2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$372,800
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,089,320
Total Entries
757
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
215
Players Left
106
Players Left 1 / 757
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Level: 5

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Bindel Bets Out Opponent

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Luc Bindel
Luc Bindel

On the board that read {10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{9-Spades}. Luc Bindel made a bet of 13,000 from the cutoff into a pot of about 14,000.

His opponent in the cutoff elected to fold after a few moments and Bindel gathered a pot before break.

Tags: Luc Bindel

Stoyanov Gets Some Back

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The board read {9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} on the river. Radoslav Stoyanov bet 15,300 from middle position into a pot of around 22,000.

Mohamed El-Sayed had the decision pending on him in the hijack. Eventually he folded and Stoyanov got some chips to move back up.

Tags: Mohamed El-SayedRadoslav Stoyanov

Sainjargal Flops Boat to Bust Trips

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal
Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal

Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal was seen collecting all of the chips of Konstantin Generalov as the board displayed the damage that had ensued.

Saimjargal had the {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} showing as the winner on a board of {k-}{k-}{10-}{j-}{7-} while Generalov had the {a-}{k-} for flopped trips that were no good. He walked away while the Mongolian stacked his new-found chips.

Tags: Amarbayasgalan SainjargalKonstantin Generalov

Passet Five-Bet jams

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There was a flurry of preflop action as La Sengphet opened to 2,500 form early position. Michael Lech flatted on the button. Abraham Passet three-bet to 12,500 out of the big blind. Sengphet then four-bet to 27,000. Lech folded and Passet came over the top with a five-bet jam that had Sengphet covered.

Sengphet went into the tank as she studied her stack and considered it for quite a while. Eventually she laid it down and Passet gathered the pre-flop haul.

Tags: Abraham PassetLa SengphetMichael Lech

Level: 4

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Bolor-Erdene Gets One Through

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Chinguun Bolor-Erdene (Seat 2)
Chinguun Bolor-Erdene (Seat 2)

Action was picked up on the river with the board reading, {q-Hearts}{2-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. Chinguun Bolor-Erdene led with a jam all in.

Seref Anar took his time and considered it a while before laying it down and sending the pot across the table.

Tags: Seref Anar

Doroshkov Shakes Akimov

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Baurzhan Akimov jammed his short stack from the small blind and was called in the big blind by Vladislav Doroshkov.

Baruzhan Akimov: {7-Spades}{5-Spades}
Vladislav Doroshkov: {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}

The flop came {5-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{10-Spades} to put Akimov into the lead.The turn was the {j-Spades} to turn the tables and the river came the {q-Clubs} to bust Akimov.

Tags: Baurzhan AkimovVladislav Doroshkov

Barsegyan Gets Value

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action came in on the river as the board read {3-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. Eduard Barsegyan bet 25,000 into a pot of about 40,000.

His opponent called quickly. Barsegyan tabled the {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs} winner and took down the pot.

Tags: Eduard Barsegian