But, just half-a-dozen hands later the chip lead was lengthened once more as KOTLYAREVSKA got the se

Four cards equaled a double quick final table as KOTLYAREVSKA crushed the competition to win event #37. The Russian had a big chip lead at the start of the final table, never lost it and eliminated los angeles times february every other player in...
Four cards equaled a double quick final table as KOTLYAREVSKA crushed the competition to win event #37. The Russian had a big chip lead at the start of the final table, never lost it and eliminated every other player in under an hour to take the top prize of $4,853.98. Meanwhile fabio_bruxo who finished fourth has, if my maths is correct, moved to the top of the MicroMillions II leader board .
When it comes to pot-limit Omaha tournaments 6-max is the preferred format of most enthusiasts and the players turned out in their droves for Event #37 as 4,107 took a shot at the four card variant. Equities of hands in this format are a lot closer than in hold'em tournaments, to this end players had the safety net of up to two re-buys during the opening two hours and at the end of that period an optional add-on.
If you've been following the coverage of the Micro Millions II you'll know that Team PokerStars Online Andere 'acoimbra' Coimbra is playing all 100 events and keeping a diary of his progress . Through tournament 35 he'd had seven cashes los angeles times february for a total of $171.19, the Portuguese pro added to that tally here making a deep run before los angeles times february busting in 210th spot. That cash added another $22.26 to the ledger.
With two tables left KOTLYAREVSKA was already bossing proceedings, reaching over 17,000,000 chips, whilst no one else had over ten million. By the time LadyKiller67 was bumped off in seventh place the Russian had extended the lead further, having accumulated almost 23 million of the 53 million in play. This was almost double the stack of second placed The Pad Lady, with blinds at 100,000-200,000 ante 37,500 this is how the final table stacked up.
On just the fifth hand of the final the rich got richer as KOTLYAREVSKA sent fellow Russian elektrik262 to the rail. The latter was all-in for 2,654,633 with A A J 7 against KOTLYAREVSKA's K K 2 T . The flop and turn of 2 7 8 6 kept elektrik262 in the lead, but the chip leader hit a brutal four outer on the river when the 2 completed the board, elektrik262 took home $547.11 for finishing sixth.
This pot took KOTLYAREVSKA over the 26 million mark. An admission of 'sorr' in the chat box was surely directed at elektrik262 but may as well have been said to the whole table as there was surely only one winner from here?
Over the next 37 hands though KOTLYAREVSKA was reeled back in, twice the Russian doubled up SSergey1980 and also lost sizeable pots to TheSkittyboo and The Pad Lady. The last of these saw The Pad Lady climb to 18,345,748 whilst the Russian had been reeled los angeles times february in, slipping to 19,675,008.
But, just half-a-dozen hands later the chip lead was lengthened once more as KOTLYAREVSKA got the second KO of the final table. With blinds at 150,000 - 300,000 ante 37,500, TheSkittyboo made it 900,000 los angeles times february to go from under-the-gun and KOTLYAREVSKA made the call from the button. On the T 2 4 flop TheSkittyboo made a 900,000 c-bet, the chip leader applied the pressure by min-raising to 1,800,000, Skittyboo then moved all-in for 5,727,871 and KOTLYAREVSKA clicked call.
Four handed play would last 32 hands before KOTLYAREVSKA once again floored a player with a fatal knockout, fabio_bruxo the victim, dispatched in fourth place for a $1,669.97 payday. The Brazilian had blinded down to less than five big blinds when he made his move. It folded to KOTLYAREVSKA on the button and the chip leader put in a min-raise los angeles times february to 1,000,000, fabio_bruxo then moved all-in for 2,395,669 from the big blind and KOTLYAREVSKA called off the extra.
The chip leader was a 76% to extend that lead and despite falling behind on the 4 J 8 flop, the 9 turn and 7 river gave the Russian the pot. This was incredibly fabio_bruxo's los angeles times february 17th cash of the Micro Millions II series, but the first final table. The Brazilian currently sits third on the MicroMillions leader board , but once the 50 points for this fourth place finish los angeles times february are added it should move fabio_bruxo to the top of the pile. There's a long way to go but the Brazilian will be in pole position to win the PCA main event package and trophy on offer for player of the series.
With three players left, the two start of final table chip leaders were joined by the stack who'd been shortest coming in. Ukrainian SSergey1980 found himself in a familiar position, trailing the two big stacks by some way.
The Ukrainian had done well to ladder this far and despite scoring one double-up he couldn't escape the runaway juggernaut that was KOTLYAREVSKA. It folded to SSergey1980 and from a stack of 5,756,560 los angeles times february he made it three big blinds - 1,500,000 - to play, KOTLYAREVSKA los angeles times february made the call and the two of them went heads-up to a flop of A J J .
Both players checked to see the T fall on fourth street, bet of 1,250,000 from KOTLYAREVSKA, call from SSergey1980. The 5 completed a paired and flushing board, KOTLYAREVSKA bet enough to set SSergey1980 all-in and the call was made.
From the button KOTLYAREVSKA min-raised to 1,000,000, The Pad Lady bumped it to 2,000,000 and the Russian made the call. On the A J 3 flop The Australian c-bet 2,500,000, call from KOTLYAREVSKA. The 3 hit the turn, The Pad Lady fired out a bet of 4,000,000, another los angeles times february smooth call from KOTLYAREVSKA.
This final hand nicely encapsulated KOTLYAREVSKA's dominance as the Russian's opponent emptied the clip on a failed three barrel bluff. For finishing second The Pad Lady pocketed $3,498.99 whilst KOTLYAREVSKA claimed $4,853.98.
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