€5,000 EPT Kyiv Main Event | 2009 PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv

08-23-2009 14:29 UTC+2

Break it Up

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We've reached the end of another level, and the five remaining players are taking ten. We'll be back shortly.

08-23-2009 14:28 UTC+2

Simonyan Squeezes

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Alexander Dovzhenko raised to 95,000 under the gun, and Vitaly Tolokonnikov put in the call from the next seat over. Arthur Simonyan then grabbed all 516,000 of his chips and shoved them forward, and his play folded the table, giving a nice boost to his chip stack on the last hand of the level.

Tags: Alexander Dovzhenko Arthur Simonyan Vitaly Tolokonnikov

08-23-2009 14:22 UTC+2

Lykov's Little Pot

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Lucasz Plichta raised to 110,000 from the middle seat, and small blind Maxim Lykov came along to see a heads-up flop.

It showed up {4-Spades}

, and both players checked. The {7-Hearts}

on the turn was Lykov's signal to bet, and he made it 120,000 to play. Plichta didn't waste much time calling, and the river brought the {A-Hearts}

. Lykov stacked out a smallish bet of 155,000, and it was enough to take down the pot right there.

Tags: Lucasz Plichta Maxim Lykov

08-23-2009 14:15 UTC+2

What's Happening

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Shamus

Three hands from the last orbit:

Vitaly Tolokonnikov opened with a raise to 90,000 from under the gun, and Alexander Dovzhenko called from the big blind. The flop came {Q-Spades}

. Dovzhenko checked, Tolokonnikov bet 100,000, and Dovzhenko folded.

Then, Maxim Lykov opened with a raise to 80,000 from the button, and took the blinds and antes.

Next, the table folded around to Tolokonnikov who completed from the small blind, and Lucasz Plichta checked from the BB. Both checked the {4-Hearts}

flop. The turn brought the {5-Clubs}

. Tolokonnikov bet 40,000, then Plichta raised to 110,000. Tolokonnikov thought a beat, then let it go.

08-23-2009 14:07 UTC+2

Plichta Doesn't Want a Flop

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Max Lykov opened with a cutoff raise to 95,000, and Alexander Dovzhenko called from the button. Small blind Vitaly Tolokonnikov came along as well, but big blind Lucasz Plichta wanted to play for more. He squeezed it up to 440,000, and the involved players folded rather quickly in turn.

Plichta showed pocket jacks, but it was an extremely effective play regardless of what he held. That win improves his stack by about 30%, bumping him up to 1,353,000.

Tags: Alexander Dovzhenko Lucacz Plichta Maxim Lykov Vitaly Tolokonnikov

08-23-2009 14:03 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Alexander Dovzhenko -- 3.816 million
Vitaly Tolokonnikov -- 1.781 million
Maxim Lykov -- 1.728 million
Lucasz Plichta -- 1.056 million
Arthur Simonyan -- 552,000

08-23-2009 13:55 UTC+2

May the Most Aggressive Man Win

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Vitaly Tolokonnikov and Maxim Lykov have been tangled up with each other on several occasions as they have established themselves as the two most aggressive players on the table.

A couple hands ago, Tolokonnikov opened to 95,000 before Lykov re-raised to 245,000. That was enough to fold Tolokonnikov, but he had revenge on his mind.

Just a hand or two later, he did it again, opening to 95,000 once more. And once again, Lykov three-bet it, 255,000 this time. After a short pause, Tolokonnikov moved all in, drawing a quick fold from his opponent to snag his chips back.

08-23-2009 13:43 UTC+2

Ad Schaap Eliminated in 6th Place (€60,000)

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Maxim Lykov opened another pot with a raise before Ad Schaap moved all in for about 550,000. When it came back around to the raiser, he quickly made the call to put Schaap in danger.

Showdown
Lykov: {10-Clubs}

Schaap:

Racing for his tournament life, Schaap would find no help on a board of {4-Spades}

. That will spell the end of the day for the good-natured restauranteur from Holland. With his exit, we are now out of Dutch players, so the EPT trophy will be coming home to a new country for the first time in three events.

For his work over the past five days, Ad Schaap takes home a nice payday worth €60,000.

Tags: Ad Schaap

08-23-2009 13:30 UTC+2

Plichta Pushes Chips

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Under the gun, Maxim Lykov opened with a raise to 100,000 straight, only to see Lucasz Plichta move all in for 492,000. Lykov asked for a full count before making the call with the covering stack, the young Pole now at risk for his tournament life.

Showdown
Lykov: {A-Clubs}

Plichta:

The flop was a big dry desert for the all-in player as it ran out {3-Spades}

. The

that hit the turn was a bit of a help as it gave him four more outs to the chop. There would be no chop though.

The {10-Hearts}

peeled off on the river, and it was a beautiful sight for Plichta. His pair of tens is good enough for the come-from-behind double up, pushing him over 1,000,000 for the first time today. Lykov, meanwhile, is sliding the other way. He's back to 1,616,000 with the shorter stacks now hot on his heels.

Tags: Lucasz Plichta Maxim Lykov

08-23-2009 13:26 UTC+2

Tolokonnikov Doubles Through Lykov

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Maxim Lykov opened with a raise to 90,000 from the hijack seat, then Vitaly Tolokonnikov pushed forward his remaining 539,000 from the button. The blinds folded, and Lykov called.

Lykov showed {A-Clubs}