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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
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Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante
Action was picked up on the river with a board that read 
. From the button, Denis Matafonov made a half-pot bet of 75,000 into a pot of 150,000.
Damir Zhugralin was on his left in the small blind and went into the tank. After several moments he tossed in the call.
Matafonov tabled the 
for a bluff while Zhugralin showed down the 
winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
585,000
420,500
|
420,500 |
|
280,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante
Ghassan Bitar raised to 7,500 from the hijack before Martin Stoyanov shoved all in for 80,500 next to act. Action folded back to Bitar, who snap-called.
Martin Stoyanov: 
Ghassan Bitar: 
Stoyanov remained ahead on the 
flop, but Bitar spiked the 
on the turn to take the lead. The river came the 
and Bitar slapped the table in celebration while Stoyanov quickly made his way to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,500
Ante: 3,500
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
Zaid Al-Khasrab three-bet to 25,000 from the button as action folded back to original raiser Viktor Ustimov, who announced he was all in.
"I love to gamble," Al-Khasrab said.
"I love gamble, too," Ustimov replied as the two players exchanged a fist pump before Al-Khasrab called.
Ustimov showed 
and was ahead of the of Al-Khasrab. The board ran out 
and Ustimov's queens were good enough to win the pot.
The stacks were counted down and Ustimov barely had Al-Khasrab's remaining 160,000 covered, sending him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
Action was joined on the river with the board showing 
. From the hijack, Valeriy Pak made a bet of 31,500 into a pot of about 40,000.
Boris Mondrus considered it for some time before he called. Pak revealed the 
and took down the pot when Mondrus mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
535,000
96,500
|
96,500 |
|
80,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
El Khoury Gabriel raised to 8,000 from early position and Dominik Panka called in the hijack.
The flop came 
and Gabriel bet another 8,000. Panka called to see the 
turn.
Gabriel tossed out the same bet, 8,000 as Panka again called to the river. Both players this time checked it down.
Gabriel showed , but that couldn't beat the 
of Panka who took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
375,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
120,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
The pot was about 42,000 on the turn as the cards showed 
. From the cutoff, Osman Midik bet 45,000 and Ghassan Bitar called in the big blind.
The river came the 
. Bitar took his time before he announced all in. Midik immediately tossed in the one chip call.
Bitar had nothing as he tabled the 
and Midik showed the 
winning wheel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
251,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
|
133,000
45,500
|
45,500 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
Vladislav Doroshkov and Halil Kezer built a pot of around 50,000 on a board of 
when Doroshkov, from under the gun, bet 31,000.
Kezer tanked for about a minute before he called to see the river. Doroshkov, his hands cupped on his forehead blocking his face, then bet 42,000.
Kezer again went into the tank as he agonized over the decision. He eventually flicked in a clip to signify a call and Doroshkov turned over 
for a straight to earn the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
127,500
|
127,500 |
|
300,000
76,500
|
76,500 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
The flop came 
. Kirill Gladchenko bet 22,000 from the button and Jack Sandford called in the big blind.
The turn was the . Gladchenko jammed all in which got a swift fold from Sanford.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
170,000
40,500
|
40,500 |
