$3,300 Main Event Dia 2 | 2024 Merit Poker Western Series

2024-01-23 21:53 UTC+3

Hadioglu Leaves Tannoury Dead on the Flop

Nível 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Nuri Hadioglu raised to 12,000 under the gun and Maher Achour called in middle position. Naji Tannoury then moved all in for 127,000 in the small blind, Hadioglu reshoved, and Achour folded.

Naji Tannoury: K♣J♠
Nuri Hadioglu: Q♣Q♦

Tannoury was looking for a king against Hadioglu's queens, but he was quickly left without any hope at all as the flop brought Q♥7♥Q♠ to give Hadioglu quads.

Tannoury reached across the table and gave Hadioglu a fist pump as the 5♠ and 2♣ completed the board to make Tannoury's bustout official.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Maher Achour	950,000 290,000	290,000
Nuri Hadioglu	700,000 320,000	320,000
Naji Tannoury	Eliminado

Tags: Maher Achour Naji Tannoury Nuri Hadioglu

2024-01-23 21:26 UTC+3

Andrian Wakes Up With Kings

Nível 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Maxim Lykov moved all in for 80,000 from under the gun as action folded to Simone Andrian who called in the small blind.

Maxim Lykov: A♥9♣
Simone Andrian: K♥K♠

Lykov was looking for an ace to survive but didn't find any on the 8♥2♠7♣J♠8♣ board as Andrian took the pot to send him to the rail.

Monika Zukowicz, Tomer Lahav, and Vitalii Pankov have also been recently eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Simone Andrian	280,000 130,000	130,000

Monika Zukowicz	Eliminado
Tomer Lahav	Eliminado
Vitalii Pankov	Eliminado
Maxim Lykov	Eliminado

Tags: Maxim Lykov Simone Andrian

2024-01-23 21:24 UTC+3

Mikhael Cracks Anar's Aces on the River

Nível 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of 6♦8♥4♦Q♣, Seref Anar bet 50,000 from early position before Jean Mikhael moved all in on the button. Anar snap-called for around 100,000 more.

Anar showed A♣A♥ and needed to hold against Mikhael's K♦Q♦. The river, though, was the 2♦ and Mikhael completed his flush to send Anar and his aces crashing out of the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
David Hu	880,000 60,000	60,000
Jean Mikhael	580,000 362,500	362,500
Egor Romaniuk	360,000
Maksim Skripkin	260,000 79,000	79,000
Seref Anar	Eliminado

Tags: Jean Mikhael Seref Anar

2024-01-23 20:06 UTC+3

Sily Not Laughing About Hamnett's Flopped Set

Nível 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Maroun Sily raised to 10,000 in the cutoff and Maher Achour called on the button, as did small blind Giorgiy Skhulukhiya. Benjamin Hamnett then three-bet to 50,000 in the big blind.

Sily moved all in for 95,000 and Achour and Skhulukhiya both folded, but Hamnett called to put him at risk.

Maroun Sily: A♠J♠
Benjamin Hamnett: 10♥10♦

Sily caught the A♥ in the window, but it was followed by 10♣5♦ as Hamnett flopped a set. Sily picked up a straight draw on the K♣ turn but missed the 4♣ river as Hamnett scored the knockout.

Nicolas Chouity, Thomas Eychenne, and Adrian State have also recently been eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	980,000 80,000	80,000
Maher Achour	660,000 -43,000	-43,000
Benjamin Hamnett	450,000 23,000	23,000

Nicolas Chouity	Eliminado

Thomas Eychenne	Eliminado
Adrian State	Eliminado
Maroun Sily	Eliminado

Tags: Benjamin Hamnett Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Maher Achour Maroun Sily

2024-01-23 19:49 UTC+3

Doebs Spikes the Turn to Finish Off Chilaud

Nível 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Maxime Chilaud was moved to a new table shortly after taking the big hit against Ermanno Di Nicola and quickly got his last 240,000 in the middle from the cutoff. John Doebs called in the small blind to put him at risk.

Maxime Chilaud: Q♣Q♠
John Doebs: A♦K♦

It was a classic flip as the flop came J♦10♦10♣, keeping Chilaud in the lead but giving Doebs a flush draw. He completed the flush on the 2♦ turn and smacked the table in celebration.

Chilaud needed to fill up on the river to stay alive but missed the 6♠ as he was sent off to the rail. Tablemate Amir Sonsino then took a photo of Doebs holding up his cards before he collected the pot.

"He had one out," Sonsino said.

"Three. A ten," Doebs pointed out.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
John Doebs	950,000 300,000	300,000
Maxime Chilaud	Eliminado

Tags: John Doebs Maxime Chilaud

2024-01-23 17:53 UTC+3

Melkisetian Spikes the Turn to Bust Kaba

Nível 14 : Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 3♥10♥7♦, Huseyin Kaba moved all in for 71,000 from under the gun and Ara Melkisetian called.

