$3,300 Main Event | 2024 Merit Poker Western Series

01-25-2024 13:25 UTC+2

Barka Doubles Through Sarkis

Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Wael Sarkis opened to 160,000 and called a 425,000 three-bet from Samy Barka.

The flop came K♣9♠8♦. Sarkis checked, Barka bet 325,000 and Sarkis check-raised to 800,000. Barka moved all in for roughly 2,400,000 and Ercan snap-called with a covering stack.

Wael Sarkis: A♠A♦
Mustafa Ercan: K♥8♥

Sarkis was ahead with two pair but Barka took the lead with aces up on the 9♣ turn. He improved to a full house on the A♥ river for good measure and scored a full double up at the expense of Sarkis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samy Barka	4,450,000 1,595,000	1,595,000

Wael Sarkis	1,675,000 -1,830,000	-1,830,000

Tags: Mustafa Ercan Samy Barka

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

01-25-2024 13:18 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Ryan Lashmar

Cards are in the air for the final day of the $3,300 Merit Poker Western Series Main Event.

01-25-2024 13:14 UTC+2

Final Day of Merit Poker Western Series $3,300 Main Event Begins at Noon Local Time

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Ryan Lashmar

Just 24 players remain on the final day of the 2024 Merit Poker Western Series Main Event here at the Merit Crystal Cove Resort & Casino in North Cyprus.

Italy's Ermanno Di Nicola bagged the overall chip lead and will begin the day with an impressive 5,770,000 chips worth 72 big blinds. Di Nicola is most closely followed by fellow Italian Giuliano Boellis and Brazilian crusher Felipe Ketzer, both of whom bagged exactly 5,495,000 to start the day today.

Western Series $3,300 Main Event Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Ermanno Di Nicola	Italy	5,770,000	72
2	Giuliano Boellis	Italy	5,495,000	69
3	Felipe Ketzer	Brazil	5,495,000	69
4	Damir Zhugralin	Kazakhstan	5,060,000	63
5	Mohamed Mokrani	France	4,910,000	61
6	Nichan Khorchidian	Lebanon	4,665,000	58
7	Andreas Christoforou	Cyprus	3,700,000	46
8	Wael Sarkis	Lebanon	3,505,000	44
9	Aleksandr Kirichenko	Russia	3,220,000	40
10	Samy Barka	France	2,885,000	36

The day will begin at noon local time with blinds at 40,000/80,000 and an 80,000 big blind ante. PokerNews will be posting on a 60-minute delay to avoid spoiling the Merit Poker stream. As always, be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned.

Tags: Aleksandr Kirichenko Andreas Christoforou Damir Zhugralin Ermanno Di Nicola Felipe Ketzer Giuliano Boellis Mohamed Mokrani Nichan Khorchidian Samy Barka Wael Sarkis

$3,300 Main Event

Day 4 Started

Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	1	Michel Habib	Lebanon	1390000	17
1	2	Nichan Khorchidian	Lebanon	4665000	58
1	3	Bassel Moussa	Lebanon	995000	12
1	4	Christophe Panetti	Switzerland	1885000	24
1	5	Felipe Ketzer	Brazil	5495000	69
1	6	Andreas Christoforou	Cyprus	3700000	46
1	7	Vedat Yilmaz	Turkey	1630000	20
1	8	Azamat Tulepbergenov	Kazakhstan	1680000	21
1	9	Antoine Hasbani	Lebanon	2850000	36

2	1	Damir Zhugralin	Kazakhstan	5060000	63
2	2	Ara Melkisetian	Lebanon	2200000	28
2	3	Mustafa Ercan	Turkey	1690000	21
2	4	Nariman Yaghmai	Iran	700000	9
2	5	Clement Bonnant	France	2760000	35
2	6
2	7	Giuliano Boellis	Italy	5495000	69
2	8	Wael Sarkis	Lebanon	3505000	44
2	9	Samy Barka	France	2855000	36

3	1	Amir Touma	Lebanon	740000	9
3	2	Ihar Soika	Russia	1465000	18
3	3	Aleksandr Kirichenko	Russia	3220000	40
3	4
3	5	Victor Fryda	France	785000	10
3	6
3	7	Hadi Khordbin	Iran	1946000	24
3	8	Mohamed Mokrani	France	4910000	61
3	9	Ermanno Di Nicola	Italy	5770000	72