Main Event | 2017 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia

09-14-2017 13:31 UTC+3

Laka Extends Chip Lead

Will Shillibier

Level 29 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Anatoliy Zyrin limped in early position with and Vadim Lipovka also called in the hijack with .

David Laka three-bet to 14,000,000 from the big blind and Zyrin called. Lipovka folded.

The flop came and Laka continued for 12,000,000, forcing Zyrin out of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Laka	285,400,000	24,000,000
Anatoliy Zyrin	166,400,000	-14,000,000

Tags: Anatoliy Zyrin David Laka Vadim Lipovka

09-14-2017 13:25 UTC+3

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Will Shillibier

Level 31 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

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Tags: Johnny Lodden

09-14-2017 13:18 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 29 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Laka	261,400,000	-7,000,000
Anatoliy Zyrin	180,400,000	8,000,000
Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy	160,300,000	12,000,000
Michael Sklenicka	72,400,000	-5,000,000
Vadim Lipovka	61,800,000	2,500,000
Philipp Zukernik	56,500,000	-7,000,000
Aleksandr Gofman	39,900,000
Leonid Logunov	37,100,000	-7,000,000

09-14-2017 13:13 UTC+3

Lipovka Takes From Chip Leader Laka

Will Shillibier

Level 29 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Vadim Lipovka raised to 5,000,000 from the hijack with and David Laka defended his big blind with .

The flop came and Laka check-called a bet of 3,500,000 from Lipovka. Both players checked the turn and the river was the .

Laka checked and the folded when Lipovka bet 12,600,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Laka	268,400,000	-500,000
Vadim Lipovka	59,300,000	2,000,000

09-14-2017 13:01 UTC+3

Michael Sklenicka Doubles Through Leonid Logunov

Will Shillibier

Level 29 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Michael Sklenicka raised with under the gun to 4,200,000. Leonid Logunov three-bet to 12,000,000 with from early position.

Sklenicka moved all in for 36,200,000 and Logunov called.

The flop came . The turn was the and the river the meaning Sklenicka doubles up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Sklenicka	77,400,000	41,200,000
Leonid Logunov	44,100,000	-39,200,000

Tags: Leonid Logunov Michael Sklenicka

09-14-2017 12:54 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 29 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Laka	268,900,000	11,000,000
Anatoliy Zyrin	172,400,000
Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy	148,300,000	-7,200,000
Leonid Logunov	83,300,000	9,400,000
Philipp Zukernik	63,500,000	-4,600,000
Vadim Lipovka	57,300,000	-14,000,000
Aleksandr Gofman	39,900,000
Michael Sklenicka	36,200,000	-2,000,000

09-14-2017 12:52 UTC+3

Shoves from Gofman and Sklenicka

Will Shillibier

Level 29 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Aleksandr Gofman open-shoved for just under 38,000,000 and took down the blinds and antes.

Then, in the next hand, Vadim Lipovka opened to 4,600,000 with and Michael Sklenicka three-bet all in for around 34,000,000. Lipovka folded.

The two remain the two shortest stacks at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Gofman	39,900,000
Michael Sklenicka	38,200,000	6,600,000

Tags: Aleksandr Gofman Michael Sklenicka Vadim Lipovka

Level: 29

Blinds: 1,000,000/2,000,000

Ante: 2,000,000

09-14-2017 12:37 UTC+3

Laka Starts with a Decent Hand

Christian Zetzsche

David Laka raised to 3.2 million with the and Anatoliy Zyrin called in the big blind with . The flop fell and Zyrin check-folded to a c-bet in the last few minutes of the level.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Laka	257,900,000	4,000,000
Anatoliy Zyrin	172,400,000	-3,200,000

Tags: Anatoliy Zyrin David Laka

09-14-2017 12:35 UTC+3

Action Underway

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

The eight finalists are in their seats and the action will commence shortly with three minutes left at blinds of 800,000/1,600,000 and a button ante of 1,600,000.