2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 1
123
Event Info
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$170,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$676,200
Total Entries
147
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
95
Players Left
69
Players Left 1 / 147
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Akimov Gets Fold

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action came in on the river with the board reading {j-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{9-Spades}{q-Spades}{a-Hearts}. The pot had about 18,500 in it. Baurzhan Akimov overbet the pot with 25,000 from the cutoff.

Toni Kaukua was in the middle position and thought for several moments before he decided to fold his hand.

Tags: Baurzhan AkimovTom Kaukua

Pak Bombs River

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The board read {k-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{3-Spades}{6-Hearts} on the turn. Aleksandr Pak bet 4,000 from the small blind and Amer Kasbo called.

The river came the {2-Spades}. Pak put out a large bet of 100,000 which got Kasbo to fold.

Tags: Aleksandr PakAmer Kasbo

Selected Chip Counts

Level 4 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Level: 4

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Sinclair Rivers Winning Pair

Level 3 : Blinds 300/700, 700 ante

On the turn, the board read {7-Clubs}{k-Spades}{k-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Vitaliy Pankov bet 7,900 out of the hijack. Jack Sinclair called in the big blind.

The river came the {q-Spades}. Sinclair checked and Pankov checked behind.

Sinclair tabled the {q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} winner.

Tags: Jack SinclairVitaliy Pankov

Aydemir and El-Sayed Chop It Up

Level 3 : Blinds 300/700, 700 ante

The board read {q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{q-Spades}{a-Hearts}, Mohamad El-Sayed led for 15,000 into a pot of 19,500. Recep Aydemir was under the gun and raised it up to 50,000.

El-Sayed called. Aydemir tabled {q-}{7-} and El-Sayed had {q-}{10-} and they chopped up the pot.

Tags: Mohamad El-SayedRecep Aydemir

Bochkarev Takes From Pak

Level 3 : Blinds 300/700, 700 ante

The outcomes of a hand were being divvied up as the board showed {a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{q-Clubs}. The winning hand {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} was showing as it belonged to Yury Bochkarev.

Valeriy Pak's hand was turned over as a large part of his stack was being taken away.

Tags: Yury Bochkarev

Level: 3

Blinds: 300/700

Ante: 700

Ustimov Moving Upward

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Three players were on a flop of {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. From under the gun, Fahredin Mustafov bet 4,000 into a pot of 12,000. Viktor Ustimov folded from the cutoff and Kubanychbek Abakirov called in the small blind.

The turn was the {8-Spades}. Action went check-check. The river came the {k-Clubs}. Abakirov led out for 16,700. Mutsafov folded after a few moments and Abakirov showed the {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}.

Tags: Fahredin MustafovKubanychbek AbakirovViktor Ustimov