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
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

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
Wael Sarkis lb
Wael Sarkis
185,000
2,500
2,500
Paulius Jucys lt
Paulius Jucys
140,000
10,000
10,000
Tanios Kanaan cy
Tanios Kanaan
110,000
27,500
27,500

Tags: Paulius JucysTanios KanaanWael Sarkis

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
Fabian Wolf de
Fabian Wolf
590,000
279,500
279,500
Mohamed El-Sayed lb
Mohamed El-Sayed
260,000
-236,000
-236,000

Tags: Fabian WolfMohamed El-Sayed

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
Gabi Livshitz il
Gabi Livshitz
380,000
41,500
41,500
Oleg Netaliev ru
Oleg Netaliev
170,000
83,500
83,500
Jenya Gavrilovich by
Jenya Gavrilovich
50,000
-75,000
-75,000

Tags: Gabi LivshitzJenya GavrilovichOleg Netaliev

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
Ceyhan Tezcan tr
Ceyhan Tezcan
356,000
17,500
17,500

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
Kubanychbek Abakirov kg
Kubanychbek Abakirov
700,000
65,000
65,000
Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
250,000
-28,500
-28,500
Day 3 Chip Leader
Yonatan Koko il
Yonatan Koko
Busted

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovKubanychbek AbakirovYonatan Koko

Hebert Has Dalkilic Drawing to a Straight Flush

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

A massive pot was being pushed in the direction of Joseph Hebert as he doubled up off Mehmet Dalkilic.

Hebert and Dalkilic saw a flop of {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} and Hebert got his last 163,000 in the middle with {q-Spades}{9-Hearts}. Dalkilic had {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and was drawing only to a straight flush against Hebert's flopped full house.

The board ran out {k-Clubs}{7-Spades} and Hebert earned the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Hebert us
Joseph Hebert
330,000
330,000
330,000
Mehmet Dalkilic tr
Mehmet Dalkilic
175,000
-186,000
-186,000

Tags: Joseph HebertMehmet Dalkilic

Lech Flops Boat

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

The flop showed all fives {5-Clubs}{5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. From the cutoff, Kirill Gladchenko bet 16,000 and Michael Lech called under the gun.

The turn was the {2-Hearts}. Both players checked to the river which was the {9-Diamonds}. Both checked again.

Lech showed that he ahd flopped a boat the unconventional way as he tabled the {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} while Gladchenko mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Lech us
Michael Lech
173,000
51,000
51,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kirill Gladchenko ru
Kirill Gladchenko
155,000
104,500
104,500

Tags: Kirill GladchenkoLech Flops BoatMichael Lech

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,500

Ante: 3,500