PokerStars Qualifier Iurii Simonov has boosted his chip count early on in the day. During the last hand he played, the Russian player raised a bet from the under-the-gun player to 12,000 on a 
board. His opponent called and the 
fell on the river.
When his opponent checked, Simonov laid out a bet of 19,000, leaving only 5,000 behind, and after some time in the tank, his opponent folded.
A preflop raise and three-bet shove resulted in the call by Evgeniq Alikin and Aleksandr Zhilinskii was the player at risk for 19,500.
Aleksandr Zhilinskii: 
Evgeniq Alikin: 
The board ran out 
and the kicker played to let Zhilinskii double.
There was an open to 2,100 before Robert Askarov three-bet to 8,000 from a stack of 21,000 from the cut-off.
Igor Dimitrijevic was on the button and he took his time counting out a raise from his neat stack before making it 17,000.
The blinds folded as did the original raiser and it was back to Askarov. He sat stock still for a minute or two as the dealer looked for his decision. In the end Askarov let it go hoping to find a better spot with the remainder of his chips.
Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened from early position to 2,100 and was three-bet by Yehor Filipenko from the button to 6,500. Troyanovskiy called.
The flop came 
and Troyanovskiy check-called a bet of 4,300 and the turn was the 
. Both players checked.
When the river came the 
Troyanovskiy bet 8,800 and Filipenko called quickly.
Troyanovskiy showed 
for a missed straight draw while Filipenko held 
for two pair.
We are not sure how many bets it took to get there but Dzmitry Rabotkin was all-in preflop and at risk, facing Mikhail Soltanov.
Soltanov: 
Rabotkin: 
The most classic of races was underway and Rabotkin would come up just short as the board ran out 
.
Here is the list of new players who have bought into the PokerStars Championship Main Event here at the Sochi Casino & Resort at the start of Day 2. They include PokerStars qualifier Denis Timofeev and Dmitry Ponomarev who made the PokerStars National High Roller final table and finished in fourth for RUB 1,236,000.
Vitaly Karayan faced a raise to 2,200 by Alimbay Sultanov and moved all in from the hijack for 17,700. Artem Nosach moved in from the cutoff for just 100 chips less and the action folded back to Sultanov, who let go after brief consideration.
Vitaly Karayan: 
Artem Nosach:
The board came 
and Nosach was eliminated.
After a raise to 2,500, Bertrand Grospellier called in the cutoff and Alexander Nekrasov on the button three-bet to 7,500. The initial raiser folded and Grospellier called. On a flop of 
, the PokerStars Team Pro checked and Nekrasov continued for 6,300, which claimed the pot without any further resistance.
Cards are in the air on Day 2. The tournament clock currently shows 208 but there may have been people register just before the day started.
Niveau: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
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