Level: 29
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
$2,200 Warmup
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$962,320
Entries
523
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
19
Players Left
1
Table 2 Chip Counts
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,600,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
7,200,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
|
5,000,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
4,400,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
3,200,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
1,600,000
-1,060,000
|
-1,060,000 |
First Break of the Day
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The remaining 12 players are now on a 15-minute break.
Michael Allen Eliminated in 13th Place ($10,820)
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Michael Allen put in around 500,000, leaving himself just 10,000 remaining, and Michele Guerrini called in the cutoff.
The flop came 
and Allen looked around at the other table before throwing in his last chips. Guerrini quickly called with 
but was behind Allen's 
for a pair of eights.
The turn brought the 
, giving Guerrini a pair of queens, and the 
river was no help to Allen as he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,700,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
Busted |
Baybars Hero-Calls His Way to a Double
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
John Doe raised to 360,000 from early position and was called by Halil Baybars in the cutoff.
The flop came 
and Doe continued for 400,000. Baybars called, then called another bet of 600,000 on the turn.
The river came the 
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 
, while Baybars turned over 
for a pair of nines to earn the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,900,000
-2,200,000
|
-2,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,200,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Andress Merheb Eliminated in 14th Place ($10,820)
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
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 
flop.
Baybars continued for 275,000 and Doe folded. Merheb showed 
, but Baybars turned over 
.
The turn came the and Merheb was already standing up from his seat by the time the 
fell on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,600,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
Busted | |
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:
Andress Merheb: 
Merheb had run into a cooler and got no help on the 
board, handing over most of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,100,000
2,605,000
|
2,605,000 |
|
|
500,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
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: 
Maxime Chilaud: 
Chilaud spiked a pair on the 
flop, but the fell on the turn to give Mandara a set. The meaningless fell on the river and Mandara doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,800,000
-2,955,000
|
-2,955,000 |
|
3,200,000
1,190,000
|
1,190,000 |
Arie Kliper Eliminated in 15th Place ($10,820)
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
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:
Andress Merheb: 
The board ran out and Merheb won the pot and secured the knockout with ace-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000