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

Tashliyev Bets His Aces All Three Streets

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

Heads-up on a flop of 4?7?Q?, Ildar Tashliyev bet 15,000 from the cutoff and Alisa Sibgatova called in early position.

The turn was the J? and Tashliyev continued for 11,000. Sibgatova again called and the 10? fell on the river.

Tashliyev then bet 26,000 and Sibgatova called once more as Tashliyev turned over A?A?. Sibgatova flashed him a smile as she mucked her hand.

Player Chips Progress
Ildar Tashliyev ru
Ildar Tashliyev
200,000
200,000
200,000
Alisa Sibgatova ru
Alisa Sibgatova
85,000
-125,000
-125,000

Tags: Alisa SibgatovaIldar Tashliyev

Korliakov Scoops a Massive Three-Way All In

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

Stanislav Tishkevich was making his exit from the tournament and stopped to relate the massive pot that sent him and Sakis Adrianapoulos to the rail.

According to Tishkevich, he three-bet to 15,000 in early position and Adrianapoulos called in middle position. Ilia Korliakov then moved all in from the cutoff for around 150,000 and both Tishkevich and Adrianapoulos called with smaller stacks, creating a pot worth nearly 450,000.

Stanislav Tishkevich: K?K?
Sakis Adrianapoulos: Q?Q?
Ilia Korliakov: A?A?

Tishkevich and Adrianapoulos had both run into Korliakov's aces as the board ran out 4?J?8?9?7?, sending the pile of chips over to Korliakov and moving the Russian up amongst the chip leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Ilia Korliakov ru
Ilia Korliakov
430,000
430,000
430,000
Stanislav Tishkevich pt
Stanislav Tishkevich
Busted
Sakis Adrianapoulos gr
Sakis Adrianapoulos
Busted

Tags: Ilia KorliakovSakis AdrianapoulosStanislav Tishkevich

Joumaa Survives on the River

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

Bakhos Joumaa was all in for 20,500 from middle position and up against Aurelijus Sipavicius under the gun.

Bakhos Joumaa: A?K?
Aurelijus Sipavicius: K?Q?

The Q?7?7? flop gave Sipavicius two pair and Joumaa tapped the felt in acknowledgement. Joumaa tapped the table again following the J? turn as he was one card away from elimination, but he caught the A? on the river.

Joumaa then raised his arm in the air in celebration as Sipavicius flashed him a thumbs up before handing over the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Aurelijus Sipavicius lt
Aurelijus Sipavicius
220,000
170,000
170,000
Bakhos Joumaa lb
Bakhos Joumaa
45,000
-35,000
-35,000

Tags: Aurelijus SipaviciusBakhos Joumaa

Joumaa Doubles Off Sipavicius Again

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

Soon after his fortuitous double up, Bakhos Joumaa tangled in another pot against Aurelijus Sipavicius where Sipavicius bet 5,000 from the big blind on a flop of 4?K?5?.

Joumaa then moved all in for around 50,000 and Sipavicius tanked for a moment before calling.

Bakhos Joumaa: A?4?
Aurelijus Sipavicius: 8?4?

Both players had a pair of fours and Joumaa stood up from his seat as he needed to dodge Sipavicius' flush draw. The 10? turn was safe, as was the 2? river and Joumaa began a little dance as he doubled up yet again.

"Thank you, man. You're my favorite," he told Sipavicius as he sat back down.

Player Chips Progress
Aurelijus Sipavicius lt
Aurelijus Sipavicius
170,000
-50,000
-50,000
Bakhos Joumaa lb
Bakhos Joumaa
110,000
65,000
65,000

Tags: Aurelijus SipaviciusBakhos Joumaa

Peluso Shoves on Haloon

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

Four players saw a flop of J?6?4? as action checked to Carmel Haloon on the button who bet 7,000. Fabio Peluso called in the small blind, while Candido Cappiello and Aylar Lie folded.

The turn was the K? and Haloon continued for 13,000. Peluso lifted up his sunglasses and took a good look at Haloon's stack before he put in a raise to 40,000.

