$3,300 Main Event
Day 4 Started
2024 Merit Poker Western Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2024 Merit Poker Western Series
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,854,720
Entries
672
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
24
Players Left
1
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.
| 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 |
Cards are in the air for the final day of the $3,300 Merit Poker Western Series Main Event.
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
4,450,000
1,595,000
|
1,595,000 |
|
||
|
1,675,000
-1,830,000
|
-1,830,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
In a preflop confrontation Nariman Yaghmai found himself all in and at risk for just over 1,000,000 against Mustafa Ercan who covered.
Nariman Yaghmai: A♣J♥
Mustafa Ercan: K♣Q♣
The baord ran out 4♠6♠3♦Q♠7♥ giving Ercan a pair of queens to take the pot while Yaghmai became the first casualty of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,375,000
685,000
|
685,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Amir Touma was recently eliminated from the tournament.
Touma held K♠Q♥ for top pair on a board reading 4♣Q♠5♥J♣2♣ but Ihar Soika had K♦K♣ for an overpair to take down a nice pot while Touma was sent to the rail in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,960,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
In a preflop blind on blind confrontation, Hadi Khordbin was all in for roughly 1,500,000 and up against Victor Fryda who covered.
Hadi Khordbin: A♠4♥
Victor Fryda: A♣10♥
Fryda was in a great position to score the knockout but the 4♠6♥9♣ flop left him drawing to three outs. He couldn't catch a ten on the 7♣ turn or K♦ river and was left with under three big blinds while Khordbin scored a critical double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,250,000
1,304,000
|
1,304,000 |
|
190,000
-595,000
|
-595,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Nichan Khorchidian opened to 180,000 from early position and received a call from Christophe Panetti in the cutoff. Azamat Tulepbergenov then moved all in for 1,400,000. Khorchidian raised all in with a covering stack and Panetti got out of the way.
Azamat Tulepbergenov: J♥J♠
Nichan Khorchidian: Q♥Q♣
Tulepbergenov was in bad shape against the bigger pocket pair and failed to improve on the A♠10♥3♦7♦8♠ runout resulting in his elimination while Khorchidian continued to add chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,100,000
1,435,000
|
1,435,000 |
|
2,400,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
|
Busted |