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Level 6
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
$2,200 Warmup
Day: 1bc
Event Info
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$962,320
Total Entries
523
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
201
Players Left
99
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Level 6
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Andress Merheb had a raise to 10,000 in front of him in the cutoff as action folded to Paulius Jucys in the big blind. He tanked for a moment before moving all in for 41,500, and Merheb snap-called.
Paulus Jucys: 
Andress Merheb: 
Jucys had run into the ultimate cooler and was at risk of elimination as the flop came 
. The 
turn gave him some hope with a straight draw, and the 
on the river improved him to a straight as he hit the miracle to stay alive.
Level: 6
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Level 5
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
A player under the gun raised to 3,500 before Kubanychbek Abakirov moved all in for his last 5,500. Roman Kolotiuk called in the cutoff before action folded to Arthur Kim in the small blind.
Kim asked if he could raise over the top of Abakirov's all in, and the floor had to be called to the table. He eventually just called, as did the original raiser.
All three players in the side pot checked the 
flop before Kolotiuk bet 7,000 on the 
turn. The other two players folded as Kolotiuk showed 
for a pair of deuces. Abakirov turned over 
and was already out of his seat before the dealer turned over a on the river.
Level 5
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Stanislav Prikhodko three-bet to 11,000 from the small blind before Dawid Smolka, under the gun, reraised to 25,000. Prikhodko called as they saw a flop of 
.
Smolka continued for 17,000 and Prikhodko called. Both players checked the 
turn.
The river came the and Prikhodko checked over to Smolka, who announced he was all in. Prikhodko snap-called for 95,000 with 
for a turned set as Smolka flashed 
before mucking.
"Lucky turn," a tablemate told Prikhodko after the hand.
"Absolutely," he replied.
Level 5
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Dzmitry Vazhnik, from under the gun, bet 15,000 on a board of 
.
"All in," big blind Asaf Kibel said, and Vazhnik snap-called for his last 65,000. Kibel showed 
for two pair, while Vazhnik had 
and needed help.
The dealer turned over the 
and went to muck Vazhnik's hand. "He wins," Kibel said, pointing out that Vazhnik had made a higher two pair.
"I knew he had ace-king," Kibel continued after paying off Vazhnik.
Level 5
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Heads-up on a board of 
, Ido Aboudi bet 19,000 from middle position and was called by a player in the cutoff.
The river came the and Aboudi moved all in for his last 22,000. His opponent tanked for about a minute before calling as Aboudi quickly turned over .
His opponent shrugged before flashing 
for a flush draw that hit two pair on the river.
Level 5
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Picking up the action on a board of 
and around 55,000 in the pot, Gabi Livshitz threw out four white 25,000 chips, enough to put his opponent on the button all in.
The button, with around 90,000 remaining in his stack, tanked for several minutes before the clock was called. As the countdown reached zero, he peaked back at his cards one last time before mucking.
"Garbage," tablemate Uri Reichenstein joked after the hand.
According to the table, both players checked the flop and turn before Livshitz open-shoved the river.
Level 5
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Maxime Chilaud three-bet to 8,200 from the hijack before Mehmet Dalkilic, in the small blind, reraised to 22,000. Action folded back to Chilaud, who called.
Both players checked the 
flop. The turn came the and Dalkilic slid his entire stack forward, a bet of around 50,000.
Chilaud snap-called and showed for top pair and the nut flush draw. Dalkilic only had 
for a straight draw and couldn't connect on the river.
"Nice hand," he said as he tapped the felt before making his exit.
Level: 5
Blinds: 700/1,500
Ante: 1,500
