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Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
The players are having a 15-minute break at the half-way point of the day.
2017 PokerStars Festival Sochi
Main Event
Day: 1b
Updated Chip Counts
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
133,000 | |
|
|
120,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
|
95,000 | 5,000 |
|
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80,000 |
Rustam Kuliev Doubles Up
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
An early position limp led to six players seeing a flop of 
Dmitrii Katalymov liked the look of the flop enough to bet 1,500 and that got a call from Rustam Kuliev.
Arthur Danilov though raised to 6,500 which got a fold from Katalymov but Kuliev called the bet leaving 9,000 behind.
The turn was the 
and Danilov bet enough to put Kuliev all in and he called it off.
Danilov had flopped a set with his 
but Kuliev had turned a straight with his 
.
The river 
failed to pair the board and so Kuliev got a double up to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | 80,000 |
|
|
22,000 | 22,000 |
Ivan Miheev Makes Quads in Three-way All In
Level 6
: 250/500, 75 ante
Five players saw a flop of 
. It checked to Denis Kouchner who bet 1,600. Ivan Miheev was in the next position and called. Two players folded before Evgeniy Atzhanov raised all in. Kouchner went all in for a similar amount and Miheev then went all in for slightly less.
Evgeniy Atzhanov: 
Denis Kouchner: 
Ivan Miheev: 
Miheev was the effective stack after having flopped top set. Kouchner's aces were behind, with Atzhanov looking for a heart to complete his flush.
The turn locked up the hand for Miheev coming the 
to give him Quads. The river was the 
with Kouchner winning the small side pot between him and Atzhanov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Andrey Andreev On the Comeback Trail
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Ivan Miheev opened the action for 1,100 and got a call from Andrey Andreev before Ivan Umnikov made it 3,600 from the button.
Not too much folding here today and Miheev and Andreev duly stuck in the calling chips.
All three of them checked it down to the river of a board reading 
and it was time to show cards.
Miheev: 
Andreev: 
Umnikov:
The pair of tens for Andreev was good enough to scoop the pot and he went on to win a small pot without showdown in the next hand.
Andreev was down to 16,000 not too long ago but is riding his rush at the moment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 23,800 |
|
|
33,000 | 12,500 |
Konstantin Puchkov Eliminated
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Unfortunately for Konstantin Puchkov he has been eliminated from the PokerStars Festival Sochi Main Event. We didn't manage to get the hand, but Alexey Antokhin was raking in the chips.
Puchkov as well as any other player eliminated from the Main Event during Day 1A or 1B can choose to fire the turbo re-entry only Day 1C which begins at 21:30 local time.
PokerNews.com will be bringing you a full recap of Day 1C before Day 2 begins.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Team Pokerstars Pros Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov Due Today
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Igor Kurganov and Liv Boeree are scheduled to play the Main Event today and both of them are on a bit of a hot streak
Kurganov won the €50k Super High Roller at the PokerStars Championship Barcelona, €1,084,100 defeating some of the best players on the planet including players like Bryn Kenney, Dan Colman and Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu .
A few weeks of his victory bot Kurganov and Boeree invited to play the revived TV show Poker After Dark to participate in a $25,000 buy-in Sit&Go. Boeree duly took first place and $150,000.
Let’s see what they can achieve in Sochi at the Main Event and the High Roller.
Late Registration Open for 2 more levels
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
There have been 270 entries so far with 242 players still in.
There will be a short break after level 6 after which registration will close for the day.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50