Leonid Semenyuk raised to 160,000 first to act with the 
and Aleksandr Chernikov called with the 
in the big blind. They checked down the board of 
and Semenyuk claimed the first pot of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,800,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
3,500,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
The final 12 poker players in the 888poker LIVE Sochi Main Event are feeling all the feels as they get ready to play down to the 888poker festival winner and claim a piece of the life-changing $500,000 prize pool, plus 2020 WSOP Main Event package. Tiffany Michelle is on hand to get their pregame thoughts, nerves and predictions.
There are 13:17 minutes left in the level and the redraw of the nine-handed final table can be found below.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Chernikov | Russia | 3,760,000 | 47 |
| 2 | Leonid Semenyuk | Russia | 7,480,000 | 94 |
| 3 | Ravil Khamatgareev | Russia | 1,665,000 | 21 |
| 4 | Konstantin Lichagin | Russia | 1,810,000 | 23 |
| 5 | Maksym Lavrov | Ukraine | 4,480,000 | 56 |
| 6 | Vasiliy Tsapko | Russia | 2,295,000 | 29 |
| 7 | Anton Konovalov | Russia | 2,975,000 | 37 |
| 8 | Ivan Fedorov | Russia | 945,000 | 12 |
| 9 | Vartan Manucharyan | Russia | 1,410,000 | 18 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,480,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
4,480,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
3,760,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
|
2,975,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
|
||
|
2,295,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
|
1,810,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
||
|
1,665,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
1,410,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
945,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
Mikhail Gusev moved all in for 570,000 from under the gun and Maksym Lavrov on the button called after having asked for an exact count. Leonid Semenyuk in the big blind asked for the stack size of Lavrov and sent his cards into the muck.
Mikhail Gusev: 
Maksym Lavrov: 
Gusev hit a pair on the 
flop but Lavrov regained the lead on the 
turn. A blank 
fell on the river and that sent Gusev to the rail in 10th place. All nine remaining players will now redraw to the final table, take a break for the chip counts and the group picture.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,475,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
Busted |
Vartan Manucharyan had jammed once and then did so for 1,100,000 via three-bet holding the . Initial raiser Ravil Ravil Khamatgareev had raised to 160,000 with the 
and used his full 30 seconds of the shot clock before electing to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
1,400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Leonid Semenyuk opened to 175,000 on the button and Aleksandr Chernikov called in the big blind. They checked down the board 
and Chernikov announced his hand in Russian, but mucked when Semenyuk flipped over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,700,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
4,200,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
4,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
2,450,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
600,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
One hand later, Vartan Manucharyan jammed the small blind for his last 480,000 with and Ivan Fedorov called from the big blind with the 
.
The board came 
and Manucharyan turned a flush to send Fedorov down to ten big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
|
790,000
-710,000
|
-710,000 |
Anton Konovalov raised to 240,000 in the small blind and Vartan Manucharyan jammed for 2,100,000 from one seat over in the big blind. Konovalov gave it short consideration and called all in for around 20 big blinds.
Anton Konovalov: 
Vartan Manucharyan:
On a board of 
, Konovalov dodged 13 outs on the turn to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,300,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
480,000
-1,520,000
|
-1,520,000 |
The action on the outer table has been limited with Mikhail Gusev on his short stack and Leonid Semenyuk took advantage of that to boost his stack further. Aleksandr Chernikov defended once and check-called a bet on a 
flop but check-folded the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,100,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
4,500,000
-1,050,000
|
-1,050,000 |
Mikhail Gusev moved all in for 230,00 first to act and he was called by Vasiliy Tsapko and Leonid Semenyuk in the blinds. The two remaining active players checked down the 
board and Tsapko showed 
for a busted flush draw. Semenyuk had nothing either with the and Gusev scored the triple up with 
for queens and treys.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,600,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
|
|
770,000
340,000
|
340,000 |