2024 Merit Poker Western Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 3
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Event Info

2024 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♦5♣
Prize
$177,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$703,800
Entries
153
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
30
Players Left
1
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Maher Achour Eliminated in 9th Place ($17,500)

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Maher Achour
Maher Achour

Maher Achour moved all in for 120,000 from early position and Anatoly Nikitin called off from the big blind to put Maher at risk.

Maher Achour: J?9?
Anatoly Nikitin: 3?2?

The board ran out 10?2?K?2?A?. Nikitin had turned trips to take the pot while Achour became the first casualty of the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Anatoly Nikitin ru
Anatoly Nikitin 		2,000,000
110,000
 110,000
Maher Achour tn
Maher Achour 		Busted

Tags: Anatoly NikitinMaher Achour

Justus Held Eliminated in 10th Place ($12,750)

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Justus Held
Justus Held

Aleksandar Tot opened to 100,000 from the cutoff and Justus Held moved all in for 1,055,000 from the button. Tot made the call to put Held at risk.

Justus Held: A?J?
Aleksandar Tot: A?Q?

The board ran out 10?4?3?Q?7?. Tot held with the bigger ace to score nearly a full double up while sending Held to the rail on the final table bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandar Tot me
Aleksandar Tot 		2,900,000
1,300,000
 1,300,000
Justus Held de
Justus Held 		Busted

Tags: Aleksandar TotJustus Held

Xixiang Luo Eliminated in 11th Place ($12,750)

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Xixiang Luo
Xixiang Luo

Tarmo Tammel opened to 80,000 from the hijack and Xixiang Luo raised to 620,000 from the big blind, leaving a single 5,000 chip behind. Tammel made the call.

The flop came Q?9?5?. Tammel bet 40,000 and Luo called off with his last chip to put himself at risk.

Xixiang Luo: 8?8?
Tarmo Tammel: A?10?

Luo was in great shape to score a double but Tammel picked up a few more outs on the K? turn. The J? river gave Tammel a Broadway straight to send Luo to the rail and continue to build a monster stack.

Player Chips Progress
Tarmo Tammel ee
Tarmo Tammel 		2,475,000
325,000
 325,000
Xixiang Luo cn
Xixiang Luo 		Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Tarmo TammelXixiang Luo

Nazar Buhaiov Eliminated in 12th Place ($12,750)

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Nazar Buhaiov
Nazar Buhaiov

Nazar Buhaiov moved all in for under the gun for his last 250,000. Action then folded around to Guoliang Wei in the small blind who raised all in for 510,000, folding out the big blind to leave Buhaiov at risk.

Nazar Buhaiov: A?10?
Guoliang Wei: A?J?

Buhaiov couldn't catch up on the 8?J?9?2?3? and was forced to settle for a 12th-place finish while Wei took down an important pot.

Player Chips Progress
Guoliang Wei cn
Guoliang Wei 		840,000
322,000
 322,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Nazar Buhaiov ua
Nazar Buhaiov 		Busted

Tags: Guoliang WeiNazar Buhaiov

Milos Skrbic Eliminated in 13th Place ($10,500)

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Milos Skrbic
Milos Skrbic

Milos Skrbic moved all in for 210,000 from under the gun and was called by Tarmo Tammel in the small blind who held a covering stack.

Milos Skrbic: Q?J?
Tarmo Tammel: A?J?

Tammel was in excellent shape with a bigger jack and remained ahead on the 2?8?10?10?4? runout to send Skrbic to the rail in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
Tarmo Tammel ee
Tarmo Tammel 		1,475,000
670,000
 670,000
Milos Skrbic rs
Milos Skrbic 		Busted

Tags: Milos SkrbicTarmo Tammel

Maciej Komorowski Eliminated in 14th Place ($10,500)

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Maciej Komorowski
Maciej Komorowski

Maciej Komorowski moved all in from the button for 390,000. Shuang Luo used one time extension from the big blind before flicking in a call with a covering stack to put Komorowski at risk.

