2024 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2024 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
$342,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,854,720
Entries
672
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
174
Players Left
77

Hursoz Makes the Right Call in Massive Three-Way All In

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Tugce Hursoz
Tugce Hursoz

Razvan Sabau was already all in from the big blind as Qiang Xu and Tugce Hursoz went to the 8Q4 flop with around 70,000 in the pot.

Xu then bet 17,200 from middle position and Hursoz called in early position. The turn was the 10 and Xu bet 80,000.

Hursoz tanked for several minutes until another player at the table called the clock. She eventually moved all in and Xu, with only around 20,000 remaining, called.

Sabau had A10, Xu showed A6 for a nut flush draw, while Hursoz was ahead with KQ for top pair. The river was the 6 and Hursoz began pounding on the table in celebration as she took the pot to send both players to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Tugce Hursoz tr
Tugce Hursoz
280,000
280,000
280,000
Qiang Xu cn
Qiang Xu
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Razvan Sabau ro
Razvan Sabau
Busted

Tags: Qiang XuRazvan SabauTugce Hursoz

Yang Wins a Big Flip to Bust Semeniaka

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Oleksii Semeniaka
Oleksii Semeniaka

Oleksii Semeniaka had a raise to 18,000 in front of him from the big blind before Peng Yang in early position moved all in. Semeniaka called for around 45,000 more.

Oleksii Semeniaka: AK
Peng Yang: 44

The two players were racing as the board came out 9710J3. Semeniaka picked up a straight draw to go with his overcards heading to the river but missed everything as he was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Peng Yang cn
Peng Yang
230,000
140,000
140,000
Oleksii Semeniaka ua
Oleksii Semeniaka
Busted

Tags: Oleksii SemeniakaPeng Yang

Doe Takes Out Adrianapoulos

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Sakis Adrianapoulos busted yesterday in a massive three-way all in between aces, kings, and queens. His elimination in today's flight was slightly less eventful, as he was down to just 4,500 and moved all in from the big blind after John Doe S.

Sakis Adrianapoulos: J6
John Doe S: A4

The board ran out A22K3 and Doe finished with two pair to send Adrianapoulos to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
John Doe S
John Doe S
60,000
60,000
60,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Sakis Adrianapoulos gr
Sakis Adrianapoulos
Busted

Tags: John Doe SSakis Adrianapoulos

Wei Spikes the River For a Bustout

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Guoliang Wei
Guoliang Wei

A player in the big blind led out for 6,500 on a flop of J52 and Guoliang Wei called in the hijack.

The turn was the 3 and the big blind bet another 6,500. Wei then raised to 80,000, enough to put his opponent all in, and the big blind called after tanking for nearly two minutes.

Wei had Q10 and needed to hit his flush draw against AJ, and the 2 river completed his flush to send his opponent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Guoliang Wei cn
Guoliang Wei
230,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Guoliang Wei

Topuz First Out After Massive Cooler

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Michael Brown
Michael Brown

All the chips went in before the flop as Baris Topuz was all in for his last 85,000 from the cutoff against Michael Brown in early position.

Baris Topuz: KK
Michael Brown: AA

Topuz had run into the ultimate cooler and watched helplessly as the board ran out 34663 to make him the first casualty of Day 1b.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Brown gb
Michael Brown
210,000
210,000
210,000
Baris Topuz tr
Baris Topuz
Busted

Tags: Baris TopuzMichael Brown