Nikolay Fal raised the button and Timur Margolin called from the big blind.
On the 10♣J♣4♦ flop, the chips piled in, with Fal's stack of 6,625,000 at risk.
Nikolay Fal: K♦Q♦ 
Timur Margolin: Q♠9♠
Both players had draws, but it was Fal who was ahead with king-high.
That wouldn't change after the 5♣7♥ runout, which meant Fal doubled up to around 16,000,000,
A huge pot just went to the way of Timur Margolin.
Margolin opened the button to 1,200,000 and Nikolay Fal called in the big blind.
The flop came 10♠J♦5♥ and after Fal checked, Margolin continued for 1,200,000. Fal then raised to 3,500,000, which Margolin called.
A K♣ on the turn saw Fal bet 3,100,000, which Margolin called to the 5♦ river. After a while, Fal decided to check after it looked like he was about to bet, then Margolin bet 4,200,000. Not long after, Fal called.
Margolin then showed a pair of kings with K♥Q♦, and Fal mucked.
Level: 36
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Nikolay Fal raised the button to 1,100,000 and Timur Margolin called out of the big blind.
After the flop came 4♦3♥2♣, Margolin led for 650,00, which Fal called.
The J♣ turn was checked to the J♠ river, where Margolin bet 2,300,000. Fal called.
Margolin tabled A♦9♦ for ace-high, but that was no good as Fal had a bigger ace-high with A♥K♠.
Cards are back in the air.
After a few hands of heads-up play, the two finalists are heading for an unscheduled break.
Nikolay Fal shoved from the small blind and Paul Esau called off his stack of around 2,500,000 in the big blind.
Paul Esau: A♣10♥
Nikolay Fal: Q♦7♥
Esau was in the lead, but not for long as Fal hit a seven on the 3♠7♦2♦ flop. A Q♠ on the turn sealed the deal as Fal made an unbeatable two pair, with the inconsequential 8♠ falling on the river.
Paul Esau limped in from the small blind and Timur Margolin checked his option in the big blind.
On the 5♠2♦Q♣ flop, Esau bet 400,000, which Margolin called to the 6♠ turn. Esau fired again for 1,300,000, and Margolin called.
When the 9♠ hit the river, Esau fired a third bet of 2,300,000, and Margolin quickly called.
Esau didn't even bother to show his hand and just mucked, which meant Margolin took the pot,
Timur Margolin opened to 800,000 on the button and Nikolay Fal called from the small blind.
The flop came 5♠5♣2♠ and Fal check-called a bet of 750,000 from Margolin to the 4♠ turn, where both checked.
Both also checked the K♥ river, and Fal showed ace-high with A♥10♥. That was no good, though, as Margolin rolled over a better ace-high with A♣J♦.
Timur Margolin raised to 800,000 on the button and Paul Esau called in the big blind.
On the A♥2♣5♠ flop, Esau check-called a bet of 400,000 from Margolin to the 6♥ turn, where again Esau checked.
Margolin bet 800,000, and after some thinking, Esau shoved 2,425,000. Margolin folded.
Despite that setback, Margolin still sits with a good stack of 14,000,000 after taking down a few small pots against Nikolay Fal.
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