Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 148 players are now on the last 15-minute break of the day.
There is one more level left to play tonight.
2024 Merit Poker Western Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
384
Players Left
130
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With late registration closed, tournament officials have announced the prize pool for this event.
There were 672 total entries, generating a prize pool of $1,854,720. The top 80 players will finish in the money, with the champion earning $342,500.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $342,500 |
| 2 | $252,500 |
| 3 | $155,000 |
| 4 | $114,400 |
| 5 | $85,700 |
| 6 | $69,100 |
| 7 | $57,300 |
| 8 | $45,600 |
| 9 | $34,300 |
| 10-12 | $25,200 |
| 13-15 | $20,400 |
| 16-18 | $17,600 |
| 19-21 | $15,390 |
| 22-24 | $13,730 |
| 25-26 | $12,050 |
| 27-35 | $10,570 |
| 36-44 | $9,090 |
| 45-53 | $7,790 |
| 54-62 | $6,490 |
| 63-71 | $5,560 |
| 72-80 | $4,640 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Heads-up on a board of 6♦8♥4♦Q♣, Seref Anar bet 50,000 from early position before Jean Mikhael moved all in on the button. Anar snap-called for around 100,000 more.
Anar showed A♣A♥ and needed to hold against Mikhael's K♦Q♦. The river, though, was the 2♦ and Mikhael completed his flush to send Anar and his aces crashing out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
880,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
580,000
362,500
|
362,500 |
|
360,000 | |
|
260,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Maxim Lykov moved all in for 80,000 from under the gun as action folded to Simone Andrian who called in the small blind.
Maxim Lykov: A♥9♣
Simone Andrian: K♥K♠
Lykov was looking for an ace to survive but didn't find any on the 8♥2♠7♣J♠8♣ board as Andrian took the pot to send him to the rail.
Monika Zukowicz, Tomer Lahav, and Vitalii Pankov have also been recently eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
A player opened to 12,000 from under the gun and was called by Vladimir Troyanovskiy in early position before Murad Cakir moved all in for 115,000 from the big blind. The original raiser got out of the way while Troyanovskiy made the call with a covering stack to put Cakir at risk.
Murad Cakir: J♥J♠
Vladimir Troyanovskiy: 8♣8♦
Cakir remained ahead on the K♦A♠9♦A♣4♥ runout to secure the double up while Troyanovskiy was left with just under nine big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
251,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
52,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Fady Kamar raised to 15,000 in middle position and Hadi Khadra called on the button before Gang Zhao three-bet to 53,000 in the small blind.
Only Kamar called as the flop came 7♥4♥6♥. Zhao then bet 30,000 and Kamar called. Both players then checked the A♣ turn.
Zhao also checked the 9♦ river and Kamar quickly checked back. Zhao then showed Q♦Q♠ and Kamar flashed the J♠ as he mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
700,000
422,000
|
422,000 |
|
100,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 2♣2♠J♦, Aleksandr Kirichenko bet 15,000 from the big blind before Roman Hrabec raised to 60,000 under the gun.
Kirichenko called and both players checked the J♠ turn. The river was the 6♥ and Kirichenko led out for 125,000.
Hrabec then raised to 390,000, sending Kirichenko deep into the tank. He pondered the decision for nearly five minutes until putting in the chips to call.
Hrabec turned over J♥8♥ for a full house and Kirichenko mucked, sending the massive pot to Hrabec and boosting his stack past 1,200,000.
"First time today he's smiled," tablemate Hala Karam said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
705,000
|
705,000 |
|
|
||
|
630,000
543,500
|
543,500 |
|
380,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
230,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
|
160,000
-642,000
|
-642,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
A player from early position opened to 15,000 and received calls from Maher Achour in the small blind and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya, who earlier was approaching one million chips but recently lost most of his stack, in the big blind.
All three players checked the 8♣5♠6♠ flop leading to the 7♠ turn. Achour checked, Skhulukhiya bet 20,000, the original raiser called and Achour folded.
Skhulukhiya bet again when checked to on the Q♠ turn, this time for 25,000. Once again he was called by his opponent who tabled 4♠4♣ for a small flush. Skhulukhiya turned over K♦J♠ for a bigger flush to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,095,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
283,000
-697,000
|
-697,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Nuri Hadioglu raised to 12,000 under the gun and Maher Achour called in middle position. Naji Tannoury then moved all in for 127,000 in the small blind, Hadioglu reshoved, and Achour folded.
Naji Tannoury: K♣J♠
Nuri Hadioglu: Q♣Q♦
Tannoury was looking for a king against Hadioglu's queens, but he was quickly left without any hope at all as the flop brought Q♥7♥Q♠ to give Hadioglu quads.
Tannoury reached across the table and gave Hadioglu a fist pump as the 5♠ and 2♣ completed the board to make Tannoury's bustout official.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
700,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
Busted |