2023 Merit Poker Retro Series

$2,200 Warmup
Day: 3
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Event Info
2023 Merit Poker Retro Series
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$264,400
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,488,560
Total Entries
809
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
156
Players Left
25
Players Left 1 / 809
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Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Shornikau Makes Chernikov Fold

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Moving from one table to the other as he is also playing in the $10,500 High Roller, Aleksandr Chernikov was at his seat to defend his big blind after Maksim Shornikau opened from the middle position.

On a 9J7 flop, both players checked. Then on the turn 6, Chernikov tried to take the pot by betting 200,000. On the other side of the table, Shornikau raised it to 575,000; an amount that Chernikov check-called.

The 5 came on the river, and Chernikov checked. Shornikau took this opportunity to fire a bet of 600,000. But he didn't need to show his cards to take the pot, as Chernikov folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
2,750,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Profile photo of Maksim Shornikau by
Maksim Shornikau
2,700,000
1,800,000
1,800,000

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovMaksim Shornikau

Anbarlouyi Eliminated By Altas

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Murat Altas opened from under the gun, then was raised by Pouria Anbarlouyi who moved all in from the button for a total of 480,000 chips. Altas struggled to make a decision, but eventually called.

Pouria Anbarlouyi: 99
Murat Altas: Q10

Altas hit a ten on the flop on 8310JJ, leading to Anbarlouyi's elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Murat Altas
Murat Altas
1,600,000
400,000
400,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Profile photo of Pouria Anbarlouyi ir
Pouria Anbarlouyi
Busted

Tags: Murat AltasPouria Anbarlouyi

Yaghmaie Doesn't Win His Flip

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

In the cutoff, Naryman Yaghmaie opened to 125,000. However, directly to his left, Hadi Khadra on the button three-bet to 310,000. The blinds folded, and Yaghmaie decided to go all in for 1,305,000. After a few seconds, Khadra made the call.

Hadi Khadra: 99
Naryman Yaghmaie: AQ

Yaghmaie stood up as the dealer revealed the board 66874. He is the first player to be eliminated after the dinner break, securing the 35th place prize of $8,185.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hadi Khadra lb
Hadi Khadra
4,600,000
1,665,000
1,665,000
Profile photo of Naryman Yaghmaie ir
Naryman Yaghmaie
Busted

Tags: Hadi KhadraNaryman Yaghmaie

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Full Chip Counts

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Or Nezer il
Or Nezer
5,820,000
2,040,000
2,040,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alain Hajj lb
Alain Hajj
5,025,000
4,465,000
4,465,000
Profile photo of Abulmuhsin Aydin fr
Abulmuhsin Aydin
5,000,000
Profile photo of Orestis Kanakopoulos gr
Orestis Kanakopoulos
5,000,000
900,000
900,000
Profile photo of Ran Ilani il
Ran Ilani
3,550,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
Profile photo of Oleg Ustinovich ru
Oleg Ustinovich
3,350,000
2,850,000
2,850,000
Profile photo of Andrey Koks ee
Andrey Koks
3,300,000
950,000
950,000
Profile photo of Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
3,130,000
1,420,000
1,420,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Hadi Khadra lb
Hadi Khadra
2,935,000
2,520,000
2,520,000
Profile photo of Afshin Taheri ir
Afshin Taheri
2,840,000
1,640,000
1,640,000
Profile photo of Ilya Pavlov ru
Ilya Pavlov
2,750,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
Profile photo of Ran Koller il
Ran Koller
2,450,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kristaps Vismanis lv
Kristaps Vismanis
2,400,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Vladislav Doroshkov ru
Vladislav Doroshkov
2,350,000
1,170,000
1,170,000
Profile photo of Mikhail Zamiatin ru
Mikhail Zamiatin
2,280,000
1,599,000
1,599,000
Profile photo of Giorgiy Skhulukhiya ge
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
2,180,000
490,000
490,000
Profile photo of Naryman Yaghmaie ir
Naryman Yaghmaie
2,160,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Goku
Goku
2,030,000
1,430,000
1,430,000
Profile photo of Oleg Eltsov ru
Oleg Eltsov
1,925,000
325,000
325,000
Profile photo of Amirreza Roudsari ir
Amirreza Roudsari
1,900,000
450,000
450,000
Profile photo of Julien Loire fr
Julien Loire
1,880,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Bogdan Jontulovic rs
Bogdan Jontulovic
1,850,000
750,000
750,000
Profile photo of Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
1,650,000
2,550,000
2,550,000
Profile photo of Rudolf Domin ru
Rudolf Domin
1,490,000
1,291,000
1,291,000
Profile photo of Murat Cakir tr
Murat Cakir
1,410,000
555,000
555,000

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Dinner Break

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

There are 35 players remaining in the 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series $2,200 Warmup. They just left to go on a 45-minute dinner break. When they'll come back, they'll play two more levels for today.

Five Millions For Aydin

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Under the gun, Abulmuhsin Aydin opened to 160,000. He was called by a player in middle position and by Fedor Dedelov in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 32Q, and Aydin continued with a bet of 400,000. The player in the middle position folded, but Fedor Dedelov did not and instead check-raised all in for approximately 1,500,000 chips. Aydin snap-called.

Fedor Dedelov: 76
Abulmuhsin Aydin: AA

Dedelov hit a flush on the flop to crack the aces. However, the 4 on the turn gave a better flush to Aydin. The 5 landed on the river, and Aydin took the pot, becoming one of the chipleaders with 5,000,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Abulmuhsin Aydin fr
Abulmuhsin Aydin
5,000,000
Profile photo of Fedor Dedelov ru
Fedor Dedelov
Busted

Tags: Abulmuhsin AydinFedor Dedelov

Double Up For Taheri

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

In early position, Mehmet Dalkilic opened. But in the cutoff, Afshin Taheri raised all in for 540,000 chips. All the other players folded to Dalkilic, who called.

Afshin Taheri: AQ
Mehmet Dalkilic: 1010

A queen appeared directly on the flop 2Q2 to give the best pair to Taheri. This situation stayed the same after the turn J and the river 8, and Taheri secured a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mehmet Dalkilic tr
Mehmet Dalkilic
1,700,000
600,000
600,000
Profile photo of Afshin Taheri ir
Afshin Taheri
1,200,000
415,000
415,000

Tags: Mehmet DalkilicAfshin Taheri