Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2017 PokerStars Festival Sochi
Main Event
Day: 1a
Sergey Malyavko Under the Gun
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Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
Sergey Malyavko looks like he is settling in for what he no doubts hopes is a long day of poker. A table of drinks nicely positioned to his side and a poker masseuse working out the kinks so he can focus on playing poker, and he does seem to be involved in a lot of pots early on.
Malyavko opened for 825 from under the gun and got a call from Chulpan Garaev, who likes to see a flop himself, and the two players in the blinds.
The flop was 
.
Action was checked to Malyavko who continuation bet for 2,100. There were no callers so Malyavko collected the chips before showing 
for top top.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 | 7,000 |
Konstantin Buranov Closes in on 100,000
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
With the board reading 
and the pot already approaching 7,000, Konstantin Buranov bet 3,500 and his opponent Evgeniy Myakin threw in a single chip to call.
Buranov turned over 
for bottom pair turned into a flush. Myakin showed the 
and counted out the bet.
Buranov was already well over 80,000 before the hand, and now is one of a select few knocking on the door of 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
98,000 | 98,000 |
Maksim Bukreev, Man of Action
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
Maksim Bukreev is currently playing several MTTS at PokerStars on his tablet while involved in Day 1a of the Main Event here.
Bukreev played the PokerStars Megastack here in Sochi a few days ago which drew a record breaking 1,384 entries and finished in 64th place for 32,000 RUB which is around $559.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000 | 36,000 |
Sunday Million Live Winner Philipp Salewski Enters the Main Event
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
Philipp Salewski took home €111,674 earlier this year for winning the Sunday Million Live. Coming with a €1,000,000 guaranteed prizepool, Salewski saw of 5,045 players to win the tournament.
He's now in the PokerStars Festival Sochi Main Event field and looking to run up a big stack in another PokerStars Live Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Igor Dorozhkin Vying for Chip Lead
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
On a turn of 
Gregory Treusov moved all in and Igor Dorozhkin called. There was only 5,000 in the pot, but the all in bet was for over 20,000.
Gregory Treusov: 
Igor Dorozhkin: 
The river was the 
meaning Dorozhkin's pair of kings held and he moved up to over 70,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
71,000 | 71,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
Break
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
There are 248 of 262 players remaining in the PokerStars Festival Sochi Main Event and they are going on a 15-minute break.
When they return the blinds will be 150/300 with an ante of 50.
Aces and a Double Up for Rifat Kuzakhmedov
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Andrey Denisyev was all in on the river of a board reading 
but his cards were in the muck and most of his stack was heading over to Rifat Kuzakhmedov who had the winning 
in front of him.
Denisyev is still in but with a much reduced stack and a look of disappointment that will take a few pots to rectify.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000 | |
|
|
10,800 |
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