$2,200 Warm Up
Jour 2 a débuté
$2,200 Warm Up
Jour 2 a débuté
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.
Niveau: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
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.
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.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
John Doe A
|
345,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
Aziz Efe |
154,000
69,500
|
69,500 |
Ghassan Bitar | Eliminé |
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.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Ermanno Di Nicola |
1,030,000
92,500
|
92,500 |
|
||
Abdullah Alajmi |
195,000
-71,500
|
-71,500 |
|
||
Berik Mussin
|
101,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
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.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Dmitry Gromov |
99,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
||
Nikos Lampropoulos |
96,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Mert Tozlu |
316,000
316,000
|
316,000 |
|
||
Basem Abudavas |
290,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
Zorlu Er |
247,000
247,000
|
247,000 |
Ghassan Bitar |
205,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
Fady Kreidieh
|
103,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
Hadi Khadra |
102,500
102,500
|
102,500 |
Alisa Sibgatova |
75,500
75,500
|
75,500 |
Milos Skrbic |
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Niveau: 10
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
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.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Shuang Luo |
92,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Erdal Gulseven |
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Ming Wang
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |