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Albert Daher opened with 
on the button for 100,000. Alexy Rybin called from the small blind with 
and Andrei Nikonov three-bet to 320,000 with 
. Daher called and Rybin folded. The saw a flop of 
. Nikonov was on in a tough spot with his stack size and position but felt he had to continue and did so for 290,000. He was raised by Daher and Nikonov let it go.
Andrei Nikonov raised to 100,000 preflop with 
, Albert Daher called with 
and Alexey Rybin called with 
. The flop was 
and it was checked to Nikonov who bet 145,000, Daher quickly folded but Rybin called to see the 
turn. Now, Rybin led out for a substantial 400,000 as a bluff and Nikonov thought for seconds and then folded.
It looks like Rybin might have found his rhythm again.
Players are back after that short break.
The last three players are on a fifteen minute break.
Albert Daher raised to 100,000 with 
and Alexey Rybin made it 250,000 in a three-bet holding 
. Rybin fired 350,000 on the 
flop and Daher called. The turn was the 
and Rybin moved all in for 790,000, Daher really didn't like this and spent a good minute thinking before mucking his hand. Rybin is up to about 2.4 million.
Alexey Rybin had just got a shove through a raise from Albert Daher, so when he raised all in from the button on Daher’s big blind he got a call. Rybin had 
and Daher had 
. The board ran out 
and Rybin was back in the game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,080,000
-1,205,000
|
-1,205,000 |
|
1,690,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
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Albert Daher raised to 100,000 on the button with 
and Andrei Nikonov called in the big blind with 
to see a 
flop. Both players checked and Daher hit gin with the 
on the turn. Nikonov led for 145,000 and made a call when Daher raised to 410,000.
The river was the 
and Nikonov checked, Daher bet 900,000 into a pot with just over a million in. Nikonov didn't waste too much time in calling but could only sigh and roll his eyes when Daher turned over the set. With that, Daher is now the clear chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,925,000
1,630,000
|
1,630,000 |
|
2,900,000
-1,595,000
|
-1,595,000 |
|
|
845,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
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Albert Daher opened on the button with 
and Andrei Nikonov defended out of position in the big blind with 
. They saw a flop of 
. Nikonov hit his pair and check called a bet of 155,000. The turn was and again Nikonov check called a bet. This time 310,000. The river was a great one for Nikonov who tried to induce with a check but Daher checked behind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,495,000
555,000
|
555,000 |
|
|
2,295,000
-710,000
|
-710,000 |
Alexey Rybin has got a couple of shoves through not he has around fifteen big blinds. Once open shove with 
and next a three bet shove with 
after an open from Daher with 
.
On the turn of a 
board, Albert Daher fired 165,000 with and Andrei Nikonov floated with his gutshot made the call to see the on the river. Daher bet 365,000 and the commentary team speculated how much Nikonov should raise, having hit his miracle card. Jeff Hakim and Maximilian Droege were thinking of a raise to 1-1.2 million would be ideal. Instead Nikonov decided to just flat-call which shocked the commentators. Has the young Russian missed out on huge value?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,940,000
810,000
|
810,000 |
|
|
3,005,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
825,000
-750,000
|
-750,000 |
|
|
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