$5,300 High Roller | 2024 Merit Poker Western Series

2024-01-20 21:52 UTC+3

Maher Achour Eliminated in 9th Place ($17,500)

Livello 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

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.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Anatoly Nikitin	2,000,000 110,000	110,000
Maher Achour	Eliminato

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2024-01-20 21:09 UTC+3

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

Livello 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

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.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Aleksandar Tot	2,900,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Justus Held	Eliminato

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2024-01-20 20:40 UTC+3

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

Livello 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

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.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Tarmo Tammel	2,475,000 325,000	325,000
Xixiang Luo	Eliminato

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2024-01-20 20:31 UTC+3

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

Livello 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

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.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Guoliang Wei	840,000 322,000	322,000

Nazar Buhaiov	Eliminato

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2024-01-20 19:59 UTC+3

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

Livello 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

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.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Tarmo Tammel	1,475,000 670,000	670,000
Milos Skrbic	Eliminato

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2024-01-20 19:54 UTC+3

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

Livello 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

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.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Shuang Luo	1,060,000 375,000	375,000
Maciej Komorowski	Eliminato

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2024-01-20 19:26 UTC+3

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

Livello 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

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.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Maksim Shornikau	3,000,000 678,000	678,000
Bogdan Munteanu	658,000 5,000	5,000
Roman Gadzhiev	Eliminato

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2024-01-20 19:06 UTC+3

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

Livello 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

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.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Aleksandar Tot	699,000 96,000	96,000
Monika Zukowicz	Eliminato

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2024-01-20 18:34 UTC+3

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

Livello 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

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.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Maksim Shornikau	2,300,000 300,000	300,000
Roman Gadzhiev	524,000 153,000	153,000
Paul Amsellem	Eliminato

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2024-01-20 18:24 UTC+3

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

Livello 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.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Maksim Shornikau	2,000,000 200,000	200,000
Maroun Jazzar	Eliminato

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