Hands #1-5: Filatov Loses One; Wins it Back After
Hand #1: Viktor Khodorenko raised to 5 million in the hijack with 
and scooped the blinds and button ante.
Hand #2: Anatoly Filatov raised it up to 6 million in the cutoff with 
and that won the pot right there.
Hand #3: Konstantin Uspenskii moved all in for 33.6 million with the 
and won the pot without resistance.
Hand #4: Filatov raised to 6 million with 
in early position and Mikhail Galitskiy came along from the big blind with 
to flop top two pair on 
. Both players checked and Galitskiy bet the 
turn for 10 million, Filatov called. On the 
river, the action went check, check, again and Galitskiy won the pot.
Hand #5: Filatov picked up 
and raised to 6 million, and Khodorenko called out of the big blind with the 
. The 
flop was checked by Khodorenko and Filatov continued for 5 million, Khodorenko just called. After the 
turn, both players elected to check and the 
appeared on the river.
Khodorenko bet 13 million and Filatov snap-called to win back the chips he previously lost.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,300,000
-17,800,000
|
-17,800,000 |
|
139,700,000
19,700,000
|
19,700,000 |
|
109,200,000
15,400,000
|
15,400,000 |
|
39,800,000 |