2024 Merit Poker Western Series

$2,200 Warm Up
Day: 4
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Event Info

2024 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠j♠
Prize
$165,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$830,640
Entries
446
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
17
Players Left
1
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Alamji Hits the Turn, Andrian Smacks the River in Massive Pot

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Simone Andrian
Simone Andrian

Abdullah Alajmi limped in from the small blind, then called when big blind Simone Andrian raised to 900,000.

The flop came A?2?9? and Andrian bet 500,000. Alajmi called and the 3? fell on the turn.

Alajmi then led out for 1,800,000 and Andrian called. The river was the 8? and Alajmi fired out 2,200,000.

Andrian snap-called and turned over Q?Q? for a rivered flush. Alajmi flashed 5?4? for a turned straight as he handed over the massive pot, allowing Andrian to significantly narrow the gap at the top of the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Abdullah Alajmi kw
Abdullah Alajmi 		22,800,000
-2,600,000
 -2,600,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Simone Andrian it
Simone Andrian 		16,400,000
5,400,000
 5,400,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Abdullah AlajmiSimone Andrian

Andrei Daniliuk Eliminated in 4th Place ($55,000)

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Andrei Daniliuk
Andrei Daniliuk

Simone Andrian jammed from the small blind and Andrei Daniliuk called for his last 4,925,000 in the big blind.

Andrei Daniliuk: A?9?
Simone Andrian: K?3?

The flop came 3?J?8? and Andrian took the lead with a pair of threes. Daniliuk was already standing up from his seat as the 7? fell on the turn, followed by the 4? river as the runner-up from the Merit Poker Gangster Series Warm Up had to settle for fourth place this time.

Player Chips Progress
Simone Andrian it
Simone Andrian 		11,000,000
3,500,000
 3,500,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Andrei Daniliuk ru
Andrei Daniliuk 		Busted

Tags: Andrei DaniliukSimone Andrian

Daniliuk Shoves on Alajmi

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Andrei Daniliuk raised to 550,000 from the cutoff with 9?9? and Abdullah Alajmi called in the small blind.

The flop came 8?6?2? and Daniliuk continued for 600,000. Alajmi called and the Q? fell on the turn.

Daniliuk then moved all in for 3,000,000 and Alajmi folded A?5?.

Player Chips Progress
Abdullah Alajmi kw
Abdullah Alajmi 		25,400,000
-1,700,000
 -1,700,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Andrei Daniliuk ru
Andrei Daniliuk 		5,800,000
300,000
 300,000

Tags: Andrei DaniliukAbdullah Alajmi

Andrian Bluffs Out State

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Simone Andrian
Simone Andrian

Simone Andrian raised to 500,000 with A?10? and Adrian State defended 8?5?.

The 9?7?4? flop gave State straight and flush draws and he led out for 400,000. Andrian called.

State made a pair on the 8? turn and bet another 600,000. Andrian then moved all in for 4,675,000 with ace-high.

State threw in all his time bank cards and tanked for several minutes before deciding to muck his hand as Andrian got his all-in bluff through to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian State ro
Adrian State 		7,900,000
-2,700,000
 -2,700,000
Simone Andrian it
Simone Andrian 		7,500,000
4,400,000
 4,400,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Simone AndrianAdrian State

State Gets a River Bluff Through

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Adrian State raised to 500,000 on the button with 8?7? and Abdullah Alajmi called with J?3? in the small blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of K?5?Q?J?10?. Alajmi then checked again and State fired out 1,000,000 with eight-high.

Alajmi quickly mucked his pair of jacks and State took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Abdullah Alajmi kw
Abdullah Alajmi 		27,100,000
-1,300,000
 -1,300,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Adrian State ro
Adrian State 		10,600,000
900,000
 900,000

Tags: Adrian StateAbdullah Alajmi

Alajmi Snaps Off State

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Abdullah Alajmi
Abdullah Alajmi

Abdullah Alajmi raised to 750,000 under the gun and Simone Andrian gave it some thought on the button before mucking 6?6?. Adrian State, though, called in the big blind and they went heads-up to a A?5?3? flop.

Alajmi continued for 1,150,000 and State called. Both players checked the K? turn and State then led out for 400,000 on the Q? river.

Alajmi snap-called with A?Q? for two pair and State mucked A?4? as Alajmi pulled further away from the field.

Player Chips Progress
Abdullah Alajmi kw
Abdullah Alajmi 		28,400,000
2,700,000
 2,700,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Adrian State ro
Adrian State 		9,700,000
-1,900,000
 -1,900,000

Tags: Abdullah AlajmiAdrian StateSimone Andrian

Alajmi Rivers a Set, Gets No Action

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Adrian State raised to 500,000 on the button and Abdullah Alajmi called with 2?2? in the small blind, as did big blind Simone Andrian.

All three players checked to the river on a board of 7?6?4?A?2?. Alajmi then bet 750,000 with his rivered set of deuces and Andrian folded Q?6?, while State also gave up K?Q?.

Player Chips Progress
Abdullah Alajmi kw
Abdullah Alajmi 		25,700,000
1,500,000
 1,500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Adrian State ro
Adrian State 		11,600,000
-1,300,000
 -1,300,000
Simone Andrian it
Simone Andrian 		3,100,000
-100,000
 -100,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Abdullah AlajmiAdrian StateSimone Andrian

Alajmi Forced to Fold Twice

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Adrian State limped in with J?4? from the small blind and Abdullah Alajmi checked his option holding 9?8?.

The flop came J?3?2? and Alajmi bet 250,000. State called with his pair of jacks and the 5? turn was checked through.

State improved to trips on the J? river and fired out 1,500,000. Alajmi quickly folded.

Alajmi then raised the button to 500,000 with J?5? before Simone Andrian picked up Q?Q? in the small blind and moved all in for 2,200,000. Alajmi again folded.

Player Chips Progress
Abdullah Alajmi kw
Abdullah Alajmi 		24,200,000
500,000
 500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Adrian State ro
Adrian State 		12,900,000
-700,000
 -700,000
Simone Andrian it
Simone Andrian 		3,200,000
1,200,000
 1,200,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Abdullah AlajmiAdrian StateSimone Andrian

Level: 31

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Andrian's Turn to Double

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Simone Andrian
Simone Andrian

Action folded to Abdullah Alajmi who moved all in from the small blind with A?4?. Simone Andrian was left with just 875,000 after paying the big blind and ante and used a time bank before folding J?5?.

The next hand, Andrian shoved from the small blind and Andrei Daniliuk called in the big blind.

Simone Andrian: J?5?
Andrei Daniliuk: K?8?

Andrian took the lead on the Q?J?Q? flop with two pair. The rest of the board came 8?10? and Andrian doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Abdullah Alajmi kw
Abdullah Alajmi 		23,700,000
-100,000
 -100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Andrei Daniliuk ru
Andrei Daniliuk 		5,500,000
-1,100,000
 -1,100,000
Simone Andrian it
Simone Andrian 		2,000,000
700,000
 700,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Abdullah AlajmiAndrei DaniliukSimone Andrian