Hand #71: Oleksandr Shcherbak opened to 200,00 on the button with and Viliyan Petleshkov called from the big blind with . The flop came and Petleshkov check-called a bet of 150,000 from Shcherbak. The turn was the and Petleshkov checked again. Shcherbak fired another 400,000 and Petleshkov called again. The completed the board and Petleshkov checked for the third time. Shcherbak bet 1,000,000 and Petleshkov called to chop the pot.
Hand #72: Petleshkov limped in on the button with and Shcherbak checked his option with . The flop fell and Shcherbak led out for 100,000 which Petleshkov called. The landed on the turn and Shcherbak fired another 250,000. Petleshkov stuck around to see the on the river and Shcherbak checked this time. Petleshkov fired a bet of 850,000 and Shcherbak folded the same hand.
Hand #73: Petleshkov raised to 250,000 with and Shcherbak three-bet to 700,000 with . Petleshkov mucked his hand and Shcherbak picked up the pot.
Hand #74: Shcherbak opened to 200,000 with and Petleshkov called with . The flop came and Petleshkov checked. Shcherbak continued for 150,000 and Petleshkov called. The turn was the and Petleshkov checked again. Shcherbak fired a bet of 400,000 and Petleshkov called. The river was the and both players checked to send Shcherbak the pot.
Hand #75: Petleshkov folded the button and Shcherbak won another pot.
Hand #66: Viliyan Petleshkov raised to 250,000 with and Oleksandr Shcherbak called with . The flop came , Shcherbak check-raised to 650,000 after Petleshkov bet 200,000 and Petleshkov folded.
Hand #67: The flop came Petleshkov checked with , Shcherbak had and bet 200,000, Petleshkov called. The turn brought them the , Petleshkov check-called when Shcherbak bet 400,000. The river completed the board with . Petleshkov checked again, Shcherbak now continued with a bet of 1,000,000. Petleshkov tanked and then folded.
Hand #68: Petleshkov raised to 250,000 with and Shcherbak called with . The flop came on which they both checked. The dealer turned the , Shcherbak check-folded
to the bet of 200,000 by Petleshkov.
Hand #69: Shcherbak raised to 200,000 with , Petleshkov re-raised to 650,000 with . Shcherbak shoved all in for 7,010,000 and Petleshkov tank-folded.
Hand #70: Petleshkov completed from the button with , Shcherbak raised to 400,000 with . Petleshkov folded.
Sergio Fernandez shipped all-in for 1,570,000 on the button with . Oleksandr Shcherbak called in the big blind with and Fernandez was at risk.
The flop came and Fernandez was still in the lead. The turn brought the and Shcherbak took the lead by pairing his king. The river landed the and Fernandez was eliminated in third place.
That leaves Viliyan Petleshkov and Oleksandr Shcherbak heads-up for the first 2017 WSOP Europe gold bracelet.
Hand #61: Oleksandr Shcherbak raised to 160,000 with on the button and Viliyan Petleshkov called in the big blind. The flop came , Petleshkov checked, Shcherbak bet 150,000. Now Petleshkov raised to 530,000 and Shcherbak called. The turn brought them the , Petleshkov opened for 770,000, Shcherbak folded.
Hand #62: Petleshkov raised to 240,000 from the small blind with and got Shcherbak to fold.
Hand #63: Shcherbak found in the small blind and shoved all in. The rest folded.
Hand #64: Fernandez completed from the small blind with . Petleshkov checked wit The flop came Kd3h8x], Fernandez check-folded when Petleshkov bet 100,000.
Hand #55: Oleksandr Shcherbak raised to 150,000 from the button with and Sergio Fernandez three-bet to 360,000 with and Shcherbak folded.
Hand #56: Fernandes raised to 180,000 with and Shcherbak re-raised with and Fernandez folded.
