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
Places Paid
98
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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Sixes Aren't Good For Ghazarian

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

After a player went all in for 90,000 chips in early position, Harout Ghazarian re-raised all in from middle position with only 50,000 chips. Everybody else folded, including the big blind, who hesitated.

Harout Ghazarian: 6♥6♣
Opponent: K♥3♥

The flop revealed K♣7♥8♠, giving Ghazarian's opponent the top pair. And after the turn Q♦ and the river 10♦, Ghazarian was eliminated.

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

First Eliminations

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

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Yacoub Takes From Chilaud

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Dori Yacoub opened to 28,000 from the button, and Maxime Chilaud defended from the big blind.

Both players agreed to check the flop 6♣10♦K♥. Then, on the turn 6♥, Yacoub bet 65,000. After taking some time, Chilaud check-called and the 5♠ was revealed on the river.

The French player checked once again, but mucked his cards when Yacoub placed a bet of 135,000.

Tags: Dori YacoubMaxime Chilaud

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Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nezer Folds An Ace

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Or Nezer opened to 25,000 on the button, and he received a call from Aleksandr Kirichenko in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 2♠7♣J♦, and Nezer made a continuation bet of 50,000. Kirichenko check-called, and checked again on the turn K♥. Nezer checked back.

The A♦ came on the river, and Kirichenko took the lead with a bet of 113,000. Nezer took a few seconds, but eventually folded, showing the A♠.

Tags: Aleksandr KirichenkoOr Nezer

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Naoun Stays Ahead

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action was caught when Adel Naoun in the small blind revealed his cards, putting his 212,000 chips at risk against Eduard Barsegian in the cutoff.

Adel Naoun: A♠K♠
Eduard Barsegian: A♥J♣

Naoun secured his win with a king appearing on the flop of 10♠K♥3♦9♣4♦. The Frenchman claimed the pot and doubled up, now holding a total of 465,000 chips.

Tags: Adel NaounEduard Barsegian

Double Up For Amamou

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Recep Aydemir on the button and Rachid Amamou in the small blind both moved all in, with Amamou having a slightly smaller stack of 242,000 chips.

Rachid Amamou: A♠9♣
Recep Aydemir: A♣J♣

On the flop Q♠10♣6♦ and the turn 5♣, Amamou was ready to leave the area. But the 9♠ on the river saved him, leaving Aydemir with only 60,000 chips.

Tags: Rachid AmamouRecep Aydemir