$2,200 Warm Up
Dia 3 Começado
2024 Merit Poker Western Series
$2,200 Warm Up
Dias: 3
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
Informações do Jogador - Dia 3
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
81
Jogadores Restantes
17
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michel Habib | 390,000 | 39 |
| 1 | 2 | Ara Melkisetian | 626,000 | 63 |
| 1 | 3 | Andrei Daniliuk | 159,000 | 16 |
| 1 | 4 | Bulent Sahin | 245,000 | 25 |
| 1 | 5 | Ildar Tashliyev | 396,000 | 40 |
| 1 | 6 | Azamat Tulepbergenov | 250,000 | 25 |
| 1 | 7 | Volodymyr Drokin | 627,000 | 63 |
| 1 | 8 | Ghassan Bitar | 1,003,000 | 100 |
| 1 | 9 | Dmitry Gromov | 90,000 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Matthew Davenport | 704,000 | 70 |
| 2 | 2 | Mazen Halabi | 557,000 | 56 |
| 2 | 3 | Mohamad El-Sayed | 630,000 | 63 |
| 2 | 4 | Dauren Zhaparov | 168,000 | 17 |
| 2 | 5 | Joseph Sabe | 270,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 6 | Qusai Albakeer | 408,000 | 41 |
| 2 | 7 | Hadi Khordbin | 1,075,000 | 108 |
| 2 | 8 | Ermanno Di Nicola | 594,000 | 59 |
| 2 | 9 | Maksim Shornikau | 174,000 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | Xixiang Luo | 1,053,000 | 105 |
| 3 | 2 | Guoliang Wei | 940,000 | 94 |
| 3 | 3 | Paul Amsellem | 350,000 | 35 |
| 3 | 4 | Erkan Budak | 276,000 | 28 |
| 3 | 5 | Emrah Daban | 892,000 | 89 |
| 3 | 6 | Aleksandar Tot | 1,058,000 | 106 |
| 3 | 7 | Roman Stoica | 436,000 | 44 |
| 3 | 8 | Bogdan Munteanu | 467,000 | 47 |
| 3 | 9 | Marcin Dziubdziela | 745,000 | 75 |
| 4 | 1 | Halil Akbas | 365,000 | 37 |
| 4 | 2 | Andreas Mavrikioy | 226,000 | 23 |
| 4 | 3 | Jalal Jafari | 772,000 | 77 |
| 4 | 4 | Catalin Moraru | 247,000 | 25 |
| 4 | 5 | Fahredin Mustafov | 495,000 | 50 |
| 4 | 6 | Nikolay Fal | 150,000 | 15 |
| 4 | 7 | Candido Cappiello | 830,000 | 83 |
| 4 | 8 | John Basta | 863,000 | 86 |
| 4 | 9 | Baurzhan Akimov | 1,045,000 | 105 |
| 5 | 1 | Antoine Hasbani | 638,000 | 64 |
| 5 | 2 | Amir Saeid | 375,000 | 38 |
| 5 | 3 | Yingrui Ge | 339,000 | 34 |
| 5 | 4 | John Doe B | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 5 | Andrey Litvinov | 185,000 | 19 |
| 5 | 6 | Cenk Nigbolu | 555,000 | 56 |
| 5 | 7 | Andrey Pateychuk | 167,000 | 17 |
| 5 | 8 | Abdullah Alajmi | 1,550,000 | 155 |
| 5 | 9 | Andreas Tomazou | 700,000 | 70 |
| 6 | 1 | Adrian State | 1,160,000 | 116 |
| 6 | 2 | Andrea Dato | 378,000 | 38 |
| 6 | 3 | Bassel Moussa | 304,000 | 30 |
| 6 | 4 | Mateusz Wozniak | 718,000 | 72 |
| 6 | 5 | Cheng Zhao | 794,000 | 79 |
| 6 | 6 | Alexander Kirichenko | 158,000 | 16 |
| 6 | 7 | George Panagides | 701,000 | 70 |
| 6 | 8 | Bulut Celik | 333,000 | 33 |
| 6 | 9 | Ceyhan Tezcan | 215,000 | 22 |
| 7 | 1 | Gang Zhao | 776,000 | 78 |
| 7 | 2 | Xiang Lian | 472,000 | 47 |
| 7 | 3 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | 637,000 | 64 |
| 7 | 4 | Justus Held | 705,000 | 71 |
| 7 | 5 | Viliyan Petleshkov | 484,000 | 48 |
| 7 | 6 | Vladimir Troyanovskiy | 450,000 | 45 |
| 7 | 7 | Yasen Dichev | 470,000 | 47 |
| 7 | 8 | Damir Zhugralin | 140,000 | 14 |
| 7 | 9 | Yuefan Gu | 920,000 | 92 |
| 8 | 1 | Vitalii Pankov | 157,000 | 16 |
| 8 | 2 | Eren Eroglu | 426,000 | 43 |
| 8 | 3 | Amir Sonsino | 712,000 | 71 |
| 8 | 4 | Simone Andrian | 1,398,000 | 140 |
| 8 | 5 | Qiang Xu | 306,000 | 31 |
| 8 | 6 | Peng Yang | 1,027,000 | 103 |
| 8 | 7 | Sari Haddad | 624,000 | 62 |
| 8 | 8 | Samuel Dray | 419,000 | 42 |
| 8 | 9 | Maksim Skripkin | 279,000 | 28 |
| 9 | 1 | Anatoly Nikitin | 123,000 | 12 |
| 9 | 2 | Feng Qu | 270,000 | 27 |
| 9 | 3 | Nina Krasilnikova | 718,000 | 72 |
| 9 | 4 | Koray Korkmaz | 606,000 | 61 |
| 9 | 5 | Hadi Khadra | 548,000 | 55 |
| 9 | 6 | Mehmet Demirkol | 266,000 | 27 |
| 9 | 7 | Parahat Nurmuhammedov | 495,000 | 50 |
| 9 | 8 | Ramez Haddad | 276,000 | 28 |
| 9 | 9 | Yury Bochkarev | 560,000 | 56 |
Race For the Money Begins on Day 3 of the $2,200 Warm Up
The 81 players who return today for Day 3 of the $2,200 Warm Up at the Merit Poker Western Series at noon local time have one goal in common: make it to the money.