Huseyin Kaba: K♠10♠
Ara Melkisetian: K♥4♥

Kaba was ahead with top pair, while Melkisetian had a flush draw. The A♥ turn completed Melkisetian's flush and Kaba was already drawing dead by the 4♦ river as he was sent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ara Melkisetian	600,000 400,000	400,000
Huseyin Kaba	Eliminado

Tags: Ara Melkisetian Huseyin Kaba

2024-01-23 17:29 UTC+3

Achour Cracks Dziubdziela's Queens

Nível 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Marcin Dziubdziela was in the hijack and had three-bet a previous open to 26,000 only for Maher Achour to four-bet to 80,000 from the small blind. All other players got out of the way before Dziubdziela moved all in for 227,000.

Achour thought about the decision for about 90 seconds before calling with a covering stack to put Dziubdziela at risk.

Marcin Dziubdziela: Q♠Q♦
Maher Achour: 9♥9♣

Achour made middle set on the 10♥9♦5♣ flop leaving Dziubdziela drawing to just two outs. The 3♥ turn and 2♥ river changed nothing for either player and Dziubdziela hit the rail while Achour dragged in a pot worth nearly 150 big blinds.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Maher Achour	721,000 214,500	214,500
Marcin Dziubdziela	Eliminado

Tags: Maher Achour Marcin Dziubdziela

2024-01-23 17:22 UTC+3

Bleau Feeling Blue After Busting to Zebarjad

Nível 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Maroun Jazzar raised to 8,500 in the hijack and Iulian Andrei Bleau called in the cutoff. Ali Zebarjad then three-bet to 30,000 in the big blind and only Bleau called.

The flop came J♠8♥10♦ and Zebarjad checked. Bleau then bet 21,000 and Zebarjad called.

Zebarjad led out for 75,000 on the 7♠ turn and Bleau called to see the 6♣ river. Zebarjad then announced he was all in.

Bleau tanked for a minute before committing the rest of his 220,000. "Straight," Zebarjad said, turning over 9♣9♦. Bleau flashed Q♠Q♣ as he headed off for the exit.

"That's a good story," Zebarjad said with a smile as he raked in the massive pot.

This table also includes big stacks Nazar Buhaiov and Audere, as well as Xixiang Luo.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ali Zebarjad	700,000 428,500	428,500
Nazar Buhaiov	600,000 233,500	233,500
Audere	550,000 50,000	50,000
Maroun Jazzar	500,000 -20,000	-20,000
Xixiang Luo	300,000 267,500	267,500
Iulian Andrei Bleau	Eliminado

Tags: Ali Zebarjad Iulian Andrei Bleau

2024-01-23 15:44 UTC+3

Skhulukhiya Leaves Akbarpoor with Crumbs

Nível 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Abdullah Akbarpoor opened to 8,000 from the cutoff and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya defended from the big blind.

The flop came K♣J♣5♣. Skhulukhiya checked, Akbarpoor moved all in for 51,500 and Skhulukhiya, who was slightly covered, made the call.

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: Q♣10♦
Abdullah Akbarpoor: A♦10♣

Akbarpoor was ahead with ace-high but still had to fade Skhulukhiya's flush and straight draws. The J♠ turn was a brick but the straight came in for Skhulukhiya on the 9♠ river and he scored a full double up while Akbarpoor was left with just three big blinds.

Akbarpoor would do an admirable job trying to mount a comeback and did double through Benjamin Hamnett but was ultimatealy eliminated shortly afterwards.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Benjamin Hamnett	427,000 17,000	17,000

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	97,000 20,000	20,000
Abdullah Akbarpoor	Eliminado

Tags: Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Benjamin Hamnett Abdullah Akbarpoor

2024-01-23 14:50 UTC+3

Lykov Scores a Double Knockout

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a preflop confrontation, Vladimir Troyanovskiy was all in from the hijack and up against Maxim Lykov in the cutoff and Sorin Marin in the big blind. All three players had similar stacks of just under 100,000 with Lykov slightly covering both opponents.

Vladimir Troyanovskiy: A♥K♠
Sorin Marin: A♣A♦
Maxim Lykov: J♠J♦

Marin was in great shape to triple up and remained ahead on the 8♦7♦5♣ turn. The 10♣ turn was also clean but the 9♣ river gave Lykov a jack-high straight to score nearly a full triple up while sending both Marin and Troyanovskiy to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Maxim Lykov	296,500 151,500	151,500

Vladimir Troyanovskiy	Eliminado
Sorin Marin	Eliminado

Tags: Maxim Lykov Sorin Marin Vladimir Troyanovskiy