$2,200 Warmup Day 3 | 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series

08-10-2023 13:35 UTC+2

Sixes Aren't Good For Ghazarian

Maxime Taldir

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harout Ghazarian	Busted

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

08-10-2023 13:04 UTC+2

Players On A Break

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Maxime Taldir

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

After two levels on Day 3, there are 121 players remaining. They just stood up to go on a 15-minute break.

08-10-2023 12:59 UTC+2

First Eliminations

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Maxime Taldir

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Samir Mrad	Busted
Rachid El Yaacoubi	Busted
Petry Bartagov	Busted
Dmitry Yurasov	Busted

Georges Sultanem	Busted
Halil Tasyurek	Busted
Amir Hassan	Busted
Kairat Karakeev	Busted
[Removed:553]	Busted
Uri Reichenstein	Busted
Liron Shapira	Busted
Evgenii Katymaev	Busted
Vasilii Kurguzov	Busted
Artem Vezhnekov	Busted
Stefan Atanasov	Busted
Danyel Boyaciyan	Busted
Eli Saad	Busted
Recep Aydemir	Busted
Amjad Nader	Busted
Mukhtor Nasiradinov	Busted
Alexander Sokolovsky	Busted
Sonny Franco	Busted
Arie Kliper	Busted
Chakib M'Hiri	Busted
Aleksandr Ivanov	Busted

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08-10-2023 12:53 UTC+2

Yacoub Takes From Chilaud

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Maxime Taldir

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dori Yacoub	900,000 392,000	392,000
Maxime Chilaud	330,000 443,000	443,000

Tags: Dori Yacoub Maxime Chilaud

08-10-2023 12:33 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Chernikov	2,200,000 1,544,000	1,544,000
Denis Kapustin	1,600,000 644,000	644,000
Ilya Pavlov	1,550,000 586,000	586,000
Seyed Ghavam	1,500,000 547,000	547,000
Roman Gadzhiev	1,460,000 363,000	363,000

Michael Allen	1,400,000 168,000	168,000

Jean Mikhael	1,350,000 540,000	540,000
Murat Altas	1,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Fahredin Mustafov	1,100,000 100,000	100,000

Florian Guimond	560,000 442,000	442,000
Volodymyr Drokin	500,000 34,000	34,000
Ori Hasson	360,000 79,000	79,000

08-10-2023 12:10 UTC+2

Nezer Folds An Ace

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Maxime Taldir

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♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Or Nezer	1,130,000 710,000	710,000

Aleksandr Kirichenko	960,000 790,000	790,000

Tags: Aleksandr Kirichenko Or Nezer

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

08-10-2023 11:53 UTC+2

Naoun Stays Ahead

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Maxime Taldir

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduard Barsegian	575,000 205,000	205,000
Adel Naoun	465,000 152,000	152,000

Tags: Adel Naoun Eduard Barsegian

08-10-2023 11:35 UTC+2

Double Up For Amamou

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Maxime Taldir

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rachid Amamou	504,000 172,000	172,000
Recep Aydemir	60,000 113,000	113,000

Tags: Rachid Amamou Recep Aydemir