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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Ilani Decides to Wait

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

Ran Ilani three-bet to 90,000 from the button before Ondrej Drozd, in the big blind, made it 515,000.

"If you want I can show you after," Drozd told Ilani as the Israeli pro, with around 250,000 behind, began tanking.

"Can you show me before," Ilani replied. "I don't know what to do."

Ilani eventually decided to fold as Drozd showed {a-}{q-}. Ilani tapped the felt in acknowledgement and admitted he didn't have a pair.

Tags: OndreJ DrozdRan Ilani

Hu Applies Bubble Pressure

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

The board was completed to read {6-Spades}{q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and the pot had about 450,000 in it.

From the hijack, David Hu jammed all in to put the screws to Halil Tasyurek near the bubble as he had to decide what to do for the entirety of his stack.

He thought for about a minute before he laid dow his hand to live to fight another day.

Tags: David HuHalil Tasyurek

Hadioglu, Margolin Get Into Raising War Near the Bubble

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

Nuri Hadioglu had a raise to 125,000 in front of him in the cutoff before Timur Margolin made it 285,000 in the small blind.

Hadioglu tanked for several minutes as he counted out his stack while the other players at the table got out of their seats and began to wander around. He eventually pushed forward a tower of chips, reraising to 475,000.

Now it was Margolin's turn to tank for several minutes before he eventually folded, giving Hadioglu the big pot in a hand that lasted nearly 10 minutes without going to a flop.

"You were ready to fold. You decided not to to," Margolin asked.

"This is good," Hadioglu replied, showing the {a-Hearts}.

Tags: Nuri HadiogluTimur Margolin

Browne Slays Kolotiuk With Set

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

The flop read {3-Spades}{4-Clubs}{q-Clubs}. Paul Browne raised Roman Kolotiuk's 60,000 bet to 125,000 and Kolotiuk took some time before he called.

The turn came the {9-Clubs}. Browne jammed all in, Kolotiuk thought for a bit and called.

Browne tabled the {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts} set while Kolotiuk had the {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}. The river was the {7-Spades} to bust Kolotiuk while Browne gathered in another pot.

Tags: Paul BrowneRoman Kolotiuk's

Sadek Nearly Makes Big Mistake

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

Nikolay Fal raised to 30,000 from early position before Iulian-Remus Blebea moved all in for 155,000. In the big blind, Esper Sadek reshoved and Fal got out of the way.

Iulian-Remus Blebea: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Esper Sadek: {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Blebea hit two pair on the {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{q-Clubs} flop, while Sadek picked up a straight draw. The board ran out {k-Hearts}{a-Clubs} and Blebea finished with a full house to double up.

After the hand, Sadek admitted he didn't see Fal's original raise.

"You didn't see him? I didn't understand," Blebea asked.

Tags: Esper SadekIulian-Remus BlebeaNikolay Fal

Margolin Multiplying

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

Timur Margolin called a bet on the turn from Huseyin Akgul to go to the river and complete the board to read {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

Huseyin Akgul slowed down and checked from middle position. Margolin was on the button and took quite a while to gather his thoughts and bet 195,000 which got an almost immediate fold from Akgul as Margolin's stack has grown here on Day 2.

Tags: Huseyin AkgulTimur Margolin

Kuliberda Puts Phung to the Test

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

In a three-handed pot, Helmut Phung bet 25,000 from the hijack on a flop of {9-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades} before Dawid Kuliberda raised to 100,000 in the big blind.

Katherina Aristotelos folded, but Phung called to see the {q-Clubs} on the turn. Kuliberda announced he was all in and Phung, with around 225,000 remaining, tanked for around two minutes before folding.

Tags: Dawid KuliberdaHelmut PhungKatherina Aristotelos

Smolka Doubles His Short Stack

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

Dawid Smolka was down to only 70,000 when he pushed all in from early position. Timur Margolin in the small blind reshoved, and Andress Merheb in the big blind got out of the way.

Dawid Smolka: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Timur Margolin: {2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}

The {9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} flop was safe for Margolin, but Smolka hit the {a-Diamonds} on the turn to take the lead. The river came the {j-Hearts} and Smolka doubled up.

Tags: Dawid SmolkaTimur Margolin

Tsoy Raises Flop

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

The flop showed {3-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}. From the hijack, Dawid Kuliberda bet 75,000. That was promptly check-raised by Valentin Tsoy in early position to 175,000.

Kuliberda assessed his fellow larger stacked opponent before he laid his hand down.

Tags: Dawid KuliberdaValentin Tsoy