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

Ermanno Di Nicola Eliminated in 14th Place ($9,850)

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Ermanno Di Nicola
Ermanno Di Nicola

Ermanno Di Nicola stuck in his last chips from the hijack as Simone Andrian and Abdullah Alajmi came along from the blinds.

Both players checked the 3?3?10? flop before Alajmi bet 800,000 on the 2? turn. Andrian called and the 8? river was checked through.

Andrian showed A?4? for missed straight and flush draws, while Alajmi had K?10? for two pair. Di Nicola tossed his cards into the muck and went off to collect his 14th-place payout.

Player Chips Progress
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Simone Andrian
7,800,000
-2,300,000
-2,300,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
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Abdullah Alajmi
7,500,000
800,000
800,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Ermanno Di Nicola
Busted
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Abdullah AlajmiErmanno Di NicolaSimone Andrian

John Basta Eliminated in 15th Place ($9,850)

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
John Basta
John Basta

John Basta moved all in for 600,000 on the button, Adrian State reshoved in the small blind, and the rest of the table folded.

John Basta: Q?J?
Adrian State: A?Q?

Basta was dominated but picked up a straight draw on the 10?K?6? flop. The 2? turn was no help, while the 7? river completed the board and sent him to the exit in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian State
4,300,000
700,000
700,000
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John Basta
Busted

Tags: Adrian StateJohn Basta

Nina Krasilnikova Eliminated in 16th Place ($8,450)

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Nina Krasilnikova
Nina Krasilnikova

Nina Krasilnikova and George Panagides saw a flop of 7?4?10? when Krasilnikova put in her last 125,000 from the big blind. Panagides called in middle position.

Nina Krasilnikova: 6?4?
George Panagides: A?7?

Panagides was ahead with a pair of sevens as the board ran out 9?Q?, sending Krasilnikova to the rail in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
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George Panagides
1,300,000
-500,000
-500,000
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Nina Krasilnikova
Busted

Tags: George PanagidesNina Krasilnikova

Akimov Leaves Di Nicola With Crumbs

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Baurzhan Akimov
Baurzhan Akimov

Action folded to Ermanno Di Nicola who moved all in from the small blind. Baurzhan Akimov called in the big blind.

Baurzhan Akimov: Q?J?
Ermanno Di Nicola: A?8?

Akimov took the lead on the 10?J?3? flop, while Di Nicola couldn't catch up on the 2? turn or 7? river. The stacks were counted down and Akimov had 1,300,000 remaining, leaving Di Nicola with just 200,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Baurzhan Akimov
2,600,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
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Ermanno Di Nicola
200,000
-1,900,000
-1,900,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Baurzhan AkimovErmanno Di Nicola

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Mustafov Emerges From Classic Flip

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Fahredin Mustafov
Fahredin Mustafov

Yuefan Gu raised to 180,000 in middle position before Fahredin Mustafov three-bet to 525,000 in the big blind. Gu then moved all in and Mustafov called for 2,280,000.

Fahredin Mustafov: Q?Q?
Yuefan Gu: A?K?

It was a classic flip with more than 4,500,000 at stake as the two players watched the board come J?5?8?3?J?. Mustafov ended up on the right side with his queens and doubled up, leaving Gu on a short stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Fahredin Mustafov
4,600,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
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Yuefan Gu
700,000
-1,800,000
-1,800,000

Tags: Fahredin MustafovYuefan Gu

Alajmi Fills Up on the River

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Abdullah Alajmi
Abdullah Alajmi

Abdullah Alajmi raised to 160,000 under the gun with K?Q? and Guoliang Wei called on the button, as did Simone Andrian in the big blind with 6?3?.

The 8?K?K? flop gave Alajmi trips and he bet 240,000. Wei folded, but Andrian called with a flush draw.

The 7? turn completed Andrian's flush and he checked over to Alajmi, who checked back. The river was the Q? and Alajmi improved to a full house.

Andrian led out for 800,000 and Alajmi raised to 1,600,000. Andrian gave up his flush as Alajmi took the big pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Abdullah Alajmi
6,700,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Abdullah AlajmiGuoliang WeiSimone Andrian

Andrian Blows Daniliuk Off a Set

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Simone Andrian
Simone Andrian

Simone Andrian raised to 160,000 in early position and Andrei Daniliuk called in the hijack.

The flop came J?5?Q? and Andrian led out for 100,000. Daniliuk called.

The 9? fell on the turn and Andrian bet another 450,000. Daniliuk again called and the A? fell on the turn.

Andrian checked over to Daniliuk who bet 1,100,000. Andrian then moved all in. Daniliuk had 3,500,000 remaining and tanked for several minutes before laying down Q?Q?. Andrian took the pot with A?10? for a pair of aces.

Player Chips Progress
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Simone Andrian
10,100,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
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Andrei Daniliuk
3,500,000
-800,000
-800,000

Tags: Andrei DaniliukSimone Andrian

Basta Can't Shake State

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In a limped pot between the blinds, John Basta led out for 90,000 on a flop of 9?10?A? and Adrian State called.

The turn was the 5? and Basta bet another 155,000. State again called and the 3? fell on the river.

Both players then checked and Basta showed Q?J?. State had J?9? for a pair of nines to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian State
3,600,000
100,000
100,000
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John Basta
520,000
-270,000
-270,000

Tags: Adrian StateJohn Basta