Atanas Pavlov opened to 750,000 from the button, then snap-called when Walter Treccarichi moved all in from the big blind for 3,175,000.
Walter Treccarichi:
Atanas Pavlov:
Treccarichi was dominated and got no help on the board. He would've been chip leader had he won the coin flip against Eduard Barsegian, but instead Treccarichi had to settle for eighth place.
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Denis Kapustin, in the cutoff, raised to 2,000,000 and left himself 1,600,000 behind. Fausto Tantillo then shoved all in on the button and Kapustin called when action folded back to him.
Denis Kapustin:
Fausto Tantillo:
Kapustin was racing for his tournament life and fell behind when Tantillo spiked a pair on the flop. Kapustin got some hope on the turn with a flush draw, but missed the river as he became the first casualty of the final table.
Walter Treccarichi opened to 500,000 from the cutoff with and action folded to Eduard Barsegian in the small blind who looked down at . He three-bet to 1,400,000 and Treccarichi responded by moving all in. Barsegian made the call for his tournament life.
Eduard Barsegian:
Walter Treccarichi:
It was a coin flip but Barsegian prevailed on a runout to double up.
Fausto Tantillo opened to 500,000 from under the gun with and received calls from Maxime Chilaud in the small blind with and Denis Kapustin in the big blind with .
Action checked to Tantillo on a flop of and he continued for 550,000. Both of his opponents made the call.
Chilaud and Kapustin both checked for a second time following the turn and Tantillo, unaware he was drawing dead, pushed a hefty 1,400,000 into the middle. Chilaud was clearly not going anywhere and flatted while Kapustin, priced out of his draw, folded.
Action went check-check on the river and Chilaud showed down the boat to scoop a big pot.
Maxime Chilaud raised to 400,000 from the cutoff with and Denis Kapustin, with , called on the button. Fausto Tantillo then three-bet to 1,825,000 out of the small blind holding .
Chilaud then shoved all in for 7,800,000 and Kapustin quickly got out of the way. Tantillo took his time before also joining him in the muck.
Fausto Tantillo raised to 400,000 from early position with and Maxime Chilaud came along from the big blind with .
Chilaud hit a pair of queens on the flop and check-called a bet of 425,000. The turn, though, came the and Tantillo improved to a set.
Chilaud checked again and Tantillo bet another 1,100,000. Chilaud called to the river, where Tantillo put out 3,700,000 with his full house. Chilaud used one of his time banks before folding his two pair.