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Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
$5,300 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$676,200
Total Entries
147
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
147
Players Left
17
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Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Three players were at the turn with the board reading 
. From the small blind, Aleksandr Ivanov bet 35,000. Toni Kaukua called in the big blind and Dawid Kuliberda also called in early position.
The river was the 
. It checked all the way around. Ivanov tabled the 
but that was second best to the 
straight of Kaukua.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The aftermath of a hand was being deciphered as Ran Ilani was seen scooping a huge pot as his 
was showing as the winner on a board of 
.
The losing hand was turned over but it was Mohamad El-Sayed who was getting up and heading to the exits as he was eliminated. Meanwhile, Ilani's stack has grown to one of the largest in the room.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With registration closed, the prizepool has been finalized as $676,200, completely blowing past the $250,000 guarantee thanks to 147 entries. The top 17 players will be paid, the min-cash will be $9,200 and the grand prize will be $170,000.
Total Payouts
| Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1 | $170,000 |
| 2 | $119,400 |
| 3 | $77,100 |
| 4 | $57,200 |
| 5 | $43,000 |
| 6 | $34,500 |
| 7 | $28,700 |
| 8 | $23,100 |
| 9 | $17,500 |
| 10-12 | $12,900 |
| 13-15 | $10,700 |
| 16-17 | $9,200 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
There was a large pot of more than 100,000 in the middle already as the flop showed 
.
From middle position, Michele D'Angelo moved all in and Giorgii Shkulukhiia snap-called.
Michele D'Angelo: 
Giorgii Shkulukhiia: 
The turn was the 
and the rive the 
to end the night for D'Angelo as he got up while Shkulukhiia zoomed up into the chip lead.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Aleksei Istomin was all in preflop and dominated,
Aleksei Istomin: 
Alexandr Lakhov: 
The flop came 
, the turn was the 
and the river the 
to end the night for Istomin.
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
On a completed board of 
, Dawid Kuliberda bet 35,000 into a pot of about 45,000 from under the gun.
Claudiu Jianu was early position on his left and had to think about it for quite a while before he decided to call.
Kuliberda tabled the . Jianu gave him a thumbs up and Kuliberda took in the chips to his growing stack.
