After being crippled, Lunkin moved all in the very next hand from the button. Anatoly Filatov called from the small blind, and the cards were turned up.
Lunkin:
Filatov:
The flop gave Filatov two pair, but it also gave Lunkin trips. The turn gave Filatov even more outs, but he'd miss them on the river and Lunkin would double through.
Two hands later, Filatov opened for 80,000 under the gun and then called when Lunkin shoved for approximately 440,000 from the big blind.
Filatov:
Lunkin:
Lunkin got it in good, but this time it would be Filatov that would hit the flop, which came down . Neither the turn nor river helped Lunkin, and he was sent to the rail in fourth place for €148,800.
"Good game, Vitaly," Fabrice Soulier offered as Lunkin shook hands with the three remaining players.
Fabrice Soulier opened for 85,000 and Vitaly Lunkin made it 225,000 from the small blind. Anatoly Filatov folded and they saw a flop. So far the action ran very similar to the one we reported on not long ago.
The flop was .
Lunkin Led out for 260,000 and Soulier raised him to 560,000. This time Lunkin did not fold, he announced all in. Soulier took an earphone out to confirm he heard right and made the call.
Lunkin:
Soulier:
Soulier had flopped two pair but needed to avoid a queen or a running straight.
Turn and river giving Soulier a full house and a huge pot.
Is it a coincidence that Ukraine's Oleh Okhotskyi Ukraine hat and that today's player bracelet (which allows players access to the Hofburg Palace) are both in his country's colors? Could it be a sign? Seems silly, but then again, Okhotskyi is not only sticking around, he's chipping up!
In a recent hand, Vitaly Lunkin raised to 80,000 from the button and a short-stacked Okhotskyi called from the big blind. When the flop fell , Okhotskyi moved all in for 263,000 and Lunkin called.
Okhotskyi:
Lunkin:
Okhotskyi had defended with a weak hand, but it paid off when the flop gave him two pair. The turn changed nothing, and while the river paired Lunkin, it didn't pair the card he needed. Okhotskyi doubled through the Russian.
The next time Okhotskyi was in the big blind, Lunkin once again raised, but this time he made it 100,000. Okhotskyi decided to defend once again, and then both players checked the flop. Okhotskyi proceeded to check-call a bet of 130,000 on the turn, and then he check-called one of 150,000 on the river.
Lunkin confidently tabled the for two pair, but it was no good as Okhotskyi had a straight with the .
Fabrice Soulier opened for 85,000 and Vitaly Lunkin raised from the small blind to 220,000. Anatoly Filatov folded his big blind and Soulier made the call.
The flop was . Lunkin led out for a bet of 275,000 abut folded when Soulier raised him to 560,000
Fabrice Soulier opened for 80,000 under the gun and Vitaly Lunkin looked him up from the button. After the blinds folded and the flop came down , Soulier led out for 84,000. Lunkin called and then bet 130,000 on the turn after Soulier checked. The Frenchman proceeded to check-raised to 284,000, Lunkin called, and the completed the board on the river.
Soulier put together a bet of around 350,000, and Lunkin snap-called. Soulier tabled the for top pair, but it was no good as Lunkin had flopped a set with the .
As the blinds clicked over to a new level Dmitry Yurasov open shoved from the cut-off for 359,000 and was called by Anatoly Filatov in the small blind. Heads up the two players turned over their cards.
Yurasov
Filatov
The final board read and Yurasov was out, unable to recover from his earlier setback.
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Anatoly Filatov opened for 60,000 from the button and received calls from Oleh Okhotskyi and Fabrice Soulier in the small and big blinds respectively. Those two checked the flop, and Filatov continued for 65,000. Okhotskyi made the call, and then Soulier sprung to life with a check-raise to 155,000. Filatov made a quick call, while Okhotskyi thought for about a minute before releasing his hand.
After the dealer burned and turned the , Soulier put together a bet of 325,000, and when he slid it foward Filatov snap-folded.
Fabrice Soulier exhales hard after a big double up
Fabrice Soulier opened from the small blind for 75,000 when it was folded to him and Dmitry Yurasov called in the big blind.
They saw a flop of .
Soulier checked and then called a bet of 85,000 from Yurasov. The turn card was the and again Soulier checked. When Yurasov bet 170,000 this time Soulier raised him to 355,000. Yurasov moved all in and when Soulier confirmed what he had said he quickly called.
Soulier threw over the for a turned straight and was out of his chair in anticipation. Yurasov tabled the .
The river card was the and Soulier doubles up and sees Yurasov slip down the field.
flop gave Filatov two pair, but it also gave Lunkin trips. The 
turn gave Filatov even more outs, but he'd miss them on the 
river and Lunkin would double through.
. Neither the 
turn nor 
and river 
giving Soulier a full house and a huge pot.
turn changed nothing, and while the 
flop. Okhotskyi proceeded to check-call a bet of 130,000 on the 
for two pair, but it was no good as Okhotskyi had a straight with the 
, Soulier led out for 84,000. Lunkin called and then bet 130,000 on the 
completed the board on the river.
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