₽191,800 EPT Main Event Day 3 | 2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi

03-27-2019 21:11 UTC+3

Mnatsakanyan Doubles Through Kovalevsky

Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On a board with over 400,000 chips in the middle, Serafim Kovalevsky checked to Vanush Mnatasakanyan who moved all in for 179,000.

Kovalevsky didn't seem happy with his call but put the chips in anyway with for top pair and a gutshot straight draw. Mnatsakanyan looked please to turn over and when the bricked he chipped up to over average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serafim Kovalevsky	1,825,000 -415,000	-415,000
Vanush Mnatsakanyan	740,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Serafim Kovalevsky Vanush Mnatsakanyan

03-27-2019 21:24 UTC+3

Doddapaneni and Sheshukov Tangle Once More

Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Aleksandr Sheshukov opened to 26,000 and Sriharsha Doddapaneni three-bet to 100,000 from the blinds. Sheshukov called.

The flop came and the pair both checked. The turn was the . Doddapaneni check-called 122,000 from Sheshukov and the pair checked the river.

Doddapaneni showed for a rivered two pair and Sheshukov did a shrugging gesture before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Sheshukov	1,360,000 -90,000	-90,000
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	980,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Aleksandr Sheshukov Sriharsha Doddapaneni

03-27-2019 21:25 UTC+3

Break

Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Players are going on a 20-minute break with 29 players remaining. The pace of eliminations has slowed to a trickle, with just six players eliminated in the level since dinner break.

After the break there will be one more level this evening, unless the tournament gets down to 16 players.

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

03-27-2019 21:54 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Yurasov	1,875,000 725,000	725,000
Serafim Kovalevsky	1,790,000 -35,000	-35,000
Francisco Benitez	1,435,000 95,000	95,000
Aleksandr Sheshukov	1,410,000 50,000	50,000
Danil Bukharin	1,282,000 557,000	557,000

Sergey Frizyak	1,055,000 190,000	190,000
Mikhail Aleksandrov	1,013,000 13,000	13,000
Ivan Ruban	1,005,000 130,000	130,000
Maksim Pisarenko	960,000 230,000	230,000

Sriharsha Doddapaneni	922,000 -58,000	-58,000
Viktor Ustimov	917,000 42,000	42,000

Vyacheslav Mizun	855,000 -90,000	-90,000
Vanush Mnatsakanyan	800,000 60,000	60,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	740,000 240,000	240,000
Timur Khamidullin	737,000 327,000	327,000
Sergey Petrushevskiy	552,000 -3,000	-3,000
Aleksandr Denisov	540,000 -190,000	-190,000

Artem Petrov	520,000 170,000	170,000
Nikolay Plastinin	502,000 -438,000	-438,000
Murun Ganzorig	340,000 -60,000	-60,000
Said Butba	332,000 -48,000	-48,000
Andrey Malyshev	320,000 -15,000	-15,000
Garri Tevosov	298,000 -177,000	-177,000
Sergey Druzhinin	273,000 -82,000	-82,000
Eduard Burd	262,000 -198,000	-198,000

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03-27-2019 22:23 UTC+3

Druzhinin is First Elimination in a While

Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Maksim Pisarenko raised to 38,000 from the small blind and Sergey Druzhinin three-bet all in for 330,000. Pisarenko agonized over his decision before calling.

Maksim Pisarenko:
Sergey Druzhinin:

The board ran out with Pisarenko turning a full house to eliminate Druzhinin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Pisarenko	1,400,000 440,000	440,000

Sergey Druzhinin	Busted

Tags: Maksim Pisarenko Sergey Druzhinin

03-27-2019 22:27 UTC+3

Ganzorig Another Elimination

Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

On a flop Vanush Mnatsakanyan checked and Murun Ganzorig bet 110,000. Mnatsakanyan check-raised all in putting Ganzorig to the test. He thought for a while before calling.

Vanush Mnatsakanyan:
Murun Ganzorig:

The turn was the and the river and Ganzorig was eliminated.

Meanwhile, Eduard Burd and Sriharsha Doddapaneni have been eliminated in a flurry of eliminations leaving us one elimination off the three table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanush Mnatsakanyan	1,500,000 700,000	700,000
Murun Ganzorig	Busted
Eduard Burd	Busted
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	Busted

Tags: Vanush Mnatsakanyan Murun Ganzorig

03-27-2019 22:31 UTC+3

Butba Eliminated; Three Table Redraw

Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Said Butba	Busted

03-27-2019 22:36 UTC+3

Day 3 Pictures

Will Shillibier

03-27-2019 22:39 UTC+3

Final Three Tables

Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Table 1	Name	Table 2	Name	Table 3	Name
1	Ivan Ruban	1	Serafim Kovalevsky	1	Garri Tevosov
2	Sergey Petrushevskiy	2	Timur Khamidullin	2	Dmitry Yurasov
3	Vanush Mnatsakanyan	3	Stanislav Shchipalov	3	Viktor Ustimov
4	Danil Bukharin	4	Sergey Frizyak	4	Francisco Benitez
5	Nikita Kuznetsov	5	Uri Gilboa	5	Artem Petrov
6	Andrey Malysehv	6	Aleksey Istomin	6	Nikolay Plastinin
7	Aleksandr Sheshukov	7	Zakhar Babaev	7	Maksim Pisarenko
8	Aleksandr Denisov	8	Vyacheslav Mizun	8	Mikhail Aleksandrov