2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi

₽191,800 EPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
27,475,000 RUB
Event Info
Buy-in
191,800 RUB
Prize Pool
145,500,000 RUB
Entries
758
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000

₽191,800 EPT Main Event

Day 1b Completed

Viktor Ustimov Tops EPT Sochi Main Event Day 1b Field

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Viktor Ustimov
Viktor Ustimov

In stark contrast to yesterday's EPT Sochi Main Event Day 1a starting flight, it was a much more competitive affair when it came to the end-of-day chip leader. Several players battled it out over the closing exchanges but eventually, it was Viktor Ustimov who bagged the chip lead with 305,700 after a field of 359 was whittled down to 137.

Ustimov has over $700,000 in lifetime earnings, with several big scores and deep runs coming here at Casino Sochi. Last year he followed up a runner-up finish in the EPT National for ₽4,745,000 ($82,191) with a 42nd place run in the EPT Main Event.

In September last year, he also final-tabled the EPT Open Sochi High Roller, finishing fourth for a further ₽2,321,160 ($35,445).

Other big stacks advancing include Serafim Kovalevsky (233,900), Leonid Semenyuk (195,200), Aleksey Falko (192,900) and EPT favourite Yuriy Guliy (191,300).

EPT National Champion Yury Masliankou

Also advancing is last year's EPT Main Event runner-up Viktor Shegay who bagged 41,800. He will be joined by 2018 EPT National Sochi champion Matous Houzvicek (118,000) and the 2019 EPT National Sochi champion Yury Masliankou (28,300) along with 2018 EPT Open Sochi Main Event final tablist Nikolay Fal and Leonid Bilokur (64,200).

Aditya Sushant had started the day in blistering form, moving up to around 80,000 within a blink of an eye. However a chastening last two levels knocked him down and will have to settle for 53,300 when play resumes tomorrow.

Arsenii Karmatckii
Arsenii Karmatckii

Several players had even worse luck and were eliminated, meaning they would have to make it through Day 1c. They include defending champion Arseniy Karmatskiy who fired two bullets with no success. Also failing to advance from Day 1b were Andrey Andreev, Boris Mondrus, Maksim Panyak, Sarkis Karabadzhakyan, Ezequiel Waigel, and Andrey Guliy.

As the levels drew on the stacks certainly grew, although not to the extent that Aleksandr Denisov's had late last night. He will still be the man to beat, but several players from Day 1b will hope to be in with a shout come tomorrow.

The 137 players advancing will return tomorrow at 12pm for Day 2 of the EPT Sochi Main Event, with all the action brought to you on PokerNews.com

Tags: Aditya SushantAndrey AndreevAndrey GuliyArsenii KarmatckiiBoris MondrusEzequiel WaigelLeonid BilokurLeonid SemenyukNikolay FalViktor ShegayYuriy Guliy

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Viktor Ustimov ru
Viktor Ustimov
Day 1B Chip Leader
307,500 7,500
Serafim Kovalevsky ru
Serafim Kovalevsky
233,900 233,900
Leonid Semenyuk ru
Leonid Semenyuk
195,200 195,200
Mark Zhang lu
Mark Zhang
194,200 49,200
Aleksey Falko by
Aleksey Falko
192,900 -7,100
Yuriy Guliy ru
Yuriy Guliy
191,300 -3,700
Said Butba ru
Said Butba
180,900 115,900
Uri Gilboa il
Uri Gilboa
EPT 1X Winner
177,700 37,700
Nikita Kuznetsov ru
Nikita Kuznetsov
177,300 177,300
Rudolf Domin ru
Rudolf Domin
169,600 51,600
Dmitriy Shutenko ru
Dmitriy Shutenko
168,000 168,000
Aben Zholgaliev kz
Aben Zholgaliev
168,000 17,000
Nikolay Plastinin ru
Nikolay Plastinin
166,600 166,600
Murun Ganzorig mn
Murun Ganzorig
162,700 32,700
Eduard Burd il
Eduard Burd
158,600 33,600
Aram Vartevanyan ru
Aram Vartevanyan
138,200 -21,800
Mikhail Aleksandrov ru
Mikhail Aleksandrov
137,500 39,500
Aleksandr Osharov ru
Aleksandr Osharov
133,700 90,700
Ermek Usenov mn
Ermek Usenov
133,200 133,200
Andrey Chernokoz ru
Andrey Chernokoz
132,600 -7,400
Vanush Mnatsakanyan ru
Vanush Mnatsakanyan
130,000 130,000
Artem Petrov ru
Artem Petrov
128,700 128,700
Rachid Amamou ch
Rachid Amamou
128,500 -1,500
Sriharsha Doddapaneni in
Sriharsha Doddapaneni
128,500 98,500
Vytautas Semaska lt
Vytautas Semaska
123,000 123,000

