In a 28-minute YouTube video released on Sunday, accused poker cheater Ali Imsirovic wanted to "set the record straight," and in doing so he admitted to some of the allegations against him, but also denied others.
Within 15 seconds after the video began, the 2021 GPI Player of the Year admitted that starting in 2020, he ended up "making a really bad mistake and began multi-accounting MTT's at that time."
David "Bakes" Baker: XxXx/6?A?J?
Esther Taylor: XxXx/A?2?3? - folded fifth street
As limits continue to rise, the various short stacks around the room grow more in peril.
Among them is Esther Taylor, who in a recent round of stud raised a couple of pots in an attempt to grab some antes. She was partially successful, although had to abandon one of these missions after resistance from David "Bakes" Baker.
Baker defended his bring-in to a completion from Taylor, and then led out when he picked up an ace of his own on fourth street. Taylor called that street, but couldn't call another bet on fifth from Baker, preserving her roughly 4 1/2 big bets remaining.
Carol Fuchs: 7x6xAx/3xKxKx4x
Scott Seiver: 2xXxXx/3xJx8x5x
Connor Drinan: XxXx/7x3xKx4x -folded sixth street
After third street bets and raises led to Carol Fuchs, Scott Seiver, and Connor Drinan each getting four bets into the middle, a sizeable pot was already brewing.
On fourth street, Drinan caught best and bet but got calls from each of his opponents. Things then got wacky on fifth street.
Fuchs and Drinan each picked up kings, with Fuchs now showing a pair of them. She was in the process of scooping her cards up to muck then, however Seiver to her direct left who she expected to bet, checked.
Fuchs then insta-checked, and after some thought, Drinan checked as well, giving Fuchs an unexpected free card.
All three players drew well, picking up low cards and now Seiver bet. Fuchs now had enough to call with which sent Drinan into the tank.
He elected to fold his hand after a minute or so of thought, leaving the pot heads up.
Seiver checked dark, commenting along the lines that he knew what was coming, and it was.
Fortunately for him, Fuchs checked back, but she announced that she had made a seven, showing a seven-six that got there after picking up perfect cards on sixth and seventh to take an unexpected and sizeable pot.
Three-handed to fifth street, Connor Drinan bet and only Brad Ruben called as Carol Fuchs mucked her board.
Ruben opened the betting on sixth and Drinan check-called to seventh, where Ruben bet again. Drinan spent a few minutes in the tank before he slid in a call, representing most of his remaining chips.
Ruben turned over 5?2?2? for a full house, deuces over fives, and Drinan mucked to fall down to an extreme short stack.
Brian Yoon: Kx4x3x/Ax3x5x6x
David "Bakes" Baker: Kx7x2x/5x3xAxAx
After Brian Yoon completed, David "Bakes" Baker called. Yoon check-called a bet on fourth street, then called a bet on fifth from Baker when the duo made identical boards.
Yoon caught a six on sixth, while Baker paired, leading to a bet from Yoon and a call from Baker.
On seventh, Yoon check-called a bet from Baker and was best with six-five to Baker's seven-five.
