2017 PokerStars Championship Sochi

Main Event
Day: 3
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

Alexey Fedin Doubles Through Jason Wheeler on the Money Bubble

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Alexey Fedin Doubles
Alexey Fedin Doubles

Jason Wheeler opened to 15,000 from middle position. Alexey Fedin started the hand-for-hand process as the shortstack with just 13,000 to his name, and he moved all in from the small blind. The big blind folded and the table waited for the cards to be turned over.

Wheeler turned over {6-Clubs}{7-Hearts} while Fedin showed {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} with no help for Wheeler. The turn gave him a flush draw coming {3-Hearts}, in addition to the chop outs for a higher two pair. However the river was the {5-Clubs} and Fedin doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
475,000
-25,000
-25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Alexey Fedin ru
Alexey Fedin
28,000
-9,500
-9,500

Tags: Alexey FedinJason Wheeler

Shirshikov Bosses Nikitin and Shows Bluff

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Dmitry Nikitin opened the action with a raise to 10,500 and Pavel Shirshikov three-bet to 28,000 from one seat over, Nikitin called. On the {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} flop, Nikitin check-called a bet worth 18,000 and did so again for 48,000 on the {6-Clubs} turn.

That left Nikitin with 100,000 behind and he checked the {J-Diamonds} river. Shirshikov quickly announced all in and that ultimately forced a fold from Nikitin, who was then shown a pure bluff with {7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} by Shirshikov.

Player Chips Progress
Pavel Shirshikov ru
Pavel Shirshikov
510,000
150,000
150,000
Dmitry Nikitin ru
Dmitry Nikitin
100,000
-150,000
-150,000

Tags: Dmitry NikitinPavel Shirshikov

Roman Seleznev is the PokerStars Championship Sochi Main Event Bubble Boy

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier raised to 10,000 from the hijack and Roman Seleznev (pictured above in the green) three-bet all in for 14,500 from the cutoff.

Grospellier: {9-Hearts}{8-Spades}
Seleznev: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{5-Clubs} giving Grospellier a pair of nines and eliminating Seleznev in 56th place.

The remaining players are all guaranteed RUB 735,000 ($12,983 / €11,602) with around 30 minutes left in the penultimate level of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
360,000
64,000
64,000
Roman Seleznev ru
Roman Seleznev
Busted

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierElkyPokerStars Championship SochiRoman Seleznev

Alexandr Potievskiy Eliminated by Alexander Lakhov

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Alexander Lakhov raised to 11,000 from the small blind and Alexandr Potievskiy defended his big blind.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Lakhov bet 11,000. Potievskiy called.

The turn was the {7-Clubs} and Lakhov moved all in. Potievskiy called.

Lakhov: {10-Hearts}{4-Clubs}
Potievskiy: {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Potievskiy's flush draw would have meant he stayed alive but it was the {9-Clubs} and he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Lakhov ru
Alexander Lakhov
500,000
394,000
394,000
WPT 1X Winner
Alexandr Potievskiy ru
Alexandr Potievskiy
Busted

Tags: Alexander LakhovAlexandr Potievskiy

Fedin Next Casualty

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Alexey Fedin Survives Bubble and Busts Soon After
Alexey Fedin Survives Bubble and Busts Soon After

Alexey Fedin doubled short on the money bubble and just called all in after a shove by Lavrentiy Ni.

Fedin tabled the {10-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Ni flipped over his {A-Spades}{K-Spades}. The board came {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{J-Spades}{2-Hearts} and Ni flopped his king top eliminate Fedin in 53rd place. "At least you made it," Jason Wheeler said.

Player Chips Progress
Lavrentiy Ni kz
Lavrentiy Ni
120,000
17,000
17,000
Alexey Fedin ru
Alexey Fedin
Busted

Tags: Alexey FedinJason WheelerLavrentiy Ni

Aram Vartevanyan Eliminated by Bertrand Grospellier

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier

Bertrand Grospellier raised to 10,000 from the button and Aram Vartevanyan three-bet all in for 39,500 from the small blind ElkY called.

ElkY: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Vartevanyan: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Spades}{5-Spades}{8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and Vartevanyan was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
430,000
70,000
70,000
Aram Vartevanyan ru
Aram Vartevanyan
Busted

Tags: Aram VartevanyanBertrand Grospellier

Sergey Isupov Eliminated by Jorg Bohme

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Jorg Bohme raised to 15,000 from early position and Sergey Isupov three-bet all in for 37,500 from the small blind. Bohme called.

Bohme: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Isupov: {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

There was no help for Isupov as the board game {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{a-Spades} and he exited early in the money places.

Player Chips Progress
Jorg Bohme de
Jorg Bohme
210,000
147,500
147,500
Sergey Isupov ru
Sergey Isupov
Busted

Tags: Jorg BohmeSergey Isupov

Unlikely Triple For Denis Pavlenko

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Denis Pavlenko was short stacked with 35,000 and moved all in under the gun.

Action folded to Pavel Kovalenko in the small blind who called. Yehor Filipenko then moved all in from the big blind and with a flash of irritation Kovalenko folded.

Pavlenko had {q-Spades}{10-Hearts} and stood up as Filipenko tabled {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}.

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{j-Hearts}.

Never mind the set of Queens on the flop, Pavlenko scored a straight on the river to double up to the bewilderment of the table but his delight as he took a photo and sat back down.

Player Chips Progress
Yehor Filipenko ua
Yehor Filipenko
180,000
-50,000
-50,000
Denis Pavlenko ua
Denis Pavlenko
110,000
55,500
55,500

Tags: Denis PavlenkoPavel KovalenkoYehor Filipenko