₽191,800 EPT Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi
₽191,800 EPT Main Event
Day: 3
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
Danil Bukharin Leads Final 23 in EPT Sochi Main Event
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
After six levels of play, a late surge from Danil Bukharin was enough for him to secure the overall chip lead after Day 3 of the EPT Sochi Main Event.
Returning from the final break of the day fifth in chips, he navigated the redraw and a tricky stint on the feature table and will now take a stack of 2,340,000 into Day 4.
Close behind is Dmitry Yurasov (1,885,000) who was responsible for the last elimination of the day when his pocket eights cracked the pocket tens of Garri Tevosov to leave just 23 players remaining.
Other big stacks heading into the penultimate day's play here at Casino Sochi include Vyacheslav Mizun (1,800,000), Ivan Ruban (1,570,000) and Vanush Mnatsakanyan (1,440,000). Mnatasakanyan's recovery from one of the shorter stacks with 40 players left to fifth in chips was aided by the elimination of Anatoly Zuev and Murun Ganzorig and a double up through Serafim Kovalevsky.
Early players to bust from Day 3 included Tatyana Barausova, Igor Grytsak, Matous Houzvicek, Yuriy Guliy and defending champion Arseniy Karmatskiy.
The pace of eliminations became increasingly sporadic and more erratic as the day went on as players eyed the shrinking field and increasing pay jumps. For comparison, while 30 players were sent to the rail during the first four levels, just 20 followed in the final three levels of the day as 23 players advanced to Day 4.
Up under the lights of the feature table, start-of-day chip leader Aleksandr Denisov was having a hard time of it against Viktor Ustimov, with Denisov falling as low as 200,000 chips midway through the day. He soon recovered but will have to make do with a stack of 305,000 heading into tomorrow, almost 200,000 less than the figure he bagged after Day 1a!
As Denisov faltered and Ustimov flourished, other players started spying the seven-figure stack mark. These include Dmitry Yurasov, Serafim Kovalevsky and Mikhail Aleksandrov, all of whom have made it through to Day 4.
With 23 left, it appears that a long day is in store tomorrow as the tournament plays down to a final six players. You can catch all the action right here on PokerNews.com
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,340,000 | 1,058,000 |
|
1,885,000 | -115,000 |
|
1,800,000 | 945,000 |
|
1,570,000 | 565,000 |
|
1,440,000 | -60,000 |
|
1,380,000 | -30,000 |
|
1,310,000 | 393,000 |
|
1,295,000 | -255,000 |
|
1,260,000 | -440,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 150,000 |
|
925,000 | -325,000 |
|
840,000 | 643,000 |
|
745,000 | 193,000 |
|
625,000 | 5,000 |
|
545,000 | 95,000 |
|
390,000 | 70,000 |
|
345,000 | -175,000 |
|
305,000 | -235,000 |
|
275,000 | -465,000 |
|
195,000 | -19,000 |
|
195,000 | -307,000 |
|
45,000 | 27,000 |
|
1 | -1,054,999 |
Gilboa Scared With Aces on Last Hand of the Night
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Uri Gilboa opened pre-flop and Serafim Kovalevsky called in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Kovalevsky check-called 50,000. The pair checked the 
turn and the river was the 
. Kovalevsky bet 44,000 and Gilboa called.
Kovalevsky showed 
for top pair and Gilboa turned over 
and won the pot.
Players are bagging up for the end of the night. A full recap and chip counts will follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000 | -540,000 |
|
|
450,000 | 275,000 |
Is Maksim Pisarenko the James Blunt of Poker?
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Francisco Benitez opened to 35,000 from middle position.
"Goodbye my lover!" sang Maksim Pisarenko in the style of James Blunt as he raised to 105,000. "Goodbye my chips!"
Benitez smiled at the other end of the table.
"You want whisky?" asked Pisarenko but the Uruguayan declined.
Mikhail Aleksandrov was in the next position and called. Benitez then four-bet to 275,000 and the two players both folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000 | 265,000 |
|
|
1,550,000 | -430,000 |
|
|
850,000 | -163,000 |
Tevosov Coolered Out of Main Event
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
It folded to Garri Tevosov who moved all in for 280,000 from the cutoff. Dmitry Yurasov called on the button and the blinds folded.
Garri Tevosov: 
Dmitry Yurasov: 
There was an eight on the flop giving Yurasov the lead. The turn was the 
and the river the 
sending Tevosov to the rail and securing the remaining 23 players a pay jump.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000 | 125,000 |
|
Busted |
Istomin Leaves Khamidullin With One Big Blind
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Aleksey Istomin opened to 32,000 and was called by Serafim Kovalevsky. Timur Khamidullin then raised all in for 320,000. Istomin used a time extension before calling all in for just under 300,000. Kovalevsky folded.
Aleksey Istomin: 
Timur Khamidullin: 
There was no help for Khamidullin on the 
board and he was left with just over one big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
620,000 | 388,000 |
|
|
18,000 | -302,000 |
Final Three Tables
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
| Table 1 | Name | Table 2 | Name | Table 3 | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Ruban | 1 | Serafim Kovalevsky | 1 | Garri Tevosov |
| 2 | Sergey Petrushevskiy | 2 | Timur Khamidullin | 2 | Dmitry Yurasov |
| 3 | Vanush Mnatsakanyan | 3 | Stanislav Shchipalov | 3 | Viktor Ustimov |
| 4 | Danil Bukharin | 4 | Sergey Frizyak | 4 | Francisco Benitez |
| 5 | Nikita Kuznetsov | 5 | Uri Gilboa | 5 | Artem Petrov |
| 6 | Andrey Malysehv | 6 | Aleksey Istomin | 6 | Nikolay Plastinin |
| 7 | Aleksandr Sheshukov | 7 | Zakhar Babaev | 7 | Maksim Pisarenko |
| 8 | Aleksandr Denisov | 8 | Vyacheslav Mizun | 8 | Mikhail Aleksandrov |
Day 3 Pictures
Butba Eliminated; Three Table Redraw
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |