2024 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
384
Players Left
130
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Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Prize Pool Confirmed

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With late registration closed, tournament officials have announced the prize pool for this event.

There were 672 total entries, generating a prize pool of $1,854,720. The top 80 players will finish in the money, with the champion earning $342,500.

PlacePrize
1$342,500
2$252,500
3$155,000
4$114,400
5$85,700
6$69,100
7$57,300
8$45,600
9$34,300
10-12$25,200
13-15$20,400
16-18$17,600
19-21$15,390
22-24$13,730
25-26$12,050
27-35$10,570
36-44$9,090
45-53$7,790
54-62$6,490
63-71$5,560
72-80$4,640

Mikhael Cracks Anar's Aces on the River

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of 684Q, Seref Anar bet 50,000 from early position before Jean Mikhael moved all in on the button. Anar snap-called for around 100,000 more.

Anar showed AA and needed to hold against Mikhael's KQ. The river, though, was the 2 and Mikhael completed his flush to send Anar and his aces crashing out of the tournament.

Tags: Jean MikhaelSeref Anar

Andrian Wakes Up With Kings

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Simone Andrian
Simone Andrian

Maxim Lykov moved all in for 80,000 from under the gun as action folded to Simone Andrian who called in the small blind.

Maxim Lykov: A9
Simone Andrian: KK

Lykov was looking for an ace to survive but didn't find any on the 827J8 board as Andrian took the pot to send him to the rail.

Monika Zukowicz, Tomer Lahav, and Vitalii Pankov have also been recently eliminated.

Tags: Maxim LykovSimone Andrian

Cakir Leaves Troyanovskiy Short

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

A player opened to 12,000 from under the gun and was called by Vladimir Troyanovskiy in early position before Murad Cakir moved all in for 115,000 from the big blind. The original raiser got out of the way while Troyanovskiy made the call with a covering stack to put Cakir at risk.

Murad Cakir: JJ
Vladimir Troyanovskiy: 88

Cakir remained ahead on the KA9A4 runout to secure the double up while Troyanovskiy was left with just under nine big blinds.

Tags: Murad CakirVladimir Troyanovskiy

Zhao Shows Queens in Three-Bet Pot

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Fady Kamar raised to 15,000 in middle position and Hadi Khadra called on the button before Gang Zhao three-bet to 53,000 in the small blind.

Only Kamar called as the flop came 746. Zhao then bet 30,000 and Kamar called. Both players then checked the A turn.

Zhao also checked the 9 river and Kamar quickly checked back. Zhao then showed QQ and Kamar flashed the J as he mucked.

Tags: Fady KamarGang ZhaoHadi Khadra

Hrabec Bombs the River, Gets Paid by Kirichenko

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Roman Hrabec
Roman Hrabec

Heads-up on a flop of 22J, Aleksandr Kirichenko bet 15,000 from the big blind before Roman Hrabec raised to 60,000 under the gun.

Kirichenko called and both players checked the J turn. The river was the 6 and Kirichenko led out for 125,000.

Hrabec then raised to 390,000, sending Kirichenko deep into the tank. He pondered the decision for nearly five minutes until putting in the chips to call.

Hrabec turned over J8 for a full house and Kirichenko mucked, sending the massive pot to Hrabec and boosting his stack past 1,200,000.

"First time today he's smiled," tablemate Hala Karam said.

Tags: Aleksandr KirichenkoRoman Hrabec

Skhulukhiya Starts to Rebuild

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

A player from early position opened to 15,000 and received calls from Maher Achour in the small blind and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya, who earlier was approaching one million chips but recently lost most of his stack, in the big blind.

All three players checked the 856 flop leading to the 7 turn. Achour checked, Skhulukhiya bet 20,000, the original raiser called and Achour folded.

Skhulukhiya bet again when checked to on the Q turn, this time for 25,000. Once again he was called by his opponent who tabled 44 for a small flush. Skhulukhiya turned over KJ for a bigger flush to take the pot.

Tags: Giorgiy SkhulukhiyaMaher Achour

Hadioglu Leaves Tannoury Dead on the Flop

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Nuri Hadioglu
Nuri Hadioglu

Nuri Hadioglu raised to 12,000 under the gun and Maher Achour called in middle position. Naji Tannoury then moved all in for 127,000 in the small blind, Hadioglu reshoved, and Achour folded.

Naji Tannoury: KJ
Nuri Hadioglu: QQ

Tannoury was looking for a king against Hadioglu's queens, but he was quickly left without any hope at all as the flop brought Q7Q to give Hadioglu quads.

Tannoury reached across the table and gave Hadioglu a fist pump as the 5 and 2 completed the board to make Tannoury's bustout official.

Tags: Maher AchourNaji TannouryNuri Hadioglu