2024 Merit Poker Western Series

$2,200 Warm Up
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$165,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$830,640
Total Entries
446
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
264
Players Left
81
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Assorted Chip Counts after Final Break

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Cappiello Shows Bitar the Bad News

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Candido Cappiello
Candido Cappiello

Candido Cappiello opened to 11,000 from middle position and received calls from Abdullah Alajmi on the button, Vitalii Pankov in the small blind and Ghassan Bitar in the big blind.

The flop came 972 and action checked around to Cappiello, who bet 27,000. Alajmi and Pankov got out of the way while Bitar made the call.

Bitar lead out with a 40,000 bet on the 2 turn and Cappiello called.

On the 8 river Bitar bet again, this time for 50,000. Cappiello raised to 180,000, sending Bitar deep into the tank.

After a couple minutes Bitar opted to call. Cappiello tabled QJ for a rivered flush which was enough to take down a sizable pot and make a serious dent in Bitar's stack.

Tags: Abdullah AlajmiCandido CappielloGhassan BitarVitalii Pankov

Bochkarev Gets Some Value

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Egor Romaniuk limped in from under the gun before Ihar Soika raised to 18,000 from the hijack. Yury Bochkarev defended from the big blind and Romaniuk called a well.

The flop came 652 and action checked around to Soika, who bet 20,000. Romaniuk called while Bochkarev got out of the way.

Both players checked the 3 turn leading to the 5 river. Bochkarev bet 25,000 and Soika called.

Bochkarev tabled 76 for a flopped top pair and Soika's hand hit the muck.

Tags: Egor RomaniukIhar SoikaYury Bochkarev

Tozlu Applies Pressure

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

A player in middle position, who asked to remain anonymous, opened to 11,000 and received calls from Mert Tozlu in the hijack and Hadi Khadra in the big blind.

The flop came AQ3. Khadra checked, the middle position player bet 15,000, Tozlu called and Khadra folded.

The middle position player bet again for 25,000 on the 10 turn only for Tozlu to move all in for 101,000, forcing a fold from his opponent who revealed the A for top pair before folding.

Tags: Hadi KhadraMert Tozlu

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Di Nicola Wins Battle of the Big Stacks

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

Ermanno Di Nicola opened to 10,000 from the hijack and received a call from Abdullah Alajmi on the button.

Both players checked the J104 flop leading to the Q turn. Di Nicola bet 15,000 and Alajmi quickly called.

Di Nicola bet again for 41,000 on the A river and this time Alajmi opted to fold.

Tags: Abdullah AlajmiErmanno Di Nicola

Gromov Knocks Out Dietrich

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

In a preflop confrontation, Moritz Dietrich found himself all in and at risk for his last 66,000 from the cutoff against Dmitry Gromov in middle position who held a covering stack.

Moritz Dietrich: A5
Dmitry Gromov: AA

Dietrich was in dire straits, drawing nearly dead on the J109 flop. The 5 turn gave Dietrich two outs but the 3 river was a brick. Gromov's aces were best at showdown and he took down a decent pot while Dietrich was sent to the rail.

Tags: Dmitry GromovMoritz Dietrich