2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 3
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Event Info
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$170,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$676,200
Total Entries
147
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
17
Players Left
1
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Mouwad Doubles Through Ilhamur

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Joseph Mouwad jammed 705,000 from the hijack holding the {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}. Osman Ilhamur quickly called with the {a-Spades}{10-Hearts} from the cutoff and everyone else folded.

The flop came {8-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} to keep Mouwad ahead. The turn was the {7-Hearts} and the river was the {k-Clubs} to give Mouwad an important double.

Tags: Joseph MouwadOsman Ilhamur

Kaukua Calls Down vs Kontush

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Yauhen Kontush opened under the gun with the {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Toni Kaukua defended the big blind with the {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}.

The flop came down {4-Spades}{2-Spades}{j-Diamonds}. Hontush bet 100,000 and Kaukua called.

The turn was the {9-Clubs}. Kontush came with a lead again with a bet of 350,000 and Kaukua called again.

The river was the {10-Hearts}. Kontush fired a third barrel for 600,000. Kaukua tanked for well over a minute before ehe decide to call to take the pot with top pair to take a big early pot at the final table.

Tags: Toni KaukuaYauhen Kontush

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Final Table Redraw

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
SeatPlayerChip CountBig Blinds
1Fausto Tantillo2,280,00046
2Joseph Mouwad835,00017
3Osman Ilhamur3,900,00078
4Toni Kaukua2,695,00054
5Yauhen Kontush1,670,00033
6Roman Kolotiuk975,00020
7Viktor Ustimov735,00014
8Iulian-Remus Blebea420,0008
9Andreas Christoforou1,195,00024

One Hour Break

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The final table players are on a 60-minute dinner break that started at 7:45 p.m.. They will return to the felt at 8:45 p.m.

PokerNews will pick up coverage on the final table stream delay so as to now spoil the action, meaning coverage will resume at ~ 10:10 p.m. depending on the length of the stream delay.

Dawid Kuliberda Eliminated in 10th Place ($12,900)

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Dawid Kuliberda
Dawid Kuliberda

At the feature table, Dawid Kuliberda jammed all in with the {10-Clubs}{6-Spades} from the hijack for 125,000. Yauhen Kontush called on the button with the {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Andreas Christoforou also called in the big blind with the {k-Spades}{9-Spades}.

The flop came {q-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}. It checked to the {5-Clubs} turn and the {8-Clubs} river. and Kontush took the pot with the best hand and Kuliberda was eliminated.

Tags: Dawid Kuliberda

Ilhamur Takes Large Chunk From Tantillo

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

In a blind on blind battle, Fausto Tantillo raised from the small blind, Osman Ilhamur jammed out of the big blind and was called by Tantillo after a few moments.

Osman Ilhamur: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Fausto Tantillo: {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}

Tantillo would need to get lucky to take out Ilhamur and take a huge chip lead. The flop came {8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{j-Hearts}, the turn was the {2-Diamonds} and the river the {a-Hearts} to give Ilhamur a huge pot and wound Tantillo.

Tags: Fausto TantilloOsman Ilhamur

[Removed:446] Eliminated in 11th Place ($12,900)

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The rapid eliminations would continue as [Removed:446] was all in and at risk.

[Removed:446]: {a-Spades}{2-Hearts}
Osman Ilhamur: {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{k-Clubs}. The turn was the {6-Spades}. Saran was duck hunting on the river but instead it was the {q-Spades} to end his run in 11th place.

Tags: Osman Ilhamur

Koray Korkmaz Eliminated in 12th Place ($12,900)

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Koray Korkmaz
Koray Korkmaz

Koray Korkmaz was all in from the cutoff against the button.

Koray Korkmaz: {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
[Removed:446]: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

The flop came {3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. The turn was the {6-Clubs} and the river the {10-Clubs} to avoid chop possibilities and Korkmaz was gone.

Tags: Koray KorkmazKoray Kormaz