Just 53 players will survive the money bubble and guarantee themselves a share of the $830,640 prize pool. One player who doesn’t have to worry about the bubble is Simone Andrian. The Italian pro and WSOP bracelet winner takes 1,398,000 into Day 3, good for second place on the leaderboard behind only Abdullah Alajmi (1,550,000).
Adrian State (1,160,000), Hadi Khordbin (1,075,000), and Aleksandar Tot (1,058,000) round out the top five. Other top stacks include Day 1 chip leader Peng Yang (1,027,000), Guoliang Wei (940,000), Cheng Zhao (794,000), Nina Krasilnikova (718,000), Justus Held (705,000), and Dzmitry Urbanovich (637,000).
Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdullah Alajmi | Kuwait | 1,550,000 | 155 |
| 2 | Simone Andrian | Italy | 1,398,000 | 140 |
| 3 | Adrian State | Romania | 1,160,000 | 116 |
| 4 | Hadi Khordbin | Iran | 1,075,000 | 108 |
| 5 | Aleksandar Tot | Montengro | 1,058,000 | 106 |
| 6 | Xixiang Luo | China | 1,053,000 | 105 |
| 7 | Baurzhan Akimov | Kazakhstan | 1,045,000 | 105 |
| 8 | Peng Yang | China | 1,027,000 | 103 |
| 9 | Ghassan Bitar | Monaco | 1,003,000 | 100 |
| 10 | Guoliang Wei | China | 940,000 | 94 |
Further down the leaderboard are Ermanno Di Nicola (594,000), 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series Warm Up champion Hadi Khadra (548,000), Fahredin Mustafov (495,000), and Andrea Dato (378,000), who was runner-up in the EPT festival held here in Cyprus last October.
With late registration closing yesterday, the field ended up with 446 total entries. Everyone making the money is guaranteed $3,770, with a final-table payout worth at least $16,500. The eventual champion takes home $165,000 and the Merit Poker trophy.
The action on Day 3 picks up on Level 17 with blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a 10,000 big blind ante. The plan is to play nine 60-minute levels, which should bring the field down toward the final table. Play will also be live-streamed with a 30-minute delay on Merit Poker’s YouTube channel.
Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you all the action as the field plays down past the money bubble and on toward the final table.
Nível: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Nível 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The remaining 81 players have taken their seats and unbagged their chips, and Day 3 is now underway.
Dichev Flops the Nuts to Bust Zhugralin
Nível 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
On the first hand of the day, Justus Held raised to 20,000 in early position and received calls from Viliyan Petleshkov in middle position and cutoff Yasen Dichev. Damir Zhugralin then moved all in for 140,000 on the button and only Dichev called.
Damir Zhugralin: Q♦Q♥
Yasen Dichev: J♣10♣
Zhugralin was well ahead with his queens and spiked the Q♠ in the window to improve to a set, but it was followed by A♦K♥ as Dichev flopped a straight. The board ran out 8♦9♣ and Zhugralin was sent to a quick exit on Day 3.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
680,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
640,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
460,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Qu Runs Into a Higher Queen
Nível 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Heads-up on a flop of Q♦9♥4♥, Feng Qu bet 12,000 from the button and Koray Korkmaz raised to 60,000 in the big blind. Qu then reraised to 125,000, Korkmaz moved all in, and Qu called for around 70,000 more.
Feng Qu: Q♣7♦
Koray Korkmaz: Q♥10♣
Both players had flopped top pair, but Korkmaz was ahead with his ten-kicker as the board ran out K♣5♠, sending Qu to the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
244,000
|
244,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Albakeer Picks Off Zhaparov
Nível 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ermanno Di Nicola raised to 20,000 in early position before Dauren Zhaparov moved all in for 135,000 on the button. Qusai Albakeer reshoved in the big blind and Di Nicola got out of the way.
Dauren Zhaparov: K♦10♦
Qusai Albakeer: A♥10♥
Both players wound up with top pair on the 4♥7♥9♣10♣6♥ board, but Albakeer's ace-kicker played and Zhaparov joined the list of early Day 3 bustouts.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
||
|
540,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
Shornikau Wakes Up With Aces to Double
Nível 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Mohamad El-Sayed raised to 20,000 in early position before Maksim Shornikau moved all in for 134,000 in the big blind. El-Sayed confirmed the amount and took a minute until he committed the chips.
Maksim Shornikau: A♦A♣
Mohamad El-Sayed: A♠J♥
The 7♦10♦5♣3♥9♥ board was safe for Shornikau's aces and he earned a double up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
275,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
Andrian Applies Pressure to Sonsino
Nível 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Amir Sonsino bet 31,000 from the cutoff on a flop of A♠Q♠2♣ and Simone Andrian called on the button, while Peng Yang folded the big blind.
The turn was the 8♠ and Sonsino led out for another 41,000. Andrian came back with a raise to 160,000 and Sonsino spent a minute in the tank before giving up his hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
||
|
1,100,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
||
|
450,000
-262,000
|
-262,000 |