$2,200 Warm Up
Jour 1bc a débuté
2024 Merit Poker Western Series
$2,200 Warm Up
Jours 1bc
Event Info
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Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 1bc
2024 Merit Poker Western Series
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$830,640
Entrants
446
Niveau
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entrants
221
Joueurs Survivants
107
Spot in Day 2 Awaits a New Crop of Hopefuls When Day 1b of the $2,200 Warm Up Begins at Noon
A new group of players try to track down Peng Yang’s million-chip stack and book their ticket for Day 2 when Day 1b of the $2,200 Warm Up at the Merit Poker Western Series begins at noon local time.
China’s Yang set a near-impossible standard to match during the first startling flight, finishing with 1,086,000 and far ahead of the 47 players who made it through the day. Other big stacks include Hadi Khordbin (781,000), Roman Stoica (552,500), Qiang Xu (536,000), and Xixiang Luo (503,500).
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peng Yang | China | 1,086,000 | 434 |
| 2 | Hadi Khordbin | Iran | 781,000 | 312 |
| 3 | Roman Stoica | Moldova | 552,500 | 221 |
| 4 | Qiang Xu | China | 536,000 | 214 |
| 5 | Xixiang Luo | China | 503,500 | 201 |
| 6 | Azamat Tulepbergenov | Kazakhstan | 502,500 | 201 |
| 7 | Andrea Dato | Italy | 499,000 | 200 |
| 8 | Emrah Daban | Turkey | 368,000 | 147 |
| 9 | Guoliang Wei | China | 366,500 | 147 |
| 10 | Koray Korkmaz | Turkey | 358,500 | 143 |
Andrea Dato (499,000), Koray Korkmaz (358,500), as well as WSOP bracelet winners Guoliang Wei (366,500) and Simone Andrian (335,500) also survived the opening flight. Now it’s the task of players in today’s flight to join them.
Day 1b is the second of four starting flights. There is also a 1c flight tonight at 9:30 p.m. with 25-minute levels, while a turbo Day 1d flight takes place tomorrow at 10 a.m. with 15-minute levels. The surviving players then return for Day 2 at 12:30. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 12 on Day 2. Unlimited reentries are allowed during the registration period, so the field should grow considerably from the 115 entries so far by the time the prize pool is determined.
Players begin with a 100,000 starting stack. Day 1b consists of eight 60-minute levels, with a 15-minute break every two levels.
Stay tuned as PokerNews follows all the action and provides live updates throughout the day here at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in North Cyprus.
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Shuffle Up and Deal
Niveau 1
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Day 1b is now underway with 35 players currently registered.
Gozbak Picks Off an Early Bluff
Niveau 1
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Four players saw a flop of 7♣3♠A♣ when Burak Gozbak bet 5,500 from the cutoff. Only Tanju Karayigit called on the button.
The turn was the J♠ and Gozbak bet 7,800. Karayigit again called and the 8♥ fell on the river.
Gozbak slowed down and checked, and Karayigit bet 12,500. Gozbak snap-called and Karayigit instantly tossed his hand into the muck. Gozbak showed A♥K♥ as he took the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | |
|
75,000 |
Houayek Fills Up on Tot
Niveau 1
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Three-handed on a flop of 4♦10♣5♦, Aleksandar Tot bet 2,100 from early position and only Joseph Houayek called in the big blind.
The turn was the A♠ and Tot bet another 5,200. Houayek came back with a raise to 11,000 and Tot called to see the 4♣ river.
Houayek then led out for 20,000 and Tot spent a minute considering the decision before calling. Houayek flipped over A♣4♠ for a full house and Tot mucked.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | |
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Early Faces in the Field
Niveau 1
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 | |
Meirbekov Three-Bets With a Small Ace
Niveau 1
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Morad Qushqar raised to 1,700 in middle position, Sultan Meirbekov three-bet to 3,500 in the cutoff, and Qushqar called.
The flop came 4♦6♣5♥ and Meirbekov continued for 3,000. Qushqar called and the 2♥ fell on the turn.
Meirbekov then bet another 5,000 and Qushqar again called. The river was the K♣ and Qushqar checked over to Meirbekov again, and this time Meirbekov checked back.
Qushqar showed A♦J♠, but Meirbekov had A♠5♦ for a pair of fives to win the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
80,000 |
Guven Gets Paid by Warde
Niveau 1
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Heads-up on a board of 2♥7♦10♥5♠, Jad Warde bet 6,200 from early position before Ege Guven, wearing a cowboy hat to fit the theme of the festival, raised to 12,500 under the gun.
Warde called and the 6♥ fell on the river. Guven then led out for 36,000 and Warde called, only for Guven to show K♥9♥ for a flush to win the big pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Kaukua Hero-Calls Lie
Niveau 1
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Toni Kaukua and Aylar Lie had already built a pot approaching 40,000 as they headed to the river on a board of 8♣9♠6♣4♠3♦. Lie, in the hijack, then bet 50,000.
Kaukua spent a minute staring her down before calling. Lie showed K♥7♠ for a missed straight draw, while Kaukua turned over 10♠8♥ for a pair of eights to win the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
45,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |