2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 2
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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
Entries
147
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
147
Players Left
17
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Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Kolotiuk Slays Hulme

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Andrew Hulme raised under the gun. Osman Ilhamur three-bet to 130,000 from the button. Andrew Hulme four-bet jammed out of the big blind. Kolotiuk re-jammed his larger stack.

Ilhamur checked his cards and thought for a long time before eventually laying it down.

Andrew Hulme: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Roman Kolotiuk: {a-Clubs}{k-}

Ilhamur reacted with frustration at his fold, upon seeing the two hands and the flop came {4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} to hit Kolotiuk. The turn was the {3-Hearts} and the river the {q-Hearts} to bust Hulme and give Kolotiuk the big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Roman Kolotiuk ru
Roman Kolotiuk
1,620,000
863,000
863,000
Profile photo of Osman Ilhamur tr
Osman Ilhamur
410,000
365,000
365,000
Profile photo of Andrew Hulme gb
Andrew Hulme
Busted

Tags: Andrew HulmeOsman IlhamurRoman Kolotiuk

Kuliberda's Boat Paid Off

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Dawid Kuliberda
Dawid Kuliberda

Action was picked up on the river. The board read {3-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} with a pot of about 320,000 in it. Dawid Kuliberda was in the hijack and bet 250,000.

Andrew Hulme from the big blind sighed and went into the tank. He sat back in his chair and considered it for quite a while before he called.

Kuliberda tabled the {5-Spades}{3-Spades} for a full house and Hulme mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Dawid Kuliberda
1,200,000
495,000
495,000
Profile photo of Andrew Hulme gb
Andrew Hulme
510,000
235,000
235,000

Tags: Andrew HulmeDawid Kuliberda

Kolotiuk Contiues

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

There was a pot of nearly 300,000 in the middle with a flop of {2-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} showing. From the button, Roman Kolotiuk bet 150,000, which sent Ali Muthana Yassin Al-Kubasi spiraling deep into the tank from the hijack.

Al-Kubasai weighed his options and counted out his stack before eventually folding.

Player Chips Progress
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Ali Muthana Yassin Al-Kubasi
1,150,000
140,000
140,000
Profile photo of Roman Kolotiuk ru
Roman Kolotiuk
757,000
582,000
582,000

Tags: Roman Kolotiuk

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

Dashti Takes One From Lakhov

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ghanim Dashti raised from the small blind, Alexander Lakhiv three-bet to 79,000 from the big blind and Dashti called.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}. Lakhov peered around the dealer awkwardly as it was a 1 seat vs 8 seat situation and looked at Dashti's stack. He then bet 75,000 and Dashti called.

The turn was the {q-Diamonds}. Lakhov again went behind the dealer to look at Dashti's stack before Dashti led for 100,000 which got a swfit fold from Lakhov.

Player Chips Progress
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Ghanim Dashti
620,000
110,000
110,000
Profile photo of Alexander Lakhov ru
Alexander Lakhov
465,000
80,000
80,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Alexander LakhivGhanim Dashti

Al-Kubasi Stacking High

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Ali Muthana Yassin Al-Kubasi
Ali Muthana Yassin Al-Kubasi

Ali Muthana Yassin Al-Kubasi was seen taking the rest of Konstantin Generalov's chips.

Konstantin Generalov: {a-}{q-}
Ali Muthana Yassin Al-Kubasi: {k-}{k-}

The board showed {q-}{8-}{j-}{4-}{j-} and with the pot Al-Kubasi moved above the million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ali Muthana Yassin Al-Kubasi
Ali Muthana Yassin Al-Kubasi
1,010,000
390,000
390,000
Profile photo of Konstantin Generalov ru
Konstantin Generalov
Busted

Tags: Konstantin Generalov

Lakhov Sends Two to the Rail

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Alexander Lakhov
Alexander Lakhov

The details of the hand were lost as the cards were already being swept up but Julian Thomas and Yusuf Tekin were both heading out the door while Alexander Lakhov was gathering in all the rest of their chips as the eliminations continue to come at a steady pace.

The plan is to stop play when 16 players, the final two tables, is reached.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexander Lakhov ru
Alexander Lakhov
545,000
545,000
545,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Julian Thomas de
Julian Thomas
Busted
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Yusuf Tekin tr
Yusuf Tekin
Busted

Tags: Alexander Lakhov

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000