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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Skhulukhiya Falls Victim to Cracked Aces

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

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya was all in for around 200,000 from the small blind and up against Gurcan Gungoren in early position.

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}
Gurcan Gungoren: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

Skhulukhiya was a big favorite to double up as the flop came {8-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. Gungoren, though, caught the {7-Spades} on the turn to make a set. The river came the {10-Diamonds} and Skhulukhiya was eliminated.

Tags: Gurcan GungorenGiorgiy Skhulukhiya

Phung Doubles With a Straight

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

Dawid Kuliberda bet 20,000 on a flop of {5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{a-Spades} and was called by Helmut Phung in the big blind.

The turn came the {6-Spades} and Phung checked over to Kuliberda, who bet another 110,000. Phung tanked for about a minute before he shoved all in for 371,000. Kuliberda gave the decision some thought before he called.

Kuliberda showed {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for two pair, but Phung had made a straight with {9-Clubs}{7-Spades}. The river came the {5-Clubs} and Phung doubled up.

Tags: Dawid KuliberdaHelmut Phung

Ozbek Collects With Flopped Set

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

Gokhan Ozbek bet 63,000 from the small blind on a board reading {3-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{j-Spades} and Eli Saad called in early position.

The river came the {5-Clubs}. Ozbek led again, this time for 76,000 and Saad called swiftly.

Ozbek tabled the {3-Clubs}{3-Spades} for a flopped set of treys and Saad mucked in frustration and played with his dwindling stack.

Tags: Eli SaadGokhan Ozbek

A Round of Chip Counts

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

Koller Gets One Through

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

Action was picked up on the turn with the board showing the {7-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}. From the button, Jeffrey Hubbell bet 25,000. Ran Koller was under the gun and he jammed all in for what looked like 183,000.

Hubbell thought it out for a while before he said, "I'll let you take this one" and sent his cards into the muck.

Tags: Jeffrey HubbellRan Koller

Onoprienko Shoves Into Kings

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

Musa Genc raised to 25,000 from early position before Sergei Onoprienko shoved in the big blind for around 210,000. Genc quickly tossed in a chip to call.

Sergei Onoprienko: {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Musa Genc: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

Onoprienko needed to improve against Genc's kings but got no help on the {8-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{8-Spades} board as he tapped the felt and headed to the exit.

Tags: Musa GencSergei Onoprienko

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Nixon Rivers Flush

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jamie Nixon
Jamie Nixon

On the turn, the board read {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}. Jamie Nixon bet 57,000 from the hijack. Zaid Al-Khashab clicked it back to 114,000 from the cutoff and Nixon called.

The turn was the {j-Diamonds}. Both players checked. Nixon tabled the {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flush for the winner as Al-Khashab threw up his hands and laughed in frustration.

Tags: Jamie NixonZaid Al-Khashab

Guven Hits a Miracle to Bust Segal

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Akin Guven
Akin Guven

Omer Segal was all in for around 250,000 from under the gun and up against Akin Guven in the big blind.

Omer Segal: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Akin Guven: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The {q-Hearts} appeared in the window to give Guven a set, but it was followed by the {a-Spades}{6-Hearts} as Segal made top set. The turn, though, was a disaster for Segal as the dealer flipped over the {q-Spades}.

Segal slammed his fist on the table and shot out of his seat at the sight of Guven's turned quads. The river came the {2-Clubs} and Segal was eliminated as a crowd gathered around the table.

"Wow," Guven repeated as he stacked his new chips.

Tags: Akin GuvenOmer Segal

Baybars Leads the River

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Andrey Litvinov raised to 20,000 before Osman Midik reraised to 40,000 next to act. Both blinds called, as did Litvinov as they went four-handed to a {6-Clubs}{a-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop.

Action checked around to Midik who continued for 100,000. Only Halil Baybars in the small blind called to see the {4-Diamonds} turn.

Both players checked, then Baybars led out for 215,000 on the {5-Hearts} river. Midik quickly called, only to get shown {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} by Baybars for a flopped set that took the pot.

Tags: Andrey LitvinovHalil BaybarsOsman Midik