Hands 6-9: Ensan Doubles, Ferrero Short
Hand #6: Ilkin Amirov in the cutoff opened for 250,000 with another big hand; 
. Slaven Popov made the call on the button with 
. Gleb Tremzin in the big blind over called with 
.
Three way to the flop: 
. Amirov was still ahead with his jacks but the ace on the flop had Tremzin and him check. Popov, in position, bet 330,000 and Tremzin called with second pair, Amirov folded the best hand. 
on the turn and Tremzin checked. Popov, now with a 3% hand, checked behind.
The 
fell on the river and Tremzin bet a mere 365,000 into the 1,590,000 pot. Popov just about instantly folded.
Hand #7: Action folded to Slaven Popov in the cutoff and he made it 240,000 with 
. Short stack Olivier Ferrero found 
in the big blind but didn't defend. Pot to Popov.
Hand #8: Popov with the 
went for two in a row and opened to 240,000 from early position. It was short stacked Hossein Ensan in the big blind but he too had a nothing hand (
) and folded.
Hand #9: 
for Gleb Tremzin in the cutoff with two shorties behind him. He opened to 265,000 nonetheless. Olivier Ferrero with 
on the button moved in for 1,255,000 and Hossein Ensan called all in for 860,000 with 
from the blinds. Tremzin folded.
It was a pure coinflip, but that all changed after the 
flop! Ensan was now leading, and he didn't get in trouble anymore with the 
on the turn and 
on the river. Double up for Ensan, Ferrero down to just 3 big blinds.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
2,225,000
1,145,000
|
1,145,000 |
|
||
|
395,000
-1,350,000
|
-1,350,000 |