2024 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2024 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
$342,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,854,720
Entries
672
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
24
Players Left
1

$3,300 Main Event

Day 4 Started

Final Day of Merit Poker Western Series $3,300 Main Event Begins at Noon Local Time

Merit Poker Western Series
Merit Poker Western Series

Just 24 players remain on the final day of the 2024 Merit Poker Western Series Main Event here at the Merit Crystal Cove Resort & Casino in North Cyprus.

Italy's Ermanno Di Nicola bagged the overall chip lead and will begin the day with an impressive 5,770,000 chips worth 72 big blinds. Di Nicola is most closely followed by fellow Italian Giuliano Boellis and Brazilian crusher Felipe Ketzer, both of whom bagged exactly 5,495,000 to start the day today.

Western Series $3,300 Main Event Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Ermanno Di NicolaItaly5,770,00072
2Giuliano BoellisItaly5,495,00069
3Felipe KetzerBrazil5,495,00069
4Damir ZhugralinKazakhstan5,060,00063
5Mohamed MokraniFrance4,910,00061
6Nichan KhorchidianLebanon4,665,00058
7Andreas ChristoforouCyprus3,700,00046
8Wael SarkisLebanon3,505,00044
9Aleksandr KirichenkoRussia3,220,00040
10Samy BarkaFrance2,885,00036

The day will begin at noon local time with blinds at 40,000/80,000 and an 80,000 big blind ante. PokerNews will be posting on a 60-minute delay to avoid spoiling the Merit Poker stream. As always, be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned.

Tags: Aleksandr KirichenkoAndreas ChristoforouDamir ZhugralinErmanno Di NicolaFelipe KetzerGiuliano BoellisMohamed MokraniNichan KhorchidianSamy BarkaWael Sarkis

Day 4 Seat Draw

TableSeatNameCountryChipsBig Blinds
11Michel HabibLebanon139000017
12Nichan KhorchidianLebanon466500058
13Bassel MoussaLebanon99500012
14Christophe PanettiSwitzerland188500024
15Felipe KetzerBrazil549500069
16Andreas ChristoforouCyprus370000046
17Vedat YilmazTurkey163000020
18Azamat TulepbergenovKazakhstan168000021
19Antoine HasbaniLebanon285000036
      
21Damir ZhugralinKazakhstan506000063
22Ara MelkisetianLebanon220000028
23Mustafa ErcanTurkey169000021
24Nariman YaghmaiIran7000009
25Clement BonnantFrance276000035
26    
27Giuliano BoellisItaly549500069
28Wael SarkisLebanon350500044
29Samy BarkaFrance285500036
      
31Amir ToumaLebanon7400009
32Ihar SoikaRussia146500018
33Aleksandr KirichenkoRussia322000040
34    
35Victor FrydaFrance78500010
36    
37Hadi KhordbinIran194600024
38Mohamed MokraniFrance491000061
39Ermanno Di NicolaItaly577000072

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Barka Doubles Through Sarkis

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Wael Sarkis opened to 160,000 and called a 425,000 three-bet from Samy Barka.

The flop came K?9?8?. Sarkis checked, Barka bet 325,000 and Sarkis check-raised to 800,000. Barka moved all in for roughly 2,400,000 and Ercan snap-called with a covering stack.

Wael Sarkis: A?A?
Mustafa Ercan: K?8?

Sarkis was ahead with two pair but Barka took the lead with aces up on the 9? turn. He improved to a full house on the A? river for good measure and scored a full double up at the expense of Sarkis.

Player Chips Progress
Samy Barka fr
Samy Barka
4,450,000
1,595,000
1,595,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Wael Sarkis lb
Wael Sarkis
1,675,000
-1,830,000
-1,830,000

Tags: Mustafa ErcanSamy Barka

Nariman Yaghmai Eliminated in 24th Place ($13,730)

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Nariman Yaghmai found himself all in and at risk for just over 1,000,000 against Mustafa Ercan who covered.

Nariman Yaghmai: A?J?
Mustafa Ercan: K?Q?

The baord ran out 4?6?3?Q?7? giving Ercan a pair of queens to take the pot while Yaghmai became the first casualty of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Mustafa Ercan tr
Mustafa Ercan
2,375,000
685,000
685,000
Nariman Yaghmai ir
Nariman Yaghmai
Busted

Tags: Mustafa ErcanNariman Yaghmai

Amir Touma Eliminated in 23rd Place ($13,730)

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Amir Touma
Amir Touma

Amir Touma was recently eliminated from the tournament.

Touma held K?Q? for top pair on a board reading 4?Q?5?J?2? but Ihar Soika had K?K? for an overpair to take down a nice pot while Touma was sent to the rail in 23rd place.

Player Chips Progress
Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
1,960,000
495,000
495,000
Amir Touma lb
Amir Touma
Busted

Tags: Amir ToumaIhar Soika

Khordbin Leaves Fryda on Fumes

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In a preflop blind on blind confrontation, Hadi Khordbin was all in for roughly 1,500,000 and up against Victor Fryda who covered.

Hadi Khordbin: A?4?
Victor Fryda: A?10?

Fryda was in a great position to score the knockout but the 4?6?9? flop left him drawing to three outs. He couldn't catch a ten on the 7? turn or K? river and was left with under three big blinds while Khordbin scored a critical double up.

Player Chips Progress
Hadi Khordbin ir
Hadi Khordbin
3,250,000
1,304,000
1,304,000
Victor Fryda fr
Victor Fryda
190,000
-595,000
-595,000

Tags: Hadi KhordbinVictor Fryda

Azamat Tulepbergenov Eliminated in 22nd Place ($13,730)

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Azamat Tulepbergenov
Azamat Tulepbergenov

Nichan Khorchidian opened to 180,000 from early position and received a call from Christophe Panetti in the cutoff. Azamat Tulepbergenov then moved all in for 1,400,000. Khorchidian raised all in with a covering stack and Panetti got out of the way.

Azamat Tulepbergenov: J?J?
Nichan Khorchidian: Q?Q?

Tulepbergenov was in bad shape against the bigger pocket pair and failed to improve on the A?10?3?7?8? runout resulting in his elimination while Khorchidian continued to add chips to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Nichan Khorchidian lb
Nichan Khorchidian
6,100,000
1,435,000
1,435,000
Christophe Panetti ch
Christophe Panetti
2,400,000
515,000
515,000
Azamat Tulepbergenov kz
Azamat Tulepbergenov
Busted

Tags: Azamat TulepbergenovChristophe PanettiNichan Khorchidian