2017 PokerStars Championship Sochi

Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Galitski Scores a Double with a River Jam

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

We caught the tail-end of the action as the red triangle was placed in front of Mikhail Galitski and his remaining stack of 15,025 laid beside it. Galitski was heads up on the river of a {3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{7-Spades}{a-Spades} board with what looked to be over 20,000 in the middle.

Just a few moments went by before his opponent tossed out a chip, representing a call, and Galitski tabled {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for two pair and his opponent reluctantly mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Galitski ru
Mikhail Galitski
44,500

Tags: Mikhail Galitski

Vaskaboinikau and Koshchii Going Up

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

On the heads up turn of {9-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{K-Clubs}, Vasilii Koshchii bet 2,525 and Nikolai Kurakin called to see the {4-Clubs} appear on the river. Koshchii now checked and Kurakin bet 4,200 and was quickly called. Kurakin showed {J-Diamonds}{j-Spades} and that ended up second best to the {K-Hearts}{9-Hearts} of Koshchii, who built his stack.

The Russian is the second chip leader on his table behind Mikalai Vaskaboinikau.

Player Chips Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau by
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
50,000
15,000
15,000
Vasilii Koshchii ru
Vasilii Koshchii
44,000

Tags: Vasilii KoshchiiMikalai VaskaboinikauNikolai Kurakin

Finger and Kogotkov Among Level 3 Casualties

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Almost one dozen players have been eliminated in the first two levels and some, and among them were also Martin Finger and Sergey Kogotkov. The latter never recovered from losing an early all in showdown against Maxim Panyak and subsequently bowed out.

Player Chips Progress
Sergey Kogotkov ru
Sergey Kogotkov
Busted
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Artem Noritsyn ru
Artem Noritsyn
Busted
Roman Gadzhiev ru
Roman Gadzhiev
Busted
Ivan Safarov ru
Ivan Safarov
Busted
Vladimir Dobrovolski ru
Vladimir Dobrovolski
Busted
Dmitrii Makarov ru
Dmitrii Makarov
Busted

Tags: Maxim PanyakSergey KogotkovMartin Finger

Benjamin Lamprecht Smells A Trap; Folds Queens

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Benjamin Lamprecht opened to 500 from the button and called a three-bet to 1,500 from Vladimir Kartachov on the button.

It was heads up to a flop of {9-Spades}{10-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and a check from Lamprecht was followed by a check from Kartachov.

The turn card was the {3-Hearts} and when Lamprecht checked again Kartachov bet 2,700.

Lamprecht showed {q-Hearts}{q-Spades} and folded.

“Very good.” Kartachov told him.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Lamprecht at
Benjamin Lamprecht
75,000
9,000
9,000
Vladimir Kartachov ru
Vladimir Kartachov
53,000

Tags: Benjamin LamprechtVladimir Kartachov

Harry Lodge Comes Out Second Best

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

The full board was out between PokerStars qualifiers Harry Lodge and Mika Nordman reading {7-Clubs}{j-Spades}{k-Clubs}{2-Spades}{8-Spades}. We didn't get the action previously, but Nordman was first to act and bet 7,000 into a pot of around 11,000.

"Did you mean to bet 2,100 on the flop?" asked Lodge, playing with his chips and contemplating his decision.

Lodge pondered his decision for a long while.

"I'm probably calling," said the 2015 UK Poker Championships Main Event winner.

Eventually Lodge called, and Nordman turned over {a-Spades}{k-Spades} for the nut flush and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mika Nordman fi
Mika Nordman
30,000
30,000
30,000
Harry Lodge gb
Harry Lodge
28,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Evgeny Platonov Wins Chips From Alexander Lakhov

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Evgeny Platonov opened for 400 from late position and got a call from Alexander Lakhov in the small blind and the player in the big blind.

The flop was {9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}. Checked to the raiser, Platonov bet 600 with just Lakhov calling.

The turn was the {2-Clubs} and Lakhov check-called 1,000. The river was the {2-Clubs} and both players checked.

Platonov won a small pot with his {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and Lakhov revealed his {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds} high card.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Lakhov ru
Alexander Lakhov
58,000
10,000
10,000
WPT 1X Winner
Evgeny Platonov ru
Evgeny Platonov
36,000
5,500
5,500

Tags: Alexander LakhovEvgeny Platonov

Shalamov in Trouble

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Several big names are down to less than half or even one third of the starting stack and that includes Martin Finger, Pedro Lamarca, Anatolii Zyrin and PokerStars Team Online's Mikhail Shalamov.

Shalamov raised to 425 and was called by both players in the blinds. The flop came {J-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Shalamov's continuation bet was called by the big blind only. On the {Q-Clubs} turn and {10-Clubs} river both players checked and Shalamov mucked as soon as the big blind flashed {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for a pair of tens.

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Shalamov ru
Mikhail Shalamov
13,800
600
600
PokerStars
Pedro Lamarca es
Pedro Lamarca
12,000
-2,000
-2,000
Anatolii Zyrin ru
Anatolii Zyrin
10,500
500
500
WSOP 2X Winner
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
8,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Anatolii ZyrinMartin FingerMikhail ShalamovPedro Lamarca

Chantcev Adds Another Pot

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

On the four-way flop of {A-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}, the action checked to Sergei Chantcev on the button and he bet 1,000. The small blind called while Konstantin Puchkov in the big blind and Yaniv Peretz in the cutoff let go. There was no betting action on the {6-Spades} turn, and Chantcev took another stab at the pot by betting the {6-Hearts} river for 2,000.

The small blind check-folded and the Russian claimed the pot without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Sergei Chantcev ru
Sergei Chantcev
55,000
2,000
2,000
Yaniv Peretz lv
Yaniv Peretz
26,000
2,000
2,000
Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
11,400
-15,600
-15,600
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Konstantin PuchkovSergei ChantcevYaniv Peretz

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25