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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,100,000 | -490,000 |
|
2,675,000 | 215,000 |
|
1,390,000 | 610,000 |
|
850,000 | -335,000 |
Alexey Rybin has completely controlled the entire tournament this week but he's been playing fairly passively today and it may prove to be his downfall. The Russian just won back to back pots though.
First he opened shoved for 750,000 with 
and everyone folded. The next hand saw Albert Daher open to 80,000 with 
but he instantly folded when Rybin shoved again, this time with 
.
Nikonov raised to 80,000 with 
from button. Albert Daher made it 220,000 with 
from the small blind and pushed the chip leader off the hand.
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Sergey Rybachenko moved all in for his last 120,000 holding and was called by Albert Daher with 
. Alexey Rybin saw some value and joined the party with 
. The flop was 
. A 170,000 bet from Daher got Rybin out of the way. The last two cards were 
and Rybachenko was gone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,460,000 | 280,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,590,000 | |
|
|
2,180,000 | 1,125,000 |
|
|
1,185,000 | -125,000 |
|
|
780,000 | 165,000 |
|
|
135,000 | -1,165,000 |
Alexey Rybin raised raised to 65,000 with before Sergey Rybachenko made it 170,000 in the small blind. Jesse May and Jeffrey Hakim remarked in commentary that this was the perfect spot for a four bet all in from Albert Daher. This happened mainly because Daher held 
. Rybin got out of the way and Rybachenko instantly called.
The board came 
and Daher caught a lucky ace on the river to survive and double up, Rybachenko was crippled as a result.
Photo courtesy of the WPT
Alexey Rybin raised under the gun with 
and Andrei Nikonov smooth called with 
. The blinds folded and we saw a flop of 
. Rybin checked and as Nikonov reached for chips Rybin folded.
Kayhan Tugrul shoved all in from the button for 590,000 with and nobody wanted to call, so the blinds and antes were pushed over to him, increasing his stack to 660,000. The next deal he moved in again, this time with a real hand 
. No callers again and a few more chips headed Turgul’s way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,590,000 | 1,430,000 |
|
|
1,310,000 | -215,000 |
|
|
1,300,000 | -330,000 |
|
|
1,055,000 | -200,000 |
|
|
615,000 | -685,000 |
