$3,300 Main Event
Day 1c Started
2023 Merit Poker Retro Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2023 Merit Poker Retro Series
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$3,375,480
Entries
1,223
Level
41
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
225
Players Left
108
Day 1c Of The $3,300 Main Event Kicks Off At Noon
It's time for the 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series $3,300 Main Event at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino! While Damir Zhugralin was crowned in the $10,500 High Roller on Saturday, August 12th, a total of 418 entries were registered on Day 1a of the Main Event. Out of this impressive number, 179 players qualified for Day 2, with Bahram Sakettaromsari as the chipleader with 805,000 chips.
The day after, 123 more players out of 286 entrants put chips in their bags, led by Abdallah Jamal Eddine and his 842,500 chips. But for those who didn't qualify yet, they still have time as there are three more possibilities to do so. The first one starts at noon with Day 1c. With 60-minute levels and starting with 100,000 chips, players will have to reach the end of Level 9 to advance to Day 2. They'll start at 200/500 with a BB ante of 500 and have a break every two levels.
Then, the last flight will start at 7:00 p.m. with 25-minute levels. Finally, there will be five more levels to jump into the tournament on Day 2, as late registration will close after fourteen levels of play. As usual, reentries are unlimited, so players have as many chances as they want to build a stack and try to win this $3,000,000 guaranteed Main Event.
PokerNews will be following the action the entire way, providing live updates.
Level: 1
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
Shuffle Up And Deal
Level 1
: 200/500, 500 ante
Day 1c of the 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series $3,300 Main Event started with 50 players in when the tournament director said "Shuffle up and deal"
Bad Start For Kaukua
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Seyed Ghavam opened to 1,200 from early position and received calls from Toni Kaukua in middle position and the player in the hijack. However, the cutoff decided to squeeze to 5,000. A move that scared the hijack player, who was the only one to fold.
On the 8♠9♦5♥ flop, the cutoff made a continuation bet of 7,500. This time, Ghavam folded, while Kaukua kept calling. The 4♣ appeared on the turn, and Kaukua took the lead, betting 22,000. The hijack called, and the river brought the 4♦.
Kaukua checked during this final street and folded when his opponent bet 53,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
98,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
57,500
57,500
|
57,500 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Lahdo's Pair Holds
Level 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Mazen Halabi, in early position, opened, and Endravuz Lahdo, in the cutoff, called. Everybody else folded, and a Q♣6♦2♦ flop was revealed on the table.
Halabi bet another 4,000 chips on the first street, and Lahdo made the call. He called once again when Halabi fired a second barrel of 11,500 on the turn 8♥.
Finally, both players checked on the river 5♦. Halabi showed K♠10♠, but there were 4♣4♥ for Lahdo, who took the pot
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Truong Runs Into Nut Flush
Level 2
: 300/600, 600 ante
In a three-way pot, Sammy Truong found himself in the hijack with J♣K♣Q♣. The player in the big blind checked, as did a player in middle position, so Truong didn't bet either.
But when his two opponents checked again on the turn J♥, he decided to bet 3,300. However, the big blind chose to check-raise to 10,500. The player in the middle position folded at this point, and Truong called.
The 9♦ came on the river, and the big blind bet 26,500. Truong snap-called. But he couldn't do much against A♣5♣ for a nut flush hit on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800