$2,200 Warm Up
Dia 2 Começado
2024 Merit Poker Western Series
$2,200 Warm Up
Dias: 2
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
Informações do Jogador - Dia 2
2024 Merit Poker Western Series
Buy-in
$2,200
Premiação
$830,640
Entries
446
Nível
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
264
Jogadores Restantes
81
Yang Leads the Way as Fields Combine for Day 2 of Merit Poker Western Series $2,200 Warm Up
The survivors from four starting flights will combine today at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino for Day 2 of the 2024 Merit Poker Western Series $2,200 Warm Up starting at 12:30 p.m. local time.
While the turbo Day 1d flight is currently underway, Peng Yang holds the current overall chip lead going into Day 2 with 1.086,000 chips, worth 434 big blinds. Yang is the only player across the first three starting flights to bag over one million chips, and is most closely followed by Day 1b chip leader Ermanno Di Nicola (937,500) and Aleksandar Tot (827,500).
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Peng Yang | China | 1,086,000 | 434 |
| 2 | Ermanno Di Nicola | Italy | 937,500 | 375 |
| 3 | Aleksandar Tot | Montenegro | 827,500 | 331 |
| 4 | Hadi Khordbin | Iran | 781,000 | 312 |
| 5 | Antoine Hasbani | Lebanon | 559,550 | 224 |
| 6 | Roman Stoica | Moldova | 552,500 | 221 |
| 7 | Qusai Albakeer | N/A | 549,500 | 220 |
| 8 | Qiang Xu | China | 536,000 | 214 |
| 9 | Ramez Haddad | Lebanon | 521,000 | 208 |
| 10 | Xixiang Luo | China | 503,500 | 201 |
Other players who have already advanced to Day 2 include Andrea Dato (499,000) Guoliang Wei (366,500), Giorgiy Skhulukhiya (359,000), Koray Korkmaz (358,500) Maxime Chilaud (83,500) and Dmitry Gromov (48,000).
Blinds will begin today on Level 9 at 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante. Eight further hour-long levels are scheduled to be played today, with a 10-minute break after every two levels. Late registration remains open through the end of Level 12 on Day 2, with players allowed unlimited reentries. Some notable players who have not yet bagged for Day 2 include Ivan Govorov and Dmitry Yurasov. Both players won titles at the Merit Poker Gangster Series this past November and may register late to this event in search of another victory.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action from the moment cards are in the air today until a winner is crowned on Day 4, which is scheduled for Friday, January 19.
Nível: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Shuffle Up and Deal
Nível 9
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the $2,200 Warm Up.
So far there has been a total of 338 entrants across the first three starting flights, of which 159 players remain. The number of players will continue to grow as Day 1D is still currently underway and unlimited reentries and late registration will remain open until the end of Level 12.
Bitar Runs into Rockets
Nível 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Aziz Efe opened to 5,500 from under the gun before John Doe three-bet to 16,000 from the cutoff. Ghassan Bitar called from the button and Efe called as well.
Doe bet 27,000 when checked to on the 5♠3♣2♦ flop. Bitar moved all in for 97,500, forcing Efe out of the pot while Doe made the call to put Bitar at risk.
Ghassan Bitar: 10♥10♣
John Doe: A♦A♠
Doe remained ahead with the bigger overpair on the J♣ turn and J♦ river to score the knockout and drag in a sizable pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
154,000
69,500
|
69,500 |
|
Eliminado |
Mussin Triples Up
Nível 9
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Ermanno Di Nicola opened to 6,000 from the button before Abdullah Alajmi three-bet to 35,000 from the button. Berik Mussin called off for his remaining stack of 32,500 and Di Nicola made the call as well.
The flop came Q♣4♣2♦ and Di Nicola check-called a 40,000 bet from Alajmi.
On the Q♦ turn Di Nicola checked once more and Alajmi moved all in for roughly 120,000. Di Nicola made the fold leaving Mussin all in and at risk against Alajmi.
Berik Mussin: 3♣3♠
Abdullah Alajmi: A♠J♣
The 9♠ river changed nothing for either player. Mussin was ahead with two pair and secured a full triple up while Alajmi took the side pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
1,030,000
92,500
|
92,500 |
|
||
|
195,000
-71,500
|
-71,500 |
|
||
|
101,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
Gromov Rivers the Goods
Nível 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Dmitry Gromov opened to 5,500 from middle position and Nikos Lampropoulos three-bet to 18,000 from the button. Gromov moved all in for 46,500 and Lampropoulos quickly called with a covering stack to put Gromov at risk.
Dmitry Gromov: A♥9♥
Nikos Lampropoulos: A♣Q♣
Gromov was in rough shape against the bigger ace but picked up both a flush and straight draw on the J♣8♥7♥ flop. The 7♠ turn was a brick but the 10♣ river gave Gromov the straight to secure a full double up at the expense of Lampropoulos.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
99,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
||
|
96,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Day 1d Survivors
Nível 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
316,000
316,000
|
316,000 |
|
||
|
|
290,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
247,000
247,000
|
247,000 |
|
|
205,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
103,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
102,500
102,500
|
102,500 |
|
75,500
75,500
|
75,500 |
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Nível: 10
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Wang Denied a Double Knockout
Nível 10
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Erdal Gulseven moved all in for 15,000 from early position and Shuang Luo also moved all in from middle position for approximately 60,000. Ming Wang, who had both players covered, made the call from the hijack to put both players at risk.
Erdal Gulseven: J♣10♣
Shuang Luo: 6♥6♠
Ming Wang: 10♥10♠
Wang was in good shape with the higher pocket pair but Luo took the lead with middle set on the 8♠3♣6♣ flop. The Q♣ flush draw came through on the Q♣ river, giving Gulseven the lead. Gulseven remained ahead on the A♥ river to score a full triple up while Luo took the side pot with her set of sixes.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |