Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy limped in from under the gun and Gleb Tremzin checked his option in the big blind. The flop fell and Tremzin checked, Merzhvinskiy bet 1.8 million and Tremzin moved all in for 10.8 million. Merzhvinskiy called to create the following showdown:
Gleb Tremzin:
Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy:
While Tremzin was ahead, he had a huge sweat and plenty of cards to dodge. And that's exactly what he did thanks to the turn and river in order to double through Merzhvinskiy.
On the tail end of a hand that involved Aleksandr Gofman in the big blind and Gleb Tremzin in the cutoff, the former bet the river for 2.8 million. Tremzin raised to 5.75 million and Gofman called to muck when being shown for trips queens by Tremzin.
The next hand saw a raise to 1.9 by Leonid Logunov and a three-bet by Fedor Algazin for 5 million in total. Logunov moved all in and Algazin sighed before folding face up.
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While Vladimir Troyanovskiy and David Laka hold the biggest stacks on the outer tables, the action has slowed down with barely any bigger pots being played.
Aleksei Kozlov check-raised a flop of out of the big blind from 1.3 million to 5 million and Gleb Tremzin let go on the button. That was about as exciting as it would get, and Kozlov raked in the pot without showdown.
There were back-to-back eliminations on the feature table and the details will be published according to the live stream in half an hour.
On the outer tables, Dmitriy Kopyl raised to 1.6 million and Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy three-bet the button to 4.7 million and Kopyl called. Both checked the flop and Kopyl check-called a bet of 3.3 million on the turn. Once the river was checked again, Kopyl's ended up second best to Merzhvinskiy's .
Aleksandr Levashov raised to 2,000,000 from early position. It folded to Anatoliy Zyrin in the hijack who three-bet to 4,600,000. Oleg Titov was in the cutoff and he four-bet all in for 17,750,000. Levashov moved all in for 45,025,000 and Zyrin called putting two players at risk.
Levashov:
Zyrin:
Titov:
The flop as safe for Levashov as it came . The turn, however, was the and Zyrin turned a set. The river was the and both Levashov and Titov was eliminated.
Down to 12.250 million chips, Gurgen Mkhitaryan moved all in from the cutoff and Leonid Logunov asked for a count in the small blind before announcing the call.
Gurgen Mkhitaryan:
Leonid Logunov:
The flop gave Logunov additional outs and he got there right away with the turn. Mkhitaryan needed one of the two remaining jacks or eights in the deck to avoid elimination, yet the on the river was a blank. Mkhitaryan was eliminated in 24th place and takes home 29,000 Casino Units (approximately $25,000).
On a flop Vladimir Troyanovskiy checked in the small blind to Sergey Chupodal who bet 2,200,000. Troyanovskiy check-raised to 5,000,000. Chupodal then raised all in for 19,500,000 and after some thought Troyanovskiy called.
Troyanovskiy:
Chupodal:
The turn was the and the river the meaning Chupodal doubled up and Troyanovskiy took a knock to his stack.
The remaining 23 players have been sent into a 20-minute break, in which the T-25,000 chips will be raced off. The feature table line up will also change with Vladimir Troyanovskiy and David Laka taking the new spotlight.
and Tremzin checked, Merzhvinskiy bet 1.8 million and Tremzin moved all in for 10.8 million. Merzhvinskiy called to create the following showdown:
turn and 
river in order to double through Merzhvinskiy.
for trips queens by Tremzin.
against the 
of Mikhail Surin, with Surin the player at risk.
and Surin doubled up.
out of the big blind from 1.3 million to 5 million and Gleb Tremzin let go on the button. That was about as exciting as it would get, and Kozlov raked in the pot without showdown.
flop and Kopyl check-called a bet of 3.3 million on the 
turn. Once the 
. The turn, however, was the 
and both Levashov and Titov was eliminated.
turn. Mkhitaryan needed one of the two remaining jacks or eights in the deck to avoid elimination, yet the 
flop Vladimir Troyanovskiy checked in the small blind to Sergey Chupodal who bet 2,200,000. Troyanovskiy check-raised to 5,000,000. Chupodal then raised all in for 19,500,000 and after some thought Troyanovskiy called.
and the river the 
meaning Chupodal doubled up and Troyanovskiy took a knock to his stack.