$2,200 Warmup | 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series

08-11-2023 15:26 UTC+2

Bogdan Jontulovic Eliminated In 11th Place ($19,500)

Maxime Taldir

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

Nicolas Chouity opened to 400,000 from under the gun. Then Bogdan Jontulovic three-bet all in for 3,400,000 chips in the hijack. On the button, Hadi Khadra reshoved and Chouity folded.

Bogdan Jontulovic: A♥2♥
Hadi Khadra: A♠Q♦

On the flop 4♦K♥Q♠, Khadra hit a pair of queens, leading to Jontulovic's elimination after the turn J♠ and the river 5♥.

With 10 players left, one more elimination is needed to reach the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hadi Khadra	12,500,000 6,800,000	6,800,000
Bogdan Jontulovic	Busted

Tags: Bogdan Jontulovic Hadi Khadra Nicolas Chouity

08-11-2023 15:38 UTC+2

Cakir Flops Two Pair

Calum Grant

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

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya limped in from the small blind with Q♥8♠ and called when Murat Cakir made it 625,000 from the big blind with A♦9♠.

The A♠4♠9♥ flop checked through to the 5♣ turn. Skhulukhiya led out for 1,075,000 with his queen-high. Cakir, with two pair, made it 2,500,000 and Skhulukhiya quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	8,800,000 -2,100,000	-2,100,000
Murat Cakir	7,200,000 635,000	635,000

08-11-2023 15:45 UTC+2

Big Pot Between Chip Leaders

Maxime Taldir

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

Nicolas Chouity raised to 400,000 from under the gun before Hadi Khadra decided to three-bet to 1,200,000 from the button. Chouity called.

The dealer fanned a flop of 3♣Q♠K♣, where Chouity check-called for 1,200,000. Chouity checked once again on the 5♥ turn but folded when Khadra fired out a second barrel of 3,400,000.

Chouity stays in the lead with 17,800,000, but Hadi Khadra has closed the gap and sits with 16,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Chouity	17,800,000 5,700,000	5,700,000

Hadi Khadra	16,000,000 3,500,000	3,500,000

Tags: Hadi Khadra Nicolas Chouity

08-11-2023 15:55 UTC+2

Cakir Hits the River

Calum Grant

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

Murat Cakir opened to 400,000 with K♠10♣ from the cutoff and Huseyin Kaba called from the small blind with A♥10♥.

On the 8♥4♣3♠ flop, Kaba check-called for 400,000 which brought in the 9♥ turn. Action checked through to the K♣ river to give Cakir the checkmark. Kaba then check-folded to a bet of 1,150,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murat Cakir	9,620,000 2,420,000	2,420,000
Huseyin Kaba	3,200,000 -2,300,000	-2,300,000

Tags: Huseyin Kaba Murat Cakir

08-11-2023 15:55 UTC+2

Or Nezer Eliminated In 10th Place ($19,500)

Calum Grant

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

Moved to the second table, Or Nezer went all in on the button for almost 1,500,000. In the small blind, Hadi Khadra made the call.

Or Nezer: 8♣8♥
Hadi Khadra: A♠4♣

An ace and only an ace could stop Nezer. And one came on the flop on 5♣A♥J♣10♣3♥ to give the best pair to Khadra. Finishing 10th, Nezer wins $19,500, but he is the bubble-boy of the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hadi Khadra	19,375,000 3,375,000	3,375,000
Or Nezer	Busted

Tags: Hadi Khadra Or Nezer

08-11-2023 15:56 UTC+2

One-Hour Break

Calum Grant

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

Before a ceremony to introduce the finalists, the nine remaining players in the $2,200 Warm Up are on a 60-minute break.

08-11-2023 16:07 UTC+2

2023 Merit Poker Retro Series $2,200 Warm Up Final Table

Maxime Taldir

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

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Blinds
1	Murat Cakir	Turkey	9,625,000	48
2	Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	Georgia	8,200,000	41
3	Afshin Taheri	Iran	2,950,000	15
4	Abulmuhsin Aydin	France	5,175,000	26
5	Huseyin Kaba	Turkey	3,200,000	16
6	Orestis Kanakopoulos	Greece	10,500,000	53
7	Nicolas Chouity	Lebanon	18,050,000	90
8	Hadi Khadra	Lebanon	19,375,000	97
9	Alain Hajj	Lebanon	3,885,000	19

Player	Chips	Progress
Hadi Khadra	19,375,000
Nicolas Chouity	18,050,000 250,000	250,000

Orestis Kanakopoulos	10,500,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Murat Cakir	9,625,000 5,000	5,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	8,200,000 -600,000	-600,000
Abulmuhsin Aydin	5,175,000 1,875,000	1,875,000
Alain Hajj	3,885,000 -115,000	-115,000
Huseyin Kaba	3,200,000
Afshin Taheri	2,950,000 -5,750,000	-5,750,000