Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
$5,300 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$676,200
Entries
147
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
147
Players Left
17
First Break of the Day
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The players are now on their first break of the night. This will be a short 10-minute pause in play.
Ivanov Gathers With Baby Flush
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Action was on the river with the board reading 
. From the big blind, Aleksandr Ivanov bet 22,500 into a pot of about 45,000.
Dawid Kuliberda was in early position. He thought for a while before he called. Ivanov tabled the 
for the small flush and took the pot down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
308,000 | 54,000 |
|
173,000 | 137,000 |
Sabe Slides One Away From Ivanov
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The flop read 
. Vladislav Ivanov bet 8,000 from the big blind. Joseph Sabe called in the cutoff.
The turn was the 
. Sabe bet 15,000 following a check from Ivanov who then folded to send the pot over to Sabe.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000 | -45,000 |
|
140,000 | 23,500 |
Hadioglu in the Fray
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Nury Hadioglu was one of the Day 2 entries and he was involved in a three-way pot on the turn with the board reading 
.
From the big blind, Italo Modena bet 15,000. Hadioglu called in early position and Oleg Netaliev folded the small blind.
The river brought the 
. Action went check-check. Modena had the 
while Hadioglu turned over the 
winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
108,000 | 108,000 |
|
95,000 | -53,000 |
|
57,000 | -53,500 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Baybars Takes One From Ilani
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Ran Ilani bet 7,000 from the button on a flop of 
and was called by Halil Baybars in middle position.
The turn was the 
which both players checked on to bring the on the river. Baybars led for 20,000 and Ilani quickly called.
Baybars tabled the 
for two pair which was the winner as Ilani mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | 170,000 |
|
85,000 | -90,000 |
Christoforou Uses Rockets
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Seref Dursun Anar moved all in preflop over a three-bet and was snap-called by Andreas Christoforou.
Seref Dursun Anar: 
Andreas Christoforou:
The board ran out 
to bust Anar and give Christoforou the early boost.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
236,000 | 106,000 |
|
Busted |
Ghassan Gets Two Pair Value
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Action was on the river as the board showed 
. Ibrahim Ghassan made a bet of about 30,000. Andrew Hulme called and the third player in the hand folded.
Ghassan tabled the for two pair which was good as Hulme mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000 | -44,000 |
|
135,000 | 35,000 |
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The cards are in the air for the first hand of the day as it appears as though there are nine new entries at the start of play.