2019 PokerStars EPT Sochi
In one of the last hands before the break, defending champion Arseniy Karmatskiy was eliminated from the EPT Sochi Main Event in 72nd place.
He takes home ₽400,750 (~$6,400), narrowly missing out on a pay jump. The remaining players are all guaranteed ₽458,500 (~$7,300).
Niveau: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Players are going on their first 20-minute break.
Tournament officials have also confirmed that today we will play six 90-minute levels or until we reach 16 players.
Romain Berger moved all in from the button for 80,000 and was called in the small blind by Francisco Benitez.
Romain Berger: ![]()
![]()
Francisco Benitez: ![]()
![]()
The board ran out ![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
and Berger, the last remaining Frenchman, was serenaded by tablemate Serafim Kovalevsky with the French national anthem
Sergey Konovalov and Anatolii Zyrin checked a ![]()
![]()
![]()
board and the river was the
.
Konovalov overbet the pot and slid out 30,000. Zyrin called. Konovalov looked uneasy as he turned over ![]()
for a pair of fives and Zyrin clarified that it was just a pair of fives before showing ![]()
for top pair and taking down the pot.
Konovalov started the day with an above average stack but has dwindled and now sits with just six big blinds after this overbet gone wrong.