2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
307
Players Left
114
Players Left 1 / 757
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Abakirov Keeps Stacking Chips, Busts Koko

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Aleksandr Chernikov raised to 6,500 before big stack Kubanychbek Abakirov reraised to 22,000 on the button. In the big blind, Yonatan Koko shoved all in for around 75,000.

Chernikov quickly got out of the way while Abakirov slammed down {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}.

"Did you call," Koko asked Abakirov.

"Of course," Abakirov replied as Koko showed {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Abakirov's jacks stayed in front to send Koko to the rail and his stack up to around 700,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kubanychbek Abakirov kg
Kubanychbek Abakirov
700,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
250,000
28,500
28,500
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Yonatan Koko il
Yonatan Koko
Busted

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovKubanychbek AbakirovYonatan Koko

Tezcan Collects With Boat

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On the turn, the board read {10-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{q-Clubs}. From the cutoff, Ceyhan Tezcan raised his opponent's bet from middle position who called the raise.

The river came the {4-Spades}. Tezcan bet 80,000 which was quickly called.

Tezcan tabled the {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for the boat and his opponent mucked in frustration.

Player Chips Progress
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Ceyhan Tezcan
356,000
17,500
17,500

Gavrilovich Doubles His Short Stack

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Gabi Livshitz raised to 6,300 from early posiiton and was called by Oleg Netaliev in middle position. Jenya Gavrilovich, in the small blind, then moved all in for around 25,000 and Livshitz went into the tank for about a minute before he folded.

Netaliev, though, quickly called with {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} while Gavrilovich showed {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}. Both players hit a pair on the {2-Spades}{7-Spades}{k-Clubs} flop, but Gavrilovich's kings were in the lead.

The board ran out {4-Clubs}{j-Hearts} and Gavrilovich survived.

Player Chips Progress
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Gabi Livshitz
380,000
41,500
41,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Oleg Netaliev ru
Oleg Netaliev
170,000
83,500
83,500
Profile photo of Jenya Gavrilovich by
Jenya Gavrilovich
50,000
75,000
75,000

Tags: Gabi LivshitzJenya GavrilovichOleg Netaliev

Wolf Rivers Pair

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading {q-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{3-Hearts}. Fabian Wolf bet 53,000 from the hijack and Mohamed El-Sayed called in the small blind to grow the pot to close to 200,000.

The river came down the {a-Hearts}. El-Sayed checked. Wolf went into the tank with the action on him as he took quite a while to determine what to do. El-Sayed called clock and just as he did, Wolf bet 87,000. El-Sayed called after a few seconds.

Wolf tabled the {a-Spades}{4-Spades} which was the winner as El-Sayed mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Fabian Wolf
590,000
279,500
279,500
Profile photo of Mohamed El-Sayed lb
Mohamed El-Sayed
260,000
236,000
236,000

Tags: Fabian WolfMohamed El-Sayed

Sarkis Min-Raises the Flop

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Four players put in 6,500 heading to a flop of {a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{a-Clubs}. Tanios Kanaan bet 5,000 from early position and was called by Paulius Jucys in the hijack.

"Ten," big blind Wael Sarkis said, putting in two blue 5,000 chips and min-raising to 10,000. Both Kanaan and Jucys called to the {q-Spades} turn.

Sarkis slowed down and checked, as did Kanaan. "Did it change," Sarkis said as Jucys looked back at his cards before also checking.

The river came the {4-Diamonds} and Sarkis this time led out for 35,000. Kanaan looked at Jucys' stack before he mucked, while Jucys also folded.

"I'm the one betting and he's looking at you," Kanaan said to Jucys while he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Wael Sarkis lb
Wael Sarkis
185,000
2,500
2,500
Profile photo of Paulius Jucys lt
Paulius Jucys
140,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Tanios Kanaan cy
Tanios Kanaan
110,000
27,500
27,500

Tags: Paulius JucysTanios KanaanWael Sarkis

Katykhin Holds For Double

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Mikhail Katykin
Mikhail Katykin

The flop read {8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Danur Florian Chisu had jammed all in to put the pressure on Mikhail Katykhin for all of his stack. He thought for a while before spiking a stack of chips in the middle for the call.

He was ahead with the {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} against the {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} of Chisu. He pumped his fist and stood up nervously to watch the runout.

The turn was the {8-Clubs} and the river the {6-Clubs} to keep him ahead as he hit the table in celebration and paced around the table swiftly with some newfound adrenaline and chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mikhail Katykhin ru
Mikhail Katykhin
395,000
395,000
395,000
Profile photo of Danut Florian Chisu ro
Danut Florian Chisu
90,000
208,000
208,000

Tags: Mikhail Katykhin

El Asmar Coolers Brovko to the Rail

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With around 70,000 already in the pot on a board of {q-Clubs}{8-Spades}{a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, Maxim Brovko moved all in for his last 52,000 and Hady El Asmar called.

Maxim Brovko: {a-Spades}{10-Spades}
Hady El Asmar: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Both players had two pair, but El Asmar was ahead with his aces and queens as the {7-Spades} on the river sealed Brovko's elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hady El Asmar lb
Hady El Asmar
250,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Maxim Brovko ro
Maxim Brovko
Busted

Tags: Hady El AsmarMaxim Brovko

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Toderita Spikes the Turn in Massive Pot

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Liviu Catalin Toderita got his last 205,000 in the middle on a flop of {6-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and was up against an opponent in the small blind.

Liviu Catalin Toderita: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Opponent: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

Toderita's opponent had flopped a full house to take the lead on Toderita's queens and leave him in danger of hitting the rail. The turn, though, came the {q-Hearts} as the table let out a collective gasp and several players stood up from their seats.

The river came the {9-Hearts} and Toderita earned the massive double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Liviu Toderita
430,000

Tags: LiviuLiviu Catalin Toderita

Aces Over Kings For Hubbell

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jeffrey Hubbell was all in preflop and in a very advantageous spot for a big double.

Jeffrey Hubbell: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
Matan Krakow: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {3-Spades}{5-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} to give Hubbell the big double and cut down one of the start of day big stacks Krakow.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeffrey Hubbell
510,000
265,000
265,000
Profile photo of Matan Krakow il
Matan Krakow
240,000
224,000
224,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Big StacksJeffrey HubbellMatan Krakow