Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi
₽191,800 EPT Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Bilokur into Chip Lead
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Yesterday Leonid BIlokur finished fifth in the EPT National for ₽2,408,000 and today he has built up an impressive chip stack. So much so that he now sits on over 170,000 in chips as the players reach the end of the first level after break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | 70,000 |
Flopped Full House Boosts Benitez
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Two players were still in the hand with 9,000 in the middle. Francisco Benitez bet 2,400 and opponent Viktor Shegay raised in position to 10,000.
With the action back on Benitez he re-raised all in for 31,200. Shegay thought for a long time before eventually muttering something to Benitez before calling.
The Uruguayan turned over 
for a flopped full house and Shegay nodded before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,000 | 71,000 |
|
42,000 | 33,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
128,000 | 49,000 |
|
125,000 | |
|
118,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | 70,000 |
|
94,000 | -6,000 |
|
|
84,000 | |
|
78,000 | -2,000 |
|
74,000 | -46,000 |
|
48,000 | 18,000 |
|
|
28,000 | |
|
10,000 | -10,000 |
Leonov Bests Lin
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Aleksandr Leonov opened to 1,200 and got calls from Vladimir Turovskiy and Pengyu Lin in the big blind.
The trio checked the 
flop and the turn was the 
. Lin bet 2,500 and Leonov was the only caller.
Lin bet 3,000 on the 
river and Leonov called. Lin turned over 
for a pair of tens, but Leonov had her outkicked with 
and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | |
|
|
28,000 | -15,000 |
|
18,000 |
Aleksandrov Closes in on 100,000
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
On a 
flop Mikhail Aleksandrov checked to Vadim Kuvshynov who bet 4,000. Aleksandrov then check-raised to 10,500 and Kuvshynov called.
The turn was the 
. Aleksandrov bet enough to put Kuvshynov all in. The clock was eventually called and with about ten seconds remaining, Kuvshynov opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000 | -7,000 |
|
16,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Dinner Break
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
After six levels of play, the tournament is going on a 60-minute dinner break. The tournament clock shows 226 of 345 players remaining.
Brilev Eliminated Before Dinner
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Vagan Amehanian opened to 1,200 and Konstantin Yakovlev three-bet to 2,500.
Ruslan Brilev then four-bet all in for 4,000. Amehanian folded and Yakovlev called.
Ruslan Brilev: 
Konstantin Yakovlev: 
Amehanian had open-folded 
and the baord came 
with Yakovlev's pocket pair holding to eliminate Brilev just before the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000 | |
|
|
31,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Tamasyan Fails to Get There
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
On a 
flop Garik Tamasyan got his last 9,000 chip in against Andrey Danilyuk.
Garik Tamasyan: 
Andrey Danilyuk: 
Tamasyan needed a king or a heart but the 
runout brought neither and he was eliminated for the second time today. He will have to make use of the Turbo Day 1c which starts at 7pm if he wants to make it through to Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,000 | |
|
Busted |