Level: 5
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2024 Merit Poker Western Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
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
188
Players Left
71
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 7♠7♣6♥, Nikolay Fal bet 2,500 from under the gun and Herodotos Partakkis called in the small blind.
The turn was the 9♥ and Fal bet another 10,000. Partakkis again called and the J♠ fell on the river. Fal then bet 19,000.
Partakkis quickly folded this time and Fal took the pot. Maxim Lykov is also at this table, while Antoine Hasbani has accumulated a stack of more than 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
150,000 | |
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|
130,000 | |
|
105,000 | |
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Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Four players went to the J♥9♦4♣ flop where Arif Yildirim bet 5,000 from middle position. Nina Krasilnikova called in the cutoff, Andrew Hedley called on the button, and Alisa Sibgatova came along from the big blind.
The turn was the K♠ and action checked to Hedley. He bet 8,500 and Yildirim and Krasilnikova both called.
Yildirim and Krasilnikova also checked the 5♣ river, and Hedley checked back this time. Yildirim showed A♣9♣ for a pair of nines, Krasilnikova had K♦8♦ for kings, while Hedley had K♥Q♠ and took the pot with his queen-kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
130,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
95,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
60,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Three-handed on a flop of K♥9♠3♠, Eugenio Peralta bet 3,000 from early position and Vitalii Pankov called in middle position, as did Mustafa Ercan on the button.
The turn was the 5♣ and action checked to Pankov who bet 11,000. Ercan quickly called, while Peralta tanked for a minute before also calling.
Peralta again checked on the 10♥ river and Pankov checked back. Ercan also checked and Peralta turned over K♦J♦ for two pair to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | |
|
85,000 | |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Gang Zhao raised to 2,500 under the gun, Fausto Tantillo three-bet to 8,000 in middle position, and Zhao called.
Both players checked the K♣6♣4♣ flop and Zhao also checked the 5♠ turn. Tantillo then bet 7,000 and Zhao came back with a raise to 75,000, covering Tantillo's remaining stack.
Tantillo called for his last 65,000 with J♦J♥, while Zhao had Q♠7♠ for a straight draw. The river was the 10♥ and Tantillo doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
30,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With around 50,000 in the pot on a board of 6♦6♠10♠8♠, Antoine Hasbani bet 27,000 from the cutoff and Oleksii Semaniaka called in early position.
The river was the 3♣ and Hasbani moved all in. Semaniaka had around 50,000 back but decided to save them for another hand and snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
50,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Tugce Hursoz was under the gun and got her last 55,000 in the middle against Cristian David in early position.
Tugce Hursoz: 9♠9♥
Cristian David: J♥J♣
Hursoz flung her hand in the air upon seeing she was dominated by David's two jacks. The board ran out 4♣Q♦2♥7♥5♠ and she was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Around 20,000 was in the pot on a flop of 4♠9♣2♣ when Basem Abudavas and Alexander Sazhinov got Abudavas' last 80,000 in the middle.
Basem Abudavas: Q♣Q♦
Alexander Sazhinov: J♥J♣
Abudavas was far ahead with his queens as the board ran out 2♥8♠, earning him a double up and leaving Sazhinov as a short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 | |
|
20,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With around 20,000 in the pot on a flop of 5♦4♥6♦, a player in the hijack bet 8,000 and Huseyin Kaba called on the button.
The turn was the K♣ and the hijack continued for 25,000. Kaba then moved all in, having his opponent's last 70,000 well covered.
"Do you have a set," his opponent asked before mucking as Kaba took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 700/1,500
Ante: 1,500