Level: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2024 Merit Poker Western Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,854,720
Entries
672
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
188
Players Left
71
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Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Antoine Hasbani and Aziz Efe got into a pre-flop raising war that ended with Hasbani all in for 65,000 under the gun as Efe had him at risk from the button.
Antoine Hasbani: 7♥7♣
Aziz Efe: K♥J♥
The board ran out 3♥8♦3♠9♣5♥ and Hasbani survived the coin flip to earn a double up on the first level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Jad Warde opened to 2,000 from the cutoff before Matthew Davenport three-bet to 6,000 on the button. Warde called and they went heads-up to a 2♠7♦J♠ flop.
Davenport then bet 4,500 and Warde called. The turn was the Q♦ and Davenport fired out another 17,500.
Warde this time tanked for a moment before giving up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | |
|
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55,000 | |
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Fausto Tantillo and Rawand Chaychi went to the turn with the board showing 3♠7♠10♣3♣ when Chaychi bet 6,200 from the button.
Tantillo called under the gun and the 2♣ fell on the river. Tantillo checked over to Chaychi, who took his time before checking back.
"Flush," Tantillo said, turning over A♣7♣ for the rivered nut flush. Chaychi spent a few moments staring at the board before flipping over 9♣9♦ and tossing it angrily into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
80,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Heads-up on a flop of A♠10♦5♣, Yiannakis Papapetrou bet 5,500 from the small blind and Dean Hutchison called in the hijack.
The turn was the 8♥ and Papapetrou bet another 11,300. Hutchison again called and the Q♦ fell on the river. Papapetrou then tossed in a white 25,000 chip and announced a bet of 15,000.
Hutchison responded by moving all in and Papapetrou, with around 40,000 remaining, tanked for more than a minute before turning over the A♦ and tossing it into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Andrew Hedley, trading in his commentator gig from a shot on the felt today, raised to 1,500 from the cutoff and Eduard Norel called in the big blind.
The flop came 7♦K♠7♣ and Hedley continued for 700. Norel called and both players checked the 4♥ turn.
Norel led out for 2,500 on the 4♣ river and Hedley came back with a raise to 8,200. Norel snap-called and turned over 9♥7♠ for a full house. Hedley mucked A♠4♠ for a smaller full house as he took an early hit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 3♦8♦9♥, Sorin Marin led out for 1,500 from the small blind and Alexander Sazhinov called in the hijack.
The turn was the 5♥ and Marin bet another 2,100. Sazhinov again called and the 5♣ fell on the river.
Marin slowed down and checked as Sazhinov tossed out 7,000. Marin quickly called and Sazhinov turned over A♥9♣ for two pair. Marin let out a laugh as he mucked while Sazhinov dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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110,000 | |
|
|
85,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Around 6,000 was in the pot as Mehmet Demirkol and Anatoly Korochenkiy went to the turn on a board of Q♥Q♠6♠7♣. Korochenskiy then bet 2,200 from the button before Demirkol raised to 5,500 in the small blind.
Korochenskiy reraised to 13,000 and Demirkol quickly called. The river was the J♣ and both players checked to a showdown.
Demirkol turned over K♠7♥ for two pair, queens and sevens, and Korochenskiy flashed the K♥ as he mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
108,000 | |
|
85,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Panicos Charalambides and Jonathan Rosenwasser built a pot of around 5,000 as they went heads-up to a flop of 4♠J♠A♦. Rosenwasser then bet 1,400 from the small blind and Charalambides called on the button.
Both players checked the 3♣ turn and Rosenwasser also checked the 6♥ river. Charalambides then bet 2,000 and Rosenwasser called.
Charalambides turned over A♣8♦ for top pair and Rosenwasser mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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105,000 | |
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
