$3,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2023 Merit Poker Western Series

01-23-2023 17:30 UTC+2

Er Spikes the River on M'hiri

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David Salituro

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
Chakib M'hiri	1,100,000 200,000	200,000

Zorlu Er	200,000

Tags: Chakib M'hiri Zorlu Er

01-23-2023 17:37 UTC+2

Lampropulos Survives a Race With Martinsek

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David Salituro

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
Jan Martinsek	245,000 35,000	35,000
Nikos Lampropulos	220,000

Tags: Jan Martinsek Nikos Lampropulos

01-23-2023 17:41 UTC+2

Netaliev Eliminated

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Jeff McMillan

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
Makram Bou Habib	690,000 418,000	418,000
Oleg Netaliev	Busted

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01-23-2023 17:45 UTC+2

Prize Pool Confirmed

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David Salituro

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: 15

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

01-23-2023 17:53 UTC+2

Chehade Outflips Klasovic

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David Salituro

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:
Georges Chehade:

The flop came and Klasovic tapped the felt in acknowledgement after seeing that Chehade had hit two pair. The board ran out and Klasovic was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georges Chehade	470,000 202,000	202,000
Andreja Klasovic	Busted

Tags: Andreja Klasovic Georges Chehade

01-23-2023 17:56 UTC+2

Gavrilovich Gets Emphatic Double

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Jeff McMillan

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

Jenya Gavrilovich was at risk in a preflop all in.

Jenya Gavrilovich:
Opponent:

The board ran out 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jenya Gavrilovich	235,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Jenya Gavrilovich

01-23-2023 18:03 UTC+2

Chilaud Chipping UP

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Jeff McMillan

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

The board was completed to read . There was a pot of close to 100,000 in the middle. Maxime Chilaud and Hassanin Hashim both checked the river.

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxime Chilaud	576,000 351,000	351,000
Hassanin Hashim	81,000 154,000	154,000

Tags: Maxime Chilaud

01-23-2023 18:04 UTC+2

Trofimov Snaps It Off

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David Salituro

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 and Mustafov immediately announced he was all in. Trofimov snap-called for his last 65,000 with for a flush draw, while Mustafov had .

The turn and river were no help to Trofimov and he wished the table luck before heading for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	380,000 198,000	198,000
[Removed:510]	Busted

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov

01-23-2023 18:14 UTC+2

Modena Spikes the River in Wild All In

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David Salituro

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

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:
Valeriy Pak:
Liviu Catalin Toderita:

Pak was ahead with his kings as the flop came . The on the turn, though, gave Toderita top pair and put him in position to knock out both players.

The 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
Liviu Toderita	400,000 30,000	30,000
Italo Modena	250,000 136,000	136,000
Valeriy Pak	Busted

Tags: Italo Modena Liviu Catalin Toderita Valeriy Pak