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

01-18-2024 16:19 UTC+3

Petleshkov Shoves Into Kings

David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Viliyan Petleshkov moved all in for 320,000 under the gun and Emrah Daban put him at risk from the hijack.

Viliyan Petleshkov: A♦Q♥
Emrah Daban: K♣K♦

The 5♠4♣2♥ flop gave Petleshkov some hope with a straight draw, but the 5♦ turn and 5♣ river improved Daban to a full house and sent Petleshkov off to collect his payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emrah Daban	950,000 170,000	170,000
Viliyan Petleshkov	Busted

Tags: Emrah Daban Viliyan Petleshkov

01-18-2024 16:10 UTC+3

No Hand-For-Hand Necessary

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

A count of the remaining players showed 53 remaining, meaning everyone is now in the money.

01-18-2024 16:05 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	Busted

Zhao Runs Into State's Higher Straight

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

A massive pot of more than 600,000 was already in the middle as Adrian State and Cheng Zhao went heads-up to the river on a board of 10♣8♥9♠2♣4♦.

State, in the hijack, then moved all in and Zhao tanked for a moment before calling for his last 600,000 in the big blind. State turned over Q♠J♥ for the flopped nut straight and Zhao showed 7♣6♥ for a smaller straight before heading for the exit three spots short of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	2,550,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Cheng Zhao	Busted

Tags: Adrian State Cheng Zhao

01-18-2024 15:57 UTC+3

Wozniak Flops a Boat to Double

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Aleksandar Tot raised to 30,000 in middle position, Mateusz Wozniak three-bet to 85,000 in the hijack, and Xixiang Luo put in a four-bet of 205,000 from the small blind.

Tot folded, but Wozniak then moved all in for 385,000. Luo tanked for a minute before calling.

Mateusz Wozniak: Q♥Q♦
Xixiang Luo: 10♥10♣

The flop came Q♠6♣6♠, giving Wozniak a full house and leaving him as a big favorite to double up. The board ran out 2♠4♠ and Luo handed over the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandar Tot	1,100,000 250,000	250,000
Mateusz Wozniak	800,000 450,000	450,000
Xixiang Luo	600,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Aleksandar Tot Mateusz Wozniak Xixiang Luo

01-18-2024 15:49 UTC+3

Held Survives a Flip

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Xiang Lian raised to 30,000 in the cutoff before Justus Held three-bet to 150,000 in the small blind. Lian then moved all in and Held snap-called for 610,000.

Justus Held: A♣K♥
Xiang Lian: 8♣8♥

"Coin flip," tablemate Nina Krasilnikova said as the flop came K♣J♥5♣, putting Held in the lead with a pair of kings. The board ran out 3♣9♦ and Held doubled up.

Volodymyr Drokin was eliminated at the same time on another table as the field moved within five spots of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justus Held	1,250,000 650,000	650,000
Xiang Lian	650,000 350,000	350,000
Volodymyr Drokin	Busted

Tags: Justus Held Xiang Lian

01-18-2024 15:45 UTC+3

Bitar Runs Into the Nut Flush

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

With around 250,000 in the pot on a board of 5♠4♥J♥Q♥, Ghassan Bitar bet 60,000 from under the gun before Ildar Tashliyev raised to 150,000 on the button.

Azamat Tulepbergenov folded the small blind, while Bitar tanked for a few minutes before moving all in for 290,000. Tashliyev snap-called and turned over A♥8♥ for the nut flush.

Bitar slammed Q♣J♣ down on the table and stood up from his seat as the 4♦ completed the board. The stacks were counted down to ensure Tashliyev had Bitar covered before Bitar headed off to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Azamat Tulepbergenov	1,000,000
Ildar Tashliyev	800,000 270,000	270,000
Ghassan Bitar	Busted

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov Ghassan Bitar Ildar Tashliyev

01-18-2024 15:37 UTC+3

Dichev Hits the River on Sonsino

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Amir Sonsino came back from break with just 35,000 and moved all in from early position. Simone Andrian then raised to 70,000 in the hijack and Yasen Dichev called in the big blind.

Andrian and Dichev checked the 6♠J♠6♣ flop before Dichev led out for 60,000 on the 9♣ turn. Andrian called and the 7♣ fell on the river.

Dichev then bet 100,000 and Andrian quickly folded. Dichev showed 7♦7♥ for a rivered full house and Sonsino tossed J♣10♦ into the muck as he made his exit.