Break Time
Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Level 3 has ended and players are now on the first 10-minute break of Day 1c.
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,089,320
Entries
757
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
155
Players Left
85
Dalkilic Hits the River on Ferman
Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Three-handed on a flop of 
and with around 20,000 in the pot, all three players checked to the 
turn when Mehmet Dalkilic bet 11,000 from middle position.
Only Jak Ferman called in the small blind and they saw the 
fall on the river. Both players checked and Dalkilic showed 
for a rivered flush. Ferman slammed his hand on the table in frustration before he mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 150,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
Secilmis Pays Off a Set
Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
A player in early position bet 7,700 on a board of 
and was called by two opponents, including Ugur Secilmis in the cutoff.
The river came the 
and the early-position player fired out another 10,000. Secilmis called, as did another opponent in the big blind. Secilmis turned over 
, but the original better had 
for a flopped set to take the multi-way pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 |
Generalov Turns the Nuts to Bust Guven
Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Akin Guven bet 10,000 on a board of 
before Konstantin Generalov raised to 30,000. Guven tanked for a moment before he moved all in for around 75,000 and Generalov snap-called.
Guven gave a sigh as he showed 
for two pair. Generalov had 
for the turned straight and left Guven needing to improve to a full house on the river.
He instead saw the fell as Guven hit the rail, while Generalov raked in the massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
Busted |
Matta Takes Most of Efe's Stack, Mouawad Claims the Rest
Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Aziz Efe had just lost most of his stack when he ran into the aces of Serge Matta before he moved all in the next hand for his last 1,600. Matta and Joseph Mouawad called.
Matta and Mouawad checked down the 
board and Mouawad took the pot with , sending Efe to an early exit on Day 1c.
Matta, meanwhile, is now sitting on one of the largest stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000 | 220,000 |
|
80,000 | -22,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 3
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Krakow Picked Off By Aristotelos, Still Sporting Big Stack
Level 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
With around 10,000 already in the pot on a board of 
, Matan Krakow bet 8,000 from middle position and Katherina Aristotelos called next to act.
The river came the and Krakow fired out 18,000. Aristotelos cut out the chips to call from her stack and tanked for around a minute before she pushed it into the middle.
Krakow showed 
for a missed straight draw, while Aristotelos turned over for a pair of queens to take the pot.
Despite losing that pot, Krakow has already doubled his starting stack here early on Day 1c.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | |
|
180,000 |
Warde Has His Opponent Out-Kicked
Level 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Four players, including Jad Warde in early position, put in 2,200 on a flop of as the appeared on the turn.
The opponent to Warde's left put in 5,000 and was called by the player in the big blind as well as Warde. The river came the 
and all three players checked.
Warde turned over 
for top pair while his opponent on the left flashed before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000 |
Firsau Gives It Up On the River
Level 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Andrey Daniliuk raised to 1,500 from the cutoff and Vasili Firsau defended his big blind.
The flop came 
and Daniliuk continued for 3,500. Firsau called to see the turn as both players checked.
The river came the 
and Firsau checked once again, Daniliuk fired out another 3,000 and Firsau quickly surrendered his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | |
|
92,000 | -8,000 |
Vasandani Picks Off Mouawad
Level 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Joseph Mouawad bet 2,000 from under the gun on a flop of 
and was called by Hitesh Vasandani in the big blind.
Both players checked the turn before the fell on the river. Vasandani checked over to Mouawad, again, who fired out 2,500. Vasandani quickly flicked in the chips to call.
"Nothing," Mouawad said as Vasandani turned over 
to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 120,000 |
|
|
102,000 |