The remaining players in the $50,500 Onyx High Roller Championship have headed on a short break.
Play will resume shortly as they continue towards the three paid places.
The remaining players in the $50,500 Onyx High Roller Championship have headed on a short break.
Play will resume shortly as they continue towards the three paid places.
On the last hand before the break, Mikita Badziakouski raised to 40,000 from under the gun, and the action folded all the way around to Zorlu Er in the big blind. With the other players having already left the table, Er went for the most aggressive option and three-bet to 150,000.
Badziakouski four-bet, and Er quickly ripped it in. Badziakouski called for his stack of 786,000, putting himself at risk and creating the biggest pot of the tournament.
Mikita Badziakouski: A♠A♥
Zorlu Er: Q♠Q♦
Badziakouski had found the perfect spot with the preflop nuts and just had to dodge a queen to double into the chip lead.
No sweat came for Badziakouski on the 9♣J♥2♠2♣K♥ runout, and he doubled to 1,600,000, while Er was left with 400,000.
Zorlu Er raised to 50,000 from under the gun before Artur Martirosian shoved for 124,000 from the big blind and Er made the call.
Artur Martirosian: 8♥8♣
Zorlu Er: A♦K♠
The board ran out 10♦9♥4♥8♠7♠, with Martirosian turning a set of eights to secure the double-up.
Zorlu Er raised to 40,000 in early position, which Mikita Badziakouski called from one seat to his left with K♠Q♠. Aleksejs Ponakovs then moved all-in for 417,000 in the hijack, which Er called before Badziakouski folded.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: K♣J♣
Zorlu Er: A♣K♥
There was no relief waiting for Ponakovs on the 2♦9♣10♦2♥7♠ runout, causing him to join the rail.
Zorlu Er raised to 40,000 from the hijack with K♥K♣. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau called from the small blind with 10♦6♦, and Rob Yong defended the big blind holding 8♥6♣.
Vaskaboinikau checked the 5♥9♣9♦ flop, while Yong led out for 55,000. Er called, and Vaskaboinikau folded.
The J♥ came on the turn, and Yong led out again, this time for 110,000. Er raised to 400,000, and Yong snap-folded.
Aleksejs Ponakovs limped for 30,000 from the small blind with K♦7♠, and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau checked his option in the big blind with 7♣6♦.
The flop came Q♥7♥K♣, and Ponakovs bet 40,000, which Vaskaboinikau called.
The J♣ landed on the turn, and Ponakovs bet the pot for 140,000, which got a snap-fold from Vaskaboinikau.
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau raised to 44,000 from under the gun and faced a three-bet to 125,000 from Mikita Badziakouski in the small blind. Vaskaboinikau moved all-in for 1,050,000, and Badziakouski snap-called.
Mikita Badziakouski: K♥K♣
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: 9♠9♦
Badziakouski's preflop lead remained intact across the 5♣5♠8♠4♦6♠ runout, earning him a full double-up.
With K♦J♠, Aleksejs Ponakovs raised the cutoff to 40,000, and Alexey Borovkov defended from the big blind holding J♣10♠.
Borovkov check-called a continuation-bet of 30,000 from Ponakovs on the 10♣7♠A♠ flop.
The 2♥ on the turn got a second check from Borovkov and a second bet from Ponakovs, this time for 90,000. Borovkov chucked his cards away, and Ponakovs picked up the pot.
Alexey Borovkov raised to 40,000 from early position with 10♠10♥, Mikita Badziakouski called on the button with A♦J♦, and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau called from the big blind with J♥6♥.
The flop came K♣2♠4♦, and all three players checked.
The 7♥ landed on the turn, and Borovkov bet 50,000, which was enough to take down the pot as both players folded.