Andrey Andreev came back from the break as the chip leader with over 300,000, but Vanush Mnatcakanian has caught up with him and is now the overall boss with around 320,000.
As luck would have it they are sat right next to each other at the table, and in this hand Andreev raised from under the gun and Mnatcakanian defended his big blind.
The pair checked the flop and turn and the river came the . Mnatcakanian checked for a third time and Andreev bet 5,000. His opponent folded and Andreev cut the gap to his opponent.
Mikhail Surin raised to 2,900 on the button and Gurgen Mhitaryan three-bet all in for 30,000 from the small blind. Karen Harutyunyan thought in the big blind before four-betting all in over the top.
Surin folded and showed the
Karen Harutyunyan:
Gurgen Mhitaryan:
The flop came handing a set to Harutyunyan. Mhitaryan knew that one Ace was already dead, so his immediate outs were reduced. The turn was the and the river the and he was eliminated.
Yakov Oranskiy raised and another player at the table called. Liv Boeree then three-bet all in from the small blind. Oranskiy four-bet all in over the top and the third player in the hand folded.