2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
200
Players Left
92
Players Left 1 / 757
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Akiki Having a Solid Day 1b

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Gabriel Akiki
Gabriel Akiki

The board read {5-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}. Gabriel Akiki bet 12,000 which was enough to get a fold from his opponent.

Akiki raked in the chips and added to his stack as he has had a solid Day 1b thus far.

Tags: Gabriel Akiki

Bou Habib Gets Paid With Rockets

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action came in on the river as the board read {k-Hearts}{2-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. Walid Bou Habib bet 55,000 into a pot of around 80,000.

His opponent stewed it over for quite a while before he eventually made the call. Bou Habib revealed the {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} rockets and took the pot when his opponent mucked angrily.

Tags: Walid Habib

Guerrini Shoves on Livshitz

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Michele Guerrini
Michele Guerrini

Action was picked up on tbe river with the board reading {2-Hearts}{j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. Michele Guerrini jammed all in from the hijack.

Gabi Livshitz had the decision on him in middle position. He folded after about 30 seconds and Guerrini took in the boost to his smaller stack.

Tags: Gabi LivshitzMichele Guerrini

Chehade Wins Four-Way Pot

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The flop read {7-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{2-Hearts}. Samir Moubarek bet 15,000 from middle position. Georges Chehade raised to 40,000 from the small blind.

Ozgur Ergun gave it up in the big blind and Gabi Livshitz also folded after thinking for a while under the gun. Moubarek insta-folded when it was back on him and Chehadeh raked in the pot.

Tags: Gabi LivshitzGeorges ChehadehOzgur ErgunSamir Mubarek

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Levy Keeps Building

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Three players were in a hand on the turn as it read {8-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. Itai Levy made a bet of 18,500 which was enough to clear out both of his adversaries and give him yet another pot as he climbed higher up the chip counts toward the top.

Tags: Itai Levy

Chernikov Rivers It

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Aleksandr Chernikov was seen gathering up all the chips of his fallen opponent who had the losing hand of {9-}{9-} showing.

Chernikov had the {a-}{q-} on a board of {2-}{6-}{8-}{5-}{a-} showing that the river was the card that spelled doom for the player holding the pocket nines.

Tags: Aleksandr Chernikov

Atallah Busts Opponent With Cowboys

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action was picked up as the pot had about 145,000 in it and the board read {6-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts}{j-Clubs}. The big blind player jammed all in and Michel Atallah called swiftly on the button.

Atallah had the {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and would need to fade the {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} draw of his opponent. He would do so as the blank {2-Spades} came off to bust his opponent and send the chips to Atallah.

Tags: Michel Atallah

Browne Flops Broadway

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Paul Browne
Paul Browne

Action was joined on the river with the board reading {10-Hearts}{q-Spades}{k-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}. From middle position Paul Browne tossed out 20,000 into a pot of 38,000.

His opponent on the button called after a few moments. Browne tabled the {a-Clubs}{j-Spades} for flopped broadway and collected the pot to move his stack up even more.

Tags: Paul Browne

Ergun Takes Some From Carravieri

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Ozgur Ergun
Ozgur Ergun

The flop showed {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}. Ozgur Ergun bet 4,000 from the hijack. Marco Carravieri raised to 12,500 from the big blind which Ergun came along with the call.

The turn was the {6-Spades}, action went check-check. The river was the {k-Spades}. Ergun bet 11,000. Carravieri folded as he flashed a {j-} and Ergun was able to take in the pot.

Tags: Marco CarravieriOzgur Ergun