2024 Merit Poker Western Series

$2,200 Warm Up
Day: 4
Event Info

2024 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
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

Daniliuk Leaves Andrian With Crumbs

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Andrei Daniliuk
Andrei Daniliuk

Simone Andrian raised to 400,000 on the button, then called when small blind Andrei Daniliuk moved all in for 3,075,000.

Andrei Daniliuk: Q?J?
Simone Andrian: A?10?

Andrian remained in the lead on the 8?4?2? flop, but Daniliuk spiked the Q? on the turn to make a pair of queens. The river was the 4? and Daniliuk doubled up, leaving Andrian with around six big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Andrei Daniliuk ru
Andrei Daniliuk
6,600,000
2,525,000
2,525,000
Simone Andrian it
Simone Andrian
1,300,000
-4,500,000
-4,500,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andrei DaniliukSimone Andrian

Fahredin Mustafov Eliminated in 5th Place ($41,300)

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Fahredin Mustafov
Fahredin Mustafov

Fahredin Mustafov moved all in for 2,700,000 on the button and Adrian State called in the small blind.

Fahredin Mustafov: Q?10?
Adrian State: A?Q?

Mustafov took the lead on the K?10?3? flop with a pair of tens, but State spiked a straight on the J? turn. The river was the K? and Mustafov was sent out in fifth place.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian State ro
Adrian State
13,600,000
3,500,000
3,500,000
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
Busted

Tags: Adrian StateFahredin Mustafov

State Bets Out Mustafov

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Fahredin Mustafov raised to 400,000 in the cutoff and Adrian State called on the button.

The flop came 8?4?2? and Mustafov continued for 325,000. State called and the A? fell on the turn.

Mustafov then bet another 450,000 and State again called. The river was the 4? and Mustafov slowed down and checked. State then bet 1,200,000 and Mustafov folded Q?J? as State took the pot with K?10? to climb above 10,000,000.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian State ro
Adrian State
10,100,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
2,500,000
-2,275,000
-2,275,000

Tags: Adrian StateFahredin Mustafov

Andrian Flops Top Set, Ends Up Chopping With Alajmi

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Simone Andrian raised to 400,000 under the gun and Abdullah Alajmi defended his big blind.

The flop came K?Q?J? and Andrian continued for 250,000. Alajmi called, then led out for 375,000 on the 10? turn.

Andrian called and the A? river put a straight on board. Both players checked as Alajmi showed Q?3? and Andrian K?K? for a counterfeited set of kings.

Player Chips Progress
Abdullah Alajmi kw
Abdullah Alajmi
23,800,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Simone Andrian it
Simone Andrian
5,800,000
500,000
500,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Abdullah AlajmiSimone Andrian

Baurzhan Akimov Eliminated in 6th Place ($33,100)

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Baurzhan Akimov
Baurzhan Akimov

Baurzhan Akimov raised to 1,150,000 under the gun before Adrian State moved all in from the big blind. Akimov called for his last 1,000,000.

Baurzhan Akimov: A?Q?
Adrian State: A?J?

Akimov had State dominated until the J?6?7? flop gave State top pair. Akimov flashed a smile over at State as the 10? turn gave him a straight draw, but he missed the A? river and was sent to the rail in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian State ro
Adrian State
8,000,000
1,375,000
1,375,000
Baurzhan Akimov kz
Baurzhan Akimov
Busted

Tags: Adrian StateBaurzhan Akimov

Andrian Flips His Way to a Double

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

Baurzhan Akimov raised to 400,000 on the button, Simone Andrian moved all in for 2,475,000 in the big blind, and Akimov called.

Simone Andrian: A?K?
Baurzhan Akimov: Q?Q?

It was a classic flip and Andrian hit the A? on the flop to take the lead. It was followed by 3?2?2?5? and Andrian won the pot to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Simone Andrian it
Simone Andrian
5,300,000
2,600,000
2,600,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Baurzhan Akimov kz
Baurzhan Akimov
2,200,000
-2,400,000
-2,400,000

Tags: Baurzhan AkimovSimone Andrian

Alajmi Picks Up Where He Left Off

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Abdullah Alajmi was late coming back from break and missed the first hand. He then took his seat and opened right away to 450,000 under the gun with 2?2?. Baurzhan Akimov called in the big blind.

The flop came Q?4?3? and Alajmi fired out 1,200,000. Akimov quickly folded K?6?.

The next hand, Simone Andrian raised to 400,000 under the gun with A?9? and Alajmi defended K?7?.

The K?6?4? flop gave Alajmi top pair and both players checked. Alajmi led out for 800,000 on the Q? turn and Andrian called with a flush draw.

The river was the 10? and Alajmi bet 1,500,000. Andrian missed his draw and gave up his hand as Alajmi added to his massive chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Abdullah Alajmi kw
Abdullah Alajmi
22,500,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Baurzhan Akimov kz
Baurzhan Akimov
4,600,000
-275,000
-275,000
Simone Andrian it
Simone Andrian
2,700,000
-1,175,000
-1,175,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Abdullah AlajmiBaurzhan AkimovSimone Andrian

Level: 30

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

Break Time

Level 29 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

The remaining six players are headed off on a 15-minute break.

Blinds will increase to 100,000-200,000 with a 200,000 big blind ante once action resumes.

Player Chips Progress
Abdullah Alajmi kw
Abdullah Alajmi
20,400,000
-100,000
-100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Adrian State ro
Adrian State
6,625,000
1,425,000
1,425,000
Baurzhan Akimov kz
Baurzhan Akimov
4,875,000
-225,000
-225,000
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
4,775,000
-1,725,000
-1,725,000
Andrei Daniliuk ru
Andrei Daniliuk
4,075,000
-625,000
-625,000
Simone Andrian it
Simone Andrian
3,875,000
175,000
175,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

George Panagides Eliminated in 7th Place ($27,500)

Level 29 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
George Panagides
George Panagides

Abdullah Alajmi raised to 300,000 in the cutoff, George Panagides three-bet to 800,000 on the button, and Alajmi called.

The flop came A?K?9? and Panagides bet 550,000. Alajmi called and the 8? fell on the turn.

Panagides then bet another 1,250,000 as Alajmi cut out a stack of his green 500,000 chips and shuffled them for a minute as he burned through three time banks before moving all in. Panagides also tanked for a few seconds until deciding to call for his last 3,600,000.

Panagides showed A?J? for top pair, but Alajmi turned over 9?8?, continuing his incredible run by turning two pair. The Q? river failed to save Panagides and he became Alajmi's latest victim as the Kuwait native controls nearly half of the chips in play.

Player Chips Progress
Abdullah Alajmi kw
Abdullah Alajmi
20,500,000
6,500,000
6,500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
George Panagides cy
George Panagides
Busted

Tags: Abdullah AlajmiGeorge Panagides