$2,200 Warm Up Giorno 1bc | 2024 Merit Poker Western Series

2024-01-16 17:04 UTC+2

Aristotelos Falls to Alibeyoglu's Quads

Livello 5 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

Sultan Meirbekov had a raise of 5,500 in front of him from middle position before Sadik Alibeyoglu reraised to 11,000 in the small blind. Katherina Aristotelos moved all in for her last 22,000 under the gun, Meirbekov folded, but Alibeyoglu called to put her at risk.

Katherina Aristotelos: A♥Q♥
Sadik Alibeyoglu: J♦J♠

The flop came 7♠J♥4♥, giving Alibeyoglu top set and Aristotelos the nut flush draw. The 9♣ turn was no help, while Alibeyoglu made quads on the J♣ river to send Aristotelos off to the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Sultan Meirbekov	200,000 -40,000	-40,000
Sadik Alibeyoglu	120,000
Katherina Aristotelos	Eliminato

Tags: Katherina Aristotelos Sultan Meirbekov Sadik Alibeyoglu

2024-01-16 16:52 UTC+2

Houayek Stays Around With Queens

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Livello 5 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

Joseph Houayek, Andrey Pateychuk, Fikret Akgul, and Dogan Gungor built a pot of around 40,000 as they went four-handed to a flop of 2♣K♦5♦.

Houayek then bet 7,000 from the button before Gungor raised to 21,000 in middle position. Pateychuk and Akgul got out of the way, but Houayek stuck around and called.

Both players checked down the A♣ turn and J♥ river as Gungor showed J♦9♦ for a missed flush draw and Houayek turned over Q♠Q♦ to win the pot.

"Thank you, my friend. I needed the chips," Houayek said.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Fikret Akgul	330,000 230,000	230,000
Joseph Houayek	150,000 15,000	15,000
Andrey Pateychuk	110,000 35,000	35,000

Dogan Gungor	70,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Andrey Pateychuk Dogan Gungor Fikret Akgul Joseph Houayek

2024-01-16 16:47 UTC+2

Halabi Blasts Ihlamur Off a Flush

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Livello 5 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

More than 50,000 was in the pot as Osman Ihlamur and Mazen Halabi went heads-up to the river on a board of 4♠Q♣4♣9♥5♣. Ihlamur then bet 39,600 from the big blind.

Halabi came back with an all-in shove, having Ihlamur's remaining 120,000 covered. Ihlamur went deep into the tank, agonizing over the decision for several minutes.

"What do you have, bro," he asked Halabi before picking up J♣10♣ and tossing them into the muck.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Mazen Halabi	230,000 230,000	230,000
Osman Ihlamur	120,000

Tags: Mazen Halabi Osman Ihlamur

Livello: 5

Bui: 700/1,500

Ante: 1,500

2024-01-16 16:22 UTC+2

Break Time

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Livello 4 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

2024-01-16 16:16 UTC+2

Senno Drills the River For a Double Knockout

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Livello 4 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Six players went to a flop of Q♥8♣6♠ as action checked around to Frederico Senno on the button who bet 12,000. Egor Romaniuk called in the big blind before a player in the hijack moved all in for 22,300.

The cutoff also called all in, Senno raised an additional 100,000, and Romaniuk folded the Q♦.

Hijack: K♠Q♠
Maxim Son: 9♠7♠
Frederico Senno: 6♦3♥

The 2♠ turn kept the hijack ahead with a pair of queens, while Son picked up a flush draw to go with his straight draw. The river, though, was the 6♥ and Senno improved to trips to win the pot and send both opponents to the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Frederico Senno	190,000 80,000	80,000
Egor Romaniuk	60,000 -30,000	-30,000
Maxim Son	Eliminato

Tags: Egor Romaniuk Frederico Senno Maxim Son

2024-01-16 16:03 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Livello 4 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ramez Haddad	260,000 40,000	40,000
Sultan Meirbekov	240,000 130,000	130,000
Morad Qushqar	230,000 160,000	160,000
Aleksandar Tot	230,000 60,000	60,000
Jose Nehme	175,000 -61,000	-61,000
Ege Guven	150,000 -10,000	-10,000
Andrei Daniliuk	150,000
Toni Kaukua	140,000 -10,000	-10,000
Ara Melkisetian	140,000 140,000	140,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	130,000 130,000	130,000
Cheng Zhao	120,000 120,000	120,000
Dogan Gungor	110,000 -80,000	-80,000
Andrey Pateychuk	75,000 -35,000	-35,000

Seref Anar	70,000 40,000	40,000
Aylar Lie	50,000 5,000	5,000
Shuang Luo	35,000 -5,000	-5,000

2024-01-16 15:55 UTC+2

Hasbani Snaps a Photo of His Hand

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Livello 4 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alisa Sibgatova raised to 2,500 in early position before Antoine Hasbani three-bet to 10,000 in the hijack. Feng Qu called in the cutoff, as did the big blind while Sibgatova got out of the way.

All three players checked the 8♦J♠K♥ flop before the big blind led out for 6,000 on the 10♠ turn. Hasbani then raised to 16,000.

Qu quickly folded, but the big blind gave the decision some thought before also giving up his hand. "I have a very good hand," he told Hasbani.

Hasbani then took out his phone and took a picture of his cards before sliding the phone across the table so his opponent could look at the photo.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Antoine Hasbani	140,000 30,000	30,000
Alisa Sibgatova	110,000 30,000	30,000
Feng Qu	65,000

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Antoine Hasbani Feng Qu

2024-01-16 15:46 UTC+2

Sahin Calls Off Against Al-Khasrab

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Livello 4 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Bulent Sahin had a bet of 26,000 in front of him from the hijack as he and Mohammed Al-Khasrab were heads-up on a board of A♦Q♠4♣9♣. Al-Khasrab, under the gun, then raised enough to put Sahin all in.

Sahin tanked for a few minutes before calling for around 30,000 more with A♥J♣. Al-Khasrab, though, had A♠9♠ for two pair and the 10♥ river sealed Sahin's bustout.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Mohammed Al-Khasrab	260,000 260,000	260,000
Bulent Sahin	Eliminato

Tags: Bulent Sahin Mohammed Al-Khasrab

2024-01-16 15:38 UTC+2

Smith Caught Bluffing This Time

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Livello 4 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Heads-up on a flop of A♦A♣K♥, Mark Smith bet 5,000 from the cutoff and Iulian-Andrei Bleau called in middle position.

The turn was the 2♦ and Smith fired out another 11,000. Bleau again called and the 7♠ fell on the river.

Smith bet 17,000 this time and Bleau called. Smith instantly mucked his hand and Bleau took the pot without a showdown.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Mark Smith	170,000 40,000	40,000
Iulian-Andrei Bleau	120,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Iulian-Andrei Bleau Mark Smith