Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2017 PokerStars Championship Sochi
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 PokerStars Championship Sochi
Buy-in
318,000 RUB
Prize Pool
150,000,000 RUB
Entries
387
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Kakhmazov Leads 82 After Day 2 in Sochi; ElkY and Moneymaker in Contention
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
216 players made up the Day 2 field here at the PokerStars Championship Main Event at the Sochi Casino & Resort, including eight who bought in at the start of the day. When all was done and dusted, only 82 hopefuls remained in contention for the first ever trophy and title of a PokerStars sponsored event on Russian soil.
Today was a shortened day of just five 75-minute levels, and the blinds started at 500/1,000 with an ante of 100. And by the end of those five levels it was Nadar Kakhmazov who leads with 481,500. The Russian came into the day with a healthy stack of 120,000 and emerged as one of the bigger stacks early on, easily cresting the 200,000 mark. As the day drew on he picked up chips in both rooms and is now in prime position ahead of Day 2.
Shortly behind him is Seyed Ghavam (415,500), Oleg Chebotarev (371,500), Sergey Isaev (282,500), Timur Khamidullin (272,500) and Alexander Lakhov.
There were two PokerStars Team Pros in the field at the start of the day, and two remain at the end of Day 2. Both former EPT Champion Bertrand ‘Elky’ Grospellier (265,000) and former WSOP Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker (118,000) bagged up healthy stacks, and will be aiming to make the money on Day 3.
Day 1b chip leader Jason Wheeler is still in the mix having enduring a swingy day remarking at one point: "It's going to be one of those fucking days," after doubling up an opponent when his Ace-Queen failed to overcome the others Ace-King. “It’s just frustrating when you run rings around people, and they get dizzy and you lose flips,” he was heard to remark later in Day 2. Regardless of how his day went, Wheeler will still be taking 210,000 into Day 3.
Other notables include WPT Amsterdam champion Daniyar Aubakirov (240,000), Nacho Barbero (216,000), Mikhail Rudoy (223,000), Jonas Lauck (219,000) and Vladimir Troyanovskiy (161,500).
The exact prize pool and payouts of the PokerStars Championship Sochi Main Event were also confirmed today. The RUB 150,000,000 prize pool meant that a whopping RUB 29,100,000 (€459,364 / $514,026) will be going to first prize, along with the title and trophy of PokerStars Championship winner. 55 places will be paid, and a min-cash is worth RUB 735,000 (€11,602 / $12,983). The money bubble expected to burst early on Day 3.
The plan for Day 3 is to play one 75-minute level, followed by four levels of 90 minutes. There will be a break after every level.
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 75 min | 1500 | 3000 | 500 |
| 15 | 90 min | 2000 | 4000 | 500 |
| 16 | 90 min | 2500 | 5000 | 500 |
| 17 | 90 min | 3000 | 6000 | 1000 |
| 18 | 90 min | 4000 | 8000 | 1000 |
Main Event Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Yurii Zdanovskyi | Ukraine | 122,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Michal Majewski | Poland | 75,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Yehor Filipenko | Ukraine | 30,500 |
| 1 | 4 | Denis Pavlenko | Uzbekistan | 77,500 |
| 1 | 5 | Yulius Sepman | Russian Federation | 35,800 |
| 1 | 6 | Oleg Chebotarev | Russian Federation | 371,500 |
| 1 | 8 | Igor Dimitrijevic | Serbia | 76,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Seyed Ghavam | Iran | 415,500 |
| 2 | 2 | Nadar Kakhmazov | Russian Federation | 481,500 |
| 2 | 3 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 216,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Artem Vezhenkov | Russian Federation | 157,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Daniyar Aubakirov | Kazakhstan | 240,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Oleg Lipkin | Russian Federation | 161,500 |
| 2 | 8 | Vitaliy Li | Russian Federation | 210,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Jonas Lauck | Germany | 219,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Andrey Ivlev | Russian Federation | 57,500 |
