Hand #54: Dmitry Vitkind raised to 90,000 from the cutoff. Lavrentiy Ni three-bet to 235,000 from the button with . Vitkind folded.
Hand #55: Ni raised to 85,000 from the button. Seyed Ghavam three-bet from the small blind with to 235,000. Ni folded.
Hand #56: Ni raised to 85,000 from the cutoff with and the remaining players folded.
Hand #57: Vladimir Troyanovksiy raised to 85,000 from the button with . The blinds folded and Troyanovskiy took down the pot.
Hand #58: Vitkind limped from the small blind with and Ni raised to 125,000 from the big blind with . The flop came and Vitkind checked to Ni who bet 145,000. Vitkind called. The turn was the and Ni bet again for 365,000. Vitkind called.
The river was the and both players checked. Vitkind took down the pot and boosted his stack to around 2.75m.
Hand #59: Dmitry Vitkind raised to 90,000 with the on the button and scooped the blinds and antes.
Hand #60: Lavrentiy Ni raised to 85,000 with on the button and Vladimir Troyanovskiy defended the big blind with . The flop fell and Troyanovskiy checked, Ni continued for 85,000 and Troyanovskiy check-raised to 255,000.
Ni called and the appeared on the turn. Troyanovskiy bet 335,000 for almost half the pot and Ni called to see the river pair the board. Troyanovskiy checked and Ni checked behind to drop down further in the counts.
Hand #61: Seyed Ghavam raised to 85,000 with on the button and Pavel Shirshikov three-bet to 265,000 in the big blind with . Ghavam let go and the pot was shipped to Shirshikov.
Hand #62: Shirshikov picked up in the small blind and raised to 130,000, Dmity Vitkind folded the in the big blind.
Hand #63: Shirshikov raised to 100,000 with from the button and Ni defended the big blind with . On a flop of , Ni checked and Shirshikov continued for 125,000 to force a fold from Ni.
Hand #64: Lavrentiy Ni limped small blind with . Seyed Ghavam with called the big blind. A flop of saw Ni bet 45,000 and Ghavam raised to 130,000. Ni then responded with a three-bet to 215,000 and Ghavam called. The turn was the .
Ni moved all in and Ghavam called.
The river was the
Ni was left with fewer that 10 big blinds.
Hand #65: Seyed Ghavam limped from the small blind with and Vladimir Troyanovskiy checked in the big blind holding . The flop was and both players checked, getting the for free.
Ghavam led for 45,000, and Troyanovskiy raised to 165,000. Ghavam then three-bet to 370,000 and Troyanovskiy flatted. The river brought the into the mix and both players checked. Troyanovskiy’s two-pair was good.
Hand #66: Lavrentiy Ni open-jammed from the cutoff with for 385,000, getting a call from Troyanovskiy in the small blind with . Pavel Shirshikov grabbed a handful of chips and three-bet to 875,000 holding . Troyanovskiy folded.
A classic race for Ni’s tournament life was underway. The dealer fanned out a board, giving Shirshikov a flush on the turn and Ni’s Main Event run came to an end in fifth place. For his efforts, Ni received RUB 8,535,000 or approximately USD $151,017.
Hand #67: Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened to 85,000 fromt he button with . Dmitry Vitkind defended his big blind with . The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and again both players checked. The river was the and Vitkind check-folded to a bet of 100,000 from his opponent.
Hand #68: Pavel Shirshikov raised to 90,000 from the button with and Seyed Ghavam defended his big blind with . The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and Shirshikov folded after Ghavam bet.
Hand #69: Ghavam limped from the small blind with but folded to a raise from Troyanovskiy who held .
Hand #70: Seyed Ghavam raised to 110,000 with on the button and Pavel Shirshikov defended the in the big blind. On the flop, Shirshikov checked and Ghavam continued for 110,000.
Shirshikov called with his gutshot and picked up a second straight draw on the turn, which also improved Ghavam to two pair. Shirshikov checked and Ghavam bet 290,000 into 485,000, Shirshikov called again. The river gave Ghavam a full house and Shirshikov checked, but eventually folded to Ghavam's bet worth 725,000.
Hand #71: Shirshikov raised to 125,000 with the in the small blind and Dmitry Vitkind gave up his big blind.
Hand #72: Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened with and claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand #73: Troyanovskiy received a walk in the big blind with the .
Hand #74: Troyanovskiy limped in with and Shirshikov raised to 125,000 with the . Troyanovskiy called and the flop came , which got checked through. There was no betting action on the turn either and Troyanovskiy also checked the river. Shirshikov bet 175,000 and Troyanovskiy quickly called to claim the pot.
Hand #75: Seyed Ghavam opened with and folded to a three-bet from Pavel Shirshikov holding
Hand #76: Shirshikov with opened and Ghavam called on the button with . The flop was and they checked to see the turn. A bet from Shirshikov took the pot.
Hand #77: Dmitry Vitkind opened with under the gun and Ghavam called with . On the flop Vitkind bet 125,000 and Ghavam raised and Vitkind called. They checked the turn and on the river a bet of 325,000 from Vitkind was called.
Hand #78: Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened with and Vitkind called with . No action and the turn was the . Check-check and on the river a bet of 90,000 took the pot.
. Vitkind folded.
to 235,000. Ni folded.
and the remaining players folded.
and Ni raised to 125,000 from the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Vitkind checked to Ni who bet 145,000. Vitkind called. The turn was the 
and Ni bet again for 365,000. Vitkind called.
and both players checked. Vitkind took down the pot and boosted his stack to around 2.75m.
on the button and scooped the blinds and antes.
appeared on the turn. Troyanovskiy bet 335,000 for almost half the pot and Ni called to see the 
river pair the board. Troyanovskiy checked and Ni checked behind to drop down further in the counts.
on the button and Pavel Shirshikov three-bet to 265,000 in the big blind with 
. Ghavam let go and the pot was shipped to Shirshikov.
from the button and Ni defended the big blind with 
. On a flop of 
, Ni checked and Shirshikov continued for 125,000 to force a fold from Ni.
. Seyed Ghavam with 
and Vladimir Troyanovskiy checked in the big blind holding 
for 385,000, getting a call from Troyanovskiy in the small blind with 
. Pavel Shirshikov grabbed a handful of chips and three-bet to 875,000 holding 
board, giving Shirshikov a flush on the turn and Ni’s Main Event run came to an end in fifth place. For his efforts, Ni received RUB 8,535,000 or approximately USD $151,017.
. The flop came 
and Shirshikov folded after Ghavam bet.
and Shirshikov raised to 125,000 with the 
