Marcel Starts Well

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Level 2 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Facing a raise to 12,000 from the player in the hijack, and a call from Igor Mochalov in the cutoff, Marcel Luske made up the difference from the big blind and the three players took a flop.

Luske checked the flop to the raiser, who also checked, with Mochalov taking the lead and betting 25,000. Luske quickly called, with the original raiser folding as they went heads-up to the turn. Luske check-called again, this time for the slightly dearer price of 50,000.

The hit the river, and Luske quickly launched 125,000 into the pot. Mochalov re-checked his hole cards, announcing "fold," in a thick, Ukrainian accent, before exposing his . Luske, the gentleman that he is, reciprocated and showed him the for a rivered straight.