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Level: 3
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Players are heading on a 15-minute break.
Mikhail Zavoloka opened to 1,500 from the hijack and Amir Hassan called from the cutoff. Safi Haidar called on the button, and Christoforos Chrysochoidis also came along from the big blind.
The quarter saw a flop of 8♥4♦6♦ and when it got to Hassan, he bet 2,700. Haidar called, Chrysochoidis folded, and Zavoloka called.
An 8♠ fell on the turn and after Zavoloka checked, Hassan fired again for 7,700. Haidar called again, but this time Zavaloka let it go.
On the 7♦ river, Hassan checked it over and Haidar threw in a bet of 17,000. After some time, Hassan raised to 32,000, but was soon informed that the min-raise was to 34,000. Haidar took around thirty seconds to think it over, but settled on a fold.
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Artem Pugach raised under the gun to 1,500 and Oleg Borkin three-bet the big blind to 5,000. Pugach then four-bet to 10,500 and Borkin called.
On the 7♥10♠9♣ flop, Borkin check-called a bet of 5,500 from Pugach to the 7♣ turn, where both players checked.
A Q♣ filled out the board and Borkin announced a bet of 15,000, which Pugach called pretty quickly.
Borkin then revealed a pair of jacks with J♠J♣, but that was no good as Pugach had kings with K♠K♣ to win the pot.
Oleg Bystrenin had already been caught bluffing today, and his second attempt cost him his tournament life.
Preflop, the action was picked up with Martin Brinkmann having 5,300 in front of him from the small blind and Oleg Bystrenin making it 13,500 from the big blind. Brinkmann called.
The 9♥Q♣5♦ flop saw Brinkmann check-call for 6,500 and both tapped the table when the 10♣ fell on the turn.
A 6♣ river brought in the backdoor flush draw and after Brinkmann checked, Bystrenin shoved for around 60,000. It took around five seconds for Brinkmann to call.
"Straight draw," said Bystrenin as he revealed A♥J♥. That was no good as Brinkmann tabled top pair with A♣Q♦ to take the pot and eliminate Bystrenin.
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