After dropping some chips, Simon Fouille has brought some back after taking down a pot by betting two streets on a board. He is still a way from starting stack but moving in the right direction.
Roman Gadhiev has just won a decent pot and has built a stack as players get ready to head off for the break.
It was in a hand involving Ivan Petrov on a [54s3h8cqhts] board. Petrov bet 8,000 on the river but sent his cards into the muck when Gadzhiev made a quick call. It was top set for Gadzhiev with in the hole and he is off to a flying start.
Amongst the late registrations is Team PokerStars Pro Online Mikhail Shalamov has taken a seat. Anatoliy Zyrin is also in the field. Zyrin will be looking to improve on his deep run in the Main Event last year when he finished in 15th place.
There were three players in on the turn. Pavel Kovalenko bet 1,000 into the pot, with a one-card possibility showing on the board. One player folded and Denis Lani, who had position, raised it up to to 3,000. Kovalenko made the call and they go on to the river.
It was the and Kovalenko checked to Lani who bet another 3,000. Kovalenko took his time before he decided that fold was the right option. He has dropped from starting stack but still has lots of room to play, with 70 big blinds in front.
After dropping to 7,100 over the first couple of levels of the day, Anatoliy Zyrin has secured a much-needed double. He was sat in the small blind and faced a 500 button raise from Beslan Vedzizhev. Zyrin decided to up it, three-betting to 2,100. Vedzizhev wasn't done either and four-bet all in, which Zyrin snap-called.
Anatoliy Zyrin:
Beslan Vedzizhev:
With no eight on the board, Zyrin got the double. He is still relatively short-stacked but it is a step in the right direction.
Kiryl Radzivonau is in the fray and sat on Table 1, over in the far corner of the card room. Currently fourth on Belarus's all-time money list with $2.1 million in live tournament results, Radzivonau has already made headway since he took his seat.