₽191,800 EPT Main Event Day 4 | 2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi

03-28-2019 12:55 UTC+3

Shchipalov Short After Frizyaev Double

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Stanislav Shchipalov opened to 40,000 and Sergey Frizyak three-bet all in for 370,000. It folded back to Shchipalov who called.

Stanislav Shchipalov:
Sergey Frizyak:

There was no help for Shchipalov on the board and he was left with less than ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Frizyak	750,000 190,000	190,000
Stanislav Shchipalov	190,000 -695,000	-695,000

Tags: Sergey Frizyak Stanislav Shchipalov

03-28-2019 13:12 UTC+3

Istomin Eliminated by Mizun

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Aleksey Istomin raised to 200,000 with 30,000 behind from the button. Vyacheslav Mizun three-bet all in from the big blind.

Istomin used one time extension before calling with and was up against the of Mizun.

The board came giving him no help and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vyacheslav Mizun	2,000,000 200,000	200,000
Aleksey Istomin	Busted

Tags: Aleksey Istomin Vyacheslav Mizun

03-28-2019 13:16 UTC+3

Shchipalov Eliminated

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Zakhar Babaev opened to 40,000 and Stanislav Shchipalov three-bet all in for 160,000. Babaev called.

Zakhar Babaev:
Stanislav Shchipalov:

The flop came giving Babaev a set, but Shchipalov picked up outs on the turn with any ten giving him a straight. However the river came the and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zakhar Babaev	800,000 310,000	310,000

Stanislav Shchipalov	Busted

Tags: Stanislav Shchipalov Zakhar Babaev

03-28-2019 13:20 UTC+3

Benitez Doubles into Chip Lead

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

On a flop with 700,000 already in the middle, Francisco Benitez was all in with against the of Dmitry Yurasov.

The turn and river changed nothing and he doubled for his remaining 950,000 chips into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Benitez	2,500,000 1,240,000	1,240,000
Dmitry Yurasov	1,050,000 -800,000	-800,000

Tags: Dmitry Yurasov Francisco Benitez

03-28-2019 13:22 UTC+3

Yurasov Doubles Back Through Benitez

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

For the second hand in a row Francisco Benitez and Dmitry Yurasov were involved in a hand where both players went all in.

Again it went all in on the flop which read . Yurasov held against the of Benitez. The turn was the and the river the giving Yurasov a flush and doubling back through Benitez

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Yurasov	2,100,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Francisco Benitez	1,500,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Tags: Dmitry Yurasov Francisco Benitez

03-28-2019 13:39 UTC+3

Third Double of the Day for Plastinin

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Nikolay Plastinin opened and Dmitry Yurasov three-bet to 175,000. Plastinin four-bet all in and Yurasov called.

Nikolay Plastinin:
Dmitry Yurasov:

The flop came and Yurasov called for a king on the turn. However it was the . The river was the and Plastinin doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Yurasov	1,800,000 -300,000	-300,000
Nikolay Plastinin	900,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Dmitry Yurasov Nikolay Plastinin

03-28-2019 13:41 UTC+3

Mnatsakanyan Eliminated Before the Break

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

On a board Vanush Mnatsakanyan bet 80,000 and Zakhar Babaev raised all in putting his opponent to the test.

Eventually Mnatsakanyan called with but was behind to the of Babaev.

The turn was the and the river was the sending Mnatsakanyan to the rail just before the first break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zakhar Babaev	2,100,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Vanush Mnatsakanyan	Busted

Tags: Vanush Mnatsakanyan Zakhar Babaev

03-28-2019 13:42 UTC+3

Break

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

After six eliminations in the first level of the day, the remaining 17 players are going on a 20-minute break.

03-28-2019 13:58 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Zakhar Babaev	2,125,000 425,000	425,000

Ivan Ruban	1,960,000 390,000	390,000
Danil Bukharin	1,930,000 -410,000	-410,000

Vyacheslav Mizun	1,840,000 -160,000	-160,000
Francisco Benitez	1,825,000 325,000	325,000
Dmitry Yurasov	1,540,000 -260,000	-260,000
Aleksandr Sheshukov	1,505,000 -195,000	-195,000
Viktor Ustimov	1,230,000 -80,000	-80,000

Serafim Kovalevsky	1,125,000 200,000	200,000
Uri Gilboa	1,075,000 530,000	530,000

Maksim Pisarenko	1,050,000

Sergey Petrushevskiy	985,000 240,000	240,000
Nikolay Plastinin	900,000
Mikhail Aleksandrov	720,000 -330,000	-330,000
Sergey Frizyak	625,000 -125,000	-125,000
Andrey Malyshev	610,000 220,000	220,000
Aleksandr Denisov	570,000 265,000	265,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000