$5,300 High Roller Day 2 | 2024 Merit Poker Western Series

Jan 19, 2024

Skrbic Coolers Chilaud

Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Maxime Chilaud opened to 4,000 from the hijack and Milos Skrbic three-bet to 12,000 from the button. Skrbic made the call.

The flop came Q♥7♥3♣ and Chilaud check-called a 6,000 continuation bet from Skrbic.

Chilaud check-called another bet on the 5♠ turn, this time for 28,000.

On the 7♠ river Chilaud checked once more and Skrbic moved all in, covering Chilaud's remaining stack of roughly 110,000. Chilaud snap-called and turned over 7♣8♣ for rivered trips only to be shown the bad news when Skrbic fliped over Q♦Q♠ for a full house to take down a pot worth over 200 big blinds and send Chilaud to the rail.

Tags: Maxime Chilaud Milos Skrbic

Jan 19, 2024

Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break. The field has grown to 141 entrants of which 89 players remain.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Jan 19, 2024

Assorted Chip Counts after First Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jan 19, 2024

Sun Running Cold Against Yang

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Peng Yang opened to 10,000 from the cutoff and Yunsheng Sun moved all in for 50,000 from the big blind. Yang thought for about 30 seconds before calling with a covering stack to put Sun at risk.

Yunsheng Sun: 9♠9♣
Peng Yang: J♥10♥

Sun was in good shape on the 5♦6♥7♠ flop but the 10♣ turn left him drawing to six outs. The 4♦ river was a brick and Sun made his exit from the tournament area while Yang continued to accumulate chips.

Tags: Peng Yang Yunsheng Sun

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Jan 19, 2024

Krasilnikova Runs into Cowboys

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Xiang Lian opened from early position and Nina Krasilnikova moved all in for 45,000 from the button. Maher Achour called in the big blind with a covering stack and Lian got out of the way.

Nina Krasilnikova: A♣10♥
Maher Achour: K♥K♠

Krasilnikova could not catch an ace on the J♠7♣4♦3♥6♣ runout and was sent to the rail while Achour took down a healthy pot. Krasilnikova would exercise her option to reenter shortly afterwards.

Tags: Maher Achour Nina Krasilnikova Xiang Lian

Jan 19, 2024

Hrabec Reduces the Field by One

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Justus Held limped in from under the gun and Jianwei Lin raised to 13,000 from the button. Roman Hrabec four-bet to 32,000 and after about one minute of consideration Lin moved all in for roughly 80,000. Hrabec snap-called to put Lin at risk.

Jianwei Lin: A♠8♠
Roman Hrabec: A♦Q♥

Lin was in rough shape with a dominated ace but did pull ahead on the 8♦6♦J♦ flop, although Hrabec did pick up the nut-flush draw. The flush came in on the 5♦ turn leaving Lin drawing dead and after the 10♠ river he was sent to teh rail while Hrabec collected the last of his chips.

Tags: Jianwei Lin Justus Held Roman Hrabec

Jan 19, 2024

Luo Building a Monster Stack

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Shuang Luo opened to 6,500 from the cutoff and received calls from Aleksandr Kirichenko on the button and Igor Pihela in the big blind.

The flop came 7♠7♥4♦. Pihela checked, Luo bet 6,000, Kirichenko called and Pihela folded.

Both remaining players checked the 8♥ turn leading to the 9♠ river. Luo bet 50,000 into a pot of roughly 30,000. Kirichenko thought about his decision for about 90 seconds before folding and Luo took down a nice pot without showdown.

Luo currently holds one of the largest chip stacks in the room, worth over 150 big blinds.

Tags: Aleksandr Kirichenko Igor Pihela Shuang Luo

Jan 20, 2024

Break Time

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day. This is the last opportunity for players to register late or reenter as both options will be closed at the start of the next level.