$5,300 High Roller Giorno 1 | 2024 Merit Poker Western Series

Livello: 7

Bui: 800/1,500

Ante: 1,500

2024-01-19 01:28 UTC+3

Fu Calls Down Gromov

Livello 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Frederic Popot opened to 2,400 from middle position and received calls Xiaohua Fu in the small blind and Dmitry Gromov in the big blind.

The flop came 8♥7♦5♥. Fu checked, Gromov bet 3,000, Popot folded and Fu called.

Fu check-called another bet from Gromov on the J♠ turn, this time for 7,000.

Both players checked the J♥ river. Fu tabled 10♣8♣ for a flopped pair of eights which was good enough to take the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Dmitry Gromov	196,000 -18,000	-18,000

Xiaohua Fu	124,000 124,000	124,000
Frederic Popot	70,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Frederic Popot Xiaohua Fu

2024-01-19 01:09 UTC+3

Kaukua Takes from Gadzhiev

Livello 6 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Roman Gadzhiev opened to 2,800 from under the gun and received a call from Toni Kaukua in the cutoff.

The flop came 10♦3♣2♣. Gadzhiev checked, Kaukua bet 2,500 and Gadzhiev called.

Kaukua bet again for 5,000 when checked to on the 6♠ turn and this time Gadzhiev opted to fold.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Roman Gadzhiev	204,000 -10,000	-10,000
Toni Kaukua	42,500 42,500	42,500

Tags: Roman Gadzhiev Toni Kaukua

2024-01-19 00:59 UTC+3

Assorted Chip Counts after Final Break

Livello 6 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Fausto Tantillo	298,000 78,000	78,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko	253,000 -3,000	-3,000

Junjie He	218,000 93,000	93,000
Dmitry Gromov	214,000 12,000	12,000

Roman Gadzhiev	214,000 9,000	9,000
Jak Ferman	211,000 -45,000	-45,000
Joseph Sabe	144,000 144,000	144,000
Alisa Sibgatova	82,000 22,000	22,000
Dmitry Yurasov	77,500 -21,500	-21,500

Ihar Soika	69,000 -6,500	-6,500
Shuang Luo	54,000 -94,000	-94,000
Yunsheng Sun	37,800 -116,200	-116,200

Livello: 6

Bui: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

2024-01-19 00:46 UTC+3

Break

Livello 5 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are now on their second and final break of the evening. The field has grown to 77 players of which 68 remain.

2024-01-19 00:45 UTC+3

Popot Holds with Jacks

Livello 5 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov opened to 2,500 from under the gun and Frederic Popot three-bet to 6,000 from the cutoff. Gromov made the call.

The flop came K♠10♦2♥ and Gromov check-called a 6,000 continuation btet from Popot

Both players checked the A♥ turn and 8♣ river. Gromov tabled 10♥7♥ for a pair of tens while Popot showed down J♠J♣ for the winner to take the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Dmitry Gromov	202,000 101,000	101,000

Frederic Popot	80,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Frederic Popot

2024-01-19 00:26 UTC+3

Gadzhiev Sets the Trap

Livello 5 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Roman Gadzhiev opened to 2,000 from under the gun and received calls from Dmitry Yurasov in middle position and Yunsheng Sun in the big blind.

The flop came ptdth2s]. Sun checked, Gadzhiev bet 2,000, Yurasov called and Sun folded.

Gadzhiev slowed down with a check on the J♥ river and Yurasov bet 4,000. Gadzhiev called.

Both players checked the 3♠ river. Gadzhiev showed down J♦10♣ for a full house and Yurasov quickly mucked.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Roman Gadzhiev	205,000 -49,000	-49,000
Yunsheng Sun	154,000 -3,000	-3,000
Dmitry Yurasov	99,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Dmitry Yurasov Roman Gadzhiev Yunsheng Sun

2024-01-19 00:08 UTC+3

Ferman Building a Stack

Livello 5 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ihar Soika opened to 2,000 from the hijack and Jak Ferman three-bet to 7,500 from the small blind. Soika made the call.

The flop came 10♦4♠3♠. Ferman fired a 6,000 continuation bet that was callled by Soika.

Both players checked the J♥ turn leading to the 7♣ river. Ferman bet 16,000 and Soika called.

Ferman tabled 7♦7♠ for a rivered set and Soika's hand hit the muck.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jak Ferman	256,000 256,000	256,000
Ihar Soika	75,500 -55,700	-55,700

Tags: Ihar Soika Jak Ferman

Livello: 5

Bui: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000