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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Sadat Flops Boat But Doesn't Get Paid

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The flop read {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{a-Spades}. Reza Sadat raised all in with a jam over the bet from his opponent who folded fairly quickly.

Sadat took in the chips but was a bit disappointed with the haul as he tabled the {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} to show that he had smashed the board and was hoping for more.

"I had a lot of equity there sir" joked his opponent.

Tags: Reza Sadat

Pre-Dinner Break Chip Counts

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Secilmis Clawing Back

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ugur Secilmis
Ugur Secilmis

Ugur Secilmis bet 15,000 on a board of {4-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{8-Spades}. His opponent folded after a bit of time and Secilmis stacked up his new chips as he has been able to build up his stack back from a low point of around 50,000 not that long ago.

Tags: Ugur Secilmis

Margolin Picks Off Martinsek, Table Getting Frustrated

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Timur Margolin and Jan Martinsek built a pot of 67,000 with the board showing {3-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{k-Spades}. Martinsek, in the hijack, bet 32,000 and Margolin confirmed the amount before he called in the big blind.

The river came the {5-Spades} and Margolin checked to Martinsek, who bet another 38,000. Margolin went into the tank for several minutes.

"Guys, every hand is 10 minutes. One hour we play six hands," tablemate Nina Krasilnikova said. "Am I right?"

"Yeah," another tablemate confirmed.

The clock was called on Margolin, who eventually put in the chips to call as Martinsek showed {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a missed flush draw. Margolin took the pot with {j-Spades}{7-Clubs} for a pair of sevens.

Tags: Jan MartinsekTimur Margolin

Held Flops Flush

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The board read {7-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades} on the turn. Justus Held was in the hijack and called his opponents bet of 100,000 from middle position.

The river came the {4-Spades}. His opponent fired again for 160,000. Held called quickly.

His opponent had the {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} which Held had beat with the {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flopped flush.

Tags: Justus Held

Modena Spikes the River in Wild All In

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Italo Modena
Italo Modena

Valeriy Pak was all in for 105,000 from the small blind, Italo Modena moved all in for 83,000 in the big blind, and Liviu Catalin Toderita called, having both players well covered.

Italo Modena: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Valeriy Pak: {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Liviu Catalin Toderita: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

Pak was ahead with his kings as the flop came {9-Spades}{2-Spades}{8-Clubs}. The {a-Spades} on the turn, though, gave Toderita top pair and put him in position to knock out both players.

The {q-Diamonds} fell on the river and Modena improved to a set to triple up, while Toderita eliminated Pak in the side pot. "From the flop I was saying queen on the river," Modena said.

There was a mixup in counting the chips, with Modena claiming he didn't receive enough from the pot, and it took several minutes for the dealer to figure it out.

Tags: Italo ModenaLiviu Catalin ToderitaValeriy Pak

Trofimov Snaps It Off

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

[Removed:510] three-bet from the button to 26,000. Fahredin Mustafov, next to act in the small blind, four-bet to 45,000 and Trofimov called when action folded back around to him.

The flop came {2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and Mustafov immediately announced he was all in. Trofimov snap-called for his last 65,000 with {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for a flush draw, while Mustafov had {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}.

The {4-Diamonds}{5-Spades} turn and river were no help to Trofimov and he wished the table luck before heading for the exit.

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov

Chilaud Chipping UP

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The board was completed to read {10-}{k-}{j-}{10-}{4-}. There was a pot of close to 100,000 in the middle. Maxime Chilaud and Hassanin Hashim both checked the river.

Hashim tabled the {a-}{j-} for a pair of jacks which was pipped by the {q-}{q-} of Chilaud who was raised his stack significantly on the day.

Tags: Maxime Chilaud

Gavrilovich Gets Emphatic Double

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jenya Gavrilovich was at risk in a preflop all in.

Jenya Gavrilovich: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {5-}{q-}{q-}{4-}{4-} to stay safe for the nines as Gavrilovich pounded the table emphatically to celebrate the double as he had a more healthy stack to work with.

Tags: Jenya Gavrilovich

Chehade Outflips Klasovic

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Georges Chehade raised to 10,000 from middle position and was called by an opponent to his left before Andreja Klasovic moved all in for 83,000. Chehade quickly called, while his opponent got out of the way.

Andreja Klasovic: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Georges Chehade: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The flop came {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Klasovic tapped the felt in acknowledgement after seeing that Chehade had hit two pair. The board ran out {2-Spades}{k-Hearts} and Klasovic was eliminated.

Tags: Andreja KlasovicGeorges Chehade

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