On the three-way flop of , Ruslan Goncharov and Dmitriy Shutenko checked out of the blinds and Sergey Tikhonov bet 500. Goncharov folded and Shutenko called to see the on the turn.
Shutenko quickly checked and called a second barrel worth 1,500 by Tikhonov before quickly checking the on the river. Tikhonov made it 3,500 to go and Shutenko snap-called, but mucked his cards as soon as Tikhonov tabled for two pair.
Artem Savchenko had already built a decent stack early on and that grew bigger after a multi-way hand with Igor Dubinsky and Mikhail Rudoy. Rudoy raised to 350 and was called by three opponents including aforementioned Savchenko on the button, Dubinsky in the small blind and the big blind.
On the flop all four players checked and Rudoy bet the turn for 800. Only Savchenko called and did so again for 3,000 on the river. Rudoy turned over for aces and sixes, which Savchenko had beat with for trips fours.
We caught up with the action as Denis Davydov was check-calling a bet of 1,600. The board read and the two players saw the fall on the river. Davydov checked again and his opponent fired out a bet of 3,525. Davydov quickly raised to 10,000 and after a moment his opponent called. Davydov tabled , binking a gutshot straight on the river and his opponent mucked.
While the stack of Driss Ekadioin has been shrinking over the past half an hour, [Removed:19] is going the other way and added some more chips. After a raise to 450 from early position, Ekadioin called in the small blind and Sokolovsky in the big blind came along.
The flop fell and Ekadioin wanted to bet 100, but was reminded to make it at least 150. Both opponents called and the turn saw a bet worth 200 by the Dutchman and two calls. After the river, Ekadioin checked and Sokolovskiy bet 1,000. The initial raiser called and Ekadioin folded.
Sokolovskiy turned over for a flush and that won the pot.
The exact preflop and flop action is unknown, but things got hot on the turn between Dmytro Samoilenko and Konstantin Pogodin. The raising war resulted in the all in of Pogodin and Samoilenko called to put his opponent at risk for 17,175.
Konstantin Pogodin:
Dmytro Samoilenko:
The river was a blank and Pogodin doubled, then took out his smartphone to take a picture of the board and hole cards. Two other players on the table did so also, and it took almost a minute before everyone had done their shot and the next hand could be dealt.
Ivan Arbatskii raised to 400 from under the gun. It folded to Anatoliy Filonenko on the button who three-bet to 1,100 and his opponent called.
Arbatskii check-called a bet of 1,150 from his opponent on a board of and the turn was the .
Both players checked and the river was the . Arbatskii checked and his opponent bet 2,000. He called and Filonenko showed for two pair queens and sixes.
However, Arbatskii showed for a straight and took down the pot as the second level drew to a close.
The last hand before the break saw Vadim Ibraev put the pressure on Alexander Kostritsyn by shoving on the river after Kostritsyn led with a bet of 8,000. The board read and there was about 10,000 in the middle.
Kostritsyn eventually found a fold and slid to about 11,000.
, Ruslan Goncharov and Dmitriy Shutenko checked out of the blinds and Sergey Tikhonov bet 500. Goncharov folded and Shutenko called to see the 
on the turn.
on the river. Tikhonov made it 3,500 to go and Shutenko snap-called, but mucked his cards as soon as Tikhonov tabled 
for two pair.
on the flop and the 
came on the turn. Dimitrijevic bet 800. The initial raiser folded and Mikhailov called on the button.
and Dimitrijevic checked to his opponent who bet 1,600. Mikhailov counted out the call and threw the chips into the middle.
for a flush and his Serbian opponent strained his neck to see his opponent's cards before folding.
flop all four players checked and Rudoy bet the 
river. Rudoy turned over 
and the two players saw the 
fall on the river. Davydov checked again and his opponent fired out a bet of 3,525. Davydov quickly raised to 10,000 and after a moment his opponent called. Davydov tabled 
and Ekadioin wanted to bet 100, but was reminded to make it at least 150. Both opponents called and the 
turn saw a bet worth 200 by the Dutchman and two calls. After the 
river, Ekadioin checked and Sokolovskiy bet 1,000. The initial raiser called and Ekadioin folded.
for a flush and that won the pot.
and the turn was the 
. Arbatskii checked and his opponent bet 2,000. He called and Filonenko showed 
for two pair queens and sixes.
