After an open by the cutoff, $2,200 EAPT Grand Final finalist Iurii Brechalov in the small blind shoved for almost 200,000. The big blind folded and the cutoff snap-called.
Iurii Brechalov: A♥K♠ 
Cutoff: J♦J♠
The board of 9♦8♦J♣A♦7♥ was no help for Brechalov, as his opponent flopped a set to send him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Natan Chauskin opened to 55,000 from the cutoff, then the small blind three-bet to 220,000. The big blind folded, and Chauskin four-bet to 480,000. The small blind eventually moved all-in and Chauskin snap-called.
Small blind: A♦K♦
Natan Chauskin: A♥K♥
Both players had the same hand, so they split the pot on a board of 6♠4♣5♥9♦6♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
160,000
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160,000 |
Level 12 is starting. It is the last level of the night before wrapping up.
Level: 12
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Down to 120,000, Anatoly Nikitin shoved from under the gun, and he was only called by the player to his left.
Anatoly Nikitin: J♦8♦
Early-position player: Q♣Q♦
Nikitin hit a pair on the 7♠3♥8♥ flop, but it wasn't enough to win after the 7♣5♥ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Tobias Peters initiated the action from middle position with an open raise of 40,000. Garik Tamasian responded with a three-bet to 130,000. Peters then went all in with 775,000, and Tamasian called.
Garik Tamasian: A♦K♥
Tobias Peters: A♠Q♠
The board favored Peters, granting him a queen on the river, with the board showing 2♥5♠J♦2♣Q♣. However, the tension continued. Tamasian initially thought he had Peters covered, but upon a recount by the dealer, it was revealed that Tamasian had only 765,000. Peters covered him by 10,000 chips, sending Tamasian to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,590,000
940,000
|
940,000 |
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Busted | |
Osman Ihlamur opened to 40,000 from under the gun, and he was called by Dmitry Gromov in the cutoff and by the big blind.
All three of them checked the A♣5♣4♦, leading to the Q♠ turn. The big blind and Ihlamur checked again, so Gromov took this opportunity to bet 100,000.
This bet was too much for the big blind, who folded. Ihlamur seemed to hesitate, but he folded as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000 | |
|
900,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000 | |
|
2,100,000 | |
|
1,820,000 | |
|
|
1,240,000 | |
|
1,220,000 | |
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|
960,000 | |
|
905,000 | |
|
850,000 | |
|
840,000 | |
|
730,000 | |
|
|
650,000 | |
|
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|
430,000 | |
|
300,000 | |
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|
295,000 | |
|
270,000 | |
|
220,000 | |
Level: 11
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
