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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Bindel Rivers Winner

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Luc Bindel
Luc Bindel

There was a preflop all in being run out by the dealer.

Can Miral: {a-}{j-}
Luc Bindel: {q-}{q-}

The flop came down {10-}{2-}{k-} to keep the queens ahead but give Miral a broadway draw. The turn was the {a-} to put Miral ahead and the river came the {j-} to complete a straight for Bindel and end the night for Miral.

Tags: Can MiralLuc Bindel

Soyirgaz Can't Shake Panka

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Dominik Panka bet 22,000 from the button on a flop of {q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} before big blind [Removed:422] came back with a raise to 73,000.

Panka called as the turn came the {10-Hearts}. Soyirgaz led out for another 95,000 and Panka again called to see the {2-Spades} river.

Soyirgaz checked this time and Panka checked behind, showing {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for a pair of queens to take the pot.

Last Level Chip Counts

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Dashti Dashing Up

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action arrived on the turn as the board read {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{j-Spades}{a-Spades}. The pot was a substantial one of about 450,000. Ghanim Dashti was under the gun bet 325,000.

His opponent was in middle position and had to think it over for a while. He checked his cards multiple times before eventually electing to fold.

Tags: Ghanim Dashti

Levy Run Out on the River

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Soon after losing the big pot to Salavat Shafigullin, Itai Levy called all in for 100,000 from the button after cutoff Bakkhos Joumaa had shoved for around 160,000.

Itai Levy: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Bakhos Joumaa: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

Levi took the lead on the {10-Spades}{q-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop with a pair of queens, while the {4-Spades} on the turn was no help to Joumaa. The river, though, came the {j-Hearts} and Joumaa made a set to send Levi to the rail.

Tags: Bakhos JoumaaItai Levy

Ustimov Uses Set of Threes

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The board read {k-Hearts}{9-Spades}{4-Spades}{j-Hearts}{3-Spades}. Viktor Ustimov jammed all in into an already chunky pot. He was called after his opponent stewed it over for a while.

Ustimov had the {3-Spades}{3-Clubs} which bested the {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} of his opponent.

Tags: Viktor Ustimov

Nader Cracks Aces to Double

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Amjad Nader
Amjad Nader

Three players, including Amjad Nader in middle position, put in 23,000 before Azizjon Rakhimov, in the cutoff, three-bet to 90,000.

Only Nader called as the flop came {j-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. Rakhimov continued for 26,000 and Nader called to the {9-Spades} turn. Rakhimov bet another 100,000 and Nader tanked for a moment before announcing he was all in for 330,000.

Rakhimov snap-called with {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}, but Nader showed him {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for two pair. Standing up from his seat to await the river, the dealer turned over the {7-Clubs} and Nader loudly slapped his hands together in celebration as he secured the double up.

"Nice hand, sir," was all Rakhimov could say after the hand as he paid off Nader.

Tags: Amjad NaderAzizjon Rakhimov

Bogdanov Jams River

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Yulian Bogdanov
Yulian Bogdanov

Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading {j-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{5-Hearts}. From the button, Yulian Bogdanov bet 65,000 into a pot of about 200,000 and Damir Zhugralin called in the big blind.

The river paired the board with the {3-Clubs}. Bogdanov thought for a while after the check from Zhugralin before he jammed all in which got a snap-fold from Zhugralin.

Tags: Damir ZhugralinYulian Bogdanov

Raffoul Makes the Right Fold

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Osman Midik and an opponent put in 18,000 on a flop of {7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} before Edgard Raffoul, in the small blind, raised to 47,000.

Only Midik called as the dealer turned over the {q-Clubs} turn, one player's Tasmanian devil figurine that he uses as a card protector standing in front of the board.

Raffoul bet another 29,000 and Midik called. Raffoul slowed down and checked the {9-Diamonds} river and Midik fired out 65,000.

Raffoul spent about two minutes in the tank before he folded the {k-Clubs} face up. Midik showed him {10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for a flush as he took in the top.

Tags: Osman MidikEdgard Raffoul