Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
2017 PokerStars Festival Sochi
132,000₽ High Roller
Day: 1
Updated Chip Counts
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 | 24,500 |
|
47,000 | 4,500 |
|
|
47,000 | 29,000 |
|
|
36,000 | |
|
|
35,000 | -8,000 |
|
|
18,000 | -9,000 |
|
18,000 | -6,000 |
|
16,000 | -9,000 |
Konstantin Puchkov Eliminated; Re-enters
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
We didn't get the hand but we were informed by his tablemates that Konstantin Puchkov got short and was eliminated at the hands of Valeriy Legchilo.
The Russian regular, with over $2.7m in lifetime earnings, disappeared for only a few moments before returning and taking advantage of the single re-entry.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000 | 15,000 |
|
Busted |
Alexsandr Gorbachev Calls on Scary Board
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
On a 
turn Alexandr Gorbachev bet 6,100. Dmitry Filatov called and Sergey Tihonov made it three players to the river.
The river was the 
. Gorbachev checked this time and Filatov bet 8,000. Tihonov folded and Gorbachev tanked, rechecked his cards and called.
Filatov said something in Russian before turning over 
for a single pair. Gorbachev showed 
for two pair and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
77,000 | 12,000 |
|
|
33,000 | -11,000 |
|
|
11,000 | -18,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Updated Chip Counts; Veksler and Maltsev Going Well
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
Oleg Lipkin checked a 
turn to Yan Kustikov who bet around 3,000. Both Pavel Veksler and Lipkin called and the river was the .
It checked to Veksler who bet 8,300 and got two folds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | |
|
|
71,000 | 41,000 |
|
|
54,000 | 24,000 |
|
|
38,000 | |
|
21,000 | -39,000 |
|
|
13,000 | -17,000 |
|
|
12,000 | |
|
|
6,000 | -24,000 |
Faces from the Field
Re-Entries
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
There have been a total of five re-entries so far in the PokerStars Festival Sochi Main Event. The event is single re-entry.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
44,000 | 14,000 |
|
|
43,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
41,000 | 11,000 |
|
|
31,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
29,000 | |
|
17,000 | |
|
|
13,000 |
Eliminations After the Break
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
There has been a small flurry of eliminations after the break with Artem Kresyak heading to the rail along with Murun Ganzorig and Evgeniy Frunze.
Aleksandr Tudakov has also been sent to the rail when his 
couldn't beat the 
of Sergey Fedorov on a 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
59,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |