Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
2024 Merit Poker Western Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
174
Players Left
77
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Naji Tannoury raised to 6,500 in early position, then faced an all-in shove for 60,500 from Oleksii Semeniaka in the big blind.
"Are you a professional," Tannoury asked.
"Not here. Online," Semeniaka replied. Tannoury eventually called.
Olekseii Semeniaka: 4♦4♠
Naji Tannoury: A♣6♠
"I have two overcards," Tannoury said upon seeing Semeniaka's pocket pair. The 3♥Q♠J♠ flop was no help, but Tannoury spiked the A♥ on the river to take the lead. The river was the 3♣ and Semeniaka was sent to the rail in the last level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Nan Zhu raised to 5,500 in middle position before Tugce Hursoz three-bet to 16,000 in the cutoff. Xixiang Luo four-bet to 41,000 on the button and only Hursoz called.
The flop came 5♠9♣7♣ and Luo continued for 38,000. Hursoz called and both players checked the Q♥ turn.
Hursoz also checked the 9♠ river. Luo took off his blue headphones and shook his head before picking up one of his chips and slamming it on the table to check behind.
Hursoz turned over two tens, but Luo had K♠K♣ to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
||
|
|
300,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
160,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Razvan Sabau bet 6,500 from middle position on a flop of A♠2♥3♠ before Amir Saeid raised to 21,000 in the small blind. Sabau called.
The turn was the 10♦ and Saeid moved all in for around 60,000. Sabau snap-called and turned over A♣10♥ for a turned two pair. Saeid could only show A♥3♥ for a smaller two pair as the 7♠ river sealed his elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Heads-up on a flop of K♣10♠3♠, Michel Eid bet in middle positon before Milos Skrbic raised to 25,000 from the big blind.
Eid called and the A♣ fell on the turn. Skrbic then bet another 30,000 and Eid again called. The river was the 6♣.
Skrbic fired out another 77,000 and Eid tanked for a minute before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
200,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Feng Qu raised to 5,500 in the hijack before Maher Achour three-bet to 24,500 in the big blind. Qu then four-bet to 58,500 and Achour called.
Both players checked the A♠6♠8♦ flop and Achour also checked the 2♣ turn. Qu then bet 32,000.
Achour tanked for several minutes before giving up his hand. "Did you have queens," Qu asked. Achour nodded as Qu dragged in the late-night pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
350,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Daniel Henriques three-bet to 15,000 in the cutoff before Yingrui Ge four-bet to 33,000 in middle position. Henriques called and they saw a flop of K♥6♣2♣.
Ge continued for 23,000 and Henriques called. The turn was the 10♠ and Ge slowed down and checked.
Henriques then bet 55,000 and Ge tanked for a minute before moving all in. Henriques snap-called for 242,500 and Ge turned away from the table in disgust as he turned over 5♠5♣. Henriques had K♠6♠ for two pair and earned the massive double up once the 3♣ completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
20,000
-410,000
|
-410,000 |
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Tournament officials have announced three more hands to be played tonight before players bag up their chips.
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Day 1b has ended with approximately 80 players remaining out of 174 total entries.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
657,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
||
|
|
633,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
534,500
534,500
|
534,500 |
|
533,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
|
506,500
96,500
|
96,500 |
|
|
483,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
457,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
431,500
431,500
|
431,500 |
|
421,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
402,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
||
|
380,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
374,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
330,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
329,500
49,500
|
49,500 |
|
325,500
230,500
|
230,500 |
|
322,000
322,000
|
322,000 |
|
|
316,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
314,500
104,500
|
104,500 |
|
||
|
298,500
298,500
|
298,500 |
|
|
275,500
-74,500
|
-74,500 |
|
275,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
262,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
258,500
188,500
|
188,500 |
|
247,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
|
247,000
47,000
|
47,000 |