Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
$2,200 Warmup
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$962,320
Entries
523
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
523
Players Left
102
Batbold Has Aydemir Guessing
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With around 60,000 in the pot, Recep Aydemir bet 20,000 from early position on a flop of 
. Zolbayar Batbold, in the cutoff, then raised to 57,000.
Aydemir spent a moment in the tank before calling. The turn came the 
and Aydemir checked over to Batbold, who continued with 56,000.
Aydemir tanked again for several moments before deciding to fold. "Show the bluff," he said after the hand, but Batbold returned his cards face down.
"Flush draw," Aydemir asked as Batbold shook his head.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Hasbani Shoves in Five-Way Pot
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Andrew Hulme raised to 15,000 from early position and received four callers, including Alexander Lakhov in late position and Antoine Hasbani in the big blind.
The 
flop was checked around before Hasbani led out for 45,000 on the 
turn. Only Hulme called to see the 
river.
"74," Hasbani said, putting the rest of his 74,000-chip stack in the middle. Hulme spent some time in the tank before giving up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
250,000
-290,000
|
-290,000 |
|
||
|
240,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Shteyn Gets Away as Guven Busts Trofimov
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Akin Guven bet 25,000 from the hijack on a flop of 
and Anatoly Shteyn called in the cutoff. From the small blind, Dragos Trofimov shoved for 225,000.
Guven asked for a count before calling Trofimov's shove. Shteyn then spent several minutes in the tank before he slid his cards back to the dealer.
Trofimov had top pair with 
, but Guven had him out-kicked with 
. The board ran out 
and Trofimov hit the rail.
"Dragos, Dragos, Dragos," Shteyn repeated after the hand, still thinking about his fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
740,000
555,000
|
555,000 |
|
250,000
54,500
|
54,500 |
|
Busted |
Hulme Bets Big on the River, Crosses Million Mark
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Andrew Hulme and Nariman Yaghmai were heads-up on a board of 
when Hulme, from under the gun, bet 37,000.
Yaghmai called in the hijack to see the 
river. Hulme this time assembled a bet of 250,000 and slid it into the middle. Yaghmai spent several minutes in the tank before giving up his hand and the pot to Hulme, who with that pot has joined the million-chip club.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
750,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Segal's Boat Sends Petleshkov Away
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Maxime Chilaud raised to 12,000 from early position before Viliyan Petleshkov moved all in for 117,000. Omer Segal, on the button, then reshoved and Chilaud got out of the way.
Viliyan Petleshkov:
Omer Segal: 
Segal took a big lead in the hand on the 
flop, making top set while Petleshkov was on a straight draw. The on the turn improved Segal to a full house and left Petleshkov drawing dead and getting out of his seat before the appeared on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
440,000
202,000
|
202,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Updated Chip Counts
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
1,100,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
880,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
840,000
626,000
|
626,000 |
|
820,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
780,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
700,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
700,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
650,000
511,000
|
511,000 |
|
550,000
-94,000
|
-94,000 |
|
540,000
445,500
|
445,500 |
|
|
300,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
280,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Last Break of the Day
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Players are on the final 15-minute break of the day.
They will play two more hour-long levels tonight before bagging up for Day 3. The tournament clock currently shows 134 players remaining
Aristotelos Goes Runner-Runner to Double
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Katherina Aristotelos and Hassan Barakat saw a flop of 
when Aristotelos got her last 250,000 in the middle from the big blind.
Barakat, in early position, had her at risk with 
for a flopped set, while Aristotelos showed for top pair and a flush draw.
Aristotelos didn't hit her flush, but she did catch the 
on the turn and 
on the river to make a running full house as the table let out a collective gasp.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
50,000 |