2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$2,200 Warmup
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
523
Players Left
102

Akiki Goes One and Done

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Gabriel Akiki entered at the start of Day 2 and lasted just one hand.

With around 30,000 in the pot on a flop of {9-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{7-Spades}, Akiki bet 40,000 in the cutoff and Anton Markov raised all in from middle position. Akiki snap-called with {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for the nut flush draw, while Markov had {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} for a set.

The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, giving Markov a full house and an early Day 2 knockout.

"One hand. What could I do," Akiki said on his way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
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Anton Markov
240,000
108,000
108,000
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Gabriel Akiki
Busted

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