Hand #57: Viliyan Petleshkov raised to 175,000 on the button with and Fernandez called from the big blind with . The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Both players checked again and the completed the board. Fernandez checked for the third time and Petleshkov fired a bet of 150,000 and Fernandez folded.
Hand #58: Shcherbak raised to 160,000 with and picked up the pot.
Hand #59: Fernandez opened to 180,000 with on the button and Shcherbak called from the big blind with . The flop came and Shcherbak checked to Fernandez who fired 160,000. Shcherbak made the call and the peeled off on the turn. Shcherbak checked again and Fernandez bet another 380,000. Shcherbak just called with his two pair and the completed the board. Shcherbak checked for the third time and Fernandez reached back for a bet of 1,160,000. Shcherbak announced all-in and Fernandez quickly mucked his cards.
Carlo Savinelli moved all-in for 1,125,000 from under the gun with and was called by Viliyan Petleshkov in the small blind with .
The flop came and Petleshkov was still out front. The on the turn gave Petleshkov the only pair but Savinelli picked up a straight draw. The river was the and Savinelli became the third-place finisher.
Hand #48: Viliyan Petleshkov ripped all-in with from under the gun and picked up the pot.
Hand #49: Oleksandr Shcherbak raised to 160,000 from under the gun with and Petleshkov defended his big blind with . The flop came and Petleshkov check-called a bet of 150,000 from Shcherbak.
The turn brought the and Petleshkov checked again. Shcherbak fired another 300,000 and Petleshkov just called with his trip threes. The landed on the river and Petleshkov checked for the third time. Shcherbak announced all-in and Petleshkov snapped him off for a little over 900,000 to double through Shcherbak.
Hand #46: Carlo Savinelli raised to 160,000 from the under-the-gun position with . Unfortunately, further action was not broadcasted due to technical problems with the stream.
Hand #47: After playing a relatively short stack all day and having doubled up a few times, now Walter Treccarichi moved all-in with from the button with his remaining 920,000 and was called by Shcherbak in the small blind who had him covered.
Oleksandr Shcherbak:
Walter Treccarichi:
The board ran out - the queen on the river made sure the pot was awarded to Shcherbak and Treccarichi was out of the running.
and Viliyan Petleshkov called from the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Petleshkov check-called a bet of 150,000 from Shcherbak. The turn was the 
and Petleshkov checked again. Shcherbak fired another 400,000 and Petleshkov called again. The 
completed the board and Petleshkov checked for the third time. Shcherbak bet 1,000,000 and Petleshkov called to chop the pot.
. The flop fell 
and Shcherbak led out for 100,000 which Petleshkov called. The 
landed on the turn and Shcherbak fired another 250,000. Petleshkov stuck around to see the 
on the river and Shcherbak checked this time. Petleshkov fired a bet of 850,000 and Shcherbak folded the same hand.
and Shcherbak three-bet to 700,000 with 
and Petleshkov called with 
. The flop came 
and Petleshkov checked again. Shcherbak fired a bet of 400,000 and Petleshkov called. The river was the 
and both players checked to send Shcherbak the pot.
and Oleksandr Shcherbak called with 
, Shcherbak check-raised to 650,000 after Petleshkov bet 200,000 and Petleshkov folded.
, Shcherbak had 
and Shcherbak called with 
on which they both checked. The dealer turned the 
. Shcherbak shoved all in for 7,010,000 and Petleshkov tank-folded.
and Fernandez was at risk. 
. Petleshkov checked wit 
The flop came Kd3h8x], Fernandez check-folded when Petleshkov bet 100,000.
and Sergio Fernandez three-bet to 360,000 with 
and both players checked to the 
on the button and Shcherbak called from the big blind with 
completed the board. Shcherbak checked for the third time and Fernandez reached back for a bet of 1,160,000. Shcherbak announced all-in and Fernandez quickly mucked his cards.
. The flop came 
and Petleshkov check-called a bet of 150,000 from Shcherbak. 
