Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
2024 Merit Poker Western Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
129
Players Left
24
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Antoine Hasbani got in his last 800,000 from the cutoff and was up against Ali Zebarjad on the button.
Antoine Hasbani: Q♥Q♣
Ali Zebarjad: 8♣8♠
Hasbani had Zebarjad crushed with his queens as the board ran out 10♦A♦6♠9♣3♠ to earn him a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
600,000
-670,000
|
-670,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Action folded to John Doebs in the small blind who raised to 105,000. Mustafa Ercan called and they saw a flop of Q♣Q♦10♣.
Doebs checked and Ercan bet 105,000 this time. Doebs called and both players checked the 3♠ turn.
Doebs led out for 105,000 on the 6♠ river and Ercan quickly called. Doebs flashed a king and Ercan took the pot with J♥10♥ for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,450,000
3,220,000
|
3,220,000 |
|
550,000
-910,000
|
-910,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Damir Zhugralin opened to 80,000 from the button and Fabio Peluso moved all in for 705,000 from the big blind. Zhugralin made the call with a covering stack to put Peluso at risk.
Fabio Peluso: A♥Q♦
Damir Zhugralin: A♦8♦
Peluso remained ahead with a dominating ace on the 4♦9♠A♣2♠7♠ runout to score a full double up through Zhugralin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,275,000
-725,000
|
-725,000 |
|
1,475,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
|
||
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Andrea Dato moved all in from the big blind and Ali Zebarjad snap-called in early position.
Andrea Dato: A♥Q♠
Ali Zebarjad: 2♦2♥
The two players were racing with nearly even stacks as the board came 4♣6♣5♦2♠8♥. Zebarjad made a set on the turn to leave Dato drawing only to a straight on the river, but he failed to connect as Zebarjad claimed the pot.
The stacks were counted down and Zebarjad had 680,000 behind. He barely had Dato covered and Dato headed for the payout desk.
"Snap-called. Played deuces like aces," tablemate Antoine Hasbani said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Hady El Asmar moved all in for 300,000 on the button and Ihar Soika called in the small blind.
Hady El Asmar: 7♣7♥
Ihar Soika: A♣5♥
The A♦ fell in the window and El Asmar turned around prepared to get out of his seat, but it was followed by 7♦10♦ as he made a set. The 10♥ turn improved him to a full house, while the 8♥ completed the board and secured his double up.
At the same time at another table, Fady Kamar was eliminated when his set of aces was cracked by the 7♥6♥ flush of Gang Zhao. Jean Mikhael was also recently eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
1,700,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
650,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Giuliano Boellis raised to 80,000 in the cutoff before Damir Zhugralin three-bet to 350,000 in the small blind. Boellis called.
The flop was 4♦10♦3♥ and Zhugralin led out for 225,000. Boellis called and the 3♠ fell on the turn. Zhugralin then bet another 230,000.
Boellis tanked for a few minutes until the clock was called. He told the tournament official not even to start the countdown as he immediately folded.
At the same time at another table, Ihar Soika and Aleksandr Kirichenko built a pot of around 400,000 heading to the river with the board showing K♠A♥4♥2♥J♥. Soika then bet 345,000 from the button.
Kirichenko tanked while considering the bet for most of his stack until he called. Soika then showed J♠10♠, while Kirichenko had A♠K♣ for two pair to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,800,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
|
2,500,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
2,100,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
||
|
1,300,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Mohamed Mokrani opened to 80,000 from the cutoff and received a call from Felipe Ketzer on the button.
Both players checked the 5♠4♠4♦ flop leading to the 8♦ turn. Mokrani bet 180,000 and was called by Ketzer.
Mokrani bet 180,000 again on the 4♣ turn and once again Ketzer made the call.
Mokrani turned over K♥Q♥ for just a king kicker to the two pair on the board. Ketzer showed down A♠Q♣ for an ace kicker to take down a decent pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,575,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
|
2,475,000
1,675,000
|
1,675,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Aleksandr Kirichenko opened to 80,000 from the button and Giuliano Boellis called from the big blind.
The flop came A♦2♦6♣. Boellis checked, Kirichenko fired a 60,000 continuation bet and Boellis check-raised to 160,000. Kirichenko then three-bet to 340,000 which was enough to force a fold from Boellis and take down a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,975,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,780,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Heads-up on a board of 10♥6♥Q♠A♦, Mohamed Mokrani bet 175,000 from the button before Roman Hrabec raised to 600,000 in the big blind.
Mokrani called and the 8♥ fell on the river. Hrabec took his time before checking, while Mokrani also tanked for a minute and checked back. Hrabec showed J♣6♦ for a pair of sixes and Mokrani took the pot with A♠J♥.
The next hand, Mokrani made it 100,000, then called when John Doebs pushed all in for 500,000 from the big blind.
John Doebs: J♠10♠
Mohamed Mokrani: A♥8♣
Mokrani hit his ace on the A♠Q♣10♦ flop, while Doebs picked up a flush draw on the 9♠ turn. The Q♦ on the river was no help and Doebs was eliminated right before dinner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,700,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
1,500,000
-750,000
|
-750,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |