| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,100,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
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3,700,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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3,100,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
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1,600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Nikolay Fal limped in from the small blind and Vladimir Lappo checked his option from the big blind.
The flop came 7♠Q♠9♥ and Fal bet 80,000, only for Lappo to make it 220,000 to go. After a while, Fal snapped back with a flop three-bet to 680,000, and Lappo let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,700,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
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1,300,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Vladimir Lappo opened under the gun to 160,000 and Mikhail Zavoloka shoved around 600,000 from the big blind. Lappo mulled it over for a while, but ultimately decided that he had to call.
Mikhail Zavoloka: 8♠8♥ 
Vladimir Lappo: A♦10♣
Zavoloka had to win the flip to stay alive, and the 2♥9♣5♠ flop kept his pocket eights in the lead. However, the 10♥A♠ turn and river improved Lappo to two pair, which left Zavoloka out in fifth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
1,500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted |
Mikhail Zavoloka and Nikolay Fal are really going at it!
Zavoloka raised under the gun to 160,000 and Fal defended his big blind.
On the 9♠10♣7♣ flop, Fal checked and Zavoloka bet 250,000. Fal then shoved 835,000, and Zavoloka snap-called.
Nikolay Fal: K♦8♥
Mikhail Zavoloka: J♠J♣
Fal had an open-ender, but two of his outs were blocked blocked by Zavoloka's pocket jacks. A Q♥ on the turn removed his three king outs as that would give Zavoloka a straight, but amazingly the J♥ fell on the river, completing Fal's straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,100,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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650,000
1,050,000
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1,050,000 |
Easy come, easy go for Nikolay Fal.
Fal shoved the small blind and Mikhail Zavoloka called off his stack of around 800,000 from the big blind.
Mikhail Zavoloka: K♦Q♥
Nikolay Fal: K♥4♦
Zavoloka was in the lead, and he stayed there throughout the hand as the 3♥J♠A♥7♠9♦ runout took him off the bottom spot in the counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,700,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
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1,100,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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Level: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Genrik Alekian shoved 550,000 from the button and Nikolay Fal took some time before he called from the small blind.
Genrik Alekian: A♥10♠
Nikolay Fal: A♣9♦
Alekian was ahead with a bigger kicker, and that was keeping him ahead through the 2♠2♦4♦ flop. However, a 4♠ on the turn meant there was two pair on board, leaving the players with the same hand.
Just as it seemed the pot would be chopped, a brutal 9♣ on the river gave Fal a pair of nines, and sent Alekian out in sixth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,900,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
Nikolay Fal opened to 120,000 from the hijack and Vladimir Lappo three-bet to 240,000 on the button. When it got back to Fal, he shoved 890,000, and Lappo let it go.
Genrik Alekian is also starting to get short-stacked as he called a few raises and fold to flop bets.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,700,000 | |
|
|
3,300,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,300,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
1,250,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,000,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
650,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Genrik Alekian just showed a lot of respect to Bojan Berberovic.
Berberovic opened to 120,000 from the cutoff and Alekian called in the small blind.
On the A♥8♠7♦ flop, Alekian checked and Berberovic continued for 80,000. Alekian then raised to 180,000, which Berberovic called quickly.
A J♠ on the turn saw Alekian slow down with a check, then Berberovic bet 200,000. Alekian took some time to think about it, then made the fold while showing the A♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,700,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
900,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
Genrik Alekian opened the cutoff to 120,000 and Nikolay Fal shoved 445,000 from the button. After it got back to Alekian, he took around a minute before he put in calling chips.
Nikolay Fal: K♦Q♥
Genrik Alekian: K♥J♠
Fal was ahead, and has kicker played as the 9♣2♦8♣3♥9♥ runout meant he doubled up to a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
1,040,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
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