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
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
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Panka Shows Down Kings in Massive Pot

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Dominik Panka
Dominik Panka

Dominik Panka opened to 13,000 and was called by big stack [Removed:422] in middle position.

The flop came {4-Hearts}{4-Spades}{9-Hearts} and Panka continued for 30,000. Soyirgaz called, then called another 70,000 on the {j-Diamonds} turn.

The river came the {7-Spades} can Panka moved all in for 238,000. Soyirgaz tanked for several minutes, counting down his chips, before he slid them into the middle for a call.

Panka turned over {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and Soyirgaz flashed {5-}{5-} before he mucked as Panka earned a massive double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Dominik Panka
590,000
215,000
215,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
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[Removed:422]
500,000
350,000
350,000

Tags: Dominik Panka

Chilaud Busts Hashim After Call

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The board showed {5-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts}. Maxime Chilaud had bet enough to put Hassanin Hashim all in.

Hashim waited a while before calling. Chilaud tabled the {k-Hearts}{q-Spades} which was the winner against the {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}oh Hashim which was tabled because of the all in and he walked away busted.

Player Chips Progress
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Maxime Chilaud
885,000
309,000
309,000
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Hassanin Hashim
Busted

Tags: Maxime Chilaud

Miral Leaves Newey With Crumbs

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Can Miral on the button and Paul Newey in the big blind got all their chips in the middle before the flop.

Can Miral: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Paul Newey: {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

Miral hit two pair on the {k-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} flop, while Newey was looking to complete a straight draw. The board ran out {4-Spades}{7-Spades} and Miral took the pot.

Newey thought he was eliminated and got up from his seat, wishing his tablemates luck, before a recount showed he had Miral's remaining 98,000 barely covered.

Player Chips Progress
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Can Miral
210,000
111,500
111,500
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Paul Newey
10,000
76,000
76,000

Tags: Paul NeweyCan Miral

Swieboda Building Big Stack, Takes From Hadioglu With River Bet

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Bartlomiej Swieboda and Nuri Hadioglu went heads-up to a {j-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{k-Spades} flop when Hadioglu bet 15,000 from early position.

Swieboda called from the big blind before both players checked the {4-Hearts} turn. The river came the {9-Clubs} and Swieboda this time led out for 42,000.

Hadioglu quickly gave up his hand as Swieboda took the pot to climb up to more than 700,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Bartlomiej Swieboda
720,000
613,000
613,000
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Nuri Hadioglu
400,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Bartlomiej SwiebodaNuri Hadioglu

Orthodoxou Has Ladies But No Heart

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Orthodoxos Orthodoxou was under the gun and called a bet of 75,000 from Fida Hussein who was in the small blind on the turn with the board showing {10-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}.

The river came the {8-Hearts} to bring four hearts on board. Hussain checked. Orthodoxou moved all in. Hussain folded after a few moments.

Orthodoxou reeled in the pot and showed the {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} for no heart in his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
515,000
320,500
320,500
Defending Champion
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Fida Hussain
214,000
106,000
106,000

Tags: Orthodoxos Orthodoxou

Rumba Shows the Straight Flush

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Roberts Rumba three-bet to 35,000 from middle position and was called by Barak-Haim David to his immediate right.

Both players checked the {9-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flop before the {k-Diamonds} fell on the turn. David led out for 28,000 and Rumba called.

The river came the {8-Hearts} and David bet again, this time for 80,000. Rumba responded by moving all in for 260,000 and David tanked for about a minute before he threw his cards away.

Rumba showed him the {q-Hearts} for the straight flush as he took in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Roberts Rumba
420,000
238,000
238,000
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Barak-Haim David
150,000

Tags: Roberts RumbaBarak-Haim David

Shafigullin Hits the Turn

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Salavat Shafigulin and an opponent on the button built a pot of 60,000 heading to the turn on a board of {q-Hearts}{a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Shafigullin checked and the button bet 40,000.

Shafigullin called as the river brought the {6-Spades}. Shafigullin again checked, then quickly called when his opponent bet another 53,000.

His opponent turned over {a-}{k-}, but Shafigullin had {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for two pair on the turn to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Salavat Shafigullin
420,000
30,000
30,000
Day 1A Chip Leader

Tags: Salavat Shafigulin

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Sainjargal Takes Huge Pot With Boat

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal
Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal

Action was picked up on the end of a hand as the board read {2-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and a large pot of about 320,000 in the middle.

From the small blind, Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal jammed all in. Osman Midik was in the hijack and thought for a few moments before he called.

Sainjargal tabled the {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades} for the boat. Midik mucked as he lost a large portion of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal
910,000
813,000
813,000
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Osman Midik
325,000
74,000
74,000

Tags: Amarbayasgalan SainjargalOsman Midik