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Lobanov Wins Late Pot

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mikhail Lobanov, Yuriy Guliy and Andrey Chernokoz all checked a {k-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Spades} flop and the turn was the {9-Hearts}. It checked to Chernokoz who bet 4,000.

Lobanov called and Guliy folded.

The river was the {j-Hearts} and both players checked, allowing Lobanov to win the pot with {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a rivered pair of jacks.

Player Chips Progress
Yuriy Guliy ru
Yuriy Guliy
195,000 142,000
Andrey Chernokoz ru
Andrey Chernokoz
140,000 30,000
Mikhail Lobanov ru
Mikhail Lobanov
65,000 23,000

Tags: Andrey ChernokozYuriy GuliyMikhail Lobanov

Yang Eliminated by Vartevanyan

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Peng Yang
Peng Yang

On a {8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{q-Hearts} both Peng Yang and Aram Vartevanyan checked to Qiaonan Liu who bet 8,200. Yang then check-raised all in for 30,800. Vartevanyan called and Liu folded.

Aram Vartevanyan: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Peng Yang: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

Yang was in front and the {4-Diamonds} didn't change that. However, the {a-Clubs} on the river gave Vartevanyan top pair and sent Yang to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Aram Vartevanyan ru
Aram Vartevanyan
160,000
Qiaonan Liu cn
Qiaonan Liu
57,000
Peng Yang cn
Peng Yang
Busted

Tags: Aram VartevanyanPeng Yang

Hikosaka Takes From Bagirov

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Keisuke Hikosaka
Keisuke Hikosaka

Five players saw a flop of {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. It checked to Sergey Bagirov who bet 3,500. Andrey Kozin called before Keisuke Hikosaka raised to 14,000. Leonid Bilokur and Aleksandr Osharov folded. Bagirov called and Kozin folded.

The turn was the {2-Diamonds} and Bagirov check-folded to a bet of 20,000 from Hikosaka who is chipping up to the 85,000 mark midway through the final level of the evening.

Player Chips Progress
Leonid Bilokur ru
Leonid Bilokur
130,000
Keisuke Hikosaka jp
Keisuke Hikosaka
85,000 35,000
Sergey Bagirov ru
Sergey Bagirov
50,000
Aleksandr Osharov ru
Aleksandr Osharov
43,000 43,000
Andrey Kozin
Andrey Kozin
41,000

Tags: Aleksandr OsharovKeisuke HikosakaLeonid BilokurSergey Bagirov

Falko Looks to Be the Man to Beat

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Contrary to last night's flight where Aleksandr Denisov was the clear chip leader from a long way out, tonight's looks a much closer affair.

One of the only players appearing to be around the 200,000 mark is Aleksey Falko from Belarus.

Ivan Volodko opened to 2,600 and Falko three-bet to 6,000. Volodko called but check-folded to a continuation bet of 7,000 from Falko on the {j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop. Falko flashed a {j-Diamonds} and Volodko nodded.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksey Falko by
Aleksey Falko
200,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Another Pot for the "Four-Bet Machine"

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Sihao Zhang
Sihao Zhang

Sihao Zhang opened to 2,200 and got one caller before Karolis Domarkas three-bet to 8,000 from the blinds. Zhang four-bet to 18,000 and the caller folded.

"You bad guy," Domarkas said to Zhang.

"You did you give me the option?" Zhang replied.

Domarkas called and then checked the {3-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{k-Hearts} flop to Zhang who continued for 10,000.

"Discipline," Domarkas eventually said as he folded.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Zhang lu
Mark Zhang
145,000 15,000
Karolis Domarkas lt
Karolis Domarkas
37,000

Tags: Karolis DomarkasSihao Zhang