Alexander Dovzhenko Eliminated in 2nd Place (€220,000); Maxim Lykov Wins the PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv (€330,000)!

Maxim Lykov raised to 220,000 from the button, and Alexander Dovzhenko made the call from the big blind. With 440,000 chips in the pot, the two men saw the flop come down {4-Spades}

. Both players checked, and the turn card paired the board with the {4-Clubs}

. Lykov checked again, and Dovzhenko quickly made a healthy bet of 400,000.

"Raise," announced Lykov, slipping out a cool 1,000,000 in two tidy towers of orange chips. Dovzhenko didn't waste much time announcing, "All in," and Lykov shrugged his shoulders and quickly called, the tournament possibly mere moments from its conclusion!

Showdown
Lykov: {4-Hearts}

Dovznenko: {J-Clubs}

In a shocker, Dovzhenko's top pair had been rendered invalid by Lykov's third four on the turn. Drawing to just two outs with one card to come, the Ukrainian would find no salvation from the poker gods. The blank {A-Diamonds}

filled out the final board of the tournament, ending Dovzhenko's day just one spot short of a title he so desperately wanted to win for his home country.

After a truly fantastic week of poker, Alexander Dovzhenko was swarmed by a crowd of his native supporters, taking home €220,000 as a consolation prize.

Perhaps the betting favorite coming into the day, Russian Maxim Lykov has ridden a three-day chip lead to an EPT title here in the Season Six opener. From all of us at PokerNews, congratulations to Maxim Lykov, PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv Champion!

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