A New Champion Lingers on Day 6 of the PokerStars Championship Main Event in Sochi
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A new PokerStars Championship Main Event Champion will be crowned in Sochi, Russia later today. Just six players return to battle for all the glory, the trophy, bragging rights, and maybe a nice sum of RUB 29,100,000 or just over USD 500,000.
Kazakhstani hopeful Lavrentiy Ni will wield the big stack when play resumes at 12:30 p.m. local time inside the gorgeous Sochi Casino and Resort. Though his chip lead of 2,949,000 is only one big blind ahead of Russian player Pavel Shirshikov.
Most notably and likely the odds-on favorite is Russian poker legend Vladimir Troyanovskiy. Troyanovskiy begins play sitting in the fourth position but still has a very playable stack. Fellow countryman Dmitry Vitkind also has an impressive resume and will be looking to climb the counts pretty early.
Seat Assignments for the Final Table
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seyed Ghavam | Iran | 2,124,000 | 88 |
| 2 | Vladimir Troyanovskiy | Russian Federation | 1,791,000 | 74 |
| 3 | Pavel Shirshikov | Russian Federation | 2,914,000 | 121 |
| 4 | Dmitry Vitkind | Russian Federation | 1,050,000 | 43 |
| 5 | Lavrentiy Ni | Kazakhstan | 2,949,000 | 122 |
| 6 | Timur Bubnov | Russian Federation | 783,000 | 32 |
Play will resume in Level 23 with about 26 minutes left on the clock. Blinds are currently 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 chip ante. Action can be caught live, on a 30-minute delay kicking off at 1:00 p.m. and will continue until one player has all of the 11,610,000 chips in play. Good luck to all players.
Remaining Payouts PokerStars Championship Sochi Main Event
| Place | Prize (RUB) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29,100,000 | $514,893 |
| 2 | 18,450,000 | $326,453 |
| 3 | 13,335,000 | $235,948 |
| 4 | 10,785,000 | $190,829 |
| 5 | 8,535,000 | $151,017 |
| 6 | 6,570,000 | $116,249 |