$2,200 Warmup Day 2 | 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series

08-09-2023 13:05 UTC+2

Korkmaz Goes All In On The Turn

Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

After an open in middle position by Mihai Niste, Koray Korkmaz three-bet to 15,000 from the cutoff. Christos Leantzis on the button, as well as the big blind, called. However, there were too many players in the pot for Niste, who folded.

The dealer revealed the flop 3♥J♠4♥, where Korkmaz continued with a bet of 15,000. His two opponents didn't let down and called. On the turn 6♥, Korkmaz counted his stack, then moved all in. Leantzis quickly folded, while the big blind seemed unhappy but eventually folded as well, revealing 7♥7♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christos Leantzis	830,000 830,000	830,000
Koray Korkmaz	250,000
Mihai Niste	68,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Christos Leantzis Koray Korkmaz Mihai Niste

08-09-2023 13:20 UTC+2

Margolin Doubles Up

Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

With his avocado bob hat on the head, Timur Margolin decided to go all in with 34,500 chips, and received a call by Recep Aydemir.

Timur Margolin: 8♥8♦
Recep Aydemir: A♥4♥

Aydemir found a flush draw after the flop 7♠5♣5♥ and the turn 7♥. But the K♣ on the river didn't change anything, and Margolin doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Recep Aydemir	265,000 10,000	10,000
Timur Margolin	93,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Recep Aydemir Timur Margolin

08-09-2023 13:32 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Gadzhiev	765,000 -14,500	-14,500

Ori Hasson	550,000 164,500	164,500

Florian Guimond	410,000 41,500	41,500
Rachid El Yaacoubi	340,000 199,500	199,500
Volodymyr Drokin	255,000 86,500	86,500
Mehdi Chaoui	220,000 -3,500	-3,500
Sonny Franco	200,000 200,000	200,000
Danut Chisu	155,000 -90,000	-90,000
Tjan Tepeh	115,000 -135,000	-135,000
Anze Smajd	106,000 -18,000	-18,000
Maxime Chilaud	81,000 57,500	57,500

08-09-2023 13:38 UTC+2

First Break Of The Day

Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

After two levels, the 310 players remaining are on a 20-minute break.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

08-09-2023 14:11 UTC+2

Gulseven Over One Million Chips

Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

After the break, Erdal Gulseven decided to call in the big blind after an open by the button.

On 6♣8♣4♦, both players checked. Then on the turn A♥, Gulseven check-called a bet of 9,000. The 3♥ came on the river, and Gulseven checked for the third time. The button checked-back, then mucked his cards when Gulseven showed K♦6♥ for a pair of six.

Gulseven took the pot and added his new chips to his stack which is now above 1,000,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erdal Gulseven	1,100,000 592,500	592,500

Tags: Erdal Gulseven

08-09-2023 14:25 UTC+2

Li Finds a Triple Up

Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With 50,000 chips, Oleg Li in middle position found himself at risk against the player on his left, and Hadi Khordbin in the cutoff who had the biggest stack.

Middle position player: Q♣J♣
Oleg Li: 8♥8♦
Hadi Khordbin: A♥Q♠

On 6♦9♣3♠5♣4♦, Li's pair of eights stayed ahead, and he tripled up, while his neighbor was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hadi Khordbin	410,000 120,000	120,000
Oleg Li	150,000 -177,000	-177,000

Tags: Hadi Khordbin Oleg Li

08-09-2023 14:40 UTC+2

Jack High Isn't Good

Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Denis Kapustin, on the button, opened to 6,000. The small blind folded, and then the big blind hesitated for a long time. He eventually called.

On the flop 7♦10♥9♦, Kapustin added a single blind into the pot. He received a call from the big blind, who took the lead on the 7♣ turn, betting 13,000 chips. Kapustin called, then checked backon the river A♠.

"Jack high", said the big blind, who didn't want to show his hand J♥5♣. Kapustin flipped 10♦6♦ for two pairs and won the pot.