Level: 3
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 3
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Mantas Bagocius raised to 3,500 in the hijack and called when Aliaksei Miliutkin three-bet to 12,000 in the cutoff.
Bagocius checked the 3♠9♥10♣ flop to Miliutkin, who continued for 8,000. Bagocius then raised to 26,000, and Miliutkin called.
The subsequent K♣ turn quickly checked through to the 8♥ river, where Bagocius retook the initiative by betting 57,000. Miliutkin cut out calling chips and flicked them in after some thought.
Bagocius tabled 10♦8♦ for two pair. A frustrated Miliutkin just flashed the K♠ before mucking his other card, admitting defeat.
Tamer Kamel opened to 3,500 in the cutoff. Big blind Yuliyan Kolev responded with a three-bet to 18,000, and Kamel called.
Kolev fired bets of 10,000 on the 7♠4♠K♦ flop and 38,000 on the 6♦ turn. Kamel called both times, leading to the 3♦ appearing on the river.
Kolev announced an all-in worth 90,000, which Kamel looked up after some thought. Kolev could only show ace-high with his A♣Q♣, meaning Kamel's J♠J♣ was enough to take the pot and knock Kolev out.
Konstantin Voronin opened to 3,000 in middle position, and Yixi Tang called in the hijack. Dmitry Kukhtarev then squeezed in a three-bet to 31,000, which Voronin four-bet to 83,000.
Tang quickly got out of the way, but Kukhtarev moved all in for 166,000. Voronin requested a count before quickly calling.
Dmitry Kukhtarev: A♥Q♦
Konstantin Voronin: A♠J♦
Kukhtarev appeared to be in great shape for an early double-up, but Voronin took the lead when the dealer fanned the 8♦J♥4♦ flop.
The 7♥ turn did no help Kukhtarev, and Voronin made two pair on the A♣ river to secure his third knockout of the day.
Level: 2
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Konstantin Voronin, who had scored another elimination just prior to this hand, opened to 3,000 in the hijack. Aliaksei Miliutkin called on the button, and Tamer Kamel did so in the small blind.
Big blind Igor Provkin then three-bet to 17,000, which only Miliutkin called. Provkin bet 35,000 on the 7♦8♦4♦ flop, and Miliutkin called. Provkin kept firing on the 8♥ turn, sending in an all-in bet.
Miliutkin instantly called off his stack of 112,000, and the players flipped up their cards.
Aliaksei Miliutkin: K♦5♦
Igor Provkin: A♦K♥
Miliutkin faded a diamond on the 3♣ river, meaning his king-high flush doubled him up.
Enver Abduraimov raised his button to 2,000, and Anatoly Korochenskiy defended his big blind. Abduraimov tossed in an additional 2,000 on the Q♣2♥2♦ flop, which Korochenskiy check-called.
Abduraimov sized up to 5,000 on the 7♦ turn, but this time Korochenskiy check-raised to 12,500. Abduraimov called to the 9♣ river, where Korochenskiy added 17,500 more to the pot.
Abduraimov quickly called to showdown, but he could not beat Korochenskiy's 3♣2♣ and mucked his cards.
Shortly after losing a pot to Aleksei Istomin, Yannick Schumacher opened to 2,000 on the button and called when Konstantin Voronin made it 6,500 to go from the big blind.
Voronin continued for 5,500 on the 2♠9♠Q♠ flop, and Schumacher tossed in a call. Voronin then piled in 35,000 on the 5♥ turn, around half of Schumacher's remaining chips.
Schumacher responded with an all-in, which Voronin called.
Yannick Schumacher: K♣Q♥
Konstantin Voronin: 5♠2♣
Voronin's two pair remained best on the J♥ river, sending Schumacher to the exit only a few minutes after the start of the day.
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