From the cutoff, Stefan Dimitrov went all in for 88,000 chips. The other players folded to the big blind, who called.
Big blind : A♥10♠
Stefan Dimitrov: 8♥7♥
Dimitrov hit an eight on the flop 2♠8♣J♠. However, after the Q♠ appeared on the turn, the big blind found the 10♦ on the river, forming a better pair to eliminate Dimitrov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Eight levels will be played today on Day 2. The 214 remaining players just stood up at the end of Level 14 to go on a 20-minute break. When they'll come back, they will play two more levels.
Gabi Livshitz opened from the button, and Florian Guimond decided to defend his big blind.
“No deuce,” asked both players, smiling. The dealer revealed a 7♣ first on the flop, and then the 2♦ with the 9♦. There was a deuce. But nothing to worry Livshitz, who bet 9,000. Next to him, Guimond bet and raised to 31,000, and made Livshitz fold.
Thanks to this pot, Florian Guimond increased his stack to 1,200,000 chips. He is one of the chipleaders before the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
790,000
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790,000 |
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180,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000 | |
|
990,000 | |
|
940,000 | |
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850,000 | |
|
800,000 | |
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665,000 | |
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660,000 | |
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The payout has just been displayed on the screens. The 809 entrants of the Merit Poker Retro Series $2,200 Warm Up generated a total prize pool of $1,488,560, which is more than the $1,000,000 guarantee.
This prize pool will be shared into 98 pieces, as 98 players will be in the money, with a minimum cash prize of $2,830. However, the prize will be nearly a hundred times bigger for the winner, who'll win $264,400.
| PLACE | PRIZE | PLACE | PRIZE | PLACE | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $264,400 | 10-12 | $19,500 | 54-62 | $4,910 |
| 2 | $194,700 | 13-15 | $15,780 | 63-71 | $4,320 |
| 3 | $119,700 | 16-18 | $13,545 | 72-80 | $3,720 |
| 4 | $88,600 | 19-21 | $12,055 | 81-89 | $3,280 |
| 5 | $66,200 | 22-24 | $10,720 | 90-98 | $2,830 |
| 6 | $53,600 | 25-26 | $9,380 | ||
| 7 | $44,300 | 27-35 | $8,185 | ||
| 8 | $35,200 | 36-44 | $7,000 | ||
| 9 | $26,500 | 45-53 | $5,955 |
In early position, Ali Rashid Pour opened to 10,000 and was called by a player in the hijack. But in the big blind, Ara Melkisetian moved all-in for 128,000 chips. The action went back to Pour, who reshoved, and the third player involved in this hand folded.
Ara Melkisetian: Q♥Q♣
Ali Rashid Pour: A♦9♦
Melkisetian's queens held on 10♣8♥3♣5♠. But a terrible A♣ landed on the river, leading to his elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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850,000
850,000
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850,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko opened from early position, and everyone else folded except for Toni Kaukua in the big blind, who called.
After the dealer revealed a flop of 5♠2♥6♣, Kirichenko placed a continuation bet of 8,000, and Kaukua chose to check-call.
On the turn K♣, Kaukua check-called once again, this time after Kirichenko bet 30,000.
As the J♦ appeared on the river, Kirichenko launched a third barrel worth 90,000 chips. Kaukua took a few seconds,and then decided to call. However, he mucked his cards when Kirichenko showed K♥6♥ for two pairs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
210,000
31,500
|
31,500 |
Late registrations have been closed. And at the end of Level 12, the count stopped at 809 participants in this Merit Poker Retro Series $2,200 Warm Up. It means that there were more than 300 entries or reentries on Day 2.
| Day | Entries | Reentries | Total | Remaing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 145 | 39 | 184 | 76 |
| 1b | 253 | 89 | 342 | 165 |
| 1c | 10 | 55 | 82 | 55 |
| 1d Turbo | 28 | 5 | 33 | 20 |
| Day 2 | 325 |
Out of this total, there are 240 participants remaining.
