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
Total Entries
672
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
174
Players Left
77
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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
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Tugce Hursoz
280,000
280,000
280,000
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Qiang Xu
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Razvan Sabau
Busted

Tags: Qiang XuRazvan SabauTugce Hursoz

El-Siblani Doubles With Queens

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

Ali El-Siblani had his entire stack of 95,000 in the middle from the cutoff and was up against Osman Aksu. Vladimir Malyarchuk admitted he folded ace-king as they went heads-up.

Ali El-Siblani: QQ
Osman Aksu: 99

The flop came J610, while the A fell on the turn. Malyarchuk let out a sigh at the sight of the ace and the 2 fell on the river to give El-Siblani a double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Ali El-Siblani
210,000
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Vladimir Malyarchuk
130,000
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Osman Aksu
30,000

Tags: Ali El-SiblaniOsman Aksu

Level: 4

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Qu Runs Into Mavrikioy's Kings

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Andreas Mavrikioy
Andreas Mavrikioy

Feng Qu reraised to 5,000 in the small blind before Andreas Mavrikioy made it 12,000 under the gun. Qu then moved all in and Mavrikioy called for 50,000.

Andreas Mavrikioy: KK
Feng Qu: 1010

Mavrikioy was well ahead with his kings as the board ran out QQ476 to earn him a double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Andreas Mavrikioy
105,000
105,000
105,000
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Feng Qu
60,000
60,000
60,000

Tags: Andreas MavrikioyFeng Qu

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
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Peng Yang
230,000
140,000
140,000
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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
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John Doe S
60,000
60,000
60,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
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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
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Guoliang Wei
230,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Guoliang Wei

Saiapin Leads Into Achour's Top Pair

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Three players went to the K37 as action checked to Iurii Saiapin in the cutoff who bet 3,500. Both Maher Achour on the button and big blind Yassin Mahmoud called.

The turn came the 10 and Mahmoud and Saiapin checked to Achour who bet 15,000. Only Saiapin called as the 7 fell on the river.

Saiapin again led out for 16,000 and Achour quickly called. Saiapin showed QQ, but Achour had KQ for a pair of kings to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Maher Achour
160,000
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Yassin Mahmoud
95,000
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Iurii Saiapin
65,000
65,000
65,000

Tags: Iurii SaiapinYassin MahmoudMaher Achour

Yang Finds Aces to Double

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Peng Yang
Peng Yang

Peng Yang and an opponent in the hijack saw a flop of 7JQ where Yang got his last 40,500 in the middle from early position. His opponent called to put him at risk.

Peng Yang: AA
Opponent: AQ

Yang was ahead with his pair of aces against a pair of queens and the board ran out 74 to earn him a double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Peng Yang
90,000
90,000
90,000

Tags: Peng Yang

Level: 3

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800