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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Guerrini Doubles By Hitting Side Card

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Michele Guerrini
Michele Guerrini

Michele Guerrini was all in and at risk preflop with the {q-Spades}{6-Clubs} and in trouble as Huseyin Akgul was holding the {a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}.

The flop came [a5h10c]. The turn was the {6-Spades} to bring life to Guerrini and the river was the {5-Spades} to secure a double for him.

Tags: Huseyin AkgulMichele Guerrini

Pak Spikes the River to Bust Henriques

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Valeriy Pak
Valeriy Pak

Valeriy Pak bet 100,000 on a flop of {8-Spades}{a-Spades}{5-Clubs} and Daniel Henriques called in the big blind.

The turn came the {q-Hearts} and Henriques checked over to Pak, who bet another 165,000. Henriques moved all in for around 600,000 and Pak snap-called with {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}.

Henriques, though, had turned two pair with {q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}. The {a-Diamonds} fell on the river and Pak gave a huge fist pump as he made trips to send Henriques to the payout desk.

Tags: Daniel HenriquesValeriy Pak

Akgul Picks Off Margolin

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

The board was completed on the river to read {j-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts}{q-Clubs}. From middle position, Timur Margolin was again in the tank.

Eventually, he slid out a stack for a bet of 400,000 into a pot that was around the same amount. Huseyin Akgul considered it for some time before calling.

Margolin tabled the {a-Spades}{k-Spades} and Akgul showed down the {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for the winner.

Tags: Huseyin AkgulTimur Margolin

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Doe Picks Up Big Blind Special to Bust Hulme

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

Heads-up on a {7-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop, John Doe bet 200,000 from the big blind before Andrew Hulme announced he was all in for around 450,000. Doe snap-called.

Hulme turned over {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}, but Doe had flopped two pair with {q-Spades}{7-Spades}. The board ran out {j-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} and Hulme was eliminated while Doe increased his chip lead, climbing above 4,000,000.

Tags: Andrew HulmeJohn Doe

Kuliberda Counterfeited and Called

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

On the turn, Dawid Kuliberda bet 75,000 on a board of {j-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{q-Spades}{j-Clubs}. Evgenii Katymaev called.

The river was the {q-Diamonds} to double pair the board. Kuliberda fired 90,000 and was called quickly.

Kuliberda tabled his counterfeited {9-Spades}{9-Clubs} which Katymaev had beat with the {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs} king kicker.

Tags: Dawid KuliberdaEvgenii Katymaev

Tsoy Spikes a Set on Macori

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

On the next hand after winning big off Valeriy Pak, Federico Macori got involved in another pot, this time calling Valentin Tsoy's all-in bet of 895,000 from the small blind.

Valentin Tsoy: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Federico Macori: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

Macori got the {k-Hearts} on the flop, but it was followed by {q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} as Tsoy made a set. Pak gave Tsoy a fist pump as the board ran out {7-Clubs}{9-Spades}, earning him a double up with a full house.

Tags: Federico MacoriValentin Tsoy

Nixon Flops Set to Bust Akimov

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

There was a preflop all in in the process of being dealt:

Baurzhan Akimov: {a-}{10-}
Jamie Nixon: {j-}{j-}

The flop came {2-}{6-}{j-} to bring a quick end to Akimov as the board ran out {9-}{5-} and Nixon took in the remainder of Akimov's stack.

Tags: Baurzhan AkimovJamie Nixon

Clock Called on Yaghmai; Macori Snaps Off Pak

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

With around 500,000 already in the pot on a board of {5-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{8-Spades}, Musa Genc bet 400,000 from middle position as Nariman Yaghmai went into the tank.

The clock was eventually called on Yaghmai before he slid forward a stack of chips to call. Genc turned over {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for trips to win the pot.

On an adjacent table, Valeriy Pak bet 110,000 from the small blind on a board of {6-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and was called by Federico Macori on the button.

The river came the {10-Hearts} and Pak fired out another 180,000. Macori snap-called and Pak mucked his hand, awarding the pot to Macori without a showdown.

Tags: Federico MacoriMusa GencNariman YaghmaiValeriy Pak

Chilaud Out-Flips Ilani; Margolin Wins Big Without a Showdown

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Maxime Chilaud
Maxime Chilaud

Maxime Chilaud raised to 50,000 from middle position before Ran Ilani, next to act, shoved for around 300,000. Chilaud called to put him at risk.

Ran Ilani: {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Maxime Chilaud: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Chilaud hit a pair on the {q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop, and Ilani got no help from the {3-Hearts}{8-Clubs} runout as the Israeli pro was sent to the rail.

At the same time at another table, Timur Margolin and John Doe were on the river on a board of {9-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}. Doe bet 225,000 from the big blind and Margolin, after tanking for a few minutes, called.

Doe immediately threw his cards into the muck and Margolin collected the big pot without a showdown.

Tags: John DoeMaxime ChilaudRan IlaniTimur Margolin

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