Hands 135-138: Shafikov's Slipping
Hand #135: With Denys Shafikov still missing (and so a big blind up for grabs this hand), Steve Warburton opened under the gun for 600,000 with just the 
showing. Juanda and Jensen quickly released and the pot went to Warburton.
Hand #136: Shafikov returned in the small blind and he made it 750,000 with 
. Steve Warburton in the big blind folded his 
and Shafikov made back some money.
Hand #137: Shafikov on the button with 
opened for 600,000. His min raise got called by John Juanda in the big blind who had 
. The flop came 
favoriting Juanda. Juanda checked, and called Shafikov's 700,000 bet.
The fell on the turn, improving Juanda to trips. Juanda lead out for 1.25 million into the 2,950,000 pot. Shafikov tanked for a bit before folding.
Hand #138: Shafikov opened under the gun and Jensen called from the big blind with 
. The flop of 
saw both players check. Shafikov checked behind from under the gun. The turn came the 
and Jensen checked again. Shafikov made a bet and Jensen check shoved all in. Shafikov had just the 
showing, and tanked for quite some time before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,700,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
14,400,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
||
|
12,500,000
2,650,000
|
2,650,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,975,000
-4,250,000
|
-4,250,000 |