$2,200 Warmup | 2023 Merit Poker Western Series

01-20-2023 15:17 UTC+3

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

David Salituro

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

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:
Michele Guerrini:

Guerrini made a pair of jacks on the board to knock out Tsoy in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michele Guerrini	2,000,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000
Valentin Tsoy	Busted

Tags: Michele Guerrini Valentin Tsoy

01-20-2023 15:14 UTC+3

Guerrini Doubles Thru Doe

David Salituro

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

Michele Guerrini was all in for around 1,600,000 from the big blind and was up against John Doe.

Michele Guerrini:
John Doe:

The board ran out and Guerrini's tens stayed in front to earn him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Doe	9,000,000 -200,000	-200,000

Michele Guerrini	3,200,000 1,290,000	1,290,000

Tags: John Doe Michele Guerrini

01-20-2023 15:11 UTC+3

Tsoy Shoves Into Aces as Aydemir Doubles Up in Massive Pot

David Salituro

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 . Tsoy could only show . He caught top pair on the flop, but improved no further on the turn or 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
Recep Aydemir	6,800,000 3,300,000	3,300,000
Valentin Tsoy	300,000 -2,270,000	-2,270,000

Tags: Recep Aydemir Valentin Tsoy

01-20-2023 14:56 UTC+3

Browne Drills the River to Survive

David Salituro

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 and was up against Browne's .

Browne was already standing up from his seat as the board came , but he hit the on the river to make top pair and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladislav Fedoseev	4,700,000 150,000	150,000
Paul Browne	3,200,000 2,350,000	2,350,000

Tags: Paul Browne Vladislav Fedoseev

01-20-2023 14:47 UTC+3

Huseyin Akgul Eliminated in 17th Place ($9,325)

David Salituro

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

Huseyin Akgul moved all in for 375,000 from under the gun, Paul Browne reshoved for 800,000 in the cutoff, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Huseyin Akgul:
Paul Browne:

Akgul made a pair on the board, but improved no further on the river to hit the rail in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Browne	1,400,000 550,000	550,000
Huseyin Akgul	Busted

Tags: Huseyin Akgul Paul Browne

01-20-2023 14:46 UTC+3

Yury Bochkarev Eliminated in 18th Place ($9,325)

David Salituro

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

Vladislav Fedoreev raised to 200,000 from the hijack as action folded around to Yury Bochkarev in the big blind, who shoved all in for 1,575,000.

Fedoreev called with , while Bochkarev showed . The board ran out and Fedoreev won the pot with his ace-high to send Bochkarev to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladislav Fedoreev	6,100,000
Yury Bochkarev	Busted

Tags: Vladislav Fedoreev Yury Bochkarev

01-20-2023 14:45 UTC+3

Aydemir Picks Off the Chip Leader

David Salituro

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

In a blind versus blind battle, John Doe bet 125,000 on a board and was called by Recep Aydemir.

The turn came the and Doe continued for 390,000. Aydemir tanked for a moment before calling as Doe showed for a bluff.

Aydemir turned over for a pair of nines to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Doe	9,200,000 -600,000	-600,000

Recep Aydemir	3,500,000 255,000	255,000

Tags: John Doe Recep Aydemir

01-20-2023 14:23 UTC+3

Kliper Holds On to Double

David Salituro

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

Just before Nikolay Fal was eliminated on the other outer table, Huseyin Akgul shoved from the small blind and Arie Kliper called for his last 800,000.

Arie Kliper:
Huseyin Akgul:

The board ran out and Kliper's king-high stayed in front to earn him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arie Kliper	1,600,000 785,000	785,000
Huseyin Akgul	350,000 -940,000	-940,000

Tags: Arie Kliper Huseyin Akgul

01-20-2023 14:19 UTC+3

Nikolay Fal Eliminated in 19th Place ($8,115)

David Salituro

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

David Hu raised to 200,000 from under the gun before Nikolay Fal in the big blind reraised to 700,000, leaving himself only 30,000 behind. Hu then shoved to put Fal all in.

"I'm going to call. Just going to make sure," Fal said as he looked around at the other tables before throwing in his last chips.

Fal had and was in a coin flip against Hu's . The flop gave Hu top pair, and he held on through the turn and river to send Fal to the rail in 19th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hu	2,800,000 895,000	895,000
Nikolay Fal	Busted

Tags: David Hu Nikolay Fal

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000