$2,200 Warm Up Dia 3 | 2024 Merit Poker Western Series

2024-01-18 20:40 UTC+3

Zhao Leaves Krasilnikova Steaming on the River

Nível 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 8♥6♠2♥, Gang Zhao bet 65,000 from the big blind and Nina Krasilnikova called in early position.

Both players checked the 7♠ turn and the Q♦ fell on the river. Zhao then bet 110,000 and Krasilnikova called.

Zhao showed Q♠5♦ for a rivered pair of queens and Krasilnikova angrily tossed J♠J♣ into the muck.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Gang Zhao	1,300,000 200,000	200,000
Nina Krasilnikova	700,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Gang Zhao Nina Krasilnikova

2024-01-18 20:32 UTC+3

State Shoves on Dichev

Nível 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Yasen Dichev raised to 60,000 from early position and Adrian State called in the big blind.

The flop came 4♠5♠3♦ and Dichev continued for 75,000. State called, then led out for 50,000 on the 6♥ turn.

Dichev called and the 10♣ fell on the river. State then moved all in and Dichev, with around 700,000 remaining, quickly folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Adrian State	3,700,000 -50,000	-50,000
Yasen Dichev	700,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Adrian State Yasen Dichev

2024-01-18 20:18 UTC+3

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Mateusz Wozniak	1,015,000	34
1	2	Guoliang Wei	1,555,000	52
1	3	Simone Andrian	5,640,000	188
1	4	Emrah Daban	1,285,000	43
1	5	Matthew Davenport	480,000	16
1	6	Eren Eroglu	900,000	30
1	7	Qusai Albakeer	1,105,000	37
1	8	Ramez Haddad	875,000	29
1	9	Yuefan Gu	1,320,000	44

2	1	Sari Haddad	1,750,000	58
2	2	Ildar Tashliyev	1,400,000	47
2	3	Adrian State	3,750,000	125
2	4	Andrei Daniliuk	1,400,000	47
2	5	Xiang Lian	250,000	8
2	6	Gang Zhao	1,100,000	37
2	7	Yasen Dichev	900,000	30
2	8	Nina Krasilnikov	800,000	27
2	9	Fahredin Mustafov	2,100,000	70

3	1	George Panagides	850,000	28
3	2	Andrea Dato	1,500,000	50
3	3	Abdullah Alajmi	3,100,000	103
3	4	Ermanno Di Nicola	1,100,000	37
3	5	Antoine Hasbani	1,900,000	63
3	6	John Basta	1,200,000	40
3	7	Justus Held	1,550,000	52
3	8	Baurzhan Akimov	3,100,000	103
3	9	Azamat Tulepbergenov	1,500,000	50

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Simone Andrian	5,640,000 440,000	440,000

Adrian State	3,750,000 250,000	250,000
Abdullah Alajmi	3,100,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Baurzhan Akimov	3,100,000 300,000	300,000
Fahredin Mustafov	2,100,000 200,000	200,000
Antoine Hasbani	1,900,000 300,000	300,000
Sari Haddad	1,750,000 300,000	300,000
Guoliang Wei	1,555,000 155,000	155,000

Justus Held	1,550,000 -150,000	-150,000
Andrea Dato	1,500,000 50,000	50,000

Azamat Tulepbergenov	1,500,000 -200,000	-200,000
Ildar Tashliyev	1,400,000 100,000	100,000
Andrei Daniliuk	1,400,000 200,000	200,000
Yuefan Gu	1,320,000 320,000	320,000
Emrah Daban	1,285,000 285,000	285,000
John Basta	1,200,000 -300,000	-300,000
Qusai Albakeer	1,105,000 565,000	565,000
Gang Zhao	1,100,000
Ermanno Di Nicola	1,100,000 -400,000	-400,000

Mateusz Wozniak	1,015,000 -485,000	-485,000
Eren Eroglu	900,000 570,000	570,000
Yasen Dichev	900,000 -100,000	-100,000
Ramez Haddad	875,000 -325,000	-325,000
George Panagides	850,000 -450,000	-450,000
Nina Krasilnikova	800,000 100,000	100,000

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Nível 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

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2024-01-18 19:47 UTC+3

Akimov Puts a Massive Cooler on Budak

Nível 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Four players went to a flop of 5♠9♣7♣ where Erkan Budak bet 115,000 from the cutoff. Only Baurzhan Akimov called on the button.

