Timur Margolin continued to abuse his big stack at the final table, moving all in from under the gun to put all remaining players at the table at risk. Joseph Couden, on the button, fought back and called off the bet for his remaining 8,800,000.
Joseph Couden: A♥9♠
Timur Margolin: 4♥4♦
The flop brought little to no sweat for the room as the dealer spread 10♣4♣Q♥, giving Margolin a set. The 5♥ turn had Couden drawing dead and the K♥ river confirmed Couden's departure.
As the hand began over half of Couden's stack was in the pot for the big blind and ante and he announced that "he would be all in no matter what." Action folded to Timur Margolin in the small blind who raised to 4,000,000. Couden called and both players revealed their hands.
Joseph Couden: K♥7♠
Timur Margolin: A♥10♠
The board ran out 7♥2♥K♦8♦6♠ for Couden to find the double.
Nível 41
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Francisco Riosvallejo
Timur Margolin moved all in from the cutoff, covering all stacks behind him. Francisco Riosvallejo called off the bet for his last 6,100,000 from the button and the hand went to a showdown.
Francisco Riosvallejo: A♥9♣
Timur Margolin: 3♥3♣
This flip ultimately fell in favour of Margolin as the board ran out 10♣4♥Q♥K♣Q♣. Margolin claimed another tournament life at this final table and extended his chip lead.
Cole Uvila moved his short stack of 5,600,000 infrom under the gun. Timur Margolin, in the cutoff, three-bet to 14,500,000 and the hand went to a showdown.
Cole Uvila: Q♥8♣
Timur Margolin: J♠J♥
The board ran out 7♦4♦3♥5♠2♠; Uvila couldn't pull in front of the premium pocket pair of the chip leader and was sent to the rail.
Vaughan Machado moved all in for his last 6,400,000 from the small blind. With the size of the starting pot being so large, Timur Margolin, in the big blind, felt priced in to call.
Vaughan Machado: A♠4♥
Timur Margolin: 7♦5♥
Machado was ahead but the 8♥7♣10♣ flop reversed their fates. The 3♥ turn and K♠ river couldn't put Machado back out in front and he was sent to the rail.
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Michael Allen raised to 3,000,000 from middle position holding K♣J♦. Agharazi Babayev three-bet to 7,500,000 from the hijack with J♣10♣. The action fell on Timur Margolin, on the button, who thought for some time before cold-four betting to 22,000,000, with A♠Q♠.
Francisco Riosvallejo, in the big blind, woke up with A♦K♠ but chose to snap-fold. Allen followed suit. Babayev thought for a moment before also choosing to fold.