev called in the blinds and four players saw a flop of .
It checked to Ruban who bet 175,000. Mizun was the sole caller and the pair checked the 
runout and Ruban took down the pot. According to the commentary, Mizun misread his hand and thought he had 
Hand #37: Serafim Kovalevsky moved all in from early position and took down the pot.
Hand #38: Maksim Pisarenko raised from the small blind and Uri Gilboa called in the big blind with . The flop came 
and both players checked.
The turn was the . Pisarenko put out a delayed continuation bet of 190,000 and Gilboa called. The river was the giving Gilboa a straight. Pisarenko checked and Gilboa bet 500,000. Pisarenko used a time extension and counted out the call but eventually folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,390,000 | -770,000 |
|
|
3,730,000 | 290,000 |
|
|
2,490,000 | 570,000 |
|
|
2,410,000 | -520,000 |
|
|
2,250,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
1,490,000 | 30,000 |
Hands #39-42: Three Pots for Ruban
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Hand #39: Ivan Ruban opened to 125,000 with and Vyacheslav Mizun called in the next position. Serafim Kovalevsky called in the big blind and the flop came . Both players folded to a continuation bet from Ruban.
Hand #40: Ivan Ruban received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #41: Serafim Kovalevsky used a time extension before raising to 150,000 on the button and took down the pot.
Hand #42: Ivan Ruban raised to 125,000 from the button. Zakhar Babaev defended his big blind with and the flop came 
. Babaev check-folded to a bet of 90,000 from Ruban.
Hand #43: Gilboa Doubles After Mizun Misstep
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Hand #43: Uri Gilboa raised to 155,000 from under the gun. Vyacheslav Mizun called on the button with and Maksim Pisarenko defended his big blind with .
The flop came 
and Pisarenko checked. Gilboa continued for 250,000. Mizun quickly called and Pisarenko got out of the way.
The turn was the and Gilboa bet 600,000. Mizun used a time extension before moving all in and Gilboa snap-called.
Mizun was drawing to two outs with Pisarenko folding an ace on the flop. The river was the and Gilboa doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,180,000 | -210,000 |
|
|
4,690,000 | 2,440,000 |
|
|
3,040,000 | 550,000 |
|
|
2,200,000 | -210,000 |
|
|
1,420,000 | -70,000 |
|
|
1,230,000 | -2,500,000 |