2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$2,200 Warmup
Day: 3
Event Info
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$181,200
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$962,320
Total Entries
523
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
102
Players Left
19
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Margolin Climbs Over a Million With Big River Bet

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Timur Margolin was in middle position and bet 200,000 on a board of {k-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Roman Kolotiuk, on the button, called as they went heads-up to the {9-Diamonds} river.

Margolin methodically assembled a bet of 275,000 and pushed it into the middle. Kolotiuk, a cowboy hat dangling from his neck, starred him down for about two minutes before tossing his cards across the table.

Tags: Roman KolotiukTimur Margolin

Stoyanov Sizes Up

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Akin Guven bet 35,000 on an all-diamond flop of {8-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} from the button. Martin Stoyanov called from the cutoff.

The turn was the {9-Clubs}, both players checked to the {3-Clubs} river. Stoyanov made a sized-up bet of 150,000 which got a fold from Guven.

Tags: Akin GuvenMartin Stoyanov

Doe Bombs the River to Take Chip Lead

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Valeriy Pak raised to 35,000 pre-flop and was called by John Doe next to act. The flop came {2-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Pak bet another 50,000 before Doe raised to 150,000.

Pak called, then checked when the {10-Hearts} fell on the turn. Doe bet another 300,000 and Pak once again called to see the {q-Clubs} river.

He checked once more and Doe pushed forward a tower of white 25,000 chips, a bet totaling 500,000. Pak quickly folded.

Tags: John DoeValeriy Pak

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

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Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Hu Takes From Swieboda in Massive Pot

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

David Hu and Bartlomiej Swieboda built a pot of 400,000 heading to the flop of {7-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{a-Spades}. Swieboda, from under the gun, bet 120,000 and Hu called in early position.

The turn came the {7-Hearts} and Swieboda slowed down and checked. Hu announced a bet of 250,000 and before he could even put the chips in the middle Swieboda flung his cards into the muck.

Tags: Bartlomiej SwiebodaDavid Hu

Aces for Kuliberda

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was on the turn as the board read {10-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{10-Spades}{q-Hearts}.

Dawid Kuliberda bet 60,000 from the gun. Helmut Phung called on the button and the small blind got out of the way.

The river was the {6-Hearts}. Kuliberda led for 160,000. Phung took quite a bit of time before he called.

Kuliberda tabled the {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} which was good as Phung mucked.

Tags: Dawid KuliberdaHelmut Phung

Browne Checks Back Aces

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Paul Browne and Roman Kolotiuk built a pot of around 200,000 on a board of {8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{7-Clubs}. Kolotiuk, in the small blind, bet 112,000 and Browne tanked for a moment before calling.

The river came the {8-Diamonds} and Kolotiuk sat shuffling his chips for more than a minute before he checked. Browne quickly checked behind and turned over {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}. Kolotiuk took one last look at the board before he mucked.

Tags: Paul BrowneRoman Kolotiuk

Moussa Flips For His Tournament Life

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Bassel Moussa moved all in for 205,000 from the cutoff and Gurcan Gungoren called in the small blind, Musa Cenc gave it some thought from the big blind before folding.

Bassel Moussa: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Gurcan Gungoren: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

Moussa hit top pair on the {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop to take the lead, and the {6-Diamonds} turn improved him to a flush and left Gungoren drawing dead. The meaningless river came the {k-Spades} and Moussa doubled up.

After the hand, Genc admitted he folded pocket tens.

Tags: Bassel MoussaGurcan Gungoren