Level: 5
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,089,320
Entries
757
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
215
Players Left
106
Second Break of the Day
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The field is now on their second break of the day as the amount of entries is now up to 171.
Bindel Bets Out Opponent
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
On the board that read 
. 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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 | 77,000 |
Stoyanov Gets Some Back
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The board read 
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
184,000 | 184,000 |
|
45,000 | 45,000 |
Sainjargal Flops Boat to Bust Trips
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal was seen collecting all of the chips of Konstantin Generalov as the board displayed the damage that had ensued.
Saimjargal had the 
showing as the winner on a board of 
while Generalov had the 
for flopped trips that were no good. He walked away while the Mongolian stacked his new-found chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
152,000 | 152,000 |
|
Busted |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000 | 195,000 |
|
133,000 | 8,000 |
|
98,000 | -4,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Bolor-Erdene Gets One Through
Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Action was picked up on the river with the board reading, 
. 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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000 | 95,000 |
|
46,000 | 46,000 |
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: 
Vladislav Doroshkov: 
The flop came 
to put Akimov into the lead.The turn was the to turn the tables and the river came the 
to bust Akimov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
173,000 | 173,000 |
|
Busted |
Barsegyan Gets Value
Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Action came in on the river as the board read 
. Eduard Barsegyan bet 25,000 into a pot of about 40,000.
His opponent called quickly. Barsegyan tabled the winner and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 |