2023 Merit Poker Retro Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1c
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Event Info
2023 Merit Poker Retro Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$567,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$3,375,480
Total Entries
1,223
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
225
Players Left
108
Players Left 1 / 1,223
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Chouity Loses A Small Pot

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

After an open to 2,600 by the player in the hijack, Nicolas Chouity in the cutoff called, and all the other players after him did too, except for the small blind.

Four players could have bet on the flop 396. But all of them preferred to tap the table to check. They were not motivated to bet on the turn 5 either.

However, the river 10 brought a little bit of action. After two more checks, Chouity decided to bet 7,000. The big blind eventually check-called, while the hijack folded.

Chouity tried not to show his QJ, but he had to. The big blind then revealed 64 for a pair of sixes.

Player Chips Progress
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Nicolas Chouity
90,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Nikitina Gives Up On The River

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Natalya Nikitina
Natalya Nikitina

Natalya Nikitina was in middle position when she raised to 2,500. The button called, as well as the small blind.

On a QK3 flop, Nikitina made a continuation bet of 5,000. The button folded, but not the small blind who wanted to see the turn J. But this card froze the action because both players checked.

The J came on the river, and the small blind took the lead, betting 15,000. Nikitina checked her cards, but decided to send them to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Natalya Nikitina
165,000
165,000
165,000

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Level: 5

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Double Up For Zargaran

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal opened from middle position, then snap-called when Danesh Zargaran shoved in the small blind with a little bit more than 20,000 chips.

Danesh Zargaran: 64
Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal: KQ

The board 43892 turned in favor of Zargaran, who hit a pair on the flop. Thanks to this hand, he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal
49,000
51,000
51,000
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Danesh Zargaran
41,000
41,000
41,000

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Lybaert With Aces

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

From under the gun, Amine Karami opened, then Bart Lybaert seated on his left three-bet to 6,000. Action went back to Karami, who four-bet to 25,000. Lybaert took a moment and moved all in. Karami called with a smaller stack of 100,000 chips.

Amine Karami: AK
Bart Lybaert: AA

The board 2J239 kept Lybaert's aces in the lead, and eliminated Karami.

Player Chips Progress
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Bart Lybaert
260,000
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Amine Karami
Busted

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Level: 4

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Theodorou Hits A Set

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Second to act preflop, Georgios Theodorou raised to 1,600. All the other players folded to Can Miral, who defended his big blind.

There was no more action on the flop J26, as both players checked. But after Miral checked again on the turn 5, Theodorou bet 1,500. Miral took some time but called. And his decision wasn't easier after Theodorou bet 9,000 on the river 9.

Miral eventually called, but mucked his cards against Theodorou's set with 66.

Player Chips Progress
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Georgios Theodorou
174,000
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Can Miral
29,000

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Kaplan And Moghami Split The Pot

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Amine Maskhaoui raised from middle position to 2,000, then Necat Kaplan in the hijack decided to three-bet. When it was Pooria Moghani's turn to act in the small blind, he three-bet to 16,000. Maskhaoui quickly folded, but Kaplan made the call.

The dealer fanned a flop of 98K, and Moghani added 13,500 chips to the pot. Kaplan called again, and the A came on the turn. This time, Moghani moved all in directly for 70,000 chips, and he received a call.

Necat Kaplan: AK
Pooria Moghani: AK

Both players had the same hand, so they split the pot after the river 6.

Player Chips Progress
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Necat Kaplan
146,000
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Pooria Moghami
100,000

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Level: 3

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800