2024 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
188
Players Left
71

Krasilnikova Finds the Ladies to Double

Level 6 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

Maxime Chilaud bet 4,000 from early position on a flop of 5?8?4? before Eduard Norel raised to 13,000 in middle position.

Chilaud called and the 5? fell on the turn. Norel then bet 18,000 and Chilaud quickly folded.

The next hand at this table, Norel raised to 3,500 and Arif Yildirim called. Nina Krasilnikova then moved all in for 53,000 in the cutoff and Yildirim called, while Norel got out of the way.

Nina Krasilnikova: Q?Q?
Arif Yildirim: K?J?

Yildirim picked up a flush draw heading to the river on a board of A?9?3?2?, but Krasilnikova dodged the J? as she doubled up with her pocket queens.

"Good Nina. I win" she yelled out, pointing at her queens as she took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Nina Krasilnikova ru
Nina Krasilnikova
110,000
50,000
50,000
Eduard Norel ro
Eduard Norel
100,000
45,000
45,000
Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
55,000
Arif Yildirim tr
Arif Yildirim
50,000
-80,000
-80,000

Tags: Arif YildirimEduard NorelMaxime ChilaudNina Krasilnikova

Queen is Good For Lian

Level 6 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante

Around 45,000 was in the middle as Roman Hrabec, Xiang Lian, and Qiang Xu saw a flop of A?Q?6?. Hrabec then led out for 11,000 from the small blind.

Lian called in early position, but Xu put in a raise to 36,500 in the cutoff. Hrabec folded, while Lian tanked for a minute before calling.

The 10? turn was checked through and the A? fell on the river. Lian checked again and Xu checked back as Lian showed Q?J? for two pair. Xu mucked and Lian took the pot, adding to his chip-lead contending stack.

Player Chips Progress
Xiang Lian cn
Xiang Lian
380,000
260,000
260,000
Roman Hrabec cz
Roman Hrabec
110,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Qiang Xu cn
Qiang Xu
55,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Qiang XuRoman HrabecXiang Lian

Tishkevich Hangs On in Three-Way All In

Level 6 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Rawand Chaychi
Rawand Chaychi

Four players went to the 7?5?2? flop where Rawand Chaychi bet 8,000 from the hijack. Naji Tannoury called in the small blind, while Stanislav Tishkevich moved all in for 55,000 in the big blind.

Chaychi reshoved for his last 60,000 and Tannoury called, having both players covered.

Stanislav Tishkevich: Q?7?
Rawand Chaychi: A?J?
Naji Tannoury: 6?5?

Tishkevich was ahead with his pair of sevens, while Tannouri had a pair and flush draw. The 2? turn kept Tishkevich in the lead, while he secured a triple up following the 3? river. Tannoury took the side pot to send Chaychi to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Stanislav Tishkevich pt
Stanislav Tishkevich
170,000
70,000
70,000
Naji Tannoury lb
Naji Tannoury
100,000
100,000
100,000
Rawand Chaychi iq
Rawand Chaychi
Busted

Tags: Naji TannouriRawand ChaychiStanislav Tishkevich

Wozniak Picks Up Aces to Take Out Zhao

Level 6 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Mateusz Wozniak
Mateusz Wozniak

Andreas Tomazou raised to 3,500 in early position before Gang Zhao moved all in for his last 9,400 in middle position. Mateusz Wozniak reraised to 20,000 on the button and Tomazou called.

The flop came J?5?4? and Wozniak bet 14,000, forcing Tomazou out of the pot.

Gang Zhao: A?7?
Mateusz Wozniak: A?A?

Zhao needed a miracle against Wozniak's aces but none arrived on the J? turn or 8? river as he headed for the exit.

Warm Up runner-up Abdullah Alajmi has also been eliminated, while Andrea Dato busted his second bullet of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Mateusz Wozniak pl
Mateusz Wozniak
320,000
320,000
320,000
Andreas Tomazou cy
Andreas Tomazou
50,000
50,000
50,000
Gang Zhao cn
Gang Zhao
Busted
Abdullah Alajmi kw
Abdullah Alajmi
Busted
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Andreas TomazouGang ZhaoMateusz Wozniak

Davenport Runs Into Ace Twice in the Same Hand

Level 6 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Matthew Davenport
Matthew Davenport

Matthew Davenport was all in for around 90,000 on the button, Yury Bochkarev stuck in his last 45,000 in the small blind, while Vasil Giliazetdinov had both players covered and at risk.

Yury Bochkarev: A?A?
Matthew Davenport: K?K?
Vasil Giliazetdinov: A?A?

Bochkarev and Giliazetdinov had both woken up with aces to leave Davenport needed to hit a king. The board ran out 10?2?4?8?5? and Bochkarev and Giliazetdinov split the side pot, while Giliazetdinov sent Davenport to the rail in the main pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vasil Giliazetdinov ru
Vasil Giliazetdinov
180,000
50,000
50,000
Yury Bochkarev ru
Yury Bochkarev
60,000
-40,000
-40,000
Matthew Davenport gb
Matthew Davenport
Busted

Tags: Matthew DavenportVasil GiliazetdinovYury Bochkarev

Updated Chip Counts

Level 6 : Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ryan Plant gb
Ryan Plant
410,000
80,000
80,000
Bartlomiej Swieboda pl
Bartlomiej Swieboda
300,000
200,000
200,000
Marius Kudzmanas lt
Marius Kudzmanas
240,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Dean Hutchison gb
Dean Hutchison
230,000
110,000
110,000
Peng Yang cn
Peng Yang
225,000
5,000
5,000
Recep Aydemir tr
Recep Aydemir
220,000
55,000
55,000
Candido Cappiello it
Candido Cappiello
220,000
120,000
120,000
Halil Akbas tr
Halil Akbas
200,000
80,000
80,000
Fabio Peluso it
Fabio Peluso
180,000
50,000
50,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Sinead Priestley gb
Sinead Priestley
180,000
40,000
40,000
Aylar Lie no
Aylar Lie
170,000
90,000
90,000
Clement Bonnant fr
Clement Bonnant
160,000
-10,000
-10,000
Iulian Andrei Bleau ro
Iulian Andrei Bleau
150,000
Azamat Tulepbergenov kz
Azamat Tulepbergenov
140,000
-10,000
-10,000
Maxim Lykov ru
Maxim Lykov
130,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Akin Guven tr
Akin Guven
130,000
Marcin Dziubdziela pl
Marcin Dziubdziela
80,000
Sorin Marin ro
Sorin Marin
60,000
-25,000
-25,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Habib Building Big Stack After Taking Out Doe

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of K?2?10?, John Doe F put in his last 40,000 from the cutoff and Michel Habib snap-called in the hijack.

John Doe F: K?9?
Michel Habib: 2?2?

Doe turned over top pair, but Habib showed him the bad news when he flipped over a set of deuces. The board ran out J?3? and Habib scored the knockout to climb up to 400,000.

Player Chips Progress
Michel Habib lb
Michel Habib
400,000
John Doe F
John Doe F
Busted

Tags: John Doe FMichel Habib

Chilaud Rivers the Nuts on Aydemir

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Maxime Chilaud
Maxime Chilaud

Recep Aydemir bet 15,000 from middle position on a board of 2?3?6?9? and Maxime Chilaud called under the gun.

The river was the 2? and Chilaud checked to Aydemir who moved all in. Chilaud couldn't call fast enough, sticking in his last 77,500 and turning over A?K? for the nut flush.

"No," Aydemir groaned as he handed over the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
220,000
165,000
165,000
Recep Aydemir tr
Recep Aydemir
160,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Maxime ChilaudRecep Aydemir