| 3 | 4 | Daniil Kiselev | Russian Federation | 64,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Boris Yanpolskiy | Russian Federation | 95,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Mikhail Rudoy | Russian Federation | 223,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Alexander Nekrasov | Russian Federation | 67,500 |
| 3 | 8 | Said Butba | Russian Federation | 250,000 |
| 4 | 1 | Ruslan Voitovich | Russian Federation | 65,000 |
| 4 | 2 | Dmitry Chop | Russian Federation | 161,000 |
| 4 | 3 | Andrei Chernokoz | Russian Federation | 190,000 |
| 4 | 4 | Anton Gililov | Russian Federation | 220,000 |
| 4 | 5 | Kostiantyn Tupalo | Ukraine | 178,500 |
| 4 | 6 | Pavel Ignatov | Russian Federation | 74,000 |
| 4 | 7 | Arash Khosravi | Iran | 127,000 |
| 5 | 1 | Dmitriy Motorov | Russian Federation | 48,500 |
| 5 | 2 | Mikalai Vaskaboinikau | Belarus | 42,700 |
| 5 | 3 | Aram Vartevanyan | Russian Federation | 127,500 |
| 5 | 4 | Vladimir Demenkov | Russian Federation | 69,500 |
| 5 | 5 | Olga Finogenova | Russian Federation | 77,500 |
| 5 | 6 | Andrey Razov | Russian Federation | 139,500 |
| 5 | 7 | Dmitry Nikitin | Russian Federation | 131,000 |
| 5 | 8 | Pavel Shirshikov | Russian Federation | 230,000 |
| 6 | 1 | Artsiom Zhadinsky | Belarus | 206,000 |
| 6 | 2 | Alexander Lakhov | Russian Federation | 268,500 |
| 6 | 3 | Alexandr Potievskiy | Russian Federation | 163,000 |
| 6 | 4 | Andrey Morgun | Russian Federation | 35,000 |
| 6 | 5 | Alexey Nikolenko | Russian Federation | 36,500 |
| 6 | 6 | Bertrand Grospellier | France | 265,000 |
| 6 | 7 | Igor Sharaskin | Russian Federation | 45,000 |
| 6 | 8 | Vladislav Tonkikh | Russian Federation | 83,000 |
| 7 | 1 | Gaby Livshitz | Israel | 72,500 |
| 7 | 2 | Roman Seleznev | Russian Federation | 80,500 |
| 7 | 3 | Lavrentiy Ni | Kazakhstan | 81,500 |
| 7 | 4 | Nikolay Prokhorskiy | Russian Federation | 210,000 |
| 7 | 5 | Ivan Neiaskin | Russian Federation | 108,500 |
| 7 | 6 | Alexey Fedin | Russian Federation | 39,000 |
| 7 | 7 | Abraham Passet | Germany | 69,500 |
| 7 | 8 | Dmitry Ponomarev | Russian Federation | 134,000 |
| 8 | 1 | Mikhail Soltanov | Russian Federation | 56,000 |
| 8 | 2 | Dmitrii Grinenko | Russian Federation | 114,000 |
| 8 | 3 | Ulrich Jungen | Switzerland | 99,000 |
| 8 | 4 | Vladimir Troyanovskiy | Russian Federation | 161,500 |
| 8 | 5 | Sergey Feklisov | Russian Federation | 237,000 |
| 8 | 6 | Mikhail Galitski | Russian Federation | 92,000 |
| 8 | 7 | Mikhail Molchanov | Russian Federation | 149,500 |
| 9 | 1 | Maxim Lykov | Russian Federation | 96,500 |
| 9 | 2 | Andrei Shkerin | Russian Federation | 176,000 |
| 9 | 3 | Jorg Bohme | Germany | 69,500 |
| 9 | 4 | Dmitry Vitkind | Russian Federation | 215,000 |
| 9 | 5 | Yury Filimonov | Russian Federation | 46,500 |
| 9 | 6 | Aleksandr Zhilinskii | Russian Federation | 56,500 |
| 9 | 7 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russian Federation | 207,000 |
| 9 | 8 | Junya Yamada | Japan | 147,000 |
| 10 | 1 | Sergey Isupov | Russian Federation | 194,000 |
| 10 | 2 | Konstantin Tolokno | Russian Federation | 136,000 |
| 10 | 3 | Ivan Kozyrev | Russian Federation | 47,000 |
| 10 | 4 | Vladimir Dobrovolskiy | Russian Federation | 120,000 |
| 10 | 5 | Konstantin Bugaev | Russian Federation | 50,000 |
| 10 | 6 | Pavel Kovalenko | Russian Federation | 187,500 |
| 10 | 7 | Alexandr Minakov | Russian Federation | 140,500 |
| 10 | 8 | Jason Wheeler | USA | 210,000 |
| 11 | 1 | Dmitry Manashov | Russian Federation | 87,500 |
| 11 | 2 | Timur Bubnov | Russian Federation | 272,500 |
| 11 | 3 | Artem Savchenko | Russian Federation | 168,000 |
| 11 | 4 | Chris Moneymaker | USA | 118,000 |
| 11 | 5 | Sergey Isaev | Russian Federation | 282,500 |
| 11 | 6 | Vahe Martirosyan | Armenia | 122,000 |
| 11 | 7 | Gevorg Oxojan | Ukraine | 192,000 |
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
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Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
481,500
151,500
|
151,500 |
|
||
|
415,500
-59,500
|
-59,500 |
|
371,500
67,500
|
67,500 |
|
282,500
-27,500
|
-27,500 |
|
272,500
-12,500
|
-12,500 |
|
268,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
||
|
265,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
||
|
250,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
240,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
237,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
