$5,300 High Roller
Day 2 Started
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
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | 1 | Valeriy Pak | 79,000 | 53 |
| 1 | 2 | Mustafa Biz | 182,000 | 121 |
| 1 | 3 | Haili Baybars | 136,000 | 91 |
| 1 | 4 | Ondrej Drozd | 85,000 | 57 |
| 1 | 5 | Maksim Shornikau | 31,500 | 21 |
| 1 | 6 | Ran Ilani | 175,000 | 117 |
| 2 | 1 | Emil Ukalaev | 101,500 | 68 |
| 2 | 2 | Ryan Mandara | 172,000 | 115 |
| 2 | 3 | Kemal Aslan | 159,500 | 106 |
| 2 | 4 | Roman Kolotiuk | 339,500 | 226 |
| 2 | 5 | Perenleidorj Batkhuu | 148,000 | 99 |
| 2 | 6 | Recep Aydemir | 314,000 | 209 |
| 3 | 1 | Damir Zhugralin | 75,500 | 50 |
| 3 | 2 | Dawid Kuliberda | 254,000 | 169 |
| 3 | 3 | Claudiu Jianu | 48,500 | 32 |
| 3 | 4 | Reza Sadat | 177,500 | 118 |
| 3 | 5 | Mikhail Zamiatin | 354,000 | 236 |
| 3 | 6 | Hitesh Vasandani | 143,500 | 96 |
| 4 | 1 | Elias Suhonen | 74,500 | 50 |
| 4 | 2 | Vitaliy Pankov | 98,000 | 65 |
| 4 | 3 | Julian Thomas | 70,500 | 47 |
| 4 | 4 | [Removed:422] | 52,000 | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | Luc Bindel | 197,000 | 131 |
| 4 | 6 | Ghanim Dashti | 254,000 | 169 |
| 5 | 1 | Ghassan Bitar | 121,000 | 81 |
| 5 | 2 | Mihai Gabriel Niste | 16,000 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | Viktor Ustimov | 189,000 | 126 |
| 5 | 4 | Mohamad El-Sayed | 330,000 | 220 |
| 5 | 5 | Aleksandr Ivanov | 330,000 | 220 |
| 5 | 6 | Dominik Panka | 34,000 | 23 |
| 6 | 1 | Uri Reichenstein | 266,000 | 177 |
| 6 | 2 | Aleksandr Pak | 318,500 | 212 |
| 6 | 3 | Eduard Barsegian | 73,000 | 49 |
| 6 | 4 | Aziz Efe | 98,500 | 66 |
| 6 | 5 | Konstantin Generalov | 84,000 | 56 |
| 6 | 6 | Sakis Adrianopoulos | 51,500 | 34 |
| 7 | 1 | Gaurav Law | 220,000 | 147 |
| 7 | 2 | Yury Bochkarev | 21,000 | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | Mikhail Katykhin | 160,500 | 107 |
| 7 | 4 | Jakub Michalak | 112,000 | 75 |
| 7 | 5 | Ibrahim Ghasan | 100,000 | 67 |
| 7 | 6 | Andrew Hulme | 359,000 | 239 |
| 8 | 1 | Gokhan Ozebk | 290,000 | 193 |
| 8 | 2 | Yauhen Kontush | 178,000 | 119 |
| 8 | 3 | Maxime Chilaud | 147,000 | 98 |
| 8 | 4 | Aleksei Istomin | 102,000 | 68 |
| 8 | 5 | Alexandr Lakhov | 104,500 | 70 |
| 8 | 6 | Jenya Gavrilovich | 355,000 | 237 |
| 9 | 1 | Andreas Christoforou | 130,000 | 87 |
| 9 | 2 | Murad Cakir | 81,500 | 54 |
| 9 | 3 | Joseph Mouwad | 178,500 | 119 |
| 9 | 4 | Andreas Tomazou | 332,500 | 222 |
| 9 | 5 | [Removed:446] | 76,000 | 51 |
| 9 | 6 | Seref Anar | 183,500 | 122 |
| 10 | 1 | Joseph Sabe | 116,500 | 78 |
| 10 | 2 | Denis Kapustin | 70,500 | 47 |
| 10 | 3 | Hady El-Asmar | 100,000 | 67 |
| 10 | 4 | Vladislav Ivanov | 36,000 | 24 |
| 10 | 5 | Kubanychbek Abakirov | 182,000 | 121 |
| 11 | 1 | Michele D'Angelo | 234,000 | 156 |
| 11 | 2 | Iulian-Remus Blebea | 160,000 | 107 |
| 11 | 3 | Koray Kormaz | 282,000 | 188 |
| 11 | 4 | Sergey Bobrik | 114,500 | 76 |
| 11 | 5 | Chakib M'Hiri | 113,000 | 75 |
| 12 | 1 | Girorgii Shkulukhia | 270,500 | 180 |
| 12 | 2 | Toni Kaukua | 149,500 | 100 |
| 12 | 3 | Oleg Netaliev | 148,500 | 99 |
| 12 | 4 | Italo Modena | 110,500 | 74 |
| 12 | 5 | Baurzhan Akimov | 69,000 | 46 |
Hulme Takes Largest Stack Into Day 2 of $5,300 High Roller at 8 p.m.
Day 2 of the Merit Poker Western Series $5,300 High Roller gets underway at 8 p.m. local time with 69 returning players and any more who wish to jump in for the remaining four levels of late registration. So far, the 95 entries have almost doubled the $250,000 guarantee, a threshold that will likely come close to being reached with late entries.
Andrew Hulme of the United Kingdom enters Day 2 with the largest stack with 359,000. He is followed closely by Jenya Gavrilovich (355,00) and Mikhail Zamiatin (354,000) as they all hold very comfortable stacks with plenty of deep play remaining.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Hulme | 359,500 | 240 |
| 2 | Jenya Gavrilovich | 355,000 | 237 |
| 3 | Mikhail Zamiatin | 354,000 | 236 |
| 4 | Roman Kolotiuk | 339,500 | 226 |
| 5 | Andreas Tomazou | 332,500 | 222 |
| 6 | Vladislav Ivanov | 330,000 | 220 |
| 7 | Mohamad El-Sayed | 330,000 | 220 |
| 8 | Aleksandr Pak | 318,500 | 212 |
| 9 | Recep Aydemir | 314,000 | 209 |
| 10 | Gokhan Ozbek | 290,000 | 193 |
There are many players within a certain range of chips entering the day; Roman Kolotiuk (339,500), Andreas Tomazu (332,500) Vladislav Ivanov (330,000), Mohamad El-Sayed (330,000), Aleksandr Pak (318,500) and Recep Aydemir (314,000) are the players who enter the day with more than 3x starting stack with over 300,000.
There are several well-known players who will compete on Day 2, including Uri Reichenstein (266,000), Dawid Kuliberda (254,000) and Maxime Chilaud (147,000).
Registration is still open for four more levels into Day 2. There will be a 10-minute break after the first two levels, then another after registration close. The plan is to play for eight 40-minute levels tonight before the bags are sealed for Day 3 in this three-day event at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino.
PokerNews will pick up coverage for Day 2 starting at 8 p.m. and usher you through to the conclusion of the night.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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 |