Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Eugene Katchalov has pulled away to an almost 3-1 lead after taking down a big pot against Vladimir Troyanovskiy without showdown.
Troyanovskiy raised to 60,000 and Katchalov called to check the flop of 
. Troyanovskiy checked behind and faced a bet worth 90,000 on the 
turn. The Russian raised it up to 250,000 and Katchalov called.
Both then saw the 
appear on the river and a four-card straight emerged on the board. Katchalov bet 150,000 and Troyanovskiy gave him a stare down for half a minute before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,370,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
||
|
480,000
-420,000
|
-420,000 |
flop, Troyanovskiy bet 30,000 and Katchalov called. After the 
turn, Troyanovskiy check-called a bet of 75,000 before leading the 
river for 85,000. Katchalov called and immediately asked in Russian if Troyanovskiy had a six.
flop, Troyanovskiy slowed down and checked, then folded after facing a bet worth 120,000 by Katchalov.
flop and the 
turn. Katchalov bet the 
river for 85,000 and Troyanovskiy called. Katchalov turned over 
. Troyanovskiy continued for 100,000 and was called before moving all in after the 
flop, both players checked and Katchalov chec-folded the 
turn to a bet of 62,000 by Troyanovskiy.
was checked through entirely. Katchalov showed 
and that kicked off a series of small hands that vaulted him back into the lead.
flop for 40,000 and Troyanovskiy check-called before then check-folding the 
turn when facing a second bet worth 100,000.
river then did the trick to force a fold from Troyanovskiy.
. Katchalov checked, Troyanovskiy bet 40,000 and that ended the hand right there.
entirely. Troyanovskiy flipped over 
and Katchalov grinned before sending his cards into the muck.