Hand #133: Vladimir Troyanovskiy limped in with and Pavel Shirshikov found the , raised to 200,000. Troyanovskiy quickly folded.
Hand #134: Shirshikov raised to 140,000 with the and Troyanovskiy just called with . The flop came and Troyanovskiy checked. Shirshikov bet 120,000 and Troyanovskiy called. The turn went check, check, and the river completed the board. Troyanovskiy bet 305,000 and Shirshikov quickly folded.
Hand #135: Troyanovskiy limped in with and Shirshikov only had the showing, checked the flop. Shirshikov check-called a bet worth 60,000 and the appeared on the turn. Both players checked and the river was a blank for Troyanovskiy. Shirshikov bet 160,000 and Troyanovskiy folded.
Hand #136: Shirshikov raised with the and Troyanovskiy folded.
Hand #137: Troyanovskiy raised to 130,000 with and Shirshikov called with the . On the flop, Shirshikov check-called a bet worth 70,000 and checked again the turn, Troyanovskiy checked behind.
The river changed nothing and both checked, Troyanovskiy claimed the pot.
Hand #129: In the first hand of heads-up the pair saw a flop of . Pavel Shirshikov bet his for 70,000 and Vladimir Troyanovskiy called holding . The turn was another six, the and both players checked. The river was the and both players checked again. Troyanovskiy took down the first pot of heads-up play.
Hand #130: Troyanovskiy raised to 125,000 with and Shirshikov called with . The board was and Shirshikov check-called a bet of 130,000. The turn was the and Shirshikov bet 165,000. Troyanovskiy called and the river was the . Both players checked and Shirshikov won with King-high.
Hand #131: Shirshikov limped the small blind with and Troyanovskiy checked with . Troyanovskiy checked a flop of and Shirshikov bet 70,000. Troyanovskiy called. The turn brought the giving Shirshikov a flush, and after his opponent checked, he bet 160,000 which was enough to force him off his hand.
Hand #132: Shirshikov opened to 140,000 and Troyanovskiy defended . The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and Troyanovskiy checked. Shirshikov bet 200,000 and Troyanovskiy check-raised to 525,000. Shirshikov called in position and the river was the . Troyanovskiy bet 625,000. Shirshikov called and took down the pot with two-pair.
Hand #128: Pavel Shirshikov limped with in the small blind and Seyed Ghavam raised with in the big blind to 185,000. Shirshikov called.
The flop came and Shirshikov checked. Ghavam bet 155,000. Shirshikov check-raised to 400,000 and Ghavam called.
The turn was the and Shirshikov bet 900,000. Ghavam moved all in and Shirshikov called.
Ghavam was at risk, and needed help on the river, but didn't get it as it came
Ghavam's deepest run in a major tournament came last December in Prague where he finished 84th in the EPT Prague Main Event for $14,638 but this is his biggest score to date, taking home $235,948 for third place.
Hand #122: Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened to 125,000 with and won the pot.
Hand #123: Seyed Ghavam opened to from the small blind and Troyanovskiy released the big blind.
Hand #124: Ghavam looked down at and opened to 125,000 from the button. Pavel Shirshikov defended his big blind by three-betting to 355,000 and Ghavam folded.
Hand #125: Missed hand due to Vitkind elimination interview.
Hand #126: Missed hand due to Vitkind elimination interview.
Hand #127: Troyanovskiy limped with and Shirshikov checked with . The flop came and Troyanovskiy led for 65,000. Shirshikov called. The fell on the turn and Shirshikov took down the pot after Troyanovskiy check-folded.
Hand #118: Troyanovskiy limnped the small blind with [jg5h] and big blind Pavel Shirshikov called with . Troyanovskiy flopped a flush draw and a bet took it down.
Hand #119: Troyanovskiy raise and take.
Hand #120: Troyanovskiy got a walk.
Hand #121: Seyed Ghavam with made it 125,000 on the buttron and Shirshikov with called. The flop was and a bet of 125,000 from Ghavam got the fold.
Hand #116: Pavel Shirshikov opened 120,000 from the button with and Dmitry Vitkind bumped it up to 340,000 in the small blind holding . Shirshikov four-bet to 700,000 and Vitkind five-bet jammed all-in for 2,120,000. Shirshikov snap-called.
Holding Vitkind’s fate, the dealer fanned out a [jsjq8skdad] board and a sick cooler ended the Russian’s run for a home soil major title. Vitkind received a career-best RUB 10,785,000 or USD $190,829 topping a fourth place Main Event finish at EPT Tallin in 2010 for USD $160,000.
Hand #111: Pavel Shirshikov limped in with the and Dmitry Vitkind raised to 175,000 with to claim the pot.
Hand #112: Vitkind limped in with and Seyed Ghavam raised out of the big blind with . He raised to 185,000 and Vitkind folded.
Hand #113: Shirshikov raised to 150,000 first to act, holding . Ghavam called with in the small blind and Troyanovskiy came along with in the big blind. The flop of and the action checked to Shirshikov. His bet of 260,000 did the trick, as both opponents folded.
Hand #114: Ghavam raised from the button with and Shirshikov called in the big blind with . The flop came and Shirshikov checked, Ghavam continued for 130,000 and was called before the appeared on the turn.
Shirshikov checked again and Ghavam checked behind. The river completed the nut flush for Shirshikov and he checked. Ghavam checked behind to see the bad news, and Shirshikov claimed the lead.
Hand #115: Seyed Ghavam opened for 125,000 with and Dmitry Vitkind with called in the big blind. A flop of and a continuation bet of 125,000 from Ghavam took the pot.
and Pavel Shirshikov found the 
, raised to 200,000. Troyanovskiy quickly folded.
and Troyanovskiy just called with 
and Troyanovskiy checked. Shirshikov bet 120,000 and Troyanovskiy called. The 
river completed the board. Troyanovskiy bet 305,000 and Shirshikov quickly folded.
showing, checked the 
flop. Shirshikov check-called a bet worth 60,000 and the 
appeared on the turn. Both players checked and the 
and Troyanovskiy folded.
flop, Shirshikov check-called a bet worth 70,000 and checked again the 
. Pavel Shirshikov bet his 
for 70,000 and Vladimir Troyanovskiy called holding 
and Shirshikov check-called a bet of 130,000. The turn was the 
and Troyanovskiy checked with 
. The flop was 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
. Troyanovskiy bet 625,000. Shirshikov called and took down the pot with two-pair.
in the big blind to 185,000. Shirshikov called.
and Shirshikov bet 900,000. Ghavam moved all in and Shirshikov called.
and Shirshikov checked with 
called. The flop was 
and a bet of 125,000 from Ghavam got the fold.
. The flop came 
and Shirshikov checked, Ghavam continued for 130,000 and was called before the