Hands #71-73: Filatov and Melnikov Do Battle
Level 39
: 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante
Hand #71: Alexey Melnikov raised to 9m from the cutoff with 
and Anatoly Filatov three-bet on the button to 24m with 
, which got Melnikov to fold.
Hand #72: Filatov raised to 9m with 
from the cutoff and won the pot.
Hand #73: Filatov raised to 9m with 
from under the gun and Melnikov defended his big blind with 
. The flop came 
, Melnikov check-called an 8m bet, and on the 
turn, Melnikov checked once more, before Filatov moved all in, and Melnikov folded.
. Gor Kazaryan in the big blind had the 
and used one time bank before folding. Khodorenko moved all in for 118 million and Filatov called to create a massive pot with four players remaining,
and Khodorenko secured the double on the turn already.
, but elected to fold. Khodorenko called out of the big blind with the 
and Khodorenko checked, then faced a bet of 9 million by Kazaryan. Khodorenko called and the 
followed on the turn, giving the Belorussian a flush draw.
river paired the board for the second time.
before he called a small raise from Kazaryan in the big blind with 
. Both players checked on the 
turn. The river was the 
. The flop came 
, and Khodorenko check-folded to a 7.5m bet from Kazaryan. 
flop, Khodorenko checked, Filatov bet 9m and the former folded.
river was checked by Kazaryan and Malyshev bet 22 million to claim the pot without showdown.
and Malyshev three-bet from the small blind with the 
turn, Filatov checked and quickly folded to a second barrel worth 12 million.
flop both players checked to see the 
came on the turn and Kazaryan checked before calling a bet of 18 million by Malyshev.
on the button. Malyshev three-bet to 32m with