$5,300 High Roller | 2024 Merit Poker Western Series

01-21-2024 00:59 UTC+2

Luo Doubles Through Shornikau to Take the Chip Lead

Ryan Lashmar

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Shuang Luo moved all in from the small blind for 3,575,000 and Maksim Shornikau called from the big blind with a covering stack to put Luo at risk.

Shuang Luo: K♣8♦
Maksim Shornikau: A♦4♦

Luo took the lead on the J♠9♣8♥ flop and remained ahead on the 9♣ turn and Q♦ river to score a full double up through Shornikau, taking the chip lead and half the total chips in play in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shuang Luo	7,400,000 3,825,000	3,825,000
Maksim Shornikau	4,200,000 -2,940,000	-2,940,000

Tags: Maksim Shornikau Shuang Luo

01-21-2024 00:55 UTC+2

Tot Fills Up but Gets No Action

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 30 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Aleksandar Tot limped in from the small blind with J♥7♣ and Shuang Luo checked her option in the big blind with K♥3♥.

The flop came A♥7♦4♣ and Tot bet 200,000. Luo made the call.

Both players checked the J♦ turn and J♠ river. Tot's full house was good at showdown and he took down a small pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandar Tot	3,800,000 -250,000	-250,000
Shuang Luo	3,575,000 -525,000	-525,000

Tags: Aleksandar Tot Shuang Luo

01-21-2024 00:39 UTC+2

Luo Doubles Through Tot

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 30 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Aleksandar Tot moved all in from the small blind, covering Shuang Luo in the big blind who had 1,800,000. Luo snap-called and was at risk.

Shuang Luo: A♠Q♠
Aleksandar Tot: Q♥10♣

Tot was dominated with a smaller queen and couldn't catch up on the Q♣7♣8♠2♥5♠ runout resulting in a massive double up for Luo who is now even in chips with Tot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shuang Luo	4,100,000 1,940,000	1,940,000
Aleksandar Tot	4,050,000 -1,950,000	-1,950,000

Tags: Aleksandar Tot Shuang Luo

Level: 30

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

01-21-2024 00:21 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Shornikau	7,140,000 -2,460,000	-2,460,000
Aleksandar Tot	6,000,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Shuang Luo	2,160,000 660,000	660,000

Aleksandr Kirichenko Eliminated in 4th Place ($58,500)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Aleksandr Kirichenko moved all in for 1,715,000 from the small blind and was called by Maksim Shornikau in the big blind to put Kirichenko at risk.

Aleksandr Kirichenko: A♥7♣
Maksim Shornikau: K♣6♥

Kirichenko was ahead preflop but Shornikau took the lead with a pair of kings on the K♦4♦3♣ flop. He remained ahead on the J♥ turn and 3♦ river to send Kirichenko to the rail and deny his quest to avenge his runner up finish at the last Merit Poker $5,300 High Roller event from the Gangster Series this past October.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Shornikau	9,600,000 2,800,000	2,800,000
Aleksandar Tot	3,900,000 -575,000	-575,000
Shuang Luo	1,500,000 -360,000	-360,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Kirichenko Maksim Shornikau

01-21-2024 00:00 UTC+2

Anatoly Nikitin Eliminated in 5th Place ($43,800)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Anatoly Nikitin opened to 500,000, leaving just 375,000 behind, from the hijack. Maksim Shornikau called from the button.

The flop came K♠6♣2♠. Nikitin checked, Shornikau moved all in and Nikitin called off with his last 375,000 to put himself at risk.

Anatoly Nikitin: Q♦8♦
Maksim Shornikau: A♠10♦

Shornikau was ahead with ace-high and made top pair on the A♥ turn, leaving Nikitin drawing dead. The 8♥ river gave Nikitin a pair but it was no good at showdown and his deep run came to an end in fifth-place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Shornikau	6,800,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
Aleksandar Tot	4,475,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko	2,165,000 -35,000	-35,000

Shuang Luo	1,860,000
Anatoly Nikitin	Busted

Tags: Anatoly Nikitin Maksim Shornikau

01-20-2024 23:50 UTC+2

Kirichenko Leaves Nikitin on Fumes

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Anatoly Nikitin moved all in from the small blind, covering Aleksandr Kirichenko who had 895,000 in the big blind. Kirichenko made the call to put himself at risk.

Aleksandr Kirichenko:A♣6♦
Anatoly Nikitin: K♠8♥

Kirichenko was ahead with his ace but Nikitin took the lead with top pair on the A♦ turn. The 10♠ river changed nothing and Kirichenko secured a much-needed double up while Nikitin was left with just under six big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Kirichenko	2,200,000 1,005,000	1,005,000

Anatoly Nikitin	875,000 -1,345,000	-1,345,000

Tags: Aleksandr Kirichenko Anatoly Nikitin

Level: 29

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

01-20-2024 23:44 UTC+2

Updated Round of Chip Counts

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Very few pots have gone to a flop over the past 15 minutes. Shuang Luo has moved all in preflop on several occasions and thus far has managed to steal the blinds each time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Shornikau	5,550,000 -50,000	-50,000
Aleksandar Tot	4,475,000 -475,000	-475,000
Anatoly Nikitin	2,220,000 -880,000	-880,000
Shuang Luo	1,860,000 900,000	900,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko	1,195,000 -1,020,000	-1,020,000

Tags: Shuang Luo