2024 Merit Poker Western Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2024 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q5
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 1
Entries
91
Players Left
59

Gadzhiev Sets the Trap

Level 5 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Roman Gadzhiev opened to 2,000 from under the gun and received calls from Dmitry Yurasov in middle position and Yunsheng Sun in the big blind.

The flop came ptdth2s]. Sun checked, Gadzhiev bet 2,000, Yurasov called and Sun folded.

Gadzhiev slowed down with a check on the J? river and Yurasov bet 4,000. Gadzhiev called.

Both players checked the 3? river. Gadzhiev showed down J?10? for a full house and Yurasov quickly mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Roman Gadzhiev ru
Roman Gadzhiev
205,000
-49,000
-49,000
Profile photo of Yunsheng Sun cn
Yunsheng Sun
154,000
-3,000
-3,000
Profile photo of Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
99,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Dmitry YurasovRoman GadzhievYunsheng Sun

Popot Holds with Jacks

Level 5 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov opened to 2,500 from under the gun and Frederic Popot three-bet to 6,000 from the cutoff. Gromov made the call.

The flop came K?10?2? and Gromov check-called a 6,000 continuation btet from Popot

Both players checked the A? turn and 8? river. Gromov tabled 10?7? for a pair of tens while Popot showed down J?J? for the winner to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
202,000
101,000
101,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Frederic Popot fr
Frederic Popot
80,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Dmitry GromovFrederic Popot

Level: 6

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Assorted Chip Counts after Final Break

Level 6 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Fausto Tantillo it
Fausto Tantillo
298,000
78,000
78,000
Profile photo of Aleksandr Kirichenko ru
Aleksandr Kirichenko
253,000
-3,000
-3,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Junjie He cn
Junjie He
218,000
93,000
93,000
Profile photo of Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
214,000
12,000
12,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Roman Gadzhiev ru
Roman Gadzhiev
214,000
9,000
9,000
Profile photo of Jak Ferman tr
Jak Ferman
211,000
-45,000
-45,000
Profile photo of Joseph Sabe lb
Joseph Sabe
144,000
144,000
144,000
Profile photo of Alisa Sibgatova ru
Alisa Sibgatova
82,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
77,500
-21,500
-21,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
69,000
-6,500
-6,500
Profile photo of Shuang Luo cn
Shuang Luo
54,000
-94,000
-94,000
Profile photo of Yunsheng Sun cn
Yunsheng Sun
37,800
-116,200
-116,200

Kaukua Takes from Gadzhiev

Level 6 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Roman Gadzhiev opened to 2,800 from under the gun and received a call from Toni Kaukua in the cutoff.

The flop came 10?3?2?. Gadzhiev checked, Kaukua bet 2,500 and Gadzhiev called.

Kaukua bet again for 5,000 when checked to on the 6? turn and this time Gadzhiev opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Roman Gadzhiev ru
Roman Gadzhiev
204,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Toni Kaukua fi
Toni Kaukua
42,500
42,500
42,500

Tags: Roman GadzhievToni Kaukua

Fu Calls Down Gromov

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Frederic Popot opened to 2,400 from middle position and received calls Xiaohua Fu in the small blind and Dmitry Gromov in the big blind.

The flop came 8?7?5?. Fu checked, Gromov bet 3,000, Popot folded and Fu called.

Fu check-called another bet from Gromov on the J? turn, this time for 7,000.

Both players checked the J? river. Fu tabled 10?8? for a flopped pair of eights which was good enough to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
196,000
-18,000
-18,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Xiaohua Fu cn
Xiaohua Fu
124,000
124,000
124,000
Profile photo of Frederic Popot fr
Frederic Popot
70,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Dmitry GromovFrederic PopotXiaohua Fu

Level: 7

Blinds: 800/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Tantillo and Kirichenko Keep Climbing

Level 7 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante
Fausto Tantillo
Fausto Tantillo

Fausto Tantillo opened to 2,700 from the cutoff and received calls from Sergei Solovev in the small blind and Chady Ojeil in the big blind.

All three players checked the Q?10?9? flop leading to the A? turn. Solovev checked, Ojeil checked, Tantillo bet 7,500, Solovev folded and Ojeil called.

Ojeil checked again on the 4? river and Tantillo sized up with a bet of 25,500. Ojeil made the call.

Tantillo tabled A?9? for two pair to take down another sizable pot, surpassing 300,000 chips in the process.

Meanwhile at another table, Aleksandr Kirichenko has also built a monster stack of 355,000 and currently holds the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksandr Kirichenko ru
Aleksandr Kirichenko
355,000
102,000
102,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Fausto Tantillo it
Fausto Tantillo
327,000
29,000
29,000
Profile photo of Sergei Solovev ru
Sergei Solovev
60,100
60,100
60,100
Profile photo of Chady Ojeil lb
Chady Ojeil
34,000
34,000
34,000

Tags: Chady OjeilFausto TantilloSergei Solovev

Fu Continues to Chop Down Gromov

Level 7 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante
Xiaohua Fu
Xiaohua Fu

Xiaohua Fu opened to 3,000 from the cutoff only for Dmitry Gromov to three-bet to 11,000. Fu made the call.

The flop came 9?7?6?. Fu checked, Gromov fired a 10,000 continuation bet and Fu put in a check-raise to 25,000. Gromov made the call.

Fu bet 40,000 on the 7? turn and this time Gromov's hand hit the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Xiaohua Fu cn
Xiaohua Fu
238,500
114,500
114,500
Profile photo of Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
71,000
-125,000
-125,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dmitry GromovXiaohua Fu