The flop was with 3,000 already in the pot. Fiodar Skrunda was in the big blind and he checked it to Arman Atshemyan (from Armenia) who bet 2,000.
Fiodar Skrunda mulled it over for a short while before raising to 6,000 and then staring off to the side. Atshemyan looked a bit put out by this check-raise but after some thought he raised back to 10,000.
It was Skrunda’s turn to look unhappy but he nevertheless called the bet.
The turn card was the and a temporary truce was called between the two players as they checked it. The river was the and Skrunda checked for a final time.
Atshemyan bet 6,000 and grinned at his opponent. He was met with a grin in return and a reluctant call. Atshemyan showed the which beat the of Skrunda.
Yury Gulyy was there from the start and his son Andrey also entered the mix early on. He raised to 250 on the button and Arash Khosravi defended his big blind. The flop came and both players checked. Khosravi bet the turn for 200 and was called before making it another 250 to go after the river.
Gulyy called both streets and then nodded when Kohsravi showed for trips deuces. "That's nice, a chip race in level one," Gulyy joked after he had lost all his T-25 chips in the encounter.
Anatolii Zyrin and Vladimir Troyanovskiy share a table with Maxim Panyak and especially Troyanovskiy may be seeking revenge after coming third in the PokerStars National High Roller last night. Fate would see him share the same starting table as Panyak on Day 1b of the Main Event as well, the perfect opportunity to get the better of his fellow countryman this time around.
Maxim Panyak at the PokerStars Championship Monte-Carlo
After his late session last night with a win and a second place in Side Events, the start of day 1b had been rather bad for Maxim Panyak. However, the Russian just doubled up after getting it in for 20,100 on a flop of .
Panyak had and was called by Sergey Kogotkov with for two pair. The turn improved Panyak to a flush, and the river was no scare anymore.
With around 6,000 in and the turn reading , Aleksandr Zhilinskii bet 2,175 and Konstantin Puchkov check-called. The river saw a check by Puchkov and Zhilinskii checked behind to muck when Puchkov showed .
Soon after, Yaniv Peretz and Sergei Chantcev got into a raising war. Peretz made it 3,250 on the button and Chantcev reraised to 7,500 in the small blind. That was enough to force a fold from Peretz and Chantcev raked in the pot.
Maxim Panyak opened the action and faced a three-bet to 700 from Vladimir Troyanovskiy in the big blind. Panyak called.
There was no further action as the board ran out .
Troyanovskiy showed but was beaten on the river by the of Panyak.
Panyak opened the next hand and Troyanovskiy three-bet to 700 from the small blind. Once more Panyak called. The flop was and Troyanovskiy continued for 700.
Panyak mucked and showed while Troyanovskiy showed .
All square after that with the promise of fireworks to come.
Fiodar Skrunda already lost a big pot early on and just paid off Vitaliy Gusak to slip down further in the counts. On the flop, Gusak in the small blind, Skrunda in the hijack and Arman Atshemyan on the button all invested 1,300.
The turn was checked through before Gusak bet the river for 3,500. Skrunda reluctantly called and Atshemyan folded. Gusak turned over and that won the pot, while Skrunda was left with his head shaking and less than half the starting stack.
The mayor of Sochi, Anatoly Pakhomov, arrived at the Casino and will speak to all participants of Day 1b and a short unscheduled break will take place before the action resumes.
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with 3,000 already in the pot. Fiodar Skrunda was in the big blind and he checked it to Arman Atshemyan (from Armenia) who bet 2,000.
and a temporary truce was called between the two players as they checked it. The river was the 
and Skrunda checked for a final time.
which beat the 
of Skrunda.
and both players checked. Khosravi bet the 
turn for 200 and was called before making it another 250 to go after the 
river.
for trips deuces. "That's nice, a chip race in level one," Gulyy joked after he had lost all his T-25 chips in the encounter.
for two pair. The 
turn improved Panyak to a flush, and the 
river was no scare anymore.
.
of Panyak.
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