2023 Merit Poker Western Series
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, Fedor Dedelov bet 7,500 from middle position and was called by Stefan Atanasov from under the gun.
Both players checked the
turn as the river came the
. Atanasov this time moved all in for around 45,000 and Dedelov took one quick look back at his cards before tossing them into the muck.
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
Deividas Dubovskis was facing a bet of 5,500 on a flop of ![]()
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and came back with a raise to 11,000 from middle position. His opponent, in the cutoff, called as the turn came the
.
Dubovskis bet another 7,500 and his opponent once again called. The river came the
and both players checked as Dubovskis showed ![]()
to take the pot.
Vasili Firsau, who had to reenter after losing that massive cooler to Halil Baybars earlier in the day, is also at this table and doing much better on his second bullet, more than doubling his starting stack.
With around 45,000 in the pot on a board of ![]()
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, a player in middle position bet 21,000 before Itzhak Rotshtein moved all in for 66,000.
His opponent spent several minutes in the tank before tapping the felt and surrendering his cards as Rotshtein collected the pot.
A player in the hijack raised to 3,500 before Dzmitry Vazhnik, from the big blind, moved all in for 42,500. His opponent quickly called with ![]()
, but Vazhnik had him dominated with ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Vazhnik's king-kicker played to secure him a double up.
Vladislav Ivanov bet 8,000 on a flop of ![]()
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and Yauhen Kontush called in middle position.
The turn came the
and Ivanov slowed down and checked. Kontush threw out a white 25,000 chip, announcing a bet of 12,000, and Ivanov called to the
river.
Ivanov checked once more and Kontush shoved all in for 40,000. Ivanov snap-called with ![]()
for trips, but Kontush had ![]()
for a full house to earn the double up.
Level: 4
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Alexandru Cinca three-bet to 7,000 from the small blind and was called by Oleksandr Malakhov in the cutoff.
Both players checked the ![]()
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flop before the
fell on the turn. Cinca again checked, then called when Malakhov bet 12,000.
Cinca checked once more on the
river, and this time Malakhov checked behind. Cinca turned over ![]()
for top two pair, but Malakhov had ![]()
for a flush to take the pot.
Uri Reichenstein and Gabi Livshitz were already two of the bigger stacks in the room before they tangled in a big pot.
With around 15,000 in the middle on a board of ![]()
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, Reichenstein bet 8,000 from the hijack and Livshitz called on the button. The river came the
, and Reichenstein tanked for about a minute before announcing another bet of 21,000.
Now it was Livshitz's turn to tank for a few minutes before he tossed in a raise to 70,000. Reichenstein spent a few moments pondering the decision before mucking.
Sakis Nicolaou bet 3,500 from middle position on a board of ![]()
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and Salih Kazici called in the small blind.
The river came the
and Kazici immediately announced he was all in, pushing his already sizeable stack in the middle. Nicolaou, with around 60,000 remaining, tanked for about a minute before calling.
Kazici slowly turned over the
, followed by the
for the nut flush. Nicolaou let out a loud groan before showing ![]()
for a smaller flush.
"I am so sorry for you," Kazici told Nicolaou before he made his exit.