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

Sedat Cuts Large Chunk From M'Hiri With Nut Flush

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action came in on the turn with the board reading {4-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. From the small blind, Chakib M'Hiri bet 45,000 into a pot that had about 130,000 in it. Reza Sadat called from the hijack.

The river was the {6-Spades}. M'Hiri led for 110,000. Sadat raised to 242,000 to send M'Hiri into the tank. It appeared as though he was going back and forth on his decision before eventually he called.

Sadat said "The nuts" and tabled the {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} for the nut flush. M'Hiri shook his head and showed his beaten {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} as he lost a fair portion of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Reza Sadat us
Reza Sadat
1,070,000 395,000
Chakib M'hiri tn
Chakib M'hiri
Day 1B Chip Leader
880,000 -220,000

Tags: Chakib M'HiriReza Sadat

Updated Chip Counts

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Kubanychbek Abakirov kg
Kubanychbek Abakirov
1,340,000 -360,000
Benjamin Hammann fr
Benjamin Hammann
1,060,000 904,500
Damir Zhugralin kz
Damir Zhugralin
900,000 735,500
Timur Margolin il
Timur Margolin
WSOP 2X Winner
810,000 170,000
Nikolay Fal ru
Nikolay Fal
720,000 -30,000
Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
600,000 10,000
Danut Chisu ro
Danut Chisu
600,000
Vladislav Doroshkov ru
Vladislav Doroshkov
520,000 220,000
Denis Matafonov ru
Denis Matafonov
400,000 -50,000
Mihai Niste ro
Mihai Niste
350,000
Iacopo Brandi it
Iacopo Brandi
275,000 200,500
Konstantin Generalov ru
Konstantin Generalov
210,000 -70,000
Michael Lech us
Michael Lech
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 -95,000

Goulder Runs Into a Cooler

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Edgard Raffoul
Edgard Raffoul

Alex Goulder got around 175,000 in the middle before the flop and was up against Edgard Raffoul.

Alex Goulder: {a-}{k-}
Edgard Raffoul: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}

Goulder had run right into Raffoul's pocket aces and received no miracles on the {7-Spades}{9-Spades}{5-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{8-Spades} board as Raffoul finished with the nut flush, sending Goulder to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Edgard Raffoul lb
Edgard Raffoul
450,000 228,000
Alex Goulder gb
Alex Goulder
Busted

Tags: Alex GoulderEdgard Raffoul

Secilmis Goes Runner-Runner on Al-Kubasi

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ugur Secilmis was facing a bet of 50,000 on the turn from Ali Al-Kubasi with the board showing {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}{6-Spades}{10-Hearts}. Secilmis called from middle position.

The river came the {k-Hearts} and Al-Kubasi checked over to Secilmis, who pushed forward two towers of chips for a bet of 120,000. Al-Kubasi quickly flicked in a chip to call as Secilimis turned over {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for runner two pair. Al-Kubasi could only shake his head as he watched the big pot go in the other direction.

Player Chips Progress
Ugur Secilmis tr
Ugur Secilmis
500,000 210,000
Ali Muthana Yassin Al-Kubasi
Ali Muthana Yassin Al-Kubasi
450,000 -305,000

Tags: Ali Al-KubasiUgur Secilmis

Tanuri Calls For the Chips

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Naji Tanuri
Naji Tanuri

Naji Tanuri and Vladislav Ivanov were heads-up on a board of {6-Spades}{j-Spades}{10-Spades}{3-Hearts}{5-Clubs} as Ivanov was facing a bet of 50,000 from his opponent.

Ivanov tanked for a few moments before he called. "Gimme," Tanuri said as he motioned for the dealer to slide him the chips even before he turned over {q-Spades}{8-Spades} for the flush.

"I don't need to show cards," Tanuri continued with a smile as he's now on a stack of around 1,100,000.

Player Chips Progress
Naji Tanuri lb
Naji Tanuri
1,100,000 100,000
Vladislav Ivanov ru
Vladislav Ivanov
450,000 232,500

Tags: Naji TanuriVladislav Ivanov

Sainjargal Takes Huge Pot With Boat

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal
Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal

Action was picked up on the end of a hand as the board read {2-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and a large pot of about 320,000 in the middle.

From the small blind, Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal jammed all in. Osman Midik was in the hijack and thought for a few moments before he called.

Sainjargal tabled the {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades} for the boat. Midik mucked as he lost a large portion of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal mn
Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal
910,000 813,000
Osman Midik tr
Osman Midik
325,000 74,000

Tags: Amarbayasgalan SainjargalOsman Midik

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Shafigullin Hits the Turn

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Salavat Shafigulin and an opponent on the button built a pot of 60,000 heading to the turn on a board of {q-Hearts}{a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Shafigullin checked and the button bet 40,000.

Shafigullin called as the river brought the {6-Spades}. Shafigullin again checked, then quickly called when his opponent bet another 53,000.

His opponent turned over {a-}{k-}, but Shafigullin had {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for two pair on the turn to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Salavat Shafigullin ru
Salavat Shafigullin
Day 1A Chip Leader
420,000 -30,000

Tags: Salavat Shafigulin

Rumba Shows the Straight Flush

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Roberts Rumba three-bet to 35,000 from middle position and was called by Barak-Haim David to his immediate right.

Both players checked the {9-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flop before the {k-Diamonds} fell on the turn. David led out for 28,000 and Rumba called.

The river came the {8-Hearts} and David bet again, this time for 80,000. Rumba responded by moving all in for 260,000 and David tanked for about a minute before he threw his cards away.

Rumba showed him the {q-Hearts} for the straight flush as he took in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Roberts Rumba lv
Roberts Rumba
420,000 238,000
Barak-Haim David
Barak-Haim David
150,000

Tags: Roberts RumbaBarak-Haim David