$2,200 Warm Up Jour 1a | 2024 Merit Poker Western Series

2024-01-15 15:30 UTC+3

Sahin Picks Off Gromov

dsalituro

Niveau 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov and Can Sahin went heads-up to the turn with the board showing J♠3♣10♦4♥ and 36,000 in the pot. Gromov, in early position, then bet 25,000 and Sahin called in the small blind.

The river was the 6♣ and Gromov bet 50,000. Sahin called and Gromov instantly mucked his cards as Sahin showed K♥J♥ while taking down the pot.

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya and Benjamin Hamnett recently took their seats in the field.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Can Sahin	280,000 280,000	280,000
Dmitry Gromov	140,000 -40,000	-40,000

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	100,000 100,000	100,000
Benjamin Hamnett	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Benjamin Hamnett Can Sahin Dmitry Gromov Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

2024-01-15 15:37 UTC+3

Sancak's Hero Call Goes Horribly Wrong

dsalituro

Niveau 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With around 45,000 in the pot on a board of 4♥5♥7♥J♠, Koray Korkmaz bet 11,500 from the button and Mustafa Sancak came back with a raise to 32,000 in the small blind.

Korkmaz called and the river was the J♣. Sancak slowed down and checked as Korkmaz moved all in for 38,000. Sancak spent a minute counting out his chips before calling.

Korkmaz showed K♥8♥ for the flopped flush and Sancak went to muck before the dealer forced him to reveal 6♠5♠ as Korkmaz doubled up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Koray Korkmaz	190,000 90,000	90,000
Mustafa Sancak	35,000 -55,000	-55,000

Tags: Koray Korkmaz Mustafa Sancak

2024-01-15 15:46 UTC+3

Bakir Hits the Last Eight in the Deck

dsalituro

Niveau 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Three-handed on a board of 5♠8♥2♥2♠, Ermanno Di Nicola led out for 3,000 from the big blind and Ryan Plant called in early position. Odi Bakir then raised to 6,200 in middle position and Di Nicola called, while Plant got out of the way.

The river was the J♦ and Bakir bet 8,500. Di Nicola quickly called and Bakir turned over 8♣8♦ for a flopped set of eights that improved to a full house on the turn. Di Nicola flashed the 8♠ as he gave up the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Odi Bakir	250,000
Ermanno Di Nicola	85,000 -30,000	-30,000

Ryan Plant	50,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Ermanno Di Nicola Ryan Plant Odi Bakir

2024-01-15 15:58 UTC+3

Daban Rivers the Nuts on Skhulukhiya

dsalituro

Niveau 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Emrah Daban and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya built a pot of around 20,000 as they headed to the turn on a board of 9♥7♦3♦10♥.

Both players checked and the river was the 6♥. Skhulukhiya, in the big blind, again checked over to Daban who then fired out 12,500 from under the gun.

Skhulukhiya quickly called and Daban turned over A♥Q♥ for the nut flush to take the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Emrah Daban	120,000 65,000	65,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	30,000 -70,000	-70,000

Tags: Emrah Daban Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

2024-01-15 16:05 UTC+3

Ojelli Bets Out Tot

dsalituro

Niveau 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Aleksandar Tot raised to 4,500 in the hijack before Chadi Ojelli three-bet to 12,000 in the cutoff. Tot called and they went heads-up to the 3♦10♥6♣ flop.

Ojelli then continued for 9,000 and Tot again called. The turn was the 6♠ and Ojelli bet another 21,000.

Tot this time spent around a minute in the tank before looking back at his cards and sending them to the dealer as Ojelli took the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Chadi Ojelli	140,000
Aleksandar Tot	140,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Aleksandar Tot Chadi Ojelli

2024-01-15 16:08 UTC+3

Recent Arrivals

dsalituro

Niveau 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Maxime Chilaud	100,000
Nina Krasilnikova	100,000
Yury Bochkarev	100,000
Bartlomiej Swieboda	100,000
Andrey Litvinov	100,000
Aylar Lie	100,000

2024-01-15 16:18 UTC+3

Daban Makes a Big Lay Down to Gabarre

dsalituro

Niveau 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

More than 80,000 was already in the middle as Stephane Gabarre and Emrah Daban went to the river on a board of 6♠A♠8♣5♠3♠.

Daban was in the big blind and checked over to Gabarre who bet 53,000 from the button. Daban spent several minutes in the tank before turning over A♥A♣ and tossing top set into the muck.

"Show the flush, please," he pleaded with Gabarre, who returned his cards face down and took in the pot without a showdown.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Stephane Gabarre	220,000 100,000	100,000
Emrah Daban	65,000 -55,000	-55,000

Tags: Emrah Daban Stephane Gabarre

Niveau: 4

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

2024-01-15 16:23 UTC+3

Ace is Good For Sabau Against Tulepbergenov

dsalituro

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

Three-handed on a board of A♥9♠3♠2♥, Razvan Sabau bet 5,500 from the small blind and Azamat Tulepbergenov called under the gun while another opponent folded the button.

The river was the 10♣ and Sabau bet another 7,500. Tulepbergenov quickly called, then mucked when Sabau showed A♣5♠ for a pair of aces.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Razvan Sabau	260,000 -40,000	-40,000
Azamat Tulepbergenov	90,000

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov Razvan Sabau

2024-01-15 16:34 UTC+3

Kirichenko Puts a Massive Cooler on Wang in Four-Way All In

dsalituro

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

Nikolay Fal three-bet to 16,200 from the big blind and was called by Alexander Kirichenko in the hijack and cutoff Jing Wang. Mert Tozlu then moved all in for 24,000 from the button and all three opponents called.

The flop came K♦8♦9♣ and Kirichenko bet 64,000. Wang then moved all in, Fal folded, while Kirichenko snap-called for 106,000.

Mert Tozlu: 6♥4♥
Alexander Kirichenko: 9♥9♦
Jing Wang: 8♥8♣

Kirichenko was far ahead with his set of nines against Wang's set of eights. The rest of the board came 10♣5♠ and Tozlu was sent to the rail, while Kirichenko doubled off Wang thanks to the set-over-set cooler.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alexander Kirichenko	320,000
Nikolay Fal	170,000
Jing Wang	110,000
Mert Tozlu	Eliminé

Tags: Alexander Kirichenko Nikolay Fal Mert Tozlu Jing Wang