Level: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
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 9♥J♦7♣ 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 |
|---|---|---|
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2,750,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
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2,700,000
1,800,000
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1,800,000 |
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: 9♣9♠
Murat Altas: Q♥10♥
Altas hit a ten on the flop on 8♣3♦10♦J♠J♦, leading to Anbarlouyi's elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,600,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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Busted | |
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: 9♠9♥
Naryman Yaghmaie: A♦Q♥
Yaghmaie stood up as the dealer revealed the board 6♠6♥8♥7♦4♠. He is the first player to be eliminated after the dinner break, securing the 35th place prize of $8,185.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,600,000
1,665,000
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1,665,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,820,000
2,040,000
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2,040,000 |
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5,025,000
4,465,000
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4,465,000 |
|
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5,000,000 | |
|
|
5,000,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
3,550,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
|
3,350,000
2,850,000
|
2,850,000 |
|
|
3,300,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
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3,130,000
1,420,000
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1,420,000 |
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2,935,000
2,520,000
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2,520,000 |
|
|
2,840,000
1,640,000
|
1,640,000 |
|
|
2,750,000
1,200,000
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1,200,000 |
|
|
2,450,000
1,050,000
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1,050,000 |
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|
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2,400,000
150,000
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150,000 |
|
|
2,350,000
1,170,000
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1,170,000 |
|
|
2,280,000
1,599,000
|
1,599,000 |
|
|
2,180,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
|
2,160,000
40,000
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40,000 |
|
|
2,030,000
1,430,000
|
1,430,000 |
|
|
1,925,000
325,000
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325,000 |
|
|
1,900,000
450,000
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450,000 |
|
|
1,880,000
80,000
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80,000 |
|
|
1,850,000
750,000
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750,000 |
|
|
1,650,000
2,550,000
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2,550,000 |
|
|
1,490,000
1,291,000
|
1,291,000 |
|
|
1,410,000
555,000
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555,000 |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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 3♣2♣Q♣, 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: 7♣6♣
Abulmuhsin Aydin: A♠A♣
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 |
|---|---|---|
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5,000,000 | |
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Busted |
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: A♥Q♦
Mehmet Dalkilic: 10♠10♦
A queen appeared directly on the flop 2♠Q♥2♦ 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 |
|---|---|---|
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1,700,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
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1,200,000
415,000
|
415,000 |