2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$372,800
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,089,320
Entries
757
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
114
Players Left
16

Toni Kaukua Bubbles the Main Event

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Toni Kaukua
Toni Kaukua

Toni Kaukua was under the gun and tanked for several minutes before the clock was called. He eventually raised to 40,000, leaving himself just 20,000 behind.

Azizjon Rakhimov then raised to 100,000 from middle position, Sergei Efimov called in the big blind, and Kaukua put in his last chips.

Rakhimov and Efimov checked down the {2-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{9-Spades}{j-Spades}{8-Spades} board and Rakhimov showed {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} for a pair of jacks. Efimov had {q-Spades}{j-Clubs} and Kaukua showed {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} before he headed to the exit as the unfortunate bubble boy.

Player Chips Progress
Sergei Efimov ru
Sergei Efimov
3,200,000
250,000
250,000
Azizjon Rakhimov uz
Azizjon Rakhimov
800,000
470,000
470,000
Toni Kaukua fi
Toni Kaukua
Busted

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