Another limped pot between Tomasz Brzezinski and Mykhailo Ostash saw Brzezinski bet 125,000 on the 5♠J♣10♣ flop from the small blind with 8♦7♥.
Ostash called 10♦8♣ in the big blind, but he gave up on his pair when Brzezinski overbet the K♠ turn for 900,000.
Tomasz Brzezinski A♠A♥ limped in from the small blind and Mykhailo Ostash 10♥6♣ checked his option from the big blind. Brzezinski led out for 125,000 on the Q♣4♣4♦ flop, and folded out Ostash.
In another limped pot between the blinds, Ostash K♠8♥ and Adria Calonge Q♣4♣ saw the Q♠J♣4♠ flop. Ostash check-folded to a bet of 225,000.
Ostash K♣6♣ raised to 250,000 from the button and Brzezinski J♦10♥ defended. Ostash made a flush on the J♣7♣3♣ flop, while Brzezinski had top pair. The latter check-called for 225,000 and improved to trips on the J♠ turn, but still remained behind. Brzezinski check-called for 750,000.
The 7♥ river double-paired the board to give Brzezinski a full house and the checkmark. It checked through to showdown and Brzezinski took the chip lead.
Mykhailo Ostash put the pressure on from the small blind by raising his J♣3♥ to 350,000. Adria Calonge called K♦8♦ in the big blind, and called again when Ostash continued for 275,000 on the Q♣A♦2♣ flop.
The 5♣ turn gave Ostash a couple of draws, and he consequently upped his sizing to 1,025,000. Calonge quickly got rid of his king-high, leaving him with about 20 big blinds.
In a limped pot to the 9♦6♠3♣ flop, Tomasz Brzezinski bet 125,000 from the small blind. Mykhailo Ostash called in the big blind.
Brzezinski slowed down on the 2♥ turn, checking before calling Ostash's subsequent bet of 225,000. After Brzezinski also checked the 8♠ river, Ostash fired another 225,000.
Brzezinski weighed his options for a bit before settling on a call. Ostash tabled 9♣5♣ for top pair, but Brzezinski outkicked him with J♥9♥ as his momentum continued.
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000/125,000
Ante: 125,000
Tomasz Brzezinski limped in J♠8♦ from the small blind. Mykhailo Ostash opted to check A♥7♦ in the big blind, after which the K♠8♠8♣ was fanned.
Brzezinski bet the minimum of 100,000, which Ostash called. Ostash called again when Brzezinski sized up to 400,000 on the 5♥ turn, but Brzezinski's overbet of 1,650,000 on the 9♦ river received a quick fold.
Mykhailo Ostash opened to 200,000 from the button and Tomasz Brzezinski defended his big blind.
Brzezinski check-called for 150,000 on the 10♠10♥4♠ flop before the 4♣ turn checked through to the J♣ river.
Brzezinski checked for a third time, and Ostash fired out 550,000 into a pot of 850,000. Brzezinski raised to 1,950,000. Ostash thought briefly before calling.
Brzezinski tabled 4♥4♦ for quad fours, and Ostash sent his K♥J♦ into the muck.
Small blind Mykhailo Ostash looked down at K♥7♦ and made it 300,000 to go. Adria Calonge defended his big blind with Q♥10♦ and called Ostash's continuation-bet of 225,000 on the A♣9♠8♥ flop.
The 7♣ turn made Ostash check, prompting Calonge to fire a bet of 450,000. Ostash quickly let go of his bottom pair, sending some much-needed chips to the short stack of the table.
Tomasz Brzezinski opened his button to 200,000 with 7♥6♥. Mykhailo Ostash flat-called J♣10♦ in the small blind, and the two went heads up to the 2♠7♣6♦ flop.
Brzezinski continued for 300,000, but Ostash check-raised to 850,000. Brzezinski just flicked in a call, seeing Ostash put in another 900,000 on the 5♦ turn.
Brzezinski had seen enough and decided to move all in for 4,050,000. Ostash snap-folded his jack-high, and Brzezinski was awarded the sizable pot without showdown.
Aliaksei Boika opened to 200,000 from the cutoff, and Mykhailo Ostash defended his big blind.
The 9♥8♠5♠ flop checked through to the 4♥ turn. Ostash led out for 500,000 and was quickly called. The 2♦ completed the board, and Ostash tossed in a time bank to further consider his options. As the big stack, Ostash decided to jam into a pot of 1,550,000. Boika had 3,600,000 and took little time in calling for his tournament life.
Aliaksei Boika: K♦K♣
Mykhailo Ostash: 5♥5♣
Ostash got max-value with his set of fives, and Boika's cracked kings ended any hopes of a repeat title.
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