Level: 3
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
2024 Merit Poker Western Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
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
149
Players Left
75
Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Antoine Farhat opened to 1,600 from middle position and Tomasz Szczerbinski called from the button.
The flop came 10♥7♣2♣ and Farhat fired a 2,200 continuation bet that was called by Szczerbinski.
Both players checked the 2♦ turn leading to the A♠ river. Farhat bet 3,600 and this time Szczerbinski opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
97,000 | |
|
88,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Guoliang Wei opened to 2,000 from the cutoff and Mihai Tusnea three-bet to 6,400 from the small blind. Zebarjad four-bet shoved for 32,600 and Wei, who was slightly covered, made the call while Tusnea got out of the way.
Guoliang Wei: K♠Q♠
Ali Zebarjad: A♠6♠
The board ran out J♠7♠8♦2♠Q♥. Both players made a flush but Zerbjad had the nuts and scored a full double up while Wei was sent to the rail, although he will have the option to reenter should he choose to do so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
97,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
68,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Players are now on their first break of the day. The field has grown to 83 entrants so far with 75 players remaining.
Level: 4
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Peng Peng opened to 2,200 from the hijack and received calls from Ceyhan Tezcan in the cutoff and Felipe Ketzer in the big blind.
Ketzer lead out with a bet of 2,100 on the 5♠4♠2♦ flop. Peng called while Tezcan got out of the way.
On the 5♦ turn Ketzer bet again for 4,100 and was called by Peng.
Both players checked the 2♥ river. Ketzer tabled 4♣3♦ for two pair which was enough to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
242,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
153,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
109,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
With two players seeing a board of K♠6♠3♣ and 29,000 already in the middle, Amine Karami bet 7,000 from the big blind and Velibor Jakovljevic raised to 17,000 from the cutoff. Karama three-bet to 40,000 and Jakovljevic made the call.
On the 8♣ turn Karami moved all in for 57,900 and Jakovljevic called with a covering stack.
Amine Karami: K♣K♠
Velibor Jakovljevic: A♠K♦
Jakovljevic had made top pair but was drawing dead against Karami who had the nuts with top set. The river was an inconsequential [d] and Karami scored a massive double up at Jakovljevic's expense.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
223,000
223,000
|
223,000 |
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level 5
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With two players seeing a board of K♣Q♠Q♣J♥ and 37,700 already in the middle, John Doe checked from the hijack and called an 18,500 bet from Ermanno Di Nicola on the button.
Doe checked again on the 7♥ river and Di Nicola moved all in, covering Doe who had 94,200 behind. Doe thought for about one minute before making the call.
Di Nicola could only show 6♣4♣ for a missed flush draw turned into a bluff while Doe turned over A♣10♠ for a Broadway straight to take the pot.
Di Nicola was left with just 3,500 and would bust shortly afterwards before exercising his option to reenter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
||
|
100,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
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Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Ali El-Siblani opened to 3,500 fro mearly position and Amine Karami three-bet to 10,000 from the button. Li Chen then four-bet to 40,000. El-Siblani got out of the way before Karami moved all in, covering Chen who started the hand with roughly 88,000. Chen called and was at risk.
Li Chen: 7♣7♠
Amine Karami: A♣K♥
It was a preflop flip that Karami got the best of on the 10♥K♣J♣ flop. He remained ahead on the 6♣ turn and Q♦ river to score the knockout and continue to add chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
299,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
Busted |