Hands #1-5: Filatov Loses One; Wins it Back After
Hand #1: Viktor Khodorenko raised to 5 million in the hijack with 
and scooped the blinds and button ante.
Hand #2: Anatoly Filatov raised it up to 6 million in the cutoff with 
and that won the pot right there.
Hand #3: Konstantin Uspenskii moved all in for 33.6 million with the 
and won the pot without resistance.
Hand #4: Filatov raised to 6 million with 
in early position and Mikhail Galitskiy came along from the big blind with 
to flop top two pair on 
. Both players checked and Galitskiy bet the 
turn for 10 million, Filatov called. On the 
river, the action went check, check, again and Galitskiy won the pot.
Hand #5: Filatov picked up 
and raised to 6 million, and Khodorenko called out of the big blind with the 
. The 
flop was checked by Khodorenko and Filatov continued for 5 million, Khodorenko just called. After the 
turn, both players elected to check and the 
appeared on the river.
Khodorenko bet 13 million and Filatov snap-called to win back the chips he previously lost.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,300,000 | -17,800,000 |
|
139,700,000 | 19,700,000 |
|
109,200,000 | 15,400,000 |
|
39,800,000 |
flop gave Khodorenko a lot of outs and he improved with the 
turn. The river was the 
on the river and Lim was eliminated in 9th place. With this elimination, the field was brought to the final eight and the group picture of the official final taken will be taken. Khodorenko moved up to one third of the chips in play.
. The Flop came down 
, and Khodorenko check-called a 4,500,000 bet. 
, and both players checked. The river came the 
in the big blind. The 
turn, Kazaryan bet 3.5 million and Khodorenko raised it up to 11.5 million.
on the river for 16 million. That won the pot without further resistance, as Khodorenko let go.
and Filatov check-called a 4,000,000 bet. 
and Andrey Chernikov in the big blind with 
to give Khodorenko a flush and both blinds checked to Khodorenko, who continued for 6.5 million. Tremzin called and Chernikov snap-shoved for 72.9 million.