Hands #66-70: Melnikov Pays Off Kazaryan
Hand #66: Gor Kazaryan raised out of the small blind with the 
and Andrey Malyshev open-mucked 
in the big blind.
Hand #67: Anatoly Filatov raised it up to 
in the cutoff and Kazaryan called in the small blind with the 
on the button. Out of the big blind, Viktor Khodorenko called with 
and three players headed to the 
flop. Action checked to Filatov, who bet 6 million and was called by Kazaryan only.
After the 
turn, Filatov slowed down and checked, Kazaryan checked behind. The 
on the river also brought no further action, and Filatov claimed the pot.
Hand #68: Filatov raised it up to 7 million first to act with the 
and Alexey Melnikov peeled with 
out of the big blind. The 
flop was checked and Filatov improved to top pair on the 
turn. Again both checked and the 
river was checked to award the pot to Filatov.
Hand #69: Khodorenko raised to 7 million on the button with 
and Filatov called in the big blind with . On the 
flop both checked and the turn was also checked through. The 
river went check, check, and Khodorenko picked up a small pot.
Hand #70: Melnikov raised to 8 million with 
on the button and Kazaryan called in the big blind with . On the 
flop, Kazaryan checked, then called a bet of 7 million by Melnikov. Neither player invested any chips on the 
turn and the on the river brought a bet of 12.5 million by Kazaryan, Melnikov snap-called and the kicker played.
After the end of the hand, the remaining five players were sent on a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
318,900,000
23,900,000
|
23,900,000 |
|
298,600,000
59,600,000
|
59,600,000 |
|
||
|
126,400,000
-10,400,000
|
-10,400,000 |
|
95,100,000
15,500,000
|
15,500,000 |
|
||
|
76,200,000
-84,700,000
|
-84,700,000 |