Hand #17: Max Silver opened with 
to 28,000 from middle position and Ramin Hajiyev defended his big blind with 
. The flop was 
, giving Silver top pair top kicker. Hajiyev quickly check-folded to a 40,000 bet from the Brit.
Hand #18: Action folded to Ramin Hajiyev in the small blind, who limped in with 
. [Removed:17] held 
in the big blind and raised to 30,000. Hajiyev committed the extra chips to see a flop.
The flop came 
and Hajiyev checked. Yan, with a gutshot and two overcards, continued with a bet of 53,000. Hajiyev, holding top pair, called the bet.
The turn brought the 
, giving Yan the monster straight and leaving Hajiyev drawing dead. The Azerbaijani checked and Yan quickly checked behind.
On the 
river, Hajiyev checked a third time. Yan simply moved all in, putting Hajiyev to the test for his entire stack of 299,000. Hajiyev folded after mere seconds.
Hand #19: [Removed:17] opened to 42,000 from the small blind with 
and won the hand.
Hand #20: Ramin Hajiyev picking up 
in the cutoff and raised to 30,000. [Removed:17] called with 
on the button to see a flop. The dealer fanned out 
and Hajiyev bet 53,000. Yan, with the inferior hand, made a quick call.
The 
on the turn slowed down Hajiyev and he checked. Yan bet just 43,000 into a pot of 194,000. Hajiyev thought for over a minute, then shoved all in for 212,000 total. Yan gave it around 90 seconds of thought, then called.
Hajiyev was in a great shape for a double-up, and the 
on the river was safe for him. The Azerbaijani moved up to 618,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
![[Removed:17]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
1,030,000
-192,000
|
-192,000 |
|
618,000
204,000
|
204,000 |
for 28,000. 
on the turn. 
completed the board. 
hit the turn and Schemion bet 33,000 into 72,000 and Hajiyev called. The 
to 42,000. Big blind Max Silver called with 
and both players checked. The 
. Both checked on the 
and both players checked again, giving Hajiyev the winner with a pair of nines.
to 23,000. His neighbor, [Removed:17], three-bet 
hit the turn and with 115,000 in the pot, Hajiyev check-folded to the 65,000-bet that followed.
. Khoroshenin bet 29,000 into 57,000 and Badziakouski called.