Since action went three-handed, chips have been passed around the table in mostly small pots, either preflop raises or flop bets. There has been no significant development in the action.
Since action went three-handed, chips have been passed around the table in mostly small pots, either preflop raises or flop bets. There has been no significant development in the action.
Picking up the action on the turn on a board of A♦2♦6♥K♣, Daniil Kiselev checked and Jordan Woodall bet 4,800,000, which Kiselev called.
On the 8♣ river, Kiselev checked again and Woodall put out a large bet of 17,000,000. Kiselev went into deep thought and used some time before flicking in a chip for the call.
Woodall had K♥J♦ for a pair of kings. Kiselev had A♥10♣ for a pair of aces to drag in the huge pot and reestablish himself as a significant chip leader three-handed.
Daniil Kiselev open-raised to 2,400,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Thaller pushed all in from the button for 15,600,000. Kiselev got the count and then made the call to put the defending champion at risk.
Daniel Thaller: K♣Q♣
Daniil Kiselev: A♦6♦
The flop came Q♦J♣8♠ and Thaller pulled ahead. The turn was a harmless 7♦, but the A♣ gave Kiselev a pair of aces. He won the pot and again extended his lead over the table.
Thaller did well to make it to the final four, but he couldn't make it back-to-back titles. In the end, he was eliminated in fourth place for $290,000.
Level: 31
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000
Jordan Woodall open-raised from the button and Daniil Kiselev pushed all in from the big blind. Woodall called with the shorter stack of 36,400,000. The cards were turned.
Jordan Woodall: J♥J♠
Daniil Kiselev: A♦5♣
Woodall stayed ahead on the 5♠6♦7♥10♥10♣ to win the pot with two pair, jacks and the tens on board. He scooped in a huge double through the chip leader.
Daniil Kiselev open-raised to 2,000,000 from the cutoff and Timo Vogt moved all in from the small blind for 6,050,000, around six big blinds. Kiselev flicked in the call to put Vogt at risk as the cards were shown.
Timo Vogt: 4♦4♥
Daniil Kiselev: J♦10♠
The board ran out J♥9♣9♦6♠7♥ and Kiselev flopped two pair, jacks and the nines on board. Vogt tapped the table and wished all his tablemates good luck as Kiselev further extended his lead.
Vogt was eliminated from the tournament in fifth place for $210,000.
Level: 30
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 1,000,000
Mehmet Biskin open-raised from under the gun on the six-handed table and Daniil Kiselev three-bet to 6,200,000 from the hijack. Naji Tannoury then chucked in a time bank card before shoving all in for 26,250,000. Biskin folded and Kiselev went into the tank.
"I could fold, let you play, smoke," said Kiselev, who already had the big stack at the table. He then flicked in the call with the covering stack.
Naji Tannoury: 10♥10♦
Daniil Kiselev: A♣K♠
"Ah, he shoves with tens," said Kiselev.
The board ran out 7♥K♦5♦9♠2♥ and Kiselev paired his king on the flop. He held to win the pot, adding yet more to his commanding chip lead.
Tannoury was eliminated in sixth place for $150,000.
Mehmet Biskin raised from the cutoff and Naji Tannoury moved all in from the big blind. Biskin snap-called, enthusiastically slamming his 11,350,000 chips forward. Players turned their cards.
Mehmet Biskin: A♣A♠
Naji Tannoury: A♥K♠
Tannoury had run into aces. Biskin held on the 6♥6♣Q♣7♦10♣ runout, making two pair with the sixes on board. He won the pot and doubled his stack.
Kirill Solovev open-raised to 1,500,000 from the hijack and Daniel Thaller moved all in from the button for 11,600,000. Solovev quickly made the call and had only slightly more chips as players showed their hands.
Daniel Thaller: A♠J♠
Kirill Solovev: K♣K♠
Thaller looks dismayed, until the board ran out A♦8♦3♣5♣6♣ to give him a pair of aces. Thaller doubled his stack, leaving Solovev with just 275,000 chips.
A couple of hands later, Solovev put his last 275,000 in the middle from under the gun. Jordan Woodall completed the small blind, then Mehmet Biskin iso-shoved from the big blind. Woodall folded.
Kirill Solovev: 4♥2♠
Mehmet Biskin: A♣9♣
The board ran out 7♠K♣A♠6♠9♦ to give Biskin two pair.
Solovev was eliminated in seventh place for $110,000, and was the first player to earn six-figures from the Main Event.