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

2024-01-20 19:11 UTC+2

Achour Leaves Buhaiov Short

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

Justus Held opened to 60,000 from under the gun and Maher Achour moved all in for 445,000 from the cutoff. Nazar Buhaiov then moved all in for 710,000 from the big blind, forcing out Held and leaving Maher at risk.

Maher Achour: K♣J♣
Nazar Buhaiov: J♠J♥

Achour got exactly what he needed with top pair on the K♠10♠4♠ flop. He remained ahead on the 3♥ turn and 9♦ river to score a full double up at the expense of Buhaiov.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Justus Held	1,700,000 -821,000	-821,000
Maher Achour	995,000 570,000	570,000
Nazar Buhaiov	265,000 -419,000	-419,000

Tags: Justus Held Maher Achour Nazar Buhaiov

2024-01-20 19:04 UTC+2

Tammel Keeps Climbing

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

Xixiang Luo opened to 60,000 from the button and Tarmo Tammel defended from the big blind.

The flop came 9♦3♦2♣. Tammel checked, Luo bet 65,000, Tammel check-raised to 175,000 and Luo called.

Tammel bet 165,000 on the 5♠ turn only for Luo to raise it to 420,000. Tammel then moved all in for approximately 1,150,000 and Luo's hand hit the muck.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Tarmo Tammel	2,150,000 675,000	675,000
Xixiang Luo	715,000 -1,095,000	-1,095,000

Tags: Tarmo Tammel Xixiang Luo

2024-01-20 18:59 UTC+2

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

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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

Tags: Milos Skrbic Tarmo Tammel

2024-01-20 18:54 UTC+2

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

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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

Tags: Maciej Komorowski Shuang Luo

Livello: 22

Bui: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

2024-01-20 18:35 UTC+2

Kirichenko Forces a Fold

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

Aleksandr Kirichenko opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Xixiang Luo called from middle position.

Both players checked the 7♥4♠2♥ flop leading to the 5♣ turn. Kirichenko bet 45,000 and Luo called.

Kirichenko fired another barrel for 200,000 on the 3♣ river and this time it was enough to force a fold from Luo.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Xixiang Luo	1,810,000 180,000	180,000

Aleksandr Kirichenko	1,570,000 185,000	185,000

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2024-01-20 18:26 UTC+2

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

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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

Tags: Bogdan Munteanu Maksim Shornikau Roman Gadzhiev

2024-01-20 18:06 UTC+2

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

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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 17:54 UTC+2

Luo Takes from Luo

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

Xixiang Luo opened to 50,000 from the hijack and Shuang Luo called from the cutoff.

The flop came 8♠6♦2♠. Xixiang Luo bet 75,000, Shuang Luo raised to 176,000 and Xixiang Luo called.

Both players checked the Q♠ turn and 4♦ river. Xixiang Luo turned over K♠10♠ for a king-high flush to take the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Xixiang Luo	1,630,000 610,000	610,000

Shuang Luo	685,000 -205,000	-205,000

Tags: Shuang Luo Xixiang Luo

2024-01-20 17:50 UTC+2

Two Table Redraw and Chip Counts (completo)

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

Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	1	Maksim Shornikau	Belarus	2,322,000	93
1	2	Monika Zukowicz	Poland	196,000	8
1	3	Guoliang Wei	China	518,000	21
1	4	Aleksandar Tot	Montenegro	603,000	24
1	5	Nazar Buhaiov	Ukraine	684,000	27
1	6	Justus Held	Germany	2,521,000	101
1	7	Roman Gadzhiev	Russian Federation	524,000	21
1	8	Bogdan Munteanu	Romania	653,000	26

2	1	Tarmo Tammel	Estonia	805,000	32
2	2	Anatoly Nikitin	Russian Federation	1,585,000	63
2	3	Maher Achour	Tunisia	425,000	17
2	4	Milos Skrbic	Serbia	400,000	16
2	5	Aleksandr Kirichenko	Russian Federation	1,385,000	55
2	6	Maciej Komorowski	Poland	705,000	28
2	7	Xixiang Luo	China	1,020,000	41
2	8	Shuang Luo	China	890,000	36

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Justus Held	2,521,000 -529,000	-529,000
Maksim Shornikau	2,322,000 22,000	22,000
Anatoly Nikitin	1,585,000 175,000	175,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko	1,385,000 240,000	240,000

Xixiang Luo	1,020,000 -230,000	-230,000

Shuang Luo	890,000 5,000	5,000
Tarmo Tammel	805,000 658,000	658,000
Maciej Komorowski	705,000 336,000	336,000
Nazar Buhaiov	684,000 314,000	314,000
Bogdan Munteanu	653,000
Aleksandar Tot	603,000 -30,000	-30,000
Roman Gadzhiev	524,000
Guoliang Wei	518,000 -73,000	-73,000

Maher Achour	425,000 128,000	128,000
Milos Skrbic	400,000 -130,000	-130,000
Monika Zukowicz	196,000 -40,000	-40,000