2023 Merit Poker Retro Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Retro Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$567,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$3,375,480
Entries
1,223
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
435
Players Left
215

Two Pairs For Chouity

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

At the feature table, the current chipleader of the tournament, Kanan Taherkhani, opened from under the gun. He was called by Musa Barindik in the middle position and by Nicolas Chouity in the big blind.

The flop showed 10J6, and Taherkhani made a continuation bet of 12,000. Barindik folded, but Chouity called.Then on the turn Q, the $2,200 Warmup finalist called another bet of 20,000.

Finally, on the river 10, Chouity checked with Q9 and won the pot with two pairs, as Taherkhani checked back with KJ.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kanan Taherkhani tr
Kanan Taherkhani
1,400,000
-50,000
-50,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Profile photo of Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
748,000
78,000
78,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Musa Barindik tr
Musa Barindik
175,000

Tags: Kanan TaherkhaniMusa BarindikNicolas Chouity