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
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

Browne Keeps Adding

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There was a large pot brewing as the first player to act bet 25,500 out of the small blind with a flop showing {3-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}.

Samy Barka raised all in from the big blind for 44,000. Paul Browne was in early position and three-bet jammed all in, to cover the inital bettor who folded after tanking for a while.

Barka had the {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} while Browne had the {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}. The turn was the {10-Clubs} and the river the {7-Diamonds} to bust Barka and give Browne another big pot as his Day 1b continues to go well.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Browne gb
Paul Browne
313,000
93,000
93,000
Samy Barka fr
Samy Barka
Busted

Tags: Paul BrowneSamy Barka

Level: 4

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Assorted Level 5 Chip Counts

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Dawid Smolka pl
Dawid Smolka
325,000
325,000
325,000
Valeriy Pak uz
Valeriy Pak
210,000
110,000
110,000
Nina Krasilnikova ru
Nina Krasilnikova
185,000
25,000
25,000
Gabriel Akiki lb
Gabriel Akiki
170,000
170,000
170,000
Anatoly Korochenskiy ru
Anatoly Korochenskiy
115,000
20,000
20,000
Ryan Mandara gb
Ryan Mandara
95,000
95,000
95,000
Damir Zhurgalin ru
Damir Zhurgalin
90,000
90,000
90,000
Michele Guerrini it
Michele Guerrini
90,000
90,000
90,000
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
60,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Levy Cracks Aces

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

Action was joined on a flop of {5-Spades}{3-Hearts}{q-Hearts}. The small blind bet 10,200, an early position player called and Itai Levy raised from the button to 32,500. The small blind called and early position folded.

The turn was the {2-Spades}. Levy went all in and was called by the small blind. Levy tabled the {q-Clubs}{3-Clubs} twp pair which was crushing the {a-Hearts}{a-Spades} of his opponent.

The river was the {j-Hearts} and Levy gathered in the big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Itai Levy il
Itai Levy
336,000
336,000
336,000

Tags: Itai Levy

Carravieri Flushes Opponent Away

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

Three players were on a flop that was all spades {q-Spades}{6-Spades}{9-Spades}. The small blind bet 5,000, Marco Carravieri raised to 15,000 from the big blind. An early position player called and the small blind folded.

The turn was the {8-Diamonds}. Carravieri led for 40,000 and his early position opponent quickly moved all in which Carravieri called.

Carravieri had the small flush with the {5-Spades}{3-Spades} and would need to fade another spade as his opponent had the {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}. The river was the {a-Diamonds} to bust his opponent and give Carravieri a big pot as he emerged as one of the early Day 1b chip leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Marco Carravieri it
Marco Carravieri
385,000
385,000
385,000

Tags: Marco Carravieri

Level: 5

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Zhurgalin Takes a Small One

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Damir Zhurgalin
Damir Zhurgalin

Action arrived as four players were looking at a flop of {2-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{k-Hearts}.

Damir Zhurgalin bet 10,000 and all three of his opponents cleared the way as he was able to take down the pot to add to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Damir Zhurgalin ru
Damir Zhurgalin
115,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Damir Zhurgalin

Abakirov Calls Aydemir

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Kubanychbek Abakirov
Kubanychbek Abakirov

Action was picked up on a flop of {a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}. From the big blind, Kubanychbek Abakirov bet 5,800 which Recep Aydemir called in the button.

The turn came the {4-Diamonds}. Both players checked. The river came the {5-Hearts}. Abakirov checked, Aydemir slung forward a bet of 13,000 and Abakirov called quickly.

Aydemir tabled the {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for nothing while Abakirov had the {a-}{8-} for the winner as he took the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Kubanychbek Abakirov kg
Kubanychbek Abakirov
315,000
315,000
315,000
Recep Aydemir tr
Recep Aydemir
27,000
27,000
27,000

Tags: Kubanychbek AbakirovRecep Aydemir