$3,300 Main Event
Day 1a Started
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
Day 1a of $3,300 Main Event Begins at Noon
It is time for Day 1a of the Merit Poker Western Series $3,300 Main Event to get underway at 12 noon local time here in the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel & Casino on the shimmering shores of North Cyprus. The wild west themed event really kicks into high gear today with the marquee event of the series getting underway.
Today is one of four starting flights for the $3,300 Main Event, with Day 1b on Saturday, January 21 and Day 1c on Sunday, January 22, and a turbo Day 1d in the evening on Sunday for last-minute entries.
Players get a 100,000 starting stack for their $3,300 entry and reentry is unlimited. It is available for quite a while as players can jump in all the way until Level 13 which will be on Day 2. All levels are 60 minutes long (except for the Day 1d turbo). Day 1 will include nine levels with a 10-minute break every two levels and no scheduled dinner break as players should be bagged up by ~ 9:40 for a fairly swift day of play.
PokerNews will be on hand to report all the Day 1a action right here, so keep it locked in for the updates.
Slight Delay
Play is waiting to be started as the players are taking their seats and the staff gets things in order before the start of Day 1a.
Level: 1
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Day 1a of the Main Event is underway with 111 players registered at the time of the first hand.
Baby Flush For Skripkin
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
On a board showing 
. Maksim Skripkin bet 4,000 from the small blind and was called by Antoine Labaky in the big blind.
The river came the 
. Skripkin bet again for 5,000 and was called again.
Skripkin tabled the 
for the smallest flush which was good as Labaky mucked,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
112,000 | 112,000 |
|
90,000 | 90,000 |
Margolin Takes One
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
The board read 
on the river. Timur Margolin toss out some chips for a bet of what looked close to 15,000 from under the gun.
Denis Kapustin instantly folded under the gun and Margolin took down an early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
109,000 | 109,000 |
|
95,000 | 95,000 |
Cowboys Win Dueling Raises
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
The flop came 
. Atman Idiler bet 700 from under the gun, he was raised tp 2,800 by Dmitry Vitkind in the big blind. Idiler called.
The turn brought the 
. Vitkind let out for 4,400. It was his turn to be raised as Idiler shot it up to 14,400. Vitkind called.
The river was the 
to put four to a straight on board. Both players checked quickly and Vitkind tabled the 
winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,000 | 118,000 |
|
83,000 | 83,000 |
Boat For Lorie
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
On the river, the pot had about 47,000 in it and the board read 
.
From the big blind, Julien Lorie put together a bet of 48,000. Jacek Pustula was under the gun and called after just a moment.
Lorie tabled the 
full house for the decent sized pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
163,000 | 163,000 |
|
65,000 | 65,000 |
Zamyatin Turns a Queen to Commit Regicide
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Action was picked up on the turn as the board read 
. From early position, Mikhail Zamyatin jammed all in. His opponent sighed but called quickly.
Zamyatin tabled the 
for a turned set of queens. which crushed the 
of his opponent.
The river was the and Zamyatin took down the large early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | 180,000 |