Alex Bilokur was down to 59,200 and got his chips in the middle before the flop with 
. His Italian opponent Dario Sammartino went to battle with 
.
The 
board favored Bilokur and so the Russian doubled. Back to work Sammartino!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
433,600
-66,400
|
-66,400 |
|
||
|
119,400
66,400
|
66,400 |
|
|
||
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Ivan Soshnikov raised to 10,000 before the flop and Andrea Dato three-bet to 24,000. Soshnikov called and the flop brought out 
on which Dato bet 18,000. Soshnikov called and the turn was the 
.
Both players checked and on the turn the 
hit. Dato bet 14,500 with time running out and Soshnikov folded. Dato showed 
and he raked in another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
490,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
||
|
63,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
On a 
board Alex Bilker bet 13,000 and Dario Sammartino called. Bilokur announced "king high" before showing 
and Sammartino won the pot with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
53,000
-69,000
|
-69,000 |
|
|
||
With already 23,000 in the pot, Andrea Dato was seen check calling a bet of 8,000 on 
. Both players checked the 
on the turn and Dato bet out 17,500 on the river. Soshnikov couldn't call.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
453,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Mustapha Kanit still has a big chip lead, but Vladimir Troyanovskiy just managed to secure a big double up to keep Russia's hopes of making a big comeback alive. Kant just put Troyanovskiy all in before the flop and the showdown went as following.
Kanit: 
Troyanovskiy:
The board ran out 
and Team Russia got themselves a double up in this match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
431,200
-71,800
|
-71,800 |
|
||
|
121,800
71,800
|
71,800 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Ivan Soshnikov limped the button and Andrea Dato raised to 10,500. Soshnikov made the call in position.
Both players checked the flop (
), turn () and river ().
Dato showed 
for the flopped flush draw and turned top pair. Soshnikov mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
433,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
120,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
Mustapha Kanit opened for 6,500 and Vladimir Troyanovskiy three-bet to 18,000. Kanit made the call in position. The flop came 
and Troyanovskiy bet 16,000. Kanit made the call in position, and the Italian called the 32,000 bet on the 
by Troyanovskiy as well. The river came the 
and Troyanovskiy checked. Kanit pushed all in and Troyanovskiy folded after some tanking.
Kanit won another sizable pot as well when he called a pre flop raise, check called the flop and lead out on the river after both checking the turn on a board of 
. Kanit's 18,000 river bet wasn't called and Troyanovskiy was left short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
503,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
50,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
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