Hands #17-22: Melnikov Doubles in Last Hand Before the Break
Hand #17: Alexey Melnikov raised to 6.2 million with the 
in the cutoff and Gor Kazaryan in the big blind defended the 
in the big blind. On the 
flop, Kazaryan quickly checked and the 
on the turn was also checked by both players.
The 
river gave Kazaryan back door trips and he bet 6.5 million. Melnikov used a time bank extension and sent his cards into the muck eventually.
Hand #18: Anatoly Filatov raised the 
in the cutoff for 5.3 million and Andrey Malyshev in the big blind called with 
. The flop came 
and both players opted to check, which brought the on the turn.
Malyshev checked once more and Filatov bet 3.5 million and Malyshev folded.
Hand #19: Melnikov raised the 
to 6 million and Mikhail Galitskiy called from the big blind with . On the 
flop, Galitskiy checked and called a bet of 4 million to turn top two pair with the . Again both players checked, however, and the 
came on the river.
Galitskiy used one time bank extension and then bet 13 million, Melnikov folded.
Hand #20: Melnikov raised to 6 million from under the gun with 
and Filatov three-bet to 14.5 million with 
from one seat over. Chip leader Viktor Khodorenko in the big blind gave it some thought and folded the 
, and Melnikov came to the same conclusion.
Hand #21: Galitskiy raised on the button for 5.5 million with 
and Melnikov filled up from the big blind with 
. The flop came the 
and a bet of 3.5 million won the pot for Galitskiy.
Hand #22: Malyshev raised to 6 million with in the hijack and Melnikov shoved for 67 million with the 
out of the small blind. Malyshev used one time bank and called.
The board came 
and Melnikov doubled in the very last hand of the level, the players then headed into a 20-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
258,900,000 | -21,700,000 |
|
160,700,000 | 16,200,000 |
|
144,200,000 | 4,500,000 |
|
139,000,000 | 69,300,000 |
|
122,000,000 | 17,500,000 |
|
48,300,000 | 5,500,000 |
|
41,100,000 | -79,700,000 |