Both players checked the 5♣ turn before Budak bet 215,000 on the 10♠ river. Akimov took his time before moving all in, and Budak snap-called for his last 200,000.

Budak showed 7♦7♥ for a flopped set that improved to a full house on the turn, but Akimov had 9♥9♦ for a higher full house to send Budak to the rail.

The remaining 27 players are now drawing for seats at the final three tables.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Baurzhan Akimov	2,800,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Erkan Budak	Eliminado

Tags: Baurzhan Akimov Erkan Budak

2024-01-18 19:27 UTC+3

Dato Snaps Off Doe

Nível 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Xiang Lian raised to 60,000 under the gun as action folded to Andrea Dato on the button. "One hundred and thirty-five thousand," he said as he put in a reraise. Lian quickly folded.

The next hand, Yasen Dichev raised to 60,000 in the hijack. "One hundred and sixty-five," Dato said this time as he three-bet in the cutoff. John Doe four-bet to 300,000 on the button and Dichev folded, but Dato called.

The flop came 10♥J♠4♣ and Doe moved all in for 200,000. Dato snap-called.

John Doe: K♥J♦
Andrea Dato: A♥J♥

Both players had hit top pair, but Dato was ahead with his ace and remained in front through the 3♦ turn and 2♦ river to send Doe to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrea Dato	1,450,000 750,000	750,000

Yasen Dichev	1,000,000 -100,000	-100,000
Xiang Lian	400,000 -80,000	-80,000
John Doe	Eliminado

Tags: Andrea Dato John Doe Xiang Lian Yasen Dichev

2024-01-18 19:18 UTC+3

Dichev Outflops Mavrikioy For a Knockout

Nível 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Andreas Mavrikioy moved all in for his last 200,000 from middle position and Yasen Dichev called in the big blind.

Andreas Mavrikioy: A♣4♣
Yasen Dichev: K♣10♠

Mavrikioy was ahead until the 10♦7♠J♦ flop gave Dichev a pair. The rest of the board came 4♠2♣ and Mavrikioy handed over the rest of his chips before making his way to the payout desk.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Yasen Dichev	1,100,000 400,000	400,000
Andreas Mavrikioy	Eliminado

Tags: Andreas Mavrikioy Yasen Dichev

2024-01-18 19:06 UTC+3

Tulepbergenov Finishes Off Dray

Nível 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Samuel Dray was already all in for his last chip as Ildar Tashliyev and Azamat Tulepbergenov went to the turn on a board of 8♠2♠7♣8♣. Tashliyev then bet 75,000 from early position and Tulepbergenov called in middle position.

The river was the 7♠ and Dray was already standing up from his seat and putting on his backpack as Tashliyev spent a minute shuffling his chips. He eventually checked and Tulepbergenov checked back.

Dray could only show queen-high, Tashliyev mucked, while Tulepbergenov turned over A♥K♣ for ace-high to win the pot and send Dray to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Azamat Tulepbergenov	1,700,000 200,000	200,000
Ildar Tashliyev	1,300,000 -310,000	-310,000
Samuel Dray	Eliminado

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov Ildar Tashliyev Samuel Dray

Nível: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

2024-01-18 19:02 UTC+3

Tulepbergenov Picks Off a Bluff

Nível 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Samuel Dray raised to 50,000 in early position and Azamat Tulepbergenov called in the hijack. Action folded to George Panagides in the small blind who took a minute without acting. The table then reminded him it was his turn and he quickly mucked.

The flop came 5♥7♠4♥ and Dray continued for 35,000. Tulepbergenov called and the 5♠ fell on the turn.

Dray then bet 65,000 and Tulepbergenov again called. The river was the 7♦ and Dray bet 190,000, leaving himself just 25,000 behind. Tulepbergenov quickly called and Dray was forced to show Q♥J♦ for a bluff.

Tulepbergenov turned over A♥10♠ for two pair with his ace-kicker to win the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Azamat Tulepbergenov	1,500,000 200,000	200,000
Samuel Dray	25,000 -555,000	-555,000

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov Samuel Dray