2017 PokerStars Festival Sochi

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Sochi

Final Results
Winner
Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
7,700,000 RUB
Event Info
Buy-in
66,000 RUB
Prize Pool
30,000,000 RUB
Entries
699
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
25,000

Nuts For Nikita Myshkin

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Nikita Myshkin opened from under the gun and Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy called in the big blind.

The flop was {2-Spades}{j-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Merzhvinskiy check-called a 300,000 bet from Myshkin.

The turn was the {4-Spades} and it was a 450,000 bet this time from Myshkin. A call from Merzhvinskiy saw the {3-Clubs} hit the river and Myshkin bet 1,200,000.

A bit of a dwell up then Merzhvinskiy called.
Myshkin showed {a-Spades}{7-Spades}.

“Nuts,” Alexsandr Denisov said.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nikita Myshkin ru
Nikita Myshkin
7,000,000
2,970,000
2,970,000
Profile photo of Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy ru
Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy
1,800,000
-3,000,000
-3,000,000

Valentin Zolotilov Eliminated in 5th Place (2,000,000 RUB), Andrey Kotelnikov Eliminated in 6th Place (1,560,000 RUB)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Andrey Kotelnikov
Andrey Kotelnikov

Valentin Zolotilov moved all in on a flop of {q-Hearts}{9-Spades}{2-Spades} and got a quick call from Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy.

Zolotilov: {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Merzhvinskiy: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

The turn was the {7-Diamonds} and the river the {a-Spades}.

Zolotilov was eliminated shortly after Andrey Kotelnikov busted.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy ru
Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy
4,800,000
800,000
800,000
Profile photo of Valentin Zolotilov ru
Valentin Zolotilov
Busted
Profile photo of Andrey Kotelnikov ru
Andrey Kotelnikov
Busted
Day 1B Chip Leader

Tags: Andrey KotelnikovValentin ZolotilovAleksandr Merzhvinskiy

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 20,000

Mikhail Zamyatin Eliminated in 7th Place (1,101,800 RUB)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

All the chips were in preflop with Mikhail Zamyatin showing {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} but at risk and out pipped by Andrey Kotelnikov who tabled {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}.

The board ran out {5-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

Mikhail Zamyatin was the next player to head for the pay-out desk after three long days of poker.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andrey Kotelnikov ru
Andrey Kotelnikov
3,600,000
1,790,000
1,790,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Mikhail Zamyatin
Busted

Tags: Andrey KotelnikovMikhail Zamyatin

Kirill Denisenko Eliminated in 8th Place (770,000 RUB)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Kirill Denisenko
Kirill Denisenko

On a flop of {a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{q-Clubs} Kirill Denisenko led out from the small blind for 600,000 and after some thought Valentin Zolotilov moved all in with Denisenko quickly calling.

Zolotilov: {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}
Denisenko: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

Denisenko had flopped top two pair and looked to have a lock on the hand to double up.

The turn was the {5-Clubs} and the river the {10-Clubs} to bring a running four-card flush for Zolotilov to gasps of disbelief.

Denisenko was out in eighth.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Valentin Zolotilov ru
Valentin Zolotilov
6,800,000
3,200,000
3,200,000
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Kirill Denisenko
Busted

Tags: Kirill DenisenkoValentin Zolotilovm

Official Final Seat Draw and Chip Counts

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerChip Count 
Final1Alexander Shlyakhov1,745,000 
Final2Andrey Kotelnikov1,810,000 
Final3Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy1,855,000 
Final4Kirill Denisenko3,415,000 
Final5Nikita Myshkin4,030,000 
Final6Valentin Zolotilov3,600,000 
Final7Alexsandr Denisov3,280,000 
Final8Mikhail Zamyatin1,180,000