There are 220 players out of a 312-entry strong field remaining and head into the last level of the night. The registration remains open until the end and also for the first levels of Day 2 while no clear chip leader is in sight as of now.
Level: 8
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
On a river of 
the clock was called for in a hand between Vadim Lipovka and Gary Banks.
Gary Banks had checked to Lipovka who had bet 352,000 into a pot of over 600,000. Banks had then check-raised to 1.9m, effectively putting Lipovka all in.
Lipovka wrestled with his decision for a few moments more before calling all in.
Banks turned over 
for a rivered set of Kings and Lipovka stood up in frustration. Lipovka was forced to turn over 
and he was eliminated from the tournament shortly before the last level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,400,000 | 1,075,000 |
|
Busted |
Alexandru Papazian raised from the button and Nicolas Le Floch three-bet the small blind, which Pierre Neuville called from the big blind. Papazian came along for the three-way flop of 
and Le Floch continued for 120,000. Neuville called and Papazian raised to 360,000, forcing out Neuville while Le Floch called.
The duo checked the 
turn and Le Floch shoved the 
river. "I call," Papazian announced and Le Floch turned over 
for a busted gutshot. Papazian also had a gutshot on the flop, but got there with 
to double for 1,017,000. Le Floch was left with 40,000 and busted soon after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,100,000 | 1,700,000 |
|
1,350,000 | -300,000 |
|
Busted |
Oleg Egorov raised to 25,000 and Andreas Eiler moved all in for 281,000 from one seat over. The small blind asked for a count and called before Egorov reshoved for 1,294,000 in total. That was enough to force out the small blind and the cards were turned over.
Andreas Eiler: 
Oleg Egorov: 
The board of 
left Eiler's hand second best and he will likely be back in action tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000 | |
|
Busted |
Jack Sinclair bought back in after the dinner break and found a new home at the table of Martin Kabrhel. After initially dropping some chips, he just doubled against the Czech. Until the river of a board 
, there were 234,000 in and Kabrhel announced a bet of 2.5 million.
Sinclair only had 585,000 behind and snap-called the shove to see Kabrhel turn over 
for a set of queens. Sinclair showed for the nut flush and doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,280,000 | -500,000 |
|
1,400,000 | 1,400,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
1,900,000 | 550,000 |
|
1,500,000 | 300,000 |
|
940,000 | 10,000 |
|
930,000 | -20,000 |
|
760,000 | -240,000 |
|
740,000 | -340,000 |
|
740,000 | 740,000 |
While Day 1b of the Main Event will bag up at around 10 p.m. local time, the players can look forward to another highlight after. The partypoker team will be providing a player's party in the Skyclub as of 11 p.m. local time and the wristbands are being given out to all participants in the stunning Sochi Casino and Resort.
Joining the action on the 
flop, Boris Kotleba checked in middle position and Vadim Lipovka bet 85,000 from one seat over, which Kotleba called. After the 
turn, Kotleba checked once more and Lipovka bet 230,000.
Kotleba was taken aback and took a minute before asking how much his opponent had behind. "Around 650,000," replied Lipovka, and he raked in the pot half a minute later after Kotleba sent his cards into the muck.
Aleksei Milica has started well after dinner. There were just 250,000 in the middle until the 
river when Zulfia Korgu check-raised in the small blind from 150,000 to 350,000. Milica took some time to get a read and ultimately called to see Korgu turn over 
. Milica had that beat with and bumped up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,650,000 | 450,000 |
|
1,800,000 | 825,000 |
|
|
1,400,000 | -100,000 |
|
|
1,130,000 | 120,000 |
We have a winner in the High Roller! On the second hand of heads-up play David Laka completes on the button with and Viktor Ustimov checked his big blind with 
.
The flop came 
and Ustimov open-shoved all in for 1,690,000 and Laka called.
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
.
Viktor Ustimov was eliminated in 2nd place for 197,450 Casino Units ($173,200) while David Laka, who held the chip lead midway through Day 2 of this event walks away with 285,000 Casino Units (approximately $250,000) for his efforts and the High Roller trophy.
