Cheng Zhao bet 6,000 from early position on a board of 10?A?2?8? before Bogdan Munteanu raised to 25,000 in the big blind.
Zhao then moved all in for 51,000. "Oh," tablemate Xiaohua Fu said. Munteanu tanked for nearly two minutes before surrendering the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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90,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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70,000
-25,000
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-25,000 |
Four players saw the turn on a board of K?8?6?J? as action checked to Wael Sarkis who bet 8,000 from middle position. Ali Zebarjad folded his button, but Michael Brown raised to 25,000 in the small blind.
Dragos Trofimov got out of the way in the big blind and Sarkis called. The river was the 9? and Brown tossed in 125,000, easily covering Sarkis' remaining stack. Sarkis snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
85,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
80,000 | |
|
50,000
-50,000
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-50,000 |
Maroun Jazzar in the big blind, Yassin Mahmoud in the cutoff, and Ermanno Di Nicola in middle position each got all their chips in the middle on a flop of 8?4?9?. Di Nicola had both players covered and at risk.
Maroun Jazzar: A?5?
Yassin Mahmoud: Q?9?
Ermanno Di Nicola: 8?8?
Di Nicola was in the lead with a set of eights, Mahmoud had top pair, while Jazzar was chasing the nut flush draw. The 3? turn kept Di Nicola in the lead, but the 2? fell on the river and Jazzar made a running straight. He tripled up for around 60,000, while Mahmoud, who was all in for 85,000, was eliminated by Di Nicola in the side pot.
"That's a good one. I like to gamble," Jazzar said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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120,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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||
|
Busted | |
Yunsheng Sun bet 6,000 from the button on a flop of 3?K?5? and Oleksii Semeniaka called in the big blind.
The turn was the 9? and Sun moved all in for 25,000. Semeniaka quickly called with K?J? for top pair, while Sun had K?10? for a pair and flush draw.
Sun missed the Q? river and Semeniaka took the pot to send him to the rail. "Always a king when you're in the pot. At least a king," a tablemate told Semeniaka
John Doe, who already cashed in the Warm Up event here at the Merit Poker Western Series, has built up a stack of around 350,000 at this table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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350,000
350,000
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350,000 |
|
200,000
200,000
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200,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 700/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Ghassan Abou Khalil was in the small blind and had a raise of 10,000 in front of him. Viliyan Petleshkov then moved all in from the big blind and Abou Khalil, left with only around 5,000 behind, tanked for a minute before calling.
Ghassan Abou Khalil: 2?2?
Viliyan Petleshkov: J?J?
Abou Khalil was crushed by Petleshkov's deuces as the 5?7?9?5?4? board left him heading for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000 | |
|
Busted |
Razvan Sabau put in a raise of 18,000 from the big blind before small blind Jenya Gavrilovich reraised to 60,000, a bet representing most of his stack. Sabau moved all in and Gavrilovich called for his last few chips.
Jenya Gavrilovich: K?Q?
Razvan Sabau: A?10?
Gavrilovich was already out of his seat after the 7?7?A? flop gave Sabau two pair. The board ran out 2?2? and Sabau sent Gavrilovich to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
200,000
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200,000 |
|
Busted |
Three-handed on a flop of 7?Q?9?, Peng Peng moved all in for 9,500 from the big blind and Maher Achour called in early position. Andrea Dato got out of the way in middle position.
Peng Peng: J?10?
Maher Achour: A?K?
Peng was on a straight draw against Achour's ace-king as the turn brought the K?, completing his straight. The river was the 8? and Peng doubled up.
"I win two times," Peng said, pointing out that he already would've hit his straight on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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350,000 | |
|
220,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
Nariman Yaghmai raised to 3,500 on the button, Yury Bochkarev three-bet to 12,000 in the small blind, and Yaghmai called.
Bochkarev checked the 2?2?5? flop and Yaghmai bet 5,200. Bochkarev called, then led out for 12,000 on the 4? turn.
Yaghmai called and the 6? fell on the river. Bochkarev then moved all in and Yaghmai folded.
Yaghmai was left with 30,700 and moved all in the next hand as Graydon Kowal called to put him at risk.
Nariman Yaghmai: K?J?
Graydon Kowal: 7?7?
The 9?10?6?4?10? board was no help for Yaghmai and he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
Busted |
Vladimir Malyarchuk bet 5,000 on a flop of Q?2?2? and Fabio Peluso called under the gun, as did Ali El-Siblani in middle position.
All three players checked the 4? turn and Peluso led out for 35,000 on the 10? river. El-Siblani then raised to 85,000.
Malyarchuk quickly folded, but Peluso went deep into the tank. He even removed his trademark bucket hat as he pondered the decision for several minutes. He eventually picked up his cards and tossed them into the muck.
"Ace-queen," Malyarchuk asked him.
"Better than ace-queen," Peluso replied.
"What did I have," El-Siblani said, pointing at each of his tablemates. "Quads," he added, slamming down 2?2? as he took the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
280,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
275,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
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