Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nicolas Chouity |
12,100,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
||
Afshin Taheri |
10,000,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
Hadi Khadra |
9,550,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
Orestis Kanakopoulos |
8,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Huseyin Kaba |
6,915,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
Murat Cakir |
6,565,000
565,000
|
565,000 |
Or Nezer |
5,425,000
-245,000
|
-245,000 |
|
||
Bogdan Jontulovic |
5,095,000
-455,000
|
-455,000 |
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya |
4,125,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Abulmuhsin Aydin |
3,690,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Vladislav Doroshkov |
3,270,000
-830,000
|
-830,000 |
Maksim Shornikau |
2,255,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
Alain Hajj |
2,055,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Rudolf Domin |
320,000
-1,665,000
|
-1,665,000 |
2023 Merit Poker Retro Series
The remaining 14 players have been sent on a break.
On the button, Nicolas Chouity opened to 250,000. Then in the big blind, shoved for approximatly 1,300,000 chips, and Chouity called.
Oleg Ustinovich: 6?6?
Nicolas Chouity: A?K?
Ustinovich needed to win this flip. But things quickly went in the wrong direction for him with Chouity hitting a pair of aces then a full house on Q?A?2?2?A?.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nicolas Chouity |
12,700,000
2,650,000
|
2,650,000 |
|
||
Oleg Ustinovich | Busted |
With A?A?, Murat Cakir opened to 250,000 from under the gun and called when Vladislav Doroshkov three-bet to 960,000 with K?10? from the small blind.
Doroshkov continued for 750,000 on the 9?8?5? flop. Cakir quickly jammed for 3,105,000 and Doroshkov quickly folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Murat Cakir |
6,000,000
1,935,000
|
1,935,000 |
Vladislav Doroshkov |
4,100,000
-1,670,000
|
-1,670,000 |
Immediatly after the restart, Andrey Koks and his four blinds moved all in from the button. Orestis Kanakopoulos defended in the big blind.
Andrey Koks: A?9?
Orestis Kanakopoulos: 10?7?
According to Koks, Kanakopoulos found a ten on the turn to send him in the rail in 16th place for $13,545.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Orestis Kanakopoulos |
8,000,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
Andrey Koks | Busted |
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Maksim Shornikau | Belarus | 2,015,000 | 17 |
1 | 2 | Murat Cakir | Turkey | 4,065,000 | 34 |
1 | 3 | Alain Hajj | Lebanon | 2,355,000 | 20 |
1 | 4 | Huseyin Kaba | Turkey | 6,720,000 | 56 |
1 | 5 | Abulmuhsin Aydin | France | 3,725,000 | 31 |
1 | 6 | Giorgiy Skhulukhiya | Georgia | 3,990,000 | 33 |
1 | 7 | Or Nezer | Israel | 5,670,000 | 47 |
1 | 8 | Vladislav Doroshkov | Russia | 5,770,000 | 48 |
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2 | 1 | Bogdan Jontulovic | Serbia | 5,550,000 | 46 |
2 | 2 | Oleg Ustinovich | Russia | 1,850,000 | 15 |
2 | 3 | Andrey Koks | Estonia | 475,000 | 4 |
2 | 4 | Hadi Khadra | Lebanon | 8,500,000 | 71 |
2 | 5 | Orestis Kanakopoulos | Greece | 7,300,000 | 61 |
2 | 6 | Rudolf Domin | Russia | 1,985,000 | 17 |
2 | 7 | Afshin Taheri | Iran | 10,500,000 | 88 |
2 | 8 | Nicolas Chouity | Lebanon | 10,050,000 | 84 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Afshin Taheri |
10,500,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
Nicolas Chouity |
10,050,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
||
Hadi Khadra |
8,500,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Orestis Kanakopoulos |
7,300,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Huseyin Kaba |
6,720,000
1,920,000
|
1,920,000 |
Vladislav Doroshkov |
5,770,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Or Nezer |
5,670,000
-480,000
|
-480,000 |
|
||
Bogdan Jontulovic |
5,550,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Murat Cakir |
4,065,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya |
3,990,000
-510,000
|
-510,000 |
Abulmuhsin Aydin |
3,725,000
-1,775,000
|
-1,775,000 |
Alain Hajj |
2,355,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
Maksim Shornikau |
2,015,000
-485,000
|
-485,000 |
Rudolf Domin |
1,985,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Oleg Ustinovich |
1,850,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
Andrey Koks |
475,000
-1,135,000
|
-1,135,000 |
Kristaps Vismanis moved all in for 1,600,000 from under the gun. On his direct left, Murat Cakir reshoved for 2,100,000, which folded out the rest of the table.
Kristaps Vismanis: A?K?
Murat Cakir: 8?8?
Vismanis had to win this flip to stay in the tournament. But the Q?5?J?9?3? runout provided no help and was eliminated.
After Vismanis' elimination, the clock was stopped to gather the last 16 players on two tables.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Murat Cakir |
4,000,000
1,740,000
|
1,740,000 |
Kristaps Vismanis | Busted |
Abulmuhsin Aydin opened to 250,000 from the cutoff before Giorgiy Skhulukhiya three-bet to 675,000 from the button. Ran Koller reraised to 1,925,000 from the big blind, leaving him 75,000 behind. Aydin folded and Skhulukhiya put Koller all in, which the latter called.
Ran Koller: A?Q?
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: K?K?
The J?8?7?J?5? runout confirmed Koller's exit, and brought the tournament to its final 17 players.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya |
4,500,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
Ran Koller | Busted | |
|
Huseyin Kaba continued to be hit by the deck and looked down at A?Q?. He made it 280,000 from the cutoff. Vladislav Doroshkov defended his big blind with Q?3?.
The 10?6?6? flop checked through to the 8? turn and Doroshkov led out for 375,000. Kaba clicked it 900,000 which raised an eyebrow from Doroshkov but the latter opted to fold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vladislav Doroshkov |
5,800,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
Huseyin Kaba |
4,800,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
After Oleg Ustinovich and Orestis Kanakopoulos flipped their cards preflop but split because both players had As-King, Hadi Khadra raised to 240,000 from the hijack. On the button, Mikhail Zamiatin said "all in" and pushed his 880,000 chips. Khadra made the call.
Mikhail Zamiatin: 7?7?
Hadi Khadra: J?J?
Zamiatin already stood up on the flop 8?A?J? when Khadra hit a set. The Q? turn and the 8? on the river completed the board, and Zamiatin left the area in 19th place for $12,055.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hadi Khadra |
7,500,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Orestis Kanakopoulos |
6,800,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
Oleg Ustinovich |
2,800,000
-1,700,000
|
-1,700,000 |
Mikhail Zamiatin | Busted |