Level: 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
2023 Merit Poker Retro Series
$2,200 Warmup
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2023 Merit Poker Retro Series
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,488,560
Entries
809
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
25
Players Left
1
Cakir Takes From Kaba
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Murat Cakir opened to 800,000 with Q♣J♦ on the button before Huseyin Kaba defending his big blind with J♥8♦.
Kaba quickly checked the K♥J♣7♥ flop before Cakir continued for 700,000.
Kaba took a moment and folded his middle pair, as Cakir recovered some lost chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,100,000
-2,100,000
|
-2,100,000 |
|
4,400,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
Chouity Finds Two Raises
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Nicolas Chouity opened to 600,000 with A♦6♣ and saw a call from Giorgiy Skhulukhiya, holding K♦9♦ in the big blind.
Both players checked after finding straight draws on the 7♠8♥5♠ flop, with Skhulukhiya leading out for 400,000 on the 8♦ turn.
Chouity followed with a raise to 1,400,000, with Skhulukhiya taking some time before making the call.
Skhulukhiya then led out for 500,000 on the 2♣ river, with Chouity using a time bank before raising again to 2,850,000.
Skhulukhiya eventually let his hand go, as Chouity showed a smile while showing his hand and raking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,300,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
||
|
9,800,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Khadra Wins Blind Battle
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Nicolas Chouity called with K♦8♠ in the small blind, with Hadi Khadra checking his big blind option holding Q♣7♦.
Chouity check-called a bet of 400,000 from Khadra on the 9♠8♥5♥ flop, with both players checking the Q♠ turn.
The 9♥ river saw Chouity lead out for 900,000, with Khadra finding the call to take the pot with his top two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,500,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
|
14,300,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
|
||
Kanakopoulos Calls Correctly
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Orestis Kanakopoulos raised to 600,000 with 10♠10♦ under the gun, finding a call from Huseyin Kaba in the big blind with Q♠8♦.
Kaba checked the 8♠A♥4♣ flop and called a bet of 300,000 from Kanakopoulos. Both players then checked the 9♦ turn, before Kaba slid out a bet of 375,000 on the K♥ river.
Kanakopoulos make the call, taking down the pot after showing his pocket pair to beat Kaba's pair of eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
5,100,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |
Cakir Check-Raises Combo Draw
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Huseyin Kaba opened to 625,000 with A♦J♣ in middle position, with Nicolas Chouity calling holding K♦J♦ on the button.
Murat Cakir defended his big blind with J♠10♠ to the 2♠Q♦K♠ flop.
Cakir checked to Kaba, who continued for 725,000. Chouity made the call before Cakir used a time bank and raised to 3,125,000.
Kaba also used a time bank before folding his hand, leaving the action on Chouity. After asking for a count of Cakir's remaining stack, Chouity released his hand to send the chips to his left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,200,000
-3,100,000
|
-3,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
15,200,000
4,500,000
|
4,500,000 |
|
|
6,700,000
-3,600,000
|
-3,600,000 |
Kanakopoulos Makes a Move
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Orestis Kanakopoulos opened to 600,000 with A♣10♥ in middle position before Murat Cakir slid in a three-bet of 2,050,000 with A♦Q♣ in the small blind.
Kanakopoulos used a time bank card before announcing a four-bet to 3,600,000. Cakir used a time bank of his own before making the fold, as Kanakopoulos took down a sizeable pot without a flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,000,000
1,875,000
|
1,875,000 |
|
|
10,700,000
-2,450,000
|
-2,450,000 |
Kaba Spikes Another Double
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya raised to 600,000 from the cutoff and called quickly after Huseyin Kaba moved all in for 4,750,000 on the button.
Huseyin Kaba: J♠J♣
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: A♥K♦
Skhulukhiya immediately took the lead on the 8♦K♥Q♥ flop, improving further on the A♣ turn. Kaba then survived again, spiking the J♦ river to double up through Skhulukhiya.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,300,000
5,550,000
|
5,550,000 |
|
|
9,700,000
-5,525,000
|
-5,525,000 |
Kaba Doubles Through Chouity
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Nicolas Chouity opened to 600,000 from under the gun and called when Huseyin Kaba moved his short stack into the middle from the small blind.
Huseyin Kaba: A♥5♣
Nicolas Chouity: Q♣10♦
Kaba saw a clean runout of 2♥6♦J♦7♣K♦ to stay alive and double his stack through Chouity.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,300,000
-1,875,000
|
-1,875,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,750,000
2,650,000
|
2,650,000 |
Khadra Leaves Kaba Short
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Hadi Khadra raised to 600,000 with 8♠8♦ from middle position. with Huseyin Kaba defending his big blind holding 4♠2♠.
Kaba checked the 7♠5♠6♣ flop, with Khadra checking behind to see the 9♥ turn.
Kaba led out for 450,000 with Khadra making the call. The J♥ river completed the board and Kaba led out again for 1,200,000.
Khadra took some time before raising enough to put his opponent all in. Kaba did not take long to muck his hand, sending the pot to Khadra's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,600,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
-2,525,000
|
-2,525,000 |