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
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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No Nuts For Koko

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Down to 95,000 chips, "Koko" moved all in and was called by Wael Sarkis.

Koko: A7
Wael Sarkis: 1010

Koko couldn't find any help on the 66J3K board. He was eliminated just before the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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Wael Sarkis
3,400,000
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Koko
Busted

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Bubble Time

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The field is down to 99 players remaining. It means that one player needs to be eliminated to be in the money.

The clock has been stopped to play hand-for-hand.

Alisa Sibgatova Eliminated On The Bubble

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Alisa Sibgatova
Alisa Sibgatova

After several hands with no "all in and call" situations, Alisa Sibgatova moved all in for 200,000 chips from the hijack after Alain Hajj's open from under the gun. The cutoff, button, and blinds folded, but Hajj called.

Alisa Sibgatova: QQ
Alain Hajj: KK

Despite fighting with a small stack all day to try to reach the money, Sibgatova didn't succeed, as her queens stayed behind on 105778. She is the bubble girl of the tournament. All the other players are now in the money, with a minimum cash prize of $2,830.

Player Chips Progress
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Alain Hajj
560,000
160,000
160,000
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Alisa Sibgatova
Busted

Tags: Alain HajjAlisa Sibgatova

Gundogan Doubles Through Taheri

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In middle position, Erdem Gundogan raised to 125,000, keeping only 10,000 chips in his hand. In the small blind, Afshin Taheri called, then check-called when Gundogan moved all in on the flop 6A5.

Erdem Gundogan: A5
Afshin Taheri: K4

It was a perfect flop for Gundogan, who hit two pairs to survive. After the turn 8 and the river Q, he doubled up to 280,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Afshin Taheri
1,500,000
873,000
873,000
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Erdem Gundogan
280,000
9,000
9,000

Tags: Afshin TaheriErdem Gundogan

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Guven Sent In The Rail

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Akin Guven opened to 50,000 in the hijack, then Michael Allen in the big blind three-bet all in to 665,000. Covered with 240,000 chips, Guven called.

Akin Guven: AQ
Michael Allen: 1010

On a very low 85474 board, Allen won his flip and eliminated Guven in 90th place for $2,830.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Allen
950,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
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Akin Guven
Busted

David Against Goliaths

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

From the middle position, Huseyin Kaba went all in for 155,000 chips. After some time, Denis Kapustin seated on his left raised to 300,000. But Andrey Koks on the button decided to jump into the pot too, and called.

On the flop A104, Kapustin bet another 300,000. On the other side of the table, Koks with the biggest stack at the table took a few seconds before folding.

Huseyin Kaba: A9
Denis Kapustin: JJ

Kaba was lucky enough to have the best hand with a pair of aces. The 7 on the turn and the 6 on the river didn't change anything, and the smallest stack of all three players involved in the hand tripled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrey Koks
2,600,000
2,139,000
2,139,000
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Denis Kapustin
2,000,000
400,000
400,000
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Huseyin Kaba
525,000
208,000
208,000

Tags: GoliathsDenis KapustinHuseyin KabaAndrey Koks

Cakir Doubles Through Newey

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Paul Newey raised to 50,000 from the cutoff, then Murat Cakir in the big blind moved all in for 410,000 chips. Action back to him, Newey called.

Murat Cakir: A3
Paul Newey: 1010

Cakir needed an ace. He had two, on the flop and the river on 4A86A, and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Murat Cakir
855,000
328,000
328,000
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Paul Newey
300,000
17,000
17,000

Tags: Murat CakirPaul Newey