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.

Player Chips Progress
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Reza Sadat
675,000
541,500
541,500

Tags: Reza Sadat

Pre-Dinner Break Chip Counts

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kubanychbek Abakirov kg
Kubanychbek Abakirov
1,700,000
450,000
450,000
Profile photo of Justus Held de
Justus Held
1,100,000
110,000
110,000
Profile photo of Naji Tanuri lb
Naji Tanuri
1,000,000
737,000
737,000
Profile photo of [Removed:422] tr
[Removed:422]
850,000
679,000
679,000
Profile photo of Wael Sarkis lb
Wael Sarkis
820,000
635,000
635,000
Profile photo of Koray Korkmaz tr
Koray Korkmaz
800,000
325,000
325,000
Profile photo of Nikolay Fal ru
Nikolay Fal
750,000
290,000
290,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Arie Kliper il
Arie Kliper
670,000
370,000
370,000
Profile photo of Aleksei Istomin ru
Aleksei Istomin
655,000
415,000
415,000
Profile photo of Amjad Nader tr
Amjad Nader
650,000
230,000
230,000
Profile photo of Nuri Hadioglu tr
Nuri Hadioglu
450,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Jamie Nixon gb
Jamie Nixon
230,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
165,000
69,000
69,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gabriel Akiki lb
Gabriel Akiki
120,000
35,000
35,000

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.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Timur Margolin il
Timur Margolin
640,000
330,000
330,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Jan Martinsek
Jan Martinsek
360,000
115,000
115,000

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.

Player Chips Progress
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Justus Held
1,210,000
480,000
480,000

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.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Liviu Toderita ro
Liviu Toderita
400,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Italo Modena it
Italo Modena
250,000
136,000
136,000
Profile photo of Valeriy Pak uz
Valeriy Pak
Busted

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.

Player Chips Progress
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Fahredin Mustafov
380,000
198,000
198,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of [Removed:510]
[Removed:510]
Busted

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.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
576,000
351,000
351,000
Profile photo of Hassanin Hashim nz
Hassanin Hashim
81,000
154,000
154,000

Tags: Maxime Chilaud

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.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Georges Chehade lb
Georges Chehade
470,000
202,000
202,000
Profile photo of Andreja Klasovic cs
Andreja Klasovic
Busted

Tags: Andreja KlasovicGeorges Chehade

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