Hands #30-34: River Bets From Babaev Moves Him Over Ten MIllion
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 |