Hands #54-58: Vitkind Chipping Up
Hand #54: Dmitry Vitkind raised to 90,000 from the cutoff. Lavrentiy Ni three-bet to 235,000 from the button with 
. Vitkind folded.
Hand #55: Ni raised to 85,000 from the button. Seyed Ghavam three-bet from the small blind with 
to 235,000. Ni folded.
Hand #56: Ni raised to 85,000 from the cutoff with 
and the remaining players folded.
Hand #57: Vladimir Troyanovksiy raised to 85,000 from the button with 
. The blinds folded and Troyanovskiy took down the pot.
Hand #58: Vitkind limped from the small blind with 
and Ni raised to 125,000 from the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Vitkind checked to Ni who bet 145,000. Vitkind called. The turn was the 
and Ni bet again for 365,000. Vitkind called.
The river was the 
and both players checked. Vitkind took down the pot and boosted his stack to around 2.75m.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,835,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
2,715,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
2,470,000 | |
|
2,320,000
-505,000
|
-505,000 |
|
1,275,000
85,000
|
85,000 |