Steve Yea raised to 105,000 from the button and Nikita Kuznetsov defended his big blind. The flop came , Kuznetsov checked and Yea bet 75,000. Kuznetsov responded with a raise to 235,000 for Yea to look at his cards once more before folding.
A few hands later, Yea had raised from the cutoff and Asi Moshe called on the button. Kuznetsov three-bet from the small blind for both Yea and Moshe to call.
The flop came , Kuznetsov barreled a bet of 375,000 over the line for only Moshe to come along.
They both checked through the on the turn and the on the river. Kuznetsov tabled the for two pair for Moshe to muck.
Kuznetsov celebrated loudly. "You can write Russian Power!" he said with a wink while looking at the PokerNews live reporting team.
Matt Berkey shoved from the button for 615,000 and Asi Moshe contemplated for a bit in the big blind and then made the call.
Matt Berkey:
Asi Moshe:
The flop came for Berkey to hit a pair of fours but Moshe picked up the wheel draw.
The turn was the to deliver a wheel to Moshe indeed while the river completed the board with the for Berkey to bust in either eighth or seventh place as another elimination took place on the other table around the same time.
As it's unsure who busted first, Berkey and Boris Kolev agreed to split the money for both finishers to get $62,505 each.