2024 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1cd
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 1cd
Entries
149
Players Left
75

Level: 3

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Farhat Takes from Szczerbinski

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Antoine Farhat opened to 1,600 from middle position and Tomasz Szczerbinski called from the button.

The flop came 10?7?2? and Farhat fired a 2,200 continuation bet that was called by Szczerbinski.

Both players checked the 2? turn leading to the A? river. Farhat bet 3,600 and this time Szczerbinski opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Antoine Farhat lb
Antoine Farhat
97,000
Tomasz Szczerbinski gb
Tomasz Szczerbinski
88,000

Tags: Antoine FarhatTomasz Szczerbinski

Zebarjad Flushes Out Wei

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Guoliang Wei
Guoliang Wei

Guoliang Wei opened to 2,000 from the cutoff and Mihai Tusnea three-bet to 6,400 from the small blind. Zebarjad four-bet shoved for 32,600 and Wei, who was slightly covered, made the call while Tusnea got out of the way.

Guoliang Wei: K?Q?
Ali Zebarjad: A?6?

The board ran out J?7?8?2?Q?. Both players made a flush but Zerbjad had the nuts and scored a full double up while Wei was sent to the rail, although he will have the option to reenter should he choose to do so.

Player Chips Progress
Mihai Tusnea ro
Mihai Tusnea
97,000
97,000
97,000
Ali Zebarjad au
Ali Zebarjad
68,000
-10,000
-10,000
Guoliang Wei cn
Guoliang Wei
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ali ZebarjadGuoliang WeiMihai Tusnea

Level: 4

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Two Streets of Value for Ketzer

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Peng Peng opened to 2,200 from the hijack and received calls from Ceyhan Tezcan in the cutoff and Felipe Ketzer in the big blind.

Ketzer lead out with a bet of 2,100 on the 5?4?2? flop. Peng called while Tezcan got out of the way.

On the 5? turn Ketzer bet again for 4,100 and was called by Peng.

Both players checked the 2? river. Ketzer tabled 4?3? for two pair which was enough to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Peng Peng cn
Peng Peng
242,000
142,000
142,000
Ceyhan Tezcan tr
Ceyhan Tezcan
153,000
153,000
153,000
Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
109,000
109,000
109,000

Tags: Ceyhan TezcanFelipe KetzerPeng Peng

Karami Coolers Jakovljevic

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of K?6?3? and 29,000 already in the middle, Amine Karami bet 7,000 from the big blind and Velibor Jakovljevic raised to 17,000 from the cutoff. Karama three-bet to 40,000 and Jakovljevic made the call.

On the 8? turn Karami moved all in for 57,900 and Jakovljevic called with a covering stack.

Amine Karami: K?K?
Velibor Jakovljevic: A?K?

Jakovljevic had made top pair but was drawing dead against Karami who had the nuts with top set. The river was an inconsequential [d] and Karami scored a massive double up at Jakovljevic's expense.

Player Chips Progress
Amine Karami lb
Amine Karami
223,000
223,000
223,000
Velibor Jakovljevic me
Velibor Jakovljevic
41,000
41,000
41,000

Tags: Amine KaramiVelibor Jakovljevic

Level: 5

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Di Nicola Caught with Hand in Cookie Jar

Level 5 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With two players seeing a board of K?Q?Q?J? and 37,700 already in the middle, John Doe checked from the hijack and called an 18,500 bet from Ermanno Di Nicola on the button.

Doe checked again on the 7? river and Di Nicola moved all in, covering Doe who had 94,200 behind. Doe thought for about one minute before making the call.

Di Nicola could only show 6?4? for a missed flush draw turned into a bluff while Doe turned over A?10? for a Broadway straight to take the pot.

Di Nicola was left with just 3,500 and would bust shortly afterwards before exercising his option to reenter.

Player Chips Progress
John Doe S
John Doe S
260,000
260,000
260,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Ermanno Di Nicola it
Ermanno Di Nicola
100,000
29,000
29,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ermanno Di NicolaJohn Doe

Karami Continues to Climb

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Amine Karami
Amine Karami

Ali El-Siblani opened to 3,500 fro mearly position and Amine Karami three-bet to 10,000 from the button. Li Chen then four-bet to 40,000. El-Siblani got out of the way before Karami moved all in, covering Chen who started the hand with roughly 88,000. Chen called and was at risk.

Li Chen: 7?7?
Amine Karami: A?K?

It was a preflop flip that Karami got the best of on the 10?K?J? flop. He remained ahead on the 6? turn and Q? river to score the knockout and continue to add chips to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Amine Karami lb
Amine Karami
299,000
76,000
76,000
Ali El-Siblani lb
Ali El-Siblani
110,000
110,000
110,000
Li Chen cn
Li Chen
Busted

Tags: Amine KaramiLi ChenAli El-Siblani