Maksim Shornikau raised to 160,000 under the gun and Alex Kulev called in early position. Alexey Borovkov then moved all in for 1,150,000 on the button with A♣Q♥.
Shornikau folded 9♣8♣, but Kulev tanked for a minute until he also gave up 8♠8♦.
Level: 23
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Fahredin Mustafov raised to 125,000 from the cutoff before Alexey Borovkov shoved for 515,000 from the small blind. Mustafov called with the hope of busting a third player at this final table.
Alexey Borovkov: A♠J♦ 
Fahredin Mustafov: A♣7♦
Borovkov looked poised to secure the double up if he managed to fade a seven on the runout.
Mustafov picked up some chop outs on the 9♦Q♥Q♦ flop. However, the 2♠ turn and 6♥ river were blanks, and Borovkov was back up to over seven figures.
Alex Kulev raised to 120,000 in the cutoff before Fahredin Mustafov three-bet to 475,000 in the small blind. Ran Azor then moved all in for 660,000 in the big blind and Kulev folded, but Mustafov committed the extra few chips.
Ran Azor: A♦K♦
Fahredin Mustafov: Q♦10♦
Mustafov pulled ahead on the J♠10♥4♣ flop with a pair of tens, while Azor had a straight draw. The 5♠ turn was no help, while Azor missed the 8♠ river and was sent to the rail in eighth place.
Gha Iakobishvili raised to 125,000 from the hijack and Fahredin Mustafov defended his big blind holding 9♦7♣.
Mustafov check-called a bet of 160,000 from Iakobishvili on the 9♣K♠4♣ flop.
A 10♦ arrived on the turn and Mustafov checked again. Iakobishvili fired a second barrel of 250,000, and Mustafov decided to let his hand go.
Gha Iakobishvili raised to 125,000 in the cutoff and Damir Gabdullin called in the big blind.
Iakobishvili continued for 80,000 on the J♣8♣8♠ flop, and Gabdullin came back with a raise to 250,000. Iakobishvili called, and the J♠ fell on the turn.
Gabdullin then bet 225,000 and Iakobishvili again called. The 9♣ river was checked down, and Iakobishvili showed A♦9♥ for two pair. Gabdullin, though, had rivered a flush with Q♣4♣ to win the pot.
Alexey Borovkov completed from the small blind and Klemens Roiter checked from the big blind.
Borovkov bet 60,000 on the K♣8♦7♣ flop, which Roiter called.
A 10♣ arrived on the turn and Borovkov fired a second barrel, this time for 180,000. Roiter put in the call.
The Q♠ dropped on the river and Borovkov jammed for Roiter's remaining 815,000. Roiter snap-called.
Borovkov turned over a Broadway straight with A♥J♥, but lost the pot to Roiter's turned flush holding 9♣2♣.
Alex Kulev raised to 120,000 in the hijack and Fahredin Mustafov called on the button. Maximilian Wieser then moved all in for 790,000 in the small blind and Kulev quickly got out of the way, but Mustafov tanked for a minute and eventually called to put Wieser at risk.
Maximilian Wieser: K♣J♣
Fahredin Mustafov: A♠J♠
Mustafov was ahead and had Wieser dominated going to the flop, which came 7♦5♥4♦. The 2♠ turn was no help to Wieser, while the 6♥ fell on the river and Wieser was sent to the rail in ninth place.
Alex Kulev completed from the small blind and Damir Gabdullin checked his option out of the big blind.
Kulev bet the minimum of 60,000 on the 5♣A♦J♠ flop, and Gabdullin called.
Both players checked the 2♠ turn to see the Q♦ land on the river. Kulev slid out a pot-sized bet of 300,000, and got looked up by Gabdullin.
Kulev turned over Q♣2♥ for a runner-runner two pair to take down the pot, as Gabdullin mucked J♥10♣ for a pair of jacks.
Alexey Borovkov raised to 120,000 in the hijack and Maksim Shornikau called in the small blind. Alex Kulev then moved all in from the big blind, and Borovkov called for 780,000. Shornikau gave up K♠Q♣.
Alexey Borovkov: A♥A♣
Alex Kulev: A♦7♦
"Nice hand...for now," Kulev said to Borovkov after seeing the Russian's aces. The 2♥2♦2♣ flop gave Borovkov a full house and left Kulev drawing only to a chop. The rest of the board ran out 10♦8♣, and Borovkov earned an early double up at the final table.
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