₽191,800 EPT Main Event
Day 3 Started
2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi
₽191,800 EPT Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi
Buy-in
191,800 RUB
Prize Pool
145,500,000 RUB
Entries
758
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
After eclipsing the 1,000,000 chip mark on the very last hand of Day 2, Aleksandr Denisov will look to make it three days in a row at the top of the chip counts. After bagging the overwhelming chip lead on Day 1a, and holding it at the end of play last night Denisov is in pole position for a deep run here at Casino Sochi.
With the money bubble bursting 17 minutes from the end of play last night, players are returning today safe in the knowledge that they have locked up a min-cash worth ₽364,000 (~$5,600).
However, there are several players looking enviously at Denisov's stack including nearest rivals Mikhail Aleksandrov (942,000), Vadim Baranov (865,000) and Dmitry Yurasov (658,000).
Day 1b chip leader Viktor Ustimov (505,000) is still in the field, along with Anatoliy Zyrin (294,000), Matous Houzvicek (276,000), Dorian Pavon (180,000), Keisuke Hikosaka (155,000) and of course defending champion Arseniy Karmatskiy (108,000).
The schedule says to play five 90-minute levels, but that is subject to change. Stay tuned toPokerNews for continued live updates
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Blind on blind Anton Smirnov moved all in for his last 40,000 and Sergey Kolyasnikov called in the big blind.
Anton Smirnov: 
Sergey Kolyasnikov: 
The flop came 
giving Kolyasnikov the lead. The turn was the 
sending Smirnov to the rail. The river was the 
and that sealed the elimination
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Yesterday Mikhail Aleksandrov was kept off the top spot by Aleksandr Denisov, but an early elimination has boosted his stack into seven-figures.
Holding against the 
of Alexey Avramenko, there was something for everyone on the 
flop with Aleksandrov holding top pair and Avramenko a flush draw.
However, the turn 
and river 
bricked out for Avramenko and he was eliminated, with Aleksandrov moving over a million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Rob van der Woude moved all in from under the gun for his last 51,000. It folded to the only player at the table shorter than him in Sergey Litvinov who called.
Rob van der Woude: 
Sergey Litvinov: 
It was a good time for Van der Woude to pick up aces, and although Litvinov flopped a pair on 
it wasn't enough and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Heading into Day 3 there were just three French Spin 'n' Go qualifiers remaining in the field, and in a peculiar quirk of the seating draw they have all been drawn together on Table 7.
What's more, the trio came into the day with just under two big blinds difference between them!
We'll have to keep an eye on them to see who will win this mini national championship!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
60,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
60,000 |
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,040,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
1,000,000
342,000
|
342,000 |
|
800,000
624,000
|
624,000 |
|
725,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
620,000
328,000
|
328,000 |
|
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|
585,000
-68,000
|
-68,000 |
|
550,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
