2024 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 3
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 3
Entries
129
Players Left
24

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Christoforou Takes from Lian

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Andreas Christoforou opened to 100,000 from the cutoff and Xiang Lian three-bet to 300,000 from the button. Christoforou made the call.

The flop came 10?8?3? and Christoforou check-called a 150,000 continuation bet from Lian.

Both players checked the 3? turn leading to the 9? river. Christoforou bet 525,000 and Lian's hand hit the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Andreas Christoforou cy
Andreas Christoforou
3,530,000
1,555,000
1,555,000
Xiang Lian cn
Xiang Lian
2,110,000
-490,000
-490,000

Tags: Andreas ChristoforouXiang Lian

Lian Runs Into Di Nicola's Aces

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Xiang Lian raised to 100,000 in the hijack, Ermanno Di Nicola three-bet to 270,000 in the big blind, and Lian four-bet to 675,000. Di Nicola then moved all in for 1,330,000 and Lian quickly called.

Ermanno Di Nicola: A?A?
Xiang Lian: A?K?

No miracles arrived for Lian on the 9?5?7?5?5? board as Di Nicola finished with a full house to earn the massive double up.

Player Chips Progress
Wael Sarkis lb
Wael Sarkis
4,300,000
2,700,000
2,700,000
Ermanno Di Nicola it
Ermanno Di Nicola
2,700,000
840,000
840,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Azamat Tulepbergenov kz
Azamat Tulepbergenov
1,800,000
Andrew Hedley gb
Andrew Hedley
1,300,000
-1,175,000
-1,175,000
Nariman Yaghmai ir
Nariman Yaghmai
930,000
-440,000
-440,000
Xiang Lian cn
Xiang Lian
730,000
-1,380,000
-1,380,000
Bassel Moussa lb
Bassel Moussa
400,000
-11,000
-11,000

Tags: Ermanno Di NicolaXiang Lian

Hasbani Fires at Hrabec

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Antoine Hasbani raised to 105,000 in the hijack and Roman Hrabec defended his big blind.

The flop came 8?J?10? and Hasbani continued for 80,000. Hrabec called and the J? fell on the turn.

Hasbani then bet 120,000 and Hrabec again called. The river was the 6? and Hasbani fired out 500,000 this time.

Hrabec quickly surrendered his hand as Hasbani took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
2,300,000
-175,000
-175,000
Antoine Hasbani lb
Antoine Hasbani
2,200,000
600,000
600,000
Roman Hrabec cz
Roman Hrabec
1,100,000
-400,000
-400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ryan Plant gb
Ryan Plant
520,000
-880,000
-880,000

Tags: Antoine HasbaniRoman Hrabec

El Asmar Shot Down by Cowboys

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of A?Q?7? and roughly 800,000 in the middle, Hady El Asmar was all in for his last 210,000 from early position and called by Ermanno Di Nicola, who held a covering stack in the next seat over.

Hady El Asmar: 9?8?
Ermanno Di Nicola" K?K?

Di Nicola was in the lead with pocket-kings but El-Asmar made a flush on the 7? turn. The J? river brought in a bigger flush for Di Nicola to send El-Asmar to the rail while Di Nicola took down a sizable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ermanno Di Nicola it
Ermanno Di Nicola
3,550,000
1,690,000
1,690,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Hady El Asmar lb
Hady El Asmar
Busted

Tags: Ermanno Di NicolaHady El-Asmar

Lian Flipped to the Rail by Christoforou

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Andreas Christoforou raised to 125,000 on the button, then called when small blind Xiang Lian moved all in for around 800,000.

Xiang Lian: 5?5?
Andreas Christoforou: A?K?

Christoforou took the lead on the K?7?7? flop with two pair, and Lian couldn't catch up on the J? turn or A? river as Christoforou sent him off to collect his payout.

Player Chips Progress
Andreas Christoforou cy
Andreas Christoforou
4,000,000
470,000
470,000
Xiang Lian cn
Xiang Lian
Busted

Tags: Andreas ChristoforouXiang Lian

Moussa Doubles Through Hedley

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action folded around to Andrew Hedley in the small blind who moved all in, covering Bassel Moussa in the big blind who had 355,000. Moussa called and was at risk.

Bassel Moussa: Q?7?
Andrew Hedley: A?9?

Both players connected with the 9?7?6? flop but Moussa was ahead with top pair and remained so on the 4? turn and 10? river to secure a full double up at Hedley's expense.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Hedley gb
Andrew Hedley
950,000
-350,000
-350,000
Bassel Moussa lb
Bassel Moussa
760,000
360,000
360,000

Tags: Andrew HedleyBassel Moussa

Ketzer Picks Off Zebarjad With Kings

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Ali Zebarjad
Ali Zebarjad

Ali Zebarjad moved all in for 1,300,000 in the hijack, Felipe Ketzer reshoved on the button, and big blind Mustafa Ercan tanked for a minute before getting out of the way.

Ali Zebarjad: 10?10?
Felipe Ketzer: K?K?

Ketzer had woken up with kings and the board ran out A?4?4?K?6?, giving him a full house and sending Zebarjad to the rail. Ercan admitted after the hand he folded two jacks.

Gang Zhao and Xixiang Luo have also recently been eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
4,600,000
2,300,000
2,300,000
Ali Zebarjad au
Ali Zebarjad
Busted
Gang Zhao cn
Gang Zhao
Busted
Xixiang Luo cn
Xixiang Luo
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ali ZebarjadFelipe Ketzer

Moussa Doubles Again

Level 26 : Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ermanno Di Nicola opened to 100,000 from middle position and Bassel Moussa moved all in for 735,000. Di Nicola made the call with a covering stack to put Moussa at risk.

Bassel Moussa: A?K?
Ermanno Di Nicola: 2?2?

The board ran out K?3?7?J?6?. Moussa's pair of kings were good at showdown and he scored his second full double up in quick succession.

Player Chips Progress
Ermanno Di Nicola it
Ermanno Di Nicola
3,015,000
-535,000
-535,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Bassel Moussa lb
Bassel Moussa
1,635,000
875,000
875,000

Tags: Bassel MoussaErmanno Di Nicola