$2,200 Warm Up Day 3 | 2024 Merit Poker Western Series

01-18-2024 18:51 UTC+3

Tashliyev Doubles Off Dray

David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ildar Tashliyev was on the button and got his last 805,000 in the middle against Samuel Dray in the cutoff.

Ildar Tashliyev: A♦K♠
Samuel Dray: A♠Q♥

Both players hit top pair on the A♥10♦5♣ flop, but Tashliyev remained in the lead with his king-kicker as the board ran out 6♦6♠ to earn him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ildar Tashliyev	1,610,000 1,010,000	1,010,000
Samuel Dray	580,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Ildar Tashliyev Samuel Dray

01-18-2024 18:40 UTC+3

Mustafov Shoves on Mavrikioy

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Around 200,000 was in the pot as Fahredin Mustafov and Andreas Mavrikioy went heads-up to the turn on a board of 8♠7♥5♦7♣.

Mustafov then bet 85,000 from the big blind and Mavrikioy called in the cutoff. The river was the 4♠ and Mustafov moved all in.

Mavrikioy, with around 245,000 remaining, spent several minutes in the tank as he shook his head and rechecked his cards before sliding them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	1,900,000 400,000	400,000

Andreas Mavrikioy	245,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Andreas Mavrikioy Fahredin Mustafov

01-18-2024 18:31 UTC+3

Budak Survives on the River

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Mateusz Wozniak raised to 50,000 in early position, Justus Held three-bet to 180,000 in the small blind, and Erkan Budak moved all in for 265,000 in the big blind. Wozniak folded, later claiming he had two fives, while Held quickly called.

Erkan Budak: Q♣J♠
Justus Held: A♣6♣

The 9♣10♥5♠ flop gave Budak a straight draw, but Held picked up the nut flush draw on the 10♣ turn as Budak was already pushing his cards away and standing up from the table.

The river brought the K♥ and Budak spiked his straight as he let out a laugh and sat back down to collect his double up.

Aleksandar Tot was recently eliminated from this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justus Held	1,700,000 550,000	550,000
Mateusz Wozniak	1,500,000 300,000	300,000
Erkan Budak	580,000 330,000	330,000
Aleksandar Tot	Busted

Tags: Erkan Budak Justus Held Mateusz Wozniak

01-18-2024 18:26 UTC+3

Dichev Dodges His Way to a Double

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action folded to Yasen Dichov who moved all in for 330,000 on the button. John Doe quickly called in the big blind.

Yasen Dichov: A♠6♦
John Doe: K♥7♥

The Q♣J♥4♥ flop gave Doe a flush draw, but Dichov successfully navigated through the J♠ turn and 10♦ river to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Baurzhan Akimov	1,700,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Fahredin Mustafov	1,500,000 600,000	600,000

Yuefan Gu	1,000,000 260,000	260,000
John Doe	800,000 700,000	700,000
Andrea Dato	700,000 380,000	380,000

Yasen Dichev	700,000 290,000	290,000
Halil Akbas	500,000 135,000	135,000
Xiang Lian	480,000 170,000	170,000
Andreas Mavrikioy	450,000 224,000	224,000

Tags: John Doe Yasen Dichov

01-18-2024 18:16 UTC+3

Hasbani Takes Out Saeid, With a Donation From Held

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Antoine Hasbani raised to 60,000 on the button before Amir Saeid moved all in for 165,000 in the small blind. Justus Held reraised to 300,000 in the big blind, Hasbani reshoved for around 800,000, and Held quickly folded.

Amir Saeid: K♠Q♠
Antoine Hasbani: A♥A♣

Saeid picked up a flush draw on the J♣3♠5♠ flop, but he improved no further on the 7♥ turn or 2♣ river as Hasbani's aces sent him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simone Andrian	5,200,000 700,000	700,000

Adrian State	3,500,000 200,000	200,000
Antoine Hasbani	1,600,000 700,000	700,000
Abdullah Alajmi	1,300,000 100,000	100,000

Justus Held	1,150,000 350,000	350,000
Amir Saeid	Busted

Tags: Amir Saeid Antoine Hasbani Justus Held

01-18-2024 18:03 UTC+3

Eroglu Finds an Ace to Double

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Eren Eroglu moved all in for 155,000 in middle position and Samuel Dray called in the hijack.

Eren Eroglu: A♥6♣
Samuel Dray: 9♣9♦

The flop came A♠8♣5♠ and Eroglu took the lead with a pair of aces. The board ran out 10♣3♦ and Eroglu survived with a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramez Haddad	1,200,000 924,000	924,000
Gang Zhao	1,100,000 500,000	500,000
Samuel Dray	800,000 150,000	150,000
Ildar Tashliyev	600,000 200,000	200,000
Eren Eroglu	330,000 96,000	96,000

Tags: Samuel Dray Eren Eroglu

Level: 21

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

01-18-2024 17:37 UTC+3

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Level 20 has ended and the remaining 38 players are headed on a 20-minute break.

01-18-2024 17:35 UTC+3

Andrian Shows Down Kings in Massive Pot Against Held

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

More than 1,000,000 was already in the middle as Simone Andrian and Justus Held went to the river on a board of J♠4♥9♦Q♦4♠. Held, in the cutoff, then moved all in.

Andrian was in the big blind and called for 1,465,000, turning over K♠K♥. Held could only show 8♠7♠ for a missed straight draw as Andrian dragged in the pot worth more than 4,000,000.

"You're supposed to fold. Horrible call," tablemate John Doe joked with Andrian.

"The four on the river makes it easier," Andrian replied.