$2,200 Warmup Day 2 | 2023 Merit Poker Western Series

01-18-2023 17:42 UTC+3

A Round of Chip Counts; Browne Cracks One Million

David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Browne	1,100,000 200,000	200,000
Ran Ilani	670,000 -60,000	-60,000
Arie Kliper	650,000 190,000	190,000
Roelof Pepping	650,000 189,000	189,000
Ryan Mandara	650,000 29,000	29,000
Bartlomiej Swieboda	460,000 -3,000	-3,000
Maxime Chilaud	400,000 30,000	30,000
Bassel Moussa	350,000 140,500	140,500
La Sengphet	270,000 -172,000	-172,000
Timur Margolin	215,000 215,000	215,000

Joseph Hebert	60,000 -9,000	-9,000

01-18-2023 17:57 UTC+3

Time For Break

David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Players are now on another 15-minute break.

Late registration will close when play resumes.

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

01-18-2023 18:22 UTC+3

Reichenstein Reluctantly Calls

David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Halil Baybars raised to 8,000 from early position before Uri Reichenstein three-bet to 25,000. In the small blind, Erdal Gulseven shoved all in for his last 106,000.

Baybars quickly folded, but Reichenstein went into the tank for about a minute. He eventually gave a shrug and put in the chips to call.

Erdel Gulseven:
Uri Reichenstein:

Reichenstein came out on the wrong side of the race situation when the board ran out as Gulseven's jacks stayed in front and kept him in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Halil Baybars	400,000 196,000	196,000
Uri Reichenstein	195,000 -165,000	-165,000
Erdal Gulseven	125,000 -75,000	-75,000

Tags: Erdal Gulseven Halil Baybars Uri Reichenstein

01-18-2023 18:36 UTC+3

Abakirov Crashes Into Bochkarev's Kings

David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Kubanychbek Abakirov was all in for around 100,000 and up against Yury Bochkarev.

Kubanychbek Abakirov:
Yury Bochkarev:

The board ran out and Bochkarev's kings stayed in front to knock out Abakirov from the tournament.

"Good game, man," a tablemate said as Abakirov tapped the felt and made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yury Bochkarev	330,000
Kubanychbek Abakirov	Busted

Tags: Kubanychbek Abakirov Yury Bochkarev

01-18-2023 18:42 UTC+3

Vitkind Latest to Fall

David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Dmitry Vitkind was down to around 70,000 when he found a good hand to get the rest of his chips in from the hijack, .

Unfortunately for Vitkind, Tamazi Skhirtladze had woken up with and put him in danger of hitting the rail. The board ran out and Vitkind made a quick exit from the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamazi Skhirtladze	260,000 260,000	260,000
Dmitry Vitkind	Busted

Tags: Dmitry Vitkind Tamazi Skhirtladze

01-18-2023 18:51 UTC+3

Reichenstein Catches Stefanov

David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Uri Reichenstein and Milen Stefanov went heads-up to a flop when Stefanov raised from the big blind to 17,000.

Reichenstein called, then called another 33,000 on the turn. The river came the and Stefanov slowed down and checked. Reichenstein checked behind.

"You're good," Stefanov said, turning over for a pair of deuces. Reichenstein showed to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milen Stefanov	230,000

Uri Reichenstein	185,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Milen Stefanov Uri Reichenstein

01-18-2023 18:57 UTC+3

Place	Prize
1	$181,200
2	$133,400
3	$81,700
4	$60,450
5	$45,350
6	$36,400
7	$30,300
8	$24,150
9	$18,200
10-12	$13,335
13-15	$10,820
16-18	$9,325
19-21	$8,115
22-24	$7,275
25-26	$6,430
27-35	$5,600
36-44	$4,850
45-53	$4,100
54-62	$3,450

David Bombs the River on Hershkovich

David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Barak-Haim David and Ben Hershkovich went heads-up to a flop of , when David bet around 10,000 from under the gun. Hershkovich called in the big blind.

The turn came the and Hershkovich checked over to David, who bet another 13,000. Hershkovich again called to see the on the river.

Hershkovich this time led out for 27,000. David spent some time in the tank before assembling a raise to 200,000. Now it was Hershkovich's turn to tank, as he spent several minutes talking to David before eventually calling for the last of his stack.

David turned over for a set and Hershkovich showed for a smaller set as he hit the rail.