The WSOP has moved the final table to the streamed featured tables area, which means our live reporting will have to be delayed by around 2.5 hours to match the live stream, per the WSOP media guidelines. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Anatoly Zlotnikov opened to 500,000 in the cutoff, and faced a three-bet to 1,500,000 from Chang Lee on the button. The action returned to Zlotnikov, who called.
Zlotnikov checked in flow on the 7♠8♣5♣ flop, and Lee bet 2,500,000. Zlotnikov immediately check-raised all in, and Lee called, putting himself at risk.
Chang Lee: J♥J♦ 
Anatoly Zlotnikov: 7♦6♦
The 10♥ offered Zlotnikov no further improvement, nor did the 8♥ river, earning Lee a double-up.
Action picked up on the flop of 3♥9♣7♠ in a hand between Santhosh Suvarna in the hijack and Anatoly Zlotnikov in the big blind.
With 1,100,000 in the middle, Zlotnikov checked with Q♠2♦ and Suvarna bet 350,000 holding 8♠8♥. Zlotnikov raised to 1,200,000 and Suvarna made the call, bringing the 2♠ turn.
Zlotnikov slowed down with a check and Suvarna checked back. The A♣ completed the board and both players checked, with the pot being pushed Suvarna's way.
Santhosh Suvarna raised on the button with 4♥4♦ and Colin Robinson called in the small blind with Q♦J♦.
The dealer put out a monotone flop of 9♣3♣7♣ and Robinson checked. Suvarna bet enough to put Robinson all in, who had 530,000 back, and Robinson gave up his hand.
After several days of play and nearly 12,000 entries, only eight players remain in the $1,500 Monster Stack.
Each is guaranteed $190,000, but all eyes are on the $1,302,125 top prize and the WSOP gold bracelet that comes with it.
Before the final table gets underway on stream at 5:30 p.m. local time, here's a closer look at the eight players still in contention.
As players gathered around the feature table for the restart of the $50,000 High Roller final table, Anatoly Zlotnikov had one last item on his pre-game checklist.
A few minutes before cards went in the air, the Russian wandered over to Phil Hellmuth and asked the WSOP's all-time bracelet winner for a good-luck fist bump.
Given the heater he's been on lately, it's hard to imagine Zlotnikov needing any extra luck.
The 32-year-old returns to the final six with more than half the chips in play and nearly three times as many as his closest challenger, Santhosh Suvarna. Yet despite sitting in one of the most commanding positions of the summer, plenty of poker fans are still asking the same question:
Who exactly is Anatoly Zlotnikov?
In the 970th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway welcomes a special guest to Level 9 Studio in 91-year-old Vince Burgio, a legend of poker in the 1990s.
One of the most accomplished and feared poker players from 1990 to 2005, Burgio won a World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet in 1994, the same year he made the final table of the WSOP Main Event. Burgio talks about his success at the WSOP, as well as in popular tournament series of the day like the Poker Hall of Fame Classic, Four Queens Poker Classic, and more.
Burgio also brought in some cool pieces of poker history to show off, including his bracelet, several trophies, poker chips, and lots of silver. Plus, several poker stars stop by to offer their thoughts on Burgio, including Allen Kessler, Phil Hellmuth, and Daniel Negreanu.
Here's your opportunity to hear stories from a poker legend who helped bridge the gap from the old days of Texas road gamblers through to the Poker Boom.
The remaining six players have been sent on break and will return at approximately 3:15 p.m. local time.
Once action resumes, the WSOP will move the final table to the streamed featured tables area, which means our live reporting will have to be delayed by around 2.5 hours to match the live stream, per the WSOP media guidelines.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Runaway chip leader Anatoly Zlotnikov put his stack to use, raising to 500,000 in the cutoff. Brian Breck called in the small blind, tempting Santhosh Suvarna to come along in the big blind.
The action checked to Zlotnikov on a 8♦Q♥K♠ flop, and he bet 695,000. Breck called, but Suvarna folded.
The next two streets saw lightning-speed action. Breck checked on the 6♠ turn, Zlotnikov bet 975,000, and Breck called.
The 8♠ then completed the board, and Breck checked once again. Zlotnikov announced a bet of 1,140,000, Breck snap-jammed all in for 4,210,000, which Zlotnikov immediately called.
Breck tabled J♠10♠ for a rivered flush, but it was no good, as Zlotnikov had rivered a full house with his K♣8♣.
Brandon Wilson got it all in preflop for 310,000 on the button against the under-the-gun Brian Breck, who covered.
Brandon Wilson: K♠Q♥
Brian Breck: Q♣10♠
Wilson's king-queen remained in the lead all the way as the board ran out 7♠A♣2♠9♦J♠, earning him the much-needed double-up.
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