230,000
185,400
|
185,400 |
|
223,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
220,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
219,000
133,400
|
133,400 |
|
|
||
|
216,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
||
|
215,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
|
210,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
210,000
149,100
|
149,100 |
|
210,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
|
207,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
206,000
90,400
|
90,400 |
|
|
194,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
192,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
190,000
140,500
|
140,500 |
|
187,500
42,500
|
42,500 |
Tyler Bows Out to Aubakirov
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Daniyar Aubakirov raised to 5,500 and Andy Tyler defended his big blind, then check-called for most of his short stack on the 
flop. On the 
turn, Tyler shoved the rest of it with 
for a pair and a gutshot and Aubakirov called with 
for a better pair and the same gutshot.
The river blanked and Aubakirov claimed another victim to recover further chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
Busted |
"That's So Gross"
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Chris Moneymaker defended his big blind against a raise by Aram Vartevanyan and check-raised the flop before calling a bet of 8,800 on the 
turn. Moneymaker also checked the 
river and Vartevanyan shoved.
"How much is it?" Moneymaker asked and the all in was for 30,600. Moneymaker called and was shown 
for a full house by his opponent. The PokerStars Team pro paid off the all in with the words "that's so gross" and dropped below the average.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
27,100
|
27,100 |
|
110,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
||
Michal Majewski Doubles At the Death
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
In one of the final hands of the day Maxim Lykov opened and got all the chips in against big blind Michal Majewski who was the player at risk.
Majewski with 
was ahead of the 
of Lykov.
The board ran out 
and a relived Majewski lives to fight another day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
||
|
96,000
2,700
|
2,700 |
Five More Hands
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Tournament officials have just drawn for the number of hands left in Day 2, and it is five. After five hands players will bag up ahead of Day 3.
Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's play.
Well-Timed Donk Bet by Lykov
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The player in the cutoff seat opened to 5,500, and Maxim Lykov called in the big blind. The flop came 
. Lykov paused for a moment before throwing out a bet of 4,200. His opponent made the call and the dealer gave them the 
on the turn. Lykov led again, this time for 5,700 and his opponent didn't continue.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
||
Atshemyan and Sorokin Eliminated
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
There are less than 90 players remaining, and Arman Atshemyan, as well as Viktor Sorokin, are no longer among those in contention.
Atshemyan bet the 
turn for 10,500 and moved all in for around 28,000 when Alexandr Minakov raised. The latter had very few chips to add and called with 
. Atshemyan had 
for a big double draw, and the 
river was a blank.
As for Sorokin, he shoved the button with his short stack and . Daniyar Aubakirov in the big blind called with and held up despite a scary board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
144,000
128,500
|
128,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Barbero Upsets Vaskaboinikau
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Nacho Barbero opened to 6,000 and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau three-bet to 21,000 in the big blind. Barbero shoved for 109,600 and Vaskaboinikau snap-called.
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: 
Nacho Barbero:
The board ran out 
and Barbero scored a big double. Vaskaboinikau couldn't believe his bad fortune and Barbero added "Sorry, I have 40 big blinds, nothing I can do."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
||
|
50,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |