Hands 45-50: Three Pairs for Shafikov
Hand #45: John Juanda raised under the gun to 320,000 with 
and Denys Shafikov three-bet from the cutoff to 750,000. Juanda folded within ten seconds and Shafikov raked in the pot.
Hand #46: Denys Shafikov raised to 320,000 with 
from the hijack and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #47: Denys Shafikov raised to 320,000 with 
under the gun plus two and Mario Sanchez called from the big blind with 
. The flop brought out 
, giving Sanchez a pair of jacks. Sanchez checked to Shafikov who bet 340,000 and the Spaniard made the call.
On the turn the 
hit and Sanchez checked once more to Shafikov who checked behind. The river was the 
and Sanchez reached for chips and bet 620,000, just shy of half the pot. Shafikov went into the tank for quite some time before folding his cards, and Sanchez raked in the pot.
Hand #48: Denys Shafikov looked down at 
and he raised to 320,000 under the gun plus one and he took down the pot with his third pocket pair in a row.
Hand #49: The action folded to Frederik Jensen in the small blind and he moved all in with 
. Andreas Samuelsson, with just 11 big blinds left, folded 
and Jensen picked up this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,360,000
740,000
|
740,000 |