$3,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series

08-15-2023 13:25 UTC+2

Rachedi In The Rail

Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ali Rachedi started the day with a small stack of 48,500 chips, but he only had 16,000 chips left when he moved all in. He was called by Denis Rosina.

Ali Rachedi: 10♥10♦
Denis Rosina: A♣J♣

Rachedi had a 50% chances to double up. But an ace came directly on the flop of 9♠A♦6♠ to put Rosina in the lead. And after the turn 7♠ and the river 3♠, Rachedi left the area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Rosina	340,000 6,000	6,000
Ali Rachedi	Busted

Tags: Ali Rachedi Denis Rosina

08-15-2023 13:10 UTC+2

Three Barrels For Franco

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Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Timofey Asmolov opened to 5,500 from middle position and was called by Sonny Franco on his left, Nicolas Chouity in the small blind, and the big blind.

On the flop 7♥10♠J♥, the blinds and Asmolov checked, so Franco took the lead and bet 7,000. Chouity was the first player to call, followed by the big blind. But Asmolov gave up at this point.

The 2♦ came on the turn, and Franco fired a second barrel of 19,000. Chouity quickly folded, but the big blind eventually called.

On the river K♣, Franco moved all in. But he didn't have the time to push his stack forward because the big blind snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timofey Asmolov	270,000
Nicolas Chouity	235,000

Sonny Franco	150,000

Tags: Nicolas Chouity Sonny Franco Timofey Asmolov

08-15-2023 13:02 UTC+2

Day 2 On Stream

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Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

08-15-2023 12:55 UTC+2

Lellouche Folds On The River

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Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Antony Lellouche in middle position opened to 6,000, but the player seated on his left three-bet to 16,000. All the other players folded to Lellouche, who called.

The dealer fanned a flop of 6♠5♠6♣, where Lellouche check-called a continuation bet of 12,000. But on the turn 6♦, he checked, as did his neighbor.

Lellouche checked once again on the river 10♣. His opponent took this opportunity to bet 50,000. Lellouche looked at his cards once again, and eventually folded.

At this table, the $2,200 Warmup winner, Hadi Khadra, had only 50,000 chips during the hand. But he's just been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antony Lellouche	300,000
Hadi Khadra	Busted

Tags: Antony Lellouche Hadi Khadra

08-15-2023 12:40 UTC+2

Same Table As In The High Roller

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Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Table 4 is a remake of the $10,500 High Roller Final Table, with Maxime Chilaud, Mustafa Biz, and Uri Reichenstein. This time, Reichenstein decided to fold his big blind after an open by the hijack, a call by Biz in the cutoff, and a three-bet to 20,000 by Chilaud.

The initial raiser was the only one to call Chilaud's bet and see the flop J♠8♥8♠, which both players checked. Then, on the turn J♦, the hijack took the lead and bet 15,000. Chilaud called, but there was no further action in this hand as no bets were made on the river K♥.

On the showdown, the hijack revealed A♣9♣ for a simple ace-high. However, it wasn't enough to beat Chilaud's 10♠10♣. The French player won the pot, increasing his stack to 350,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustafa Biz	780,000
Uri Reichenstein	780,000
MAxime Chilaud	350,000

Tags: Maxime Chilaud Mustafa Biz Uri Reichenstein

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

08-15-2023 12:08 UTC+2

Players On A 15-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

After the first level of the day, the players of the $3,300 Main Event are on a break. The next breaks will be every two levels.

08-15-2023 11:57 UTC+2

Smolka Wins Without Showing His Cards

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ruslan Volkov raised from middle position to 5,500 and was called by Dawid Smolka on the button. On K♣2♦4♣, both players checked. Then on the turn 8♥, Volkov bet again, adding 9,000 chips to the pot. Smolka called.

The river was the 4♠, where Volkov sized up his bet to 30,000. Smolka quickly called. But he didn't have to show his cards as Volkov directly mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dawid Smolka	570,000
Ruslan Volkov	75,000

Tags: Dawid Smolka Ruslan Volkov

08-15-2023 11:45 UTC+2

Vurucu's Bluff Caught

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

After an open by the cutoff to 5,000, Irfan Vurucu in the small blind decided to go all in for 110,500 chips. Vasil Medarov in the big blind called, an action that caused the initial raiser to fold.

Vasil Medarov: 10♠10♣
Irfan Vurucu: 4♣2♠

Vurucu tried to bluff but was caught by Medarov, who didn't have any trouble claiming the pot with 6♥J♠3♠Q♣2♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasil Medarov	420,000 420,000	420,000
Irfan Vurucu	Busted

Tags: Irfan Vurucu Vasil Medarov

08-15-2023 11:35 UTC+2

Tabiyev Sends Periaux In The Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

At Table 43, Ludovic Periaux found himself at risk with his last 113,000 chips against Boris Tabiyev.

Ludovic Periaux: K♠K♦
Boris Tabiyev: A♦Q♣

On the flop 7♦8♦Q♥ and the turn 9♠, Periaux was on his way to double up. But the A♠ landed on the river to give the best pair to Tabiyev, leading to Periaux's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Tabiyev	470,000 150,000	150,000
Ludovic Periaux	Busted

Tags: Boris Tabiyev Ludovic Periaux