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Hands #26-30: Little Action Into First Break
Hand #26: Action folded to Max Silver on the button, who raised to 30,000 with 
. Oleksii Khoroshenin defended his big blind with 
.
The flop was 
, giving Khoroshenin middle pair. Both players quickly checked. The 
on the turn changed nothing and Khoroshenin led out with 37,000. Silver mucked his hand.
Hand #27: [Removed:17] opened under the gun with 
to 28,000. All the other players rapidly folded their hands.
Hand #28: This time Max Silver raised under the gun. He held 
and made it 28,000. In the next seat, Mikita Badziakouski thought for a while with 
before folding. The rest quickly folded as well.
Hand #29: [Removed:17] limped the small blind in with 
and Max Silver checked his option with 
. Yan bet 12,000 on the 
flop and Silver called with ace-high. The 
turn paired the board and Yan checked. Silver bet 18,000 and took it down.
Hand #30: Oleksii Khoroshenin raised with 
from under the gun. Mikita Badziakouski defended his big blind with 
. The 
flop was great for Khoroshenin, and he bet 33,000. Badziakouski made the call out of position.
The 
on the turn kept Badziakouski in front and he decided to lead out just 30,000 in a 140,000 pot. Khoroshenin, with flush and straight draws, made the call.
The 
on the river double paired the board and counterfeited Badziakouski's hand. The Belarussian still decided to stab at it with a sizable bet of 135,000. Khoroshenin immediately folded with eight-high, letting six-high scoop up the pot.