Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Alexandr Merzhvinskii shoved all in from the button for 3,575,000 and Artem Kobylynskyi quickly folded his small blind. Paul Michaelis snap-called from the big blind.
Alexandr Merzhvinskii: 
Paul Michaelis: 
The flop came 
for them both to flop a pair but keep Michaelis ahead with the higher pair of nines.
The turn was the 
to not change the situation.
The river completed the board with the 
which meant that Merzhvinskii was eliminated in 3rd place and will take home �631,500 home with him after the three remaining players had agreed to a deal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,525,000
4,350,000
|
4,350,000 |
|
||
|
11,700,000
-1,550,000
|
-1,550,000 |
|
Busted | |
. Kobylynskyi checked and faced 2.8 million. He thought a bit, patted the table, and conceded. 
, Kobylynskyi check-called the 500,000 continuation-bet of Michaelis.
, Kobylynskyi now took over the initiative and bet 1,200,000 which Michaelis called.
, Kobylynskyi lead out again but this time it was for 1,400,000. Michaelis considered his options for a while and then flicked in a chip for the call. Kobylynskyi quickly turned over 
for the turned flush and that was enough to make Michaelis muck.
and Merzhvinskii bet 300,000. Michaelis check-raised to 1,050,000 and Merzhvinskii continued to the 
.
on the flop to the 
on the turn. Kobylynskyi bet 700,000 and Michaelis called. They once again both checked through the 
on the river for Kobylynskyi to win the hand with 
on the turn. Merzhvinskii bet 800,000 and Kobylynskyi folded.
, Kobylynskyi check-shoved when Michaelis bet 1,050,000. Michaelis folded.
and 