2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi

₽191,800 EPT Main Event
Day: 3
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

Doddapaneni Wins Another Pot Off Sheshukov

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Sriharsha Doddapaneni opened to 25,000 and Aleksandr Sheshukov defended his big blind.

The pair checked the {10-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop and Sheshukov check-called 50,000 on the {2-Hearts} turn.

The river was the {4-Spades} and both players checked. Sheshukov showed {10-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} for a pair of tens but Doddapaneni won with {a-Spades}{5-Hearts} for top pair.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandr Sheshukov ru
Aleksandr Sheshukov
1,945,000 -155,000
Sriharsha Doddapaneni in
Sriharsha Doddapaneni
965,000 265,000

Tags: Aleksandr SheshukovSriharsha Doddapaneni

Ustimov and Denisov Tangle Once Again

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Aleksandr Denisov
Aleksandr Denisov

Earlier Viktor Ustimov took the chip lead from Aleksandr Denisov while they were seated at the feature table.

In this hand Denisov check-called 15,000 on the {10-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and the turn was the {2-Clubs}. Denisov check-called 50,000 and the river was the {3-Spades}.

Both players checked.

Denisov announced two pair and Ustimov invited him to turn his hand over showing {a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} which was good enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Viktor Ustimov ru
Viktor Ustimov
Day 1B Chip Leader
1,150,000 -175,000
Aleksandr Denisov ru
Aleksandr Denisov
Day 2 Chip Leader
850,000 230,000

Tags: Aleksandr DenisovViktor Ustimov

Pankov Eliminated by Kovalevsky

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Vitaliy Pankov
Vitaliy Pankov

Vitaliy Pankov open-shoved for 83,000 and Serafim Kovalevsky called. The remaining players all folded.

Vitaliy Pankov: {a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
Serafim Kovalevsky: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

There was no help for Pankov on the {4-Spades}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{k-Clubs} runout and Kovalevsky moved closer to two million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Serafim Kovalevsky ru
Serafim Kovalevsky
1,950,000 60,000
Vitaliy Pankov ru
Vitaliy Pankov
Busted

Tags: Serafim KovalevskyVitaliy Pankov

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Break

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

After a quiet level, the 34 remaining players are going on a 40-minute dinner break. When they return there will be two more levels or play will halt when there are 16 players remaining.

Kovalevsky Up and Down

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Serafim Kovalevsky
Serafim Kovalevsky

Moments after winning a large pot with a set of queens against the set of twos of Viktor Ustimov, Serafim Kovalevsky bet 25,000 on the {j-Spades}{k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} flop.

Vanush Mnatasakanyan called and the pair saw the {5-Spades} dealt on the turn.

This time Kovalevsky checked and Mnatsakanyan moved all in, eliciting a quick fold from Kovalevsky.

Player Chips Progress
Serafim Kovalevsky ru
Serafim Kovalevsky
1,890,000 340,000
Viktor Ustimov ru
Viktor Ustimov
Day 1B Chip Leader
1,325,000 -75,000
Vanush Mnatsakanyan ru
Vanush Mnatsakanyan
250,000 50,000

Tags: Serafim KovalevskyViktor Ustimov

Frizyak Makes Ustimov Stew

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

ON a {6-Spades}{5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} board Sergey Frizyak checked a pot of about 120,000 and Viktor Ustimov bet 120,000. Frizyak then check-raised all in for 550,000.

Ustimov tanked and use all four of his remaining time extensions before folding. Frizyak turned over {j-Clubs}{10-Spades} and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Viktor Ustimov ru
Viktor Ustimov
Day 1B Chip Leader
1,650,000 -300,000
Sergey Frizyak ru
Sergey Frizyak
890,000 220,000

Tags: Sergey FrizyakViktor Ustimov

Waigel Eliminated by Babaev

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ezequiel Waigel
Ezequiel Waigel

The stacks were fairly even between Zakhar Babaev and Ezequiel Waigel, but Waigel was the player heading to the exit. He held {k-Clubs}{q-Spades} on a {k-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades}{5-Spades}{6-Clubs} board but had come off second best against the {a-Hearts}{k-Spades} of Babaev.

Babaev now sits on around average which now stands around 620,000.

Player Chips Progress
Zakhar Babaev il
Zakhar Babaev
Day 4 Chip Leader
620,000 340,000
Ezequiel Waigel ar
Ezequiel Waigel
Busted

Tags: Ezequiel WaigelZakhar Babaev

Small Double for Tyazhgov

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Azamat Tyazhgov was one of the smallest stacks with five tables left and he finally got his last 69,000 chips in against Francisco Benitez, but it wasn't looking good.

Azamat Tyazhgov: {j-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Francisco Benitez: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{k-Spades} giving Benitez top set and Tyazhgov an open-ender. The turn was the {j-Spades} but the river {9-Diamonds} completed Tyazhgov's straight and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Francisco Benitez uy
Francisco Benitez
1,100,000 -100,000
Azamat Tyazhgov ru
Azamat Tyazhgov
150,000 65,000

Tags: Azamat TyazhgovFrancisco Benitez