Defending Champion Gofman Eliminated
Level 19
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The cards of Aleksandr Gofman were already in the muck and Michael Sklenicka confirmed that Gofman had held pocket kings against his 
. The board of 
gave Sklenicka a pair of Aces and Gofman was left very short.
Soon after, Gofman was all in for the last 380,000 and Maksim Haitsiukevich was at risk for 2,385,000, Pavel Kireev in the small blind had both opponents comfortably covered to create a three-way showdown.
Aleksandr Gofman: 
Maksim Haitsiukevich: 
Pavel Kireev: 
The board ran out 
and Kireev more than doubled, while Gofman's dream to defend the title in Sochi was crushed in brutal fashion. Earlier in the day he had already lost kings to ace-queen as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,200,000 | -3,000,000 |
|
5,300,000 | 3,675,000 |
|
3,500,000 | 1,500,000 |
|
Busted |