Big Names Fall Before the Money

A sudden burst of activity at the tables reduces the field to the final 50 players. Among them are three big names that were certainly hoping for a deeper run.

Anatolii Zyrin (pictured)  is the first to bust, followed by Vyacheslav Goryachev, and Aleksandr Chernikov is also no more. 

According to Zyrin, he three-bet with ace-queen and then called the jam of Andrey Volkov, who held with pocket tens.

Andrey Volkov – 390,000 (130 bb)
Anatolii Zyrin – Eliminated