Pak Takes From Zhukov; Levashov Triples
Level 28
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Maksin Misura raised with the 
first to act and was called by Maksim Pak in the hijack with the 
and Viacheslav Zhukov in the big blind with 
. The 
flop was checked to Pak, who bet 1.6 million, and Zhukov was the only caller.
On the 
turn, both players checked and the 
appeared on the river. Zhukov bet 4.5 million and Pak looked him up to claim the pot with a pair of treys.
Shortly after, Aleksandr Levashov had most of his stack in preflop with the 
and was called by Pak with 
and Konstantin Uspenskii with 
. On the 
turn, Levashov was all in for 25,000 and Uspenskii bet 1.5 million to force a fold from Pak.
The 
river kept Levashov in the running, while Uspenskii claimed the side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,150,000 | 18,150,000 |
|
39,875,000 | 7,875,000 |
|
33,350,000 | 4,350,000 |
|
12,800,000 | -5,200,000 |
|
4,875,000 | 2,050,000 |