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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tags: Big StacksJeffrey HubbellMatan Krakow