$5,300 High Roller Day 2 | 2023 Merit Poker Western Series

01-26-2023 21:59 UTC+3

Sabe Slides One Away From Ivanov

Jeff McMillan

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
Vladislav Ivanov	285,000 -45,000	-45,000
Joseph Sabe	140,000 23,500	23,500

Tags: Joseph Sabe Vladislav Ivanov

01-26-2023 22:09 UTC+3

Ivanov Gathers With Baby Flush

Jeff McMillan

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
Dawid Kuliberda	308,000 54,000	54,000
Aleksandr Ivanov	173,000 137,000	137,000

Tags: Aleksandr Ivanov Dawid Kuliberda

01-26-2023 22:16 UTC+3

First Break of the Day

Jeff McMillan

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.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

01-26-2023 22:35 UTC+3

Browne Uses Queens

Jeff McMillan

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The flop read . From the button, Ondrej Drozd bet 13,500. He was called under the gun by Paul Browne.

The turn was the . Browne casually called a bet of 25,000.

The river was the as action went check-check. Browne tabled the winner with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Browne	275,000 275,000	275,000
Ondrej Drozd	110,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Ondrej Drozd Paul Browne

01-26-2023 22:43 UTC+3

Saran Chipping Up

Jeff McMillan

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

After beginning the day with below starting stack, [Removed:446] was seen gathering a big pot as his was the winning hand on a board of .

The losing hand of Andreas Tomazou was quickly turned over and he sent some of his stack to his left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Tomazou	260,000 -72,500	-72,500
[Removed:446]	145,000 69,000	69,000

Tags: Andreas Tomazou

01-26-2023 22:55 UTC+3

Kuliberda Takes One

Jeff McMillan

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was joined on a board reading .

From the cutoff, Dawid Kuliberda bet 27,000 into a pot of nearly 50,000. Hitesh Vasandani was under the gun and thought it over for a while.

Eventually, he folded and Kuliberda gathered the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dawid Kuliberda	405,000 97,000	97,000
Hitesh Vasandani	129,000 -14,500	-14,500

Tags: Dawid Kuliberda Hitesh Vasandani

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

01-26-2023 23:13 UTC+3

Assorted Level 12 Chip Counts

Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Recep Aydemir	575,700 261,700	261,700
Giorgii Shkulukhiia	505,000 234,500	234,500
Uri Reichenstein	410,000 144,000	144,000
Ghanim Dashti	405,000 151,000	151,000
Koray Korkmaz	310,000 28,000	28,000
Iulian-Remus Blebea	300,000 140,000	140,000
Jakub Michalak	290,000 178,000	178,000
Ran Ilani	285,000 200,000	200,000
Mikhail Zamiatin	285,000 -69,000	-69,000
Andreas Christoforou	240,000 4,000	4,000
Aleksandr Pak	240,000 -78,500	-78,500
Viktor Ustimov	235,000 46,000	46,000
Valeriy Pak	170,000 91,000	91,000
Maxime Chilaud	135,000 -12,000	-12,000
Jack Sinclair	40,000 40,000	40,000