2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$2,200 Warmup
Day: 4
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$181,200
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$962,320
Entries
523
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
19
Players Left
1

Browne Drills the River to Survive

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Vladislav Fedoseev raised to 250,000 from the button and Paul Browne moved all in for around 1,600,000 in the big blind. Fedoseev called with {10-Clubs}{10-Spades} and was up against Browne's {a-Spades}{6-Hearts}.

Browne was already standing up from his seat as the board came {4-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{j-Clubs}, but he hit the {a-Hearts} on the river to make top pair and double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vladislav Fedoseev ru
Vladislav Fedoseev
4,700,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Paul Browne gb
Paul Browne
3,200,000
2,350,000
2,350,000

Tags: Paul BrowneVladislav Fedoseev

Tsoy Shoves Into Aces as Aydemir Doubles Up in Massive Pot

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Action folded to Valentin Tsoy on the button who raised to 625,000. Recep Aydemir in the big blind made it 1,550,000 and Tsoy used three time bank cards before he moved all in.

Aydemir snap-called for his last 3,365,000 and turned over {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}. Tsoy could only show {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}. He caught top pair on the {2-Hearts}{j-Spades}{4-Spades} flop, but improved no further on the {7-Diamonds} turn or {8-Clubs} river.

A frustrated Tsoy then pushed over his entire stack into a pile on the table. "Not going to help the dealer, huh," Michael Allen said to him.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Recep Aydemir tr
Recep Aydemir
6,800,000
3,300,000
3,300,000
Profile photo of Valentin Tsoy uz
Valentin Tsoy
300,000
-2,270,000
-2,270,000

Tags: Recep AydemirValentin Tsoy

Valentin Tsoy Eliminated in 16th Place ($9,325)

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Valentin Tsoy
Valentin Tsoy

Michele Guerrini shoved from the button and Valentin Tsoy, who only had a few chips remaining after paying the ante and big blind, threw them into the middle.

Valentin Tsoy: {10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}
Michele Guerrini: {j-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Guerrini made a pair of jacks on the {5-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{2-Hearts} board to knock out Tsoy in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Michele Guerrini
2,000,000
-1,200,000
-1,200,000
Profile photo of Valentin Tsoy uz
Valentin Tsoy
Busted

Tags: Michele GuerriniValentin Tsoy

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Arie Kliper Eliminated in 15th Place ($10,820)

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Arie Kliper
Arie Kliper

Arie Kliper raised to 675,000 on the button, leaving himself around 100,000 behind, then called when small blind Andress Merheb moved all in.

Arie Kliper: {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Andress Merheb: {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}

The board ran out {j-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Merheb won the pot and secured the knockout with ace-high.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andress Merheb lb
Andress Merheb
2,500,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Arie Kliper il
Arie Kliper
Busted

Tags: Andress MerhebArie Kliper

Mandara Gets There on the Turn

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Ryan Mandara was all-in for around 1,600,000 in the small blind and up against button Maxime Chilaud.

Ryan Mandara: {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
Maxime Chilaud: {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

Chilaud spiked a pair on the {5-Spades}{q-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop, but the {7-Hearts} fell on the turn to give Mandara a set. The meaningless {k-Diamonds} fell on the river and Mandara doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
3,800,000
-2,955,000
-2,955,000
Profile photo of Ryan Mandara gb
Ryan Mandara
3,200,000
1,190,000
1,190,000

Tags: Maxime ChilaudRyan Mandara

Blind Versus Blind Cooler Results in Merheb's Decimation

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In a blind-on-blind battle, Evgenii Katymaev got his last 2,055,000 in the middle against Andress Merheb.

Evgenii Katymaev: {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Andress Merheb: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

Merheb had run into a cooler and got no help on the {4-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} board, handing over most of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Evgenii Katymaev ru
Evgenii Katymaev
4,100,000
2,605,000
2,605,000
Profile photo of Andress Merheb lb
Andress Merheb
500,000
-2,000,000
-2,000,000

Tags: Andress MerhebEvgenii Katymaev

Andress Merheb Eliminated in 14th Place ($10,820)

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Andress Merheb
Andress Merheb

Halil Baybars raised to 250,000 from early position and Andress Merheb, with only 200,000 remaining, called all in. John Doe also called in the big blind to see a {6-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop.

Baybars continued for 275,000 and Doe folded. Merheb showed {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}, but Baybars turned over {a-Hearts}{3-Spades}.

The turn came the {10-Spades} and Merheb was already standing up from his seat by the time the {k-Diamonds} fell on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Doe
John Doe
9,100,000
100,000
100,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Halil Baybars tr
Halil Baybars
2,600,000
470,000
470,000
Profile photo of Andress Merheb lb
Andress Merheb
Busted

Tags: Andress MerhebHalil BaybarsJohn Doe

Baybars Hero-Calls His Way to a Double

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Halil Baybars
Halil Baybars

John Doe raised to 360,000 from early position and was called by Halil Baybars in the cutoff.

The flop came {8-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and Doe continued for 400,000. Baybars called, then called another bet of 600,000 on the {4-Hearts} turn.

The river came the {3-Spades} and Doe instantly announced he was all in. Baybars used two time bank cards before he called for his last 950,000.

Doe could only show {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}, while Baybars turned over {k-Spades}{9-Spades} for a pair of nines to earn the double up.

Player Chips Progress
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John Doe
6,900,000
-2,200,000
-2,200,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Halil Baybars tr
Halil Baybars
3,200,000
600,000
600,000

Tags: Halil BaybarsJohn Doe