Sergey Bagirov opened under the gun plus one to 2,300 and Dmitry Chernikov in the cutoff made the call. Pavel Logozinskii, the big stack on the table, made the call from the big blind.
and Logozinskii checked to Bagirov. Bagirov, who won one of the events here this week, and finished 6th in another, continuation bet for the amount of 2,500. Chernikov made a min raise to 5,000 and Logozinskii folded after some heavy thinking. Bagirov made the call.
Bagirov check called another 5,500 after the hit the turn. He had counted out how much he had left behind at that point, just under 20,000, and checked again on the river. Chernikov thought about it for some time, and then pushed all in, effectively setting Bagirov allin.
Bagirov thought about it for some two minutes, before eventually sliding his cards over the line.
Play has been fast today, super fast. Hardly ever we see players really tank, most moves are made instantly. Some hands, even three and four bet pots, take just seconds instead of the usual minutes.
Just now was another example. Oleksandr Gnatenko opened for 2,100 from the button, and Abou Elias Salih instantly moved all in from the small blind for 27,800. Idris Sahin had both players covered and moved all in just as easily. Gnatenko instantaneously folded, and a showdown was at hand.
Abou Elias Salih:
Idris Sahin:
The flop was of no harm for Elias Salih, and he was guaranteed a double up after the hit the turn. The on the river was there just to make things official, and
Jorn Walthaus was seen leaving the tournament room, but told us the details of his exit not much later.
He defended his big blind with and flopped middle pair on . Walthaus, who started the hand with about 15 big blinds, check raised all in. His opponent had pocket jacks and wasn't willing to lay that big hand down.
Blanks on turn and river resulted in an early departure for Walthaus. He still has the option to re enter, but isn't sure he wants to.
Sergey Rybachenko bet out 2,800 on a flop from the hijack position. His beighbor, Pavel Logozinskii on the button, made the call.
Both players checked the on the turn, and the completed the board. Rybachenko bet out 7,600 and Logozinskii instantly called.
Rybachenko rolled over for trips, Logozinskii mucked. Logozinskii is still up heaps for the day though, he plays a stack of around 180,000. Rybachenko, who started out with a fresh 30,000 stack, has more than doubled that in the first two levels so far.
As we arrived we just saw Grigorii Rodin bet out 11,700 on from the small blind. Hakan Kuscu in the big blind made the call, and Demircioglu Hakan shoved all in from the under the gun position.
Rodin thought about it for a little bit, and eventually called all in for 41,700 total. Kuscu folded immediately, and it was time for the showdown.
Grigorii Rodin:
Demircioglu Hakan:
Despite turning broadway, and having the second nut flush draw, Hakan was drawing dead. The on the river didn't change a thing and Rodin now, after entering multiple times, has a great stack to do some damage. He's still in contention for his third Live Events International tournament win this week.
The tournament is on its first break of the day. The players will return in 15 minutes. Meanwhile, we spoke to Oleksii Khoroshenin, who's the proud owner of 338,000 in chips. Khoroshenin told us he didn't win one big one, but instead won loads of smaller and medium pots.
This is the last level players are able to (re) enter. So 60 more minutes of second/third/fourth/... chances, and then the tournament registration is closed and the prize pool known.
and Logozinskii checked to Bagirov. Bagirov, who won one of the events here this week, and finished 6th in another, continuation bet for the amount of 2,500. Chernikov made a min raise to 5,000 and Logozinskii folded after some heavy thinking. Bagirov made the call.
hit the turn. He had counted out how much he had left behind at that point, just under 20,000, and checked again on the 
river. Chernikov thought about it for some time, and then pushed all in, effectively setting Bagirov allin.
flop was of no harm for Elias Salih, and he was guaranteed a double up after the 
on the river was there just to make things official, and
and flopped middle pair on 
. Walthaus, who started the hand with about 15 big blinds, check raised all in. His opponent had pocket jacks and wasn't willing to lay that big hand down.
on the turn, and the 
completed the board. Rybachenko bet out 7,600 and Logozinskii instantly called.
