2023 Merit Poker Retro Series
At his new table, Ivan Kuziv saw Aleksandr Pak going all in for 305,000 in the hijack. From the button, Kuziv reshoved, and the blinds folded.
Aleksandr Pak: Q♥8♥
Ivan Kuziv: A♣K♦
On the flop J♥4♦5♥, Pak had a flush draw. And the third heart he needed came on the turn with the 9♥. The K♥ completed the board, and Pak doubled up.
Murat Altas and his big beard opened to 60,000 from the cutoff. However, in the small blind, Ivan Kuziv decided to three-bet to 190,000. Altas was the only one to call.
The flop 7♣Q♠A♥ brought no more action as both players checked. Then, on the turn Q♣, Kuziv bet 60,000 chips. Altas called but checked back on the river 4♥.
First to reveal his cards, Ivan Kuziv showed J♦J♣. It was enough, as Altas mucked his cards.
On the very next hand, Bogdan Jontulovic opened from the middle position and was called three times. Everybody checked on 4♠8♥3♠ to see the turn 4♣. Jontulovic bet 115,000. His three opponents folded, and he showed K♠6♠. "For PokerNews!" he said. Moments later, the table broke.
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
On the feature table, Or Nezer opened to 50,000 from under the gun. On the button, Semen Kravets three-bet all in for 255,000 chips, and Nezer quickly called.
Semen Kravets: Q♣10♣
Or Nezer: K♦Q♥
In a very bad situation, Semen Kravets could only hope for a ten. It didn't come on 8♦2♠Q♠8♣, but the 10♥ landed on the river to save him.
Paul Newey raised to 50,000 from the cutoff, then Murat Cakir in the big blind moved all in for 410,000 chips. Action back to him, Newey called.
Murat Cakir: A♥3♠
Paul Newey: 10♠10♦
Cakir needed an ace. He had two, on the flop and the river on 4♣A♣8♠6♠A♠, and he doubled up.
From the middle position, Huseyin Kaba went all in for 155,000 chips. After some time, Denis Kapustin seated on his left raised to 300,000. But Andrey Koks on the button decided to jump into the pot too, and called.
On the flop A♥10♦4♠, Kapustin bet another 300,000. On the other side of the table, Koks with the biggest stack at the table took a few seconds before folding.
Huseyin Kaba: A♣9♦
Denis Kapustin: J♣J♠
Kaba was lucky enough to have the best hand with a pair of aces. The 7♠ on the turn and the 6♠ on the river didn't change anything, and the smallest stack of all three players involved in the hand tripled up.
Akin Guven opened to 50,000 in the hijack, then Michael Allen in the big blind three-bet all in to 665,000. Covered with 240,000 chips, Guven called.
Akin Guven: A♠Q♠
Michael Allen: 10♠10♥
On a very low 8♣5♣4♥7♦4♦ board, Allen won his flip and eliminated Guven in 90th place for $2,830.