Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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
Break
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
Players are going on their second 20-minute break of the day. When they return the blinds will be 200/400 with a 400 ante. There will be two more levels before a 60-minute dinner break.
The tournament clock shows 273 of 322 players remaining.
Mondrus and Kaygorodtcev Chop it Up
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
Boris Mondrus opened to 700 and got two calls; Andrey Kaygorodtcev on the button and the player in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Mondrus continued for 1,100. Kaygorodtcev was the only caller. Mondrus bet again on the 
turn for 2,500 and Kaygorodtcev called again.
The river was the 
. Mondrus had 8,400 behind but opted to bet 1,500. Kaygorodtcev called.
Mondrus showed 
for top pair and Kaygorodtcev smiled and showed 
much to the dismay of Mondrus who also held the nut flush draw from the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000 | 28,000 |
|
17,000 | -5,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | 10,000 |
|
70,000 | |
|
53,000 | 14,000 |
|
50,000 | 11,000 |
|
44,000 | 11,000 |
|
41,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
31,000 | |
|
26,000 | 4,000 |
|
25,000 | |
|
21,000 | -9,000 |
|
|
14,000 | -13,000 |
|
9,000 | -21,000 |
Chen Gets Lucky to Move into Chip Lead
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
We noticed Yisha Chen dragging a large pot, possibly the biggest of the tournament so far.
Yesset Aimukhanov filled us in on the action. Three players all saw a flop of 
and the three got it in.
Player 1: 
Player 2:
Yisha Chen: 
Chen held pocket aces but was behind in two spots to her opponents. However, the 
turn soon changed things and the river 
sent one player to the rail and the other was left with just fumes.
Meanwhile Chen moves over 80,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | 85,000 |
Players in a Shoving Mood
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
It was poker legend Doyle Brunson who famously said that "The key to No-Limit Hold'em is to put a man to a decision for all his chips," and that's exactly what a couple of players have started doing as Level 3 of the Main Event draws to a close.
Ezequiel Waigel made a deep run in the EPT Sochi Main Event last year, finishing 53rd, and here he bet 6,800 on a 
board and was called by Sergey Brednev.
The river was the 
and Waigel moved all in, putting Brednev to the test. Brednev had 15,000 behind and eventually folded.
Then on a separate table with the board reading 
, Clemens Erretkamps was facing a decision with Danila Soloviev having moved all in. Eventually the German folded and lived to fight another day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | |
|
|
53,000 | |
|
19,000 | |
|
|
14,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Skhulukhiya Shoves into Trouble
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
On a 
board, Giorgiy Skhulukhiya was contepmlating his decision with over 20,000 chips in the middle.
His opponent was Ivan Svitlychnyi and eventually Skhulukhiya, who finished seventh in yesterday's EPT National, decided to move all in.
That was met by a snap call from Svitlychnyi who slammed 
down on the table for the nut full house. Skhulukhiya could only show 
for trip fours and was left with just 14,000 whilst Svitlychnyi moved to around 70,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | |
|
14,000 | -11,000 |
Kagramanyan Forces Out Kudryavtsev
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Ashot Kagramanyan opened to 600 and Sergey Kudryavtsev three-bet to 1,900. Kagramanyan called and check-called 1,400 on the 
flop.
The pair checked the 
turn with Kagramanyan betting 5,300 on the river. Kudryavtsev thought for a moment before folding.
Both players still sit below starting stack, with the average creeping up ever so slightly to now stand at 31,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000 | |
|
|
24,000 |
No Fireworks in Three-Way Pot
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Artur Khostiyan and Lauren Silly limped before a third player raised to 600. Sergey Zhbanov cold-called, as did Khostiyan and Silly.
Zhbanov then bet 600 on the 
flop. Khostiyan and Silly both called. The turn 
and river were both checked.
Zhbanov showed for bottom pair. Khostiyan showed for second-bottom pair, and Silly showed 
and took down the pot with his pair of tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 | |
|
|
22,000 | |
|
|
19,000 |