Hands #165-169: Kazaryan Survives and Takes the Chip Lead
Hand #165: Anatoly Filatov called in the small blind with 
, and Gor Kazaryan checked in the big blind with 
. The flop came down 
, and Kazaryan won the pot after Filatov check-folded to a bet.
Hand #166: Kazaryan raised with 
to 18.5m on the button and Andrey Malyshev called with 
in the big blind. The flop came down 
, and Malyshev check-folded to a 20m bet after Kazaryan had flopped the nut flush.
Hand #167: Kazaryan raised with 
on the button to 17m and Filatov called in the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Filatov check-called a bet. Both players checked on the 
turn, and Kazaryan folded to a 45m bet from Filatov on the river.
Hand #168: Filatov called in the small blind with 
, and Kazaryan raised to 20m with 
, and Filatov folded.
Hand #169: Filatov raised with 
on the button and Kazaryan three-bet to 45m with 
. Andrey Malyshev moved all in for 308m with 
in the big blind, and after Filatov folded, Kazaryan called for his last 260m.
The board came down 
, and Kazaryan hit a pair of jacks to take the pot and survived in a massive hand and took the overall chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
569,000,000
298,000,000
|
298,000,000 |
|
||
|
33,000,000
-301,000,000
|
-301,000,000 |
|
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