132,000₽ High Roller | 2017 PokerStars Festival Sochi

10-22-2017 15:40 UTC+3

Pavel Veksler Eliminated in 12th Place (225,000 RUB)

Will Shillibier

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Mikhail Sokolov raised to 12,500 from under the gun. Pavel Veksler three-bet all in for 45,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Sokolov called.

Pavel Veksler:
Mikhail Sokolov:

There was a King on the flop of to give Sokolov the lead. The turn was the and the river the to eliminate Veksler in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Sokolov	350,000 20,000	20,000
Pavel Veksler	Busted

Tags: Mikhail Sokolov Pavel Veksler

10-22-2017 15:34 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts (full)

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Will Shillibier

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrii Deviatov	640,000 120,000	120,000
Andrey Andreev	415,000 65,000	65,000
Kiryl Radzivonau	330,000 18,000	18,000
Mikhail Sokolov	330,000 80,000	80,000
Oleg Lipkin	250,000 -5,000	-5,000
Dmitriy Chop	220,000 70,000	70,000
Vanush Mnatcakanian	210,000 -70,000	-70,000
Yakov Oranskiy	185,000 -5,000	-5,000
Vadim Kuvshynov	145,000 40,000	40,000
Mikhail Surin	95,000 40,000	40,000
Daniil Gavrilov	72,000
Pavel Veksler	50,000 -200,000	-200,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

10-22-2017 15:26 UTC+3

Karen Harutyunyan Eliminated in 13th Place (225,000 RUB)

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Will Shillibier

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

We returned to the tables to see Kiryl Radzivonau raking in a large pot, boosting his chip stack over 300,000. He explained to us that he eliminated Karen Harutyunan Kings against Tens, with Radzivonau the one holding the tens.

Harutyunyan becomes the first elimination in the High Roller in the money, taking home 225,000 RUB.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kiryl Radzivonau	312,000 122,000	122,000
Karen Harutyunyan	Busted

Tags: Karen Harutyunyan Kiryl Radzivonau

10-22-2017 15:13 UTC+3

Bubble Bursts in Bizarre Fashion

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Will Shillibier

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Pavel Veksler raised to 10,000 in early position before Siarhei Chudapal three-bet all in for 63,000. Mikhail Sokolov was in the small blind and announced "Call." But then tried to muck when he saw there was an all in. The floor was called and Sokolov's call stood.

Dmitriy Chop folded the big blind and Veksler folded too and the cards were turned over.

Siarhei Chudapal:
Mikhail Sokolov:

The board ran out giving a straight to Chudapal but a flush to Sokolov who eliminated his opponent, bursting the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Sokolov	250,000 65,000	65,000
Siarhei Chudapal	Busted

Tags: Siarhei Chudapal

10-22-2017 15:08 UTC+3

Timofey Asmolov Eliminated; Players Now on Money Bubble

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Will Shillibier

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Timofey Asmolov moved all in for his last 60,000 from the hijack. It folded to Vanush Mnatcakanian who called in the big blind.

Vanush Mnatcakanian:
Timofey Asmolov:

The board ran out and Asmolov was eliminated. Players are now on the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanush Mnatcakanian	280,000 70,000	70,000
Timofey Asmolov	Busted

Tags: Timofey Asmolov

10-22-2017 15:04 UTC+3

Dmitrii Deviatov New Chip Leader After Triple Barrel Bluff from Vanush Mnatcakanian

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Will Shillibier

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Kiryl Radzivonau raised under the gun and Vanush Mnatcakanian called as did Dmitrii Deviatov in the big blind.

The flop came and it checked to Mnatcakanian who bet 35,000. Deviatov called and Radzivonau folded.

The turn was the and Deviatov check-called a bet of 70,000. The river was the . Deviatov checked and Mnatcakanian announced a bet of 80,000 and Deviatov snap-called.

Mnatcakanian mucked and Deviatov turned over and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrii Deviatov	520,000 200,000	200,000
Vanush Mnatcakanian	210,000 -190,000	-190,000

10-22-2017 14:58 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

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Will Shillibier

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Pavel Veksler raised to 10,000 in the hijack and Andrey Andreev defended his small blind. The flop came and Andreev bet 25,000. Veksler called. Andreev checked the turn and Veksler bet 42,000. Andreev mucked.

Meanwhile both Timofey Asmolov and Mikhail Surin got shoves through as short stacks on the other table.

Dmitriy Chop and Vadim Kuvshynov were in a pot on a flop blind on blind. Chop bet 8,500 and Kuvshynov called. The turn was the and Chop continued for 12,500. Kuvshynov called again.

Both checked the river and Chop took down the pot with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Andreev	350,000 -35,000	-35,000
Pavel Veksler	250,000 50,000	50,000
Dmitriy Chop	150,000 25,000	25,000
Vadim Kuvshynov	105,000 -5,000	-5,000
Timofey Asmolov	60,000 1,000	1,000
Mikhail Surin	55,000 -20,000	-20,000

10-22-2017 14:48 UTC+3

Vanush Mnatcakanian's Stack Takes a Knock

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Will Shillibier

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Yakov Oranskiy raised to 9,000 and Vanush Mnatcakanian three-bet from the next position to 20,000. Oranskiy then four-bet to 49,000 and Mnatcakanian called.

The flop came and after some thought Oranskiy moved all in for around 100,000. Mnatcakanian folded.

Meanwhile Andrey Andreev closed the gap on Mnatcakanian once more by eliminating Denis Kushnerov. Kushnerov held against the of Andreev who is closing in on 400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanush Mnatcakanian	400,000 260,000	260,000
Andrey Andreev	385,000 40,000	40,000
Yakov Oranskiy	190,000 -250,000	-250,000
Denis Kushnerov	Busted

10-22-2017 14:40 UTC+3

Final Two Tables (full)

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Will Shillibier

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chips
1	1	Pavel Veksler	200,000
1	2	Daniil Gavrilov	72,000
1	3	Siarhei Chudapal	75,000
1	4	Denis Kushnerov	45,000
1	5	Andrey Andreev	345,000
1	6	Mikhail Sokolov	185,000
1	7	Dmitriy Chop	125,000
1	8	Vadim Kuvshynov	110,000
2	1	Vanush Mnatcakanian	140,000
2	2	Yakov Oranskiy	440,000
2	3	Mikhail Surin	75,000
2	4	Oleg Lipkin	255,000
2	5	Karen Arutyunyan	160,000
2	6	Timofey Asmolov	59,000
2	7	Dmitrii Deviatov	320,000
2	8	Kiryl Radzivonau	190,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Yakov Oranskiy	440,000 285,000	285,000
Andrey Andreev	345,000 30,000	30,000
Dmitrii Deviatov	320,000 90,000	90,000
Oleg Lipkin	255,000 -15,000	-15,000
Pavel Veksler	200,000 47,000	47,000
Kiryl Radzivonau	190,000
Mikhail Sokolov	185,000 -85,000	-85,000
Karen Harutyunyan	160,000 10,000	10,000
Vanush Mnatcakanian	140,000 -260,000	-260,000
Dmitriy Chop	125,000 30,000	30,000
Vadim Kuvshynov	110,000 -20,000	-20,000
Siarhei Chudapal	75,000 -41,000	-41,000
Mikhail Surin	75,000 -55,000	-55,000
Daniil Gavrilov	72,000 -7,000	-7,000
Timofey Asmolov	59,000 -58,000	-58,000
Denis Kushnerov	45,000