2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$2,200 Warmup
Day: 1bc
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$181,200
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$962,320
Entries
523
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1bc
Entries
201
Players Left
99

Atanasov Shoves the River as Playes Go on Break

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

On a flop of {6-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, Fedor Dedelov bet 7,500 from middle position and was called by Stefan Atanasov from under the gun.

Both players checked the {j-Diamonds} turn as the river came the {4-Clubs}. Atanasov this time moved all in for around 45,000 and Dedelov took one quick look back at his cards before tossing them into the muck.

Players are now on a 10-minute break.

Player Chips Progress
Fedor Dedelov ru
Fedor Dedelov
120,000
Stefan Atanasov bg
Stefan Atanasov
80,000

Tags: Fedor DedelovStefan Atanasov

Jacks Are Good For Dubovskis, Firsau Flourishing

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

Deividas Dubovskis was facing a bet of 5,500 on a flop of {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and came back with a raise to 11,000 from middle position. His opponent, in the cutoff, called as the turn came the {3-Clubs}.

Dubovskis bet another 7,500 and his opponent once again called. The river came the {9-Spades} and both players checked as Dubovskis showed {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} to take the pot.

Vasili Firsau, who had to reenter after losing that massive cooler to Halil Baybars earlier in the day, is also at this table and doing much better on his second bullet, more than doubling his starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Vasili Firsau by
Vasili Firsau
235,000
205,000
205,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Deividas Dubovskis
Deividas Dubovskis
120,000

Tags: Deividas DubovskisVasili Firsau

Rotshtein Gets a Shove Through

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

With around 45,000 in the pot on a board of {7-Spades}{8-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs}, a player in middle position bet 21,000 before Itzhak Rotshtein moved all in for 66,000.

His opponent spent several minutes in the tank before tapping the felt and surrendering his cards as Rotshtein collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Itzhak Rotshtein il
Itzhak Rotshtein
110,000
110,000
110,000

Tags: Itzhak Rotshtein

Vazhnik Finds a Double

Level 4 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Dzmitry Vazhnik
Dzmitry Vazhnik

A player in the hijack raised to 3,500 before Dzmitry Vazhnik, from the big blind, moved all in for 42,500. His opponent quickly called with {a-Spades}{6-Spades}, but Vazhnik had him dominated with {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {q-Hearts}{3-Spades}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and Vazhnik's king-kicker played to secure him a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Dzmitry Vazhnik
Dzmitry Vazhnik
90,000
90,000
90,000

Tags: Dzmitry Vazhnik

Kontush Coolers Ivanov For a Double

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

Vladislav Ivanov bet 8,000 on a flop of {a-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and Yauhen Kontush called in middle position.

The turn came the {a-Clubs} and Ivanov slowed down and checked. Kontush threw out a white 25,000 chip, announcing a bet of 12,000, and Ivanov called to the {6-Spades} river.

Ivanov checked once more and Kontush shoved all in for 40,000. Ivanov snap-called with {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for trips, but Kontush had {3-Hearts}{3-Spades} for a full house to earn the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Yauhen Kontush by
Yauhen Kontush
135,000
135,000
135,000
Vladislav Ivanov ru
Vladislav Ivanov
20,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Vladislav IvanovYauhen Kontush

Level: 4

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Baby Flush Good For Malakhov

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

Alexandru Cinca three-bet to 7,000 from the small blind and was called by Oleksandr Malakhov in the cutoff.

Both players checked the {10-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop before the {q-Hearts} fell on the turn. Cinca again checked, then called when Malakhov bet 12,000.

Cinca checked once more on the {7-Hearts} river, and this time Malakhov checked behind. Cinca turned over {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for top two pair, but Malakhov had {6-Hearts}{6-Spades} for a flush to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Oleksandr Malakhov ua
Oleksandr Malakhov
160,000
Alexandru Cinca ro
Alexandru Cinca
36,000

Tags: Alexandru CincaOleksandr Malakhov

Big Stacks Reichenstein and Livshitz Collide

Level 3 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Uri Reichenstein
Uri Reichenstein

Uri Reichenstein and Gabi Livshitz were already two of the bigger stacks in the room before they tangled in a big pot.

With around 15,000 in the middle on a board of {3-Clubs}{2-Spades}{10-Hearts}{a-Hearts}, Reichenstein bet 8,000 from the hijack and Livshitz called on the button. The river came the {3-Hearts}, and Reichenstein tanked for about a minute before announcing another bet of 21,000.

Now it was Livshitz's turn to tank for a few minutes before he tossed in a raise to 70,000. Reichenstein spent a few moments pondering the decision before mucking.

Player Chips Progress
Gabi Livshitz il
Gabi Livshitz
230,000
230,000
230,000
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
195,000
-50,000
-50,000

Tags: Gabi LivshitzUri Reichenstein

Kazici Building Monster Stack After Busting Nicolaou

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

Sakis Nicolaou bet 3,500 from middle position on a board of {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Salih Kazici called in the small blind.

The river came the {j-Diamonds} and Kazici immediately announced he was all in, pushing his already sizeable stack in the middle. Nicolaou, with around 60,000 remaining, tanked for about a minute before calling.

Kazici slowly turned over the {a-Hearts}, followed by the {8-Hearts} for the nut flush. Nicolaou let out a loud groan before showing {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for a smaller flush.

"I am so sorry for you," Kazici told Nicolaou before he made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Salih Kazici
Salih Kazici
350,000
350,000
350,000
Sakis Nicolaou cy
Sakis Nicolaou
Busted

Tags: Sakis NicolaouSalih Kazici