2017 PokerStars Championship Sochi

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Sochi

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
21,900,000 RUB
Event Info
Buy-in
318,000 RUB
Prize Pool
150,000,000 RUB
Entries
387
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

More for Sokolovskiy

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

While the stack of Driss Ekadioin has been shrinking over the past half an hour, [Removed:19] is going the other way and added some more chips. After a raise to 450 from early position, Ekadioin called in the small blind and Sokolovsky in the big blind came along.

The flop fell {7-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and Ekadioin wanted to bet 100, but was reminded to make it at least 150. Both opponents called and the {6-Hearts} turn saw a bet worth 200 by the Dutchman and two calls. After the {K-Hearts} river, Ekadioin checked and Sokolovskiy bet 1,000. The initial raiser called and Ekadioin folded.

Sokolovskiy turned over {Q-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for a flush and that won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:19] ru
[Removed:19]
40,000 5,000
Driss Ekadioin nl
Driss Ekadioin
20,000 -13,000

Tags: Driss Ekadioin

Davydov Slam Dunks the River

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

We caught up with the action as Denis Davydov was check-calling a bet of 1,600. The board read {10-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{a-Diamonds} and the two players saw the {q-} fall on the river. Davydov checked again and his opponent fired out a bet of 3,525. Davydov quickly raised to 10,000 and after a moment his opponent called. Davydov tabled {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}, binking a gutshot straight on the river and his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Denis Davydov ru
Denis Davydov
43,000 43,000

Tags: Denis Davydov

Savchenko Among Chip Leaders

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Artem Savchenko had already built a decent stack early on and that grew bigger after a multi-way hand with Igor Dubinsky and Mikhail Rudoy. Rudoy raised to 350 and was called by three opponents including aforementioned Savchenko on the button, Dubinsky in the small blind and the big blind.

On the {A-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop all four players checked and Rudoy bet the {6-Diamonds} turn for 800. Only Savchenko called and did so again for 3,000 on the {4-Clubs} river. Rudoy turned over {A-Hearts}{6-Spades} for aces and sixes, which Savchenko had beat with {7-Spades}{4-Spades} for trips fours.

Player Chips Progress
Artem Savchenko ru
Artem Savchenko
56,000 56,000
Mikhail Rudoy ru
Mikhail Rudoy
32,000 2,000
Igor Dubinskyy ua
Igor Dubinskyy
26,000 1,000

Tags: Artem SavchenkoIgor DubinskyMikhail Rudoy

Ilia Mikhailov vs Igor Dimitrijevic

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Middle position raised to 350. Ilia Mikhailov called on the button and Igor Dimitrijevic defended his big blind.

The three players checked {7-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{k-Spades} on the flop and the {3-Spades} came on the turn. Dimitrijevic bet 800. The initial raiser folded and Mikhailov called on the button.

The river was the {8-Spades} and Dimitrijevic checked to his opponent who bet 1,600. Mikhailov counted out the call and threw the chips into the middle.

Mikhailov showed {j-Spades}{4-Spades} for a flush and his Serbian opponent strained his neck to see his opponent's cards before folding.

Player Chips Progress
Ilia Mikhailov ru
Ilia Mikhailov
37,000
Igor Dimitrijevic rs
Igor Dimitrijevic
12,100 -12,900

Tikhonov Takes from Shutenko

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

On the three-way flop of {9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}, Ruslan Goncharov and Dmitriy Shutenko checked out of the blinds and Sergey Tikhonov bet 500. Goncharov folded and Shutenko called to see the {3-Clubs} on the turn.

Shutenko quickly checked and called a second barrel worth 1,500 by Tikhonov before quickly checking the {J-Spades} on the river. Tikhonov made it 3,500 to go and Shutenko snap-called, but mucked his cards as soon as Tikhonov tabled {7-Spades}{6-Spades} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Sergey Tikhonov ru
Sergey Tikhonov
46,500 46,500
Dmitriy Shutenko ru
Dmitriy Shutenko
17,500 17,500

Tags: Dmitriy ShutenkoRuslan GoncharovSergey Tikhonov

Filimonov Gets Some Back

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

With action folded around to the player in the small blind, he raised to 450. Dmitrii Filimonov was in the big blind and three-bet to 1,350. His opponent made the call.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{8-Spades}{j-Clubs} and Filimonov's continuation bet of 1,400 was check-called. The {10-Diamonds} touched down on the turn and both players checked to see the {a-Diamonds} on the river.

Filimonov's opponent led with a bet of 2,500. Taking a moment, Filimonov tossed out two 5,000 chips, raising to 10,000. His opponent went into the tank and eventually folded.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitri Filimonov ru
Dmitri Filimonov
28,000

Tags: Dmitrii Filimonov

Haddadnia Gone; Medvedev Up More

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Vladimir Medvedev has been on a tear early on and it comes as no surprise to see the first player eliminated come from his very table. The first casualty of the day was Mohammadjavad Haddadnia, while Medvedev has more than three times the starting stack already.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Medvedev ru
Vladimir Medvedev
82,000 27,000
Mohammadjavad Haddadnia ir
Mohammadjavad Haddadnia
Busted

Tags: Vladimir MedvedevMohammadjavad Haddadnia

Pagano Builds Stack

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Luca Pagano and the player in the big blind defended against a raise by Alexey Fedin and both players in the blinds check-called a bet of 300 on the {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} flop and a second barrel worth 600 on the {A-Spades} turn. Pagano then took the lead by betting the {5-Diamonds} river for 2,800 and both opponents called.

Pagano turned over {A-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for the nut flush and that won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Luca Pagano it
Luca Pagano
45,000 3,000

Tags: Alexey FedinLuca Pagano

Daniyar Aubakirov Playing PokerStars Sochi Main Event

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

The latest WPT Champion Daniyar Aubakirov has entered the field and is seated at a table in the same distinctive red hoodie he wore in the Dutch capital earlier this month.

Aubakirov took home $166,344 for his win and was the latest WPT Champion as he took down WPT Amsterdam. The Kazakh player is now here in Sochi looking for another deep run in a big field.

Player Chips Progress
Daniyar Aubakirov kz
Daniyar Aubakirov
30,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0