Maciej Komorowski: 10?9?
Shuang Luo: A?7?

Luo was ahead with an ace and remained so on the 8?2?6?K?Q? runout to score the knockout and take down a healthy pot.

Player Chips Progress
Shuang Luo cn
Shuang Luo 		1,060,000
375,000
 375,000
Maciej Komorowski pl
Maciej Komorowski 		Busted

Tags: Maciej KomorowskiShuang Luo

Roman Gadzhiev Eliminated in 15th Place ($10,500)

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Roman Gadzhiev
Roman Gadzhiev

Maksim Shornikau opened to 55000 from under the gun and received calls from Roman Gadzhiev in the small blind and Bogdan Munteanu in the big blind.

The flop came K?Q?4? and action checked around to Shornikau who fired a 55,000 continuation bet. Gadzhiev called while Munteanu folded.

Shornikau bet again for 135,000 when checked to on the 5? turn. Gadzhiev moved all in for 474,000 and Shornikau snap-called to put Gadzhiev at risk.

Roman Gadzhiev: K?3?
Maksim Shornikau: A?K?

Gadzhiev was in rough shape with a dominated king and couldn't pull ahead on the 6? river, resulting in his elimination while Shornikau scored another knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Maksim Shornikau by
Maksim Shornikau 		3,000,000
678,000
 678,000
Bogdan Munteanu ro
Bogdan Munteanu 		658,000
5,000
 5,000
Roman Gadzhiev ru
Roman Gadzhiev 		Busted

Tags: Bogdan MunteanuMaksim ShornikauRoman Gadzhiev

Monika Zukowicz Eliminated in 16th Place ($8,950)

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Monika Zukowicz
Monika Zukowicz

In a preflop confrontation, Monika Zukowicz moved all in from the button for her last 86,000 and was called by Aleksandar Tot in the big blind who covered.

Monika Zukowicz: Q?4?
Aleksandar Tot: A?9?

Zukowicz could not connect with the 10?9?7?3?7? runout and was sent to the rail in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandar Tot me
Aleksandar Tot 		699,000
96,000
 96,000
Monika Zukowicz pl
Monika Zukowicz 		Busted

Tags: Aleksandar TotMonika Zukowicz

Paul Amsellem Eliminated in 17th Place ($8,950)

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Paul Amsellem
Paul Amsellem

Roman Gadzhiev opened to 50,000 from the hijack only for Maksim Shornikau to three-bet to 150,000 from the small blind. Paul Amsellem moved all in for 196,000 from the big blind. Gadzhiev took a couple minutes before deciding to fold. Shornikau then made the call to put Amsellem at risk.

Paul Amsellem: 10?10?
Maksim Shornikau: 5?5?

Shornikau drilled a set on the 4?5?9? flop and remained ahead when the rest of the board ran out A?6? to take down a decent pot while Amsellem's run came to an end in 17th place.

The tournament has now briefly been paused to prepare for a two table redraw.

Player Chips Progress
Maksim Shornikau by
Maksim Shornikau 		2,300,000
300,000
 300,000
Roman Gadzhiev ru
Roman Gadzhiev 		524,000
153,000
 153,000
Paul Amsellem fr
Paul Amsellem 		Busted

Tags: Maksim ShornikauPaul AmsellemRoman Gadzhiev

Maroun Jazzar Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,950)

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Maksim Shornikau opened to 50,000 from the hijack and Maroun Jazzar moved all in for his last 218,000 from the small blind. Shornikau made the call to put Jazzar at risk.

Maroun Jazzar: A?K?
Maksim Shornikau: K?Q?

The board ran out Q?10?5?2?8?. Shornikau's pair of queens were good at showdown and Jazzar made his exit from the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Maksim Shornikau by
Maksim Shornikau 		2,000,000
200,000
 200,000
Maroun Jazzar lb
Maroun Jazzar 		Busted

Tags: Maksim ShornikauMaroun Jazzar