Another button raise by Aleksandr Gofman was called by David Laka and the Spaniard check-raised the flop of with . Gofman had continued for 12 million with for top pair and called the raise to 34 million.
On the turn, Laka quickly bet 34 million and Gofman took more than two minutes to make up his mind. Laka called the clock and Gofman eventually moved all in to force a quick fold from Laka.
Aleksandr Gofman raised to 10 million with the and David Laka called with the to see a flop of . Laka checked and Gofman continued for 12 million before facing a check-raise to 42 million by Laka. Gofman quickly released his cards and Laka pulled away further.
There are currently 11 players left in the �2,700 8-Max Event, which came with a $1m guarantee. Blinds are at 40,000/80,000 with an average stack of 3,600,000.
Johnny Lodden (2,100,000) and Anatoly Filatov (3,500,000) are both still in representing partypoker, along with High Roller regular Manig Loeser (1,150,000).
Leading the way is Daniel Clark with 7,300,000. First prize is $266,800.
Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy raised to 11,000,000 from the small blind with and David Laka defended his big blind with .
The flop came and Merzhvinskiy continued for 8,500,000 and Laka raised to 18,000,000. Merzvhinskiy called and the turn was the .
Both players checked and the river was the . Merzhvinskiy checked and Laka bet 52,000,000. Merzhvinskiy called and saw his opponents hand, double checked the board and the pair split the pot.
Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy ultimately wanted more than ICM and that brought an end to the deal discussions. The cards are back in the air now with the following chip counts.
Players are going on a short break as they discuss potentially making a three-handed deal. We will be back with you as soon as we hear any confirmed numbers from tournament officials.
with 
. Gofman had continued for 12 million with 
for top pair and called the raise to 34 million.
turn, Laka quickly bet 34 million and Gofman took more than two minutes to make up his mind. Laka called the clock and Gofman eventually moved all in to force a quick fold from Laka.
and David Laka called with the 
to see a flop of 
. Laka checked and Gofman continued for 12 million before facing a check-raise to 42 million by Laka. Gofman quickly released his cards and Laka pulled away further.
and Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy defended his big blind with 
.
and Merzhvinskiy check-called a bet of 9,000,000. The pair checked the 
turn and the river was the 
.
and David Laka defended his big blind with 
and Merzhvinskiy continued for 8,500,000 and Laka raised to 18,000,000. Merzvhinskiy called and the turn was the 
and the kicker played to eliminate Zyrin in 4th place for 348,000 Casino Sochi Units (~$300,000).