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Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
$2,200 Warmup
Day: 3
Event Info
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$962,320
Total Entries
523
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
102
Players Left
19
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Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The players are now on a 45-minute dinner break. Play will resume at ~ 7:40 p.m.
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Just as the field was heading off on dinner break, Timur Margolin was facing a raise of 105,000 from Michele Guerrini in the small blind. Margolin shoved all in from the big blind for around 400,000 and Guerrini snap-called.
Timur Margolin: 
Michele Guerrini: 
Margolin took the lead on the 
flop with a pair of jacks. The 
turn was safe, but the 
on the river improved Guerrini to a flush and sent Margolin out just before the break.
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ryan Mandara was all in with the 
vs the 
of Arie Kliper.
The board ran out 
and Mandara was safe.
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Soon after losing the big pot to Maxime Chilaud, Aleksandar Jakovljevic moved all in for his last 45,000, Paul Browne reraised from the button to 100,000, and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Aleksandar Jakovljevic: 
Paul Browne:
Both players hit two pair on the 
flop, but Browne's queen-kicker stayed in front as the board ran out .
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ondrej Drozd was all in preflop with his small remaining stack.
Ondrej Drozd: 
Maxime Chilaud: 
The flop was bad for Drozd as it came 
the turn was the 
and the river the 
to end his day and continue Chilaud's rapid rise in the chip counts.
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Aleksandar Jakovljevic and Maxime Chilaud went to the turn on a board of 
in a blind versus blind confrontation. Jakovljevic, in the big blind, bet around 200,000 and Chilaud called.
The river came the and Chilaud checked over to Jakovljevic, who bet another 670,000. Chilaud snap-called and turned over 
for a flopped set, while Jakovljevic could only show 
for a bluff as he handed over most of his stack.
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
From the button, Huseyin Akgul three-bet to 150,000 over a middle position raise from John Doe who then four-bet to 360,000. Akgul went into the tank before calling the four-bet.
The flop came . Doe quickly led for 330,000. Akgul took a few moments before he folded.
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Gokhan Ozbek bet 110,000 from under the gun on a flop of 
and was called by Yury Bochkarev in middle position and big blind Recep Aydemir.
The turn came the 
and Aydemir checked over to Ozbek, who bet another 230,000. Bochkarev got out of the way, but Aydemir stuck around to see the river.
Aydemir checked once again and this time Ozbek checked back as Aydemir turned over for trips to win the pot.
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Recep Aydemir raised to 65,000 from middle position before Yury Bochkarev three-bet on the button to 165,000. Jamie Nixon, in the big blind, asked Aydemir how much he had behind before he shoved all in.
Aydemir folded, but Bochkarev snap-called and slammed down on the table. Nixon turned over 
and was looking for help to stay alive.
The board ran out 
and Bochkarev's kings stayed in front. The stacks were counted down and Bochkarev narrowly had Nixon's remaining 1,000,000 covered, sending the Brit to the rail.
