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Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,089,320
Total Entries
757
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
307
Players Left
114
Players Left 1 / 757
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Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
With late registration now closed, tournament officials have announced the official prize pool for the Main Event.
There were a total of 757 entries, generating a prize pool of $2,089,320. The top 89 players will finish in the money, with the winner earning $372,800.
Payout Table
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $372,800 | 16-18 | $19,155 |
| 2 | $274,500 | 19-21 | $16,890 |
| 3 | $168,400 | 22-24 | $15,060 |
| 4 | $124,600 | 25-26 | $13,180 |
| 5 | $93,300 | 27-35 | $11,535 |
| 6 | $75,400 | 36-44 | $9,885 |
| 7 | $62,400 | 45-53 | $8,445 |
| 8 | $49,600 | 54-62 | $7,005 |
| 9 | $37,300 | 63-71 | $5,975 |
| 10-12 | $27,600 | 72-80 | $5,150 |
| 13-15 | $22,040 | 81-89 | $4,530 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Oleg Netaliev raised to 10,000 from the button. Makram Bou Habib three-bet to 38,000 from the small blind. Netaliev thren four-bet jammed all in and Bou Habib called.
Oleg Netaliev: 
Makram Bou Habib: 
The flop put Netaliev in deep trouble as it came 
. The turn was the 
and the river the 
to end the tournament for Netaliev.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
690,000
418,000
|
418,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jan Martinsek had a raise to 18,000 in front of him from the small blind before Nikos Lampropulos moved all in for his last 108,000 in the cutoff. Martinsek tanked for a moment before he called.
Nikos Lampropulos: 
Jan Martinsek: 
"What," tablemate Nina Krasilnikova said after seeing the hand Martinsek called with. Lampropulos had to win the race to survive and took a big lead when the 
flop gave him a set.
The turn came the 
and Martinsek was already drawing dead as the fell on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
220,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Zorlu Er and Chakib M'hiri saw the turn on a board of 
. M'hiri bet 25,000 and Er moved all in for 85,000.
M'hiri quickly tossed in a chip to call. "Do you have a ten," Er said, standing up from his seat.
"Of course," M'hiri replied, showing 
.
Er threw his arms in the air in frustration as he opened up 
and prepared to make his exit. The river, though, came the 
and Er made a full house to remain in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
200,000 | |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action was on the river with the board reading 
. From the hijack, Joseph Hebert bet 63,000 into a pot of around the same size.
Emil Ukalaev was in the cutoff and took a few mometns before he folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
90,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Georges Sultanem was all in for 185,000 on a flop of 
and up against Salavat Shafigullin.
Georges Sultanem:
Salavat Shafigullin:
Sultanem had aces, but Shafigullin had top pair and a flush draw. The on the turn was no help, while the 
river was safe for Sultanem as he held on to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
||
|
360,000
143,500
|
143,500 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
830,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
|
755,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
730,000
574,000
|
574,000 |
|
550,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
|
|
530,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
420,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
350,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
280,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
|
275,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
195,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
145,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
80,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
53,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Boris Smuskevicius and Kubanychbek Abakirov built a pot of around 80,000 by the turn on a board of 
. Abakirov, in the hijack, bet 50,000.
Smuskevicius then raised to 125,000 in middle position and Abakirov tanked for about a minute before he slid his cards into the middle. Smuskevicius showed 
for the turned full house as he took a small bite out of Abakirov's massive stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The flop read 
. From the big blind, La Sengphet check-raised Ran Koller's 6,000 bet form the cutoff to 16,000 which Koller called.
The turn was the . Sengphet led for 23,000 and Koller called.
The river came the . Sengphet led again, this time for 56,000 and Koller instantly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
180,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
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