Anatoly Filatov pictured earlier this trip at MILLIONS Russia
After Manig Loeser busted in 11th place, the German posted this on Twitter:
Got 11th. Gl @johnnylodden & @nl_profit !
— Manig Loeser (@swordfish007)
Not so much the commentator's curse but the malediction from a mate, Loeser's words were barely in the Twittersphere before Filatov ("I had 7 million chips a minute ago") departed. Filatov felt the pain.
"It's a shame because I had such a spin-up. But queens into aces from the small blind into the big blind was followed by pocket tens into when I was in the cut-off position and he was on the button. That's it. I can't be unhappy."
Indeed, Filatov came into the day short and put on a superb show to run so deep. Daniel Clark is one of the biggest stacks with eight players left. There are more Brits on the supporting rail than players left in the tournament.
David Laka raised to 10 million with the on the button and Aleksandr Gofman called from the small blind. Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy raised all in for 139 million out of the big blind and Laka folded, Gofman called rather quickly.
Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy:
David Laka:
The board came and the pair of fives held up for Gofman to eliminate Merzvhinskiy in third place for 464,000 Casino Sochi Units (~$400,000).
Both remaining players agreed to take a 15-minute break after before heads-up action gets underway.
In a battle of the blinds, David Laka raised to 10 million with the and Aleksandr Gofman called in the big blind with . The flop came and Laka continued for 10 million, which Gofman called.
After the turn, Laka over-bet for 65 million and Gofman was once again in the think tank before starting to engage in table chat. Laka called the clock on him and Gofman just called to see the on the river. Laka bet 65,000 once again with his two pair and Gofman carefully checked his stack before moving all in for 265 million.
Laka smiled and said "You really tank with six seven?" The Spaniard gave it some thought and folded before the players were sent into a 15-minute break.
After coming into today's play in the $1m-guaranteed with two of the shortest stacks, partypoker Sponsored Pro Anatoly Filatov and partypoker Main Event qualifier Daniel Clark btoh had work to do.
Anatoly Filatov was desperately short-stacked with 214,000, but he now has 4.9million chips with 10 players remaining. The average stack is 3.98m, with that equating to 39BB at the new blind level of 50,000/100,000.
Clark's rise to domination is even more impressive if you consider his poker CV. Having cashed just seven times in his poker career, with six of those results in 2017, Clark came into today's final day with 516,000 chips. He now has 8.65m and the chip lead in the room. He could win ten times his entire earnings from poker in one result if he takes it down for $266,800.
Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy raised to eight million with the on the button and Aleksandr Gofman called in the big blind with . On the flop, Gofman check-called a bet of five million before checking again the turn. Merzhvinskiy continued for another 19 million and Gofman called.
The on the river completed a backdoor straight for Merzhvinskiy and Gofman checked for the third street in a row. Merzhvinskiy fired a third barrel for 36 million and that won the pot.
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when I was in the cut-off position and he was on the button. That's it. I can't be unhappy." 
on the button and Aleksandr Gofman called from the small blind. Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy raised all in for 139 million out of the big blind and Laka folded, Gofman called rather quickly.
and the pair of fives held up for Gofman to eliminate Merzvhinskiy in third place for 464,000 Casino Sochi Units (~$400,000).
and Aleksandr Gofman called in the big blind with 
and Laka continued for 10 million, which Gofman called.
on the river. Laka bet 65,000 once again with his two pair and Gofman carefully checked his stack before moving all in for 265 million.
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and Aleksandr Gofman called in the small blind with 
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and it checked to Laka who bet 14,000,000. Both other players called, and the turn was the 
and Gofman moved all in. Merzhvinskiy quickly folded and Gofman took a big boost to his stack.
flop, Gofman check-called a bet of five million before checking again the 
on the river completed a backdoor straight for Merzhvinskiy and Gofman checked for the third street in a row. Merzhvinskiy fired a third barrel for 36 million and that won the pot.
. Laka checked again and Gofman bet 24,000,000. Laka snap-called and was shown the bad news.
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