Haloon called and the 3? fell on the river. Peluso then moved all in and Haloon, with around 60,000 remaining, snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Candido Cappiello it
Candido Cappiello
280,000
60,000
60,000
Fabio Peluso it
Fabio Peluso
210,000
30,000
30,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Aylar Lie no
Aylar Lie
180,000
10,000
10,000
Carmel Haloon il
Carmel Haloon
60,000

Tags: Aylar LieCandido CappielloFabio PelusoCarmel Haloon

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Tulepbergenov Regrets His Bet

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Samy Barka bet 5,000 from the cutoff on a flop of 10?4?K? and Azamat Tulepbergenov raised to 23,000 on the button. Marius Kudzmanas called in the hijack, as did Barka.

The turn was the K? and Tulepbergenov bet 35,000. Kudzmanas quickly folded, while Barka tanked for a moment before also joining the muck.

"I should've checked," Tulepbergenov said as he turned over K?10? for a full house. Despite losing that pot, Barka has built up a stack of around 500,000 and is in contention for the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Samy Barka fr
Samy Barka
500,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Marius Kudzmanas lt
Marius Kudzmanas
290,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Azamat Tulepbergenov kz
Azamat Tulepbergenov
210,000
70,000
70,000

Tags: Samy BarkaMarius KudzmanasAzamat Tulepbergenov

Sipavicius Finally Gets the Better of Joumaa

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Aurelijus Sipavicius
Aurelijus Sipavicius

Aurelijus Sipavicius and Bakhos Joumaa were just involved in another all-in pot as they headed to the river on a board of 7?4?6?9?J? and around 60,000 in the pot.

Joumaa moved all in for 75,000 in the small blind and Sipavicius tanked for several minutes before calling. Joumaa immediately tapped the felt and showed 10?9? for a pair of nines. Sipavicius turned over K?K? and finally sent his table nemesis to the rail after two prior failed attempts.

"Very nice play," a tablemate told him after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Aurelijus Sipavicius lt
Aurelijus Sipavicius
270,000
100,000
100,000
Bakhos Joumaa lb
Bakhos Joumaa
Busted

Tags: Aurelijus SipaviciusBakhos Joumaa

Everyone Has a Pair as Cankurtaranli Wins a Three-Way All In

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Roger Abed
Roger Abed

Maxim Lykov had a raise of 14,000 in front of him from the cutoff before Roger Abed moved all in for 38,000 on the button. Tahsin Cankurtaranli reshoved for 77,500 under the gun and Lykov tanked for several minutes before calling with the covering stack.

Roger Abed: J?J?
Tahsin Cankurtaranli: K?K?
Maxim Lykov: Q?Q?

The board ran out 10?A?10?9?10? and Cankurtaranli's kings improved to a full house, sending Abed to the rail and earning him a double up off Lykov.

Player Chips Progress
Tahsin Cankurtaranli tr
Tahsin Cankurtaranli
200,000
200,000
200,000
Maxim Lykov ru
Maxim Lykov
75,000
-55,000
-55,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Roger Abed lb
Roger Abed
Busted

Tags: Maxim LykovRoger AbedTahsin Cankurtaranli

Hedley Shoves as Clock Called on Bonnant

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Andrew Hedley
Andrew Hedley

Andrew Hedley and Clement Bonnant built a pot of around 35,000 heading to the river on a board of J?3?4?2?5?. Bonnant then bet 25,000 from early position.

Hedley, in the big blind, responded by moving all in. Bonnant had around 55,000 remaining and tanked for several minutes until another player at the table called the clock.

He allowed the countdown to nearly reach zero before tossing his cards into the muck. "Six," Nina Krasilnikova asked Hedley, who remained silent and returned his cards face down while taking in the pot to climb above 300,000.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Hedley gb
Andrew Hedley
320,000
225,000
225,000
Clement Bonnant fr
Clement Bonnant
55,000
-105,000
-105,000

Tags: Andrew HedleyClement Bonnant