$3,300 Main Event Day 1b | 2024 Merit Poker Western Series

01-21-2024 19:51 UTC+2

Yang Keeps Firing at Bochkarev

David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Three-handed on a flop of 3♥4♠Q♦, Peng Yang bet 12,500 from the hijack and Yury Bochkarev called in early position, while Graydon Kowal folded the button.

The turn was the 5♥ and Yang bet another 30,500. Bochkarev again called and the 8♣ fell on the river.

Yang then bet 110,000 and Bochkarev took about a minute before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peng Yang	450,000 50,000	50,000
Yury Bochkarev	140,000 10,000	10,000
Graydon Kowal	70,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Graydon Kowal Peng Yang Yury Bochkarev

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

01-21-2024 19:59 UTC+2

El-Siblani Runs Into Peluso's Set

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of A♣3♥9♦, Ali El-Siblani bet 56,000 from the big blind and Fabio Peluso called on the button.

The turn came the 5♣ and El-Siblani pushed all in for around 80,000. Peluso snap-called and showed 3♠3♣, while El-Siblani could only show top pair with Ax6x.

The river was the 7♥ and Peluso scooped the massive pot to send El-Siblani to the rail and boost his stack past 500,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Peluso	520,000 245,000	245,000

Ali El-Siblani	Busted

Tags: Ali El-Siblani Fabio Peluso

01-21-2024 20:03 UTC+2

Tishkevich Busts to Aziz

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded to Tony Aziz in the small blind who raised to 5,000. Stanislav Tishkevich then moved all in for around 30,000 in the big blind and Aziz called.

Stanislav Tishkevich: 6♦6♥
Tony Aziz: J♦10♠

Tishkevich remained in front on the 8♥4♠3♥ flop, but Aziz hit the 10♦ turn to make a pair and jump into the lead. The river was the 9♠ and Aziz sent Tishkevich to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Aziz	330,000
Stanislav Tishkevich	Busted

Tags: Stanislav Tishkevich Tony Aziz

01-21-2024 20:16 UTC+2

Panetti Running Well

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Christophe Panetti raised to 6,000 on the button, then called when small blind Yury Bochkarev three-bet to 16,000.

The flop came A♥5♥3♦ and Bochkarev led out for 7,000. Panetti called and the 6♣ fell on the turn.

Bochkarev then bet 11,000 and Panetti called again. The river was the 9♠ and Bochkarev slowed down and checked.

Panetti fired out 41,000 and Bochkarev quickly called. Panetti then turned over 8♦7♦ for a running straight and Bochkarev mucked.

"You're a rock star," tablemate Graydon Kowal told him after the hand. Panetti folded the cutoff the next hand.

"The way you're running any two cards," Kowal added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christophe Panetti	280,000
Yury Bochkarev	40,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Christophe Panetti Yury Bochkarev

01-21-2024 20:28 UTC+2

Ge Smacks the River on Sadovskii

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Around 60,000 was in the pot as Artem Sadovskii and Yingrui Ge went to the river on a board of 7♥6♥4♠A♥6♣. Sadovskii then bet 46,000 from the small blind.

Ge came back with an all-in shove for 187,000, sending Sadovskii deep into the tank. The clock was eventually called and the countdown had just begun when Sadovskii called.

Ge turned over K♦K♠ for a rivered set and Sadovskii shook his head and mucked his cards. The rest of the table pointed out he had to show and the dealer retrieved A♠7♠ while Ge raked in the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yingrui Ge	430,000 430,000	430,000
Artem Sadovskii	20,000 -160,000	-160,000

Tags: Artem Sadovskii Yingrui Ge

01-21-2024 20:40 UTC+2

Zhu Puts the Ultimate Cooler on Henriques

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Nan Zhu got his last 175,000 in the middle from the hijack and was up against Daniel Henriques in middle position.

Nan Zhu: A♦A♠
Daniel Henriques: K♠K♣

Zhu had woken up with aces and was a big favorite to earn the double up as the board ran out J♦J♥4♣2♦4♠, forcing Henriques to hand over the pot with with his beaten kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nan Zhu	355,000
Daniel Henriques	180,000

Tags: Daniel Henriques Nan Zhu

01-21-2024 20:42 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Fal	400,000 50,000	50,000

John Doe	360,000 10,000	10,000
Maher Achour	360,000 10,000	10,000
Michael Brown	350,000 -140,000	-140,000
Wael Sarkis	330,000 250,000	250,000
Danut Chisu	330,000
Tugce Hursoz	320,000 -20,000	-20,000
Maroun Jazzar	310,000 70,000	70,000
Shuang Luo	280,000 -60,000	-60,000
Milos Skrbic	270,000 160,000	160,000
Andreas Mavrikioy	270,000 165,000	165,000
Andrea Dato	210,000 -10,000	-10,000

Bakhos Joumaa	200,000 40,000	40,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	180,000 -30,000	-30,000

Adrian State	170,000 120,000	120,000
Junjie He	170,000 65,000	65,000
Safi Haidar	150,000 10,000	10,000
Simone Andrian	100,000 30,000	30,000

Nils Pudel	80,000 -50,000	-50,000
Umberto Ruggeri	80,000 -30,000	-30,000
Cheng Zhao	70,000 -20,000	-20,000
Nina Krasilnikova	60,000 -20,000	-20,000
Koray Korkmaz	35,000 -85,000	-85,000

01-21-2024 20:48 UTC+2

Sarkis Gets Paid With Aces

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Tony Aziz raised to 5,000 in early position and received two callers before Wael Sarkis three-bet to 20,000 on the button. Only Aziz called.

The flop came J♦2♦8♦ and Sarkis continued for 25,000. Aziz called and the 7♥ turn was checked through.

The river was the 7♣ and Sarkis bet another 60,000. Aziz tanked into the break before calling as Sarkis showed A♦A♣. Aziz mucked A♠J♠ and Sarkis raked in the big pot.