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
Total 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
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Dursun Anar Cracks Aces on the River

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

El Khoury Gabriel bet 50,000 on a flop of {5-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} and was called by Seref Dursun Anar in the small blind.

The turn came the {2-Clubs} and Gabriel bet another 200,000. Dursun Anar quickly called to see the {j-Clubs} river.

Dursun Anar this time led out for 100,000 and Gabriel quickly flicked in a chip to call. "Two pair," Dursun Anar announced, turning over {k-Spades}{j-Spades}.

Gabriel flashed {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} before he gave up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of El Khoury Gabriel lb
El Khoury Gabriel
1,200,000
920,000
920,000
Profile photo of Seref Dursun Anar tr
Seref Dursun Anar
1,100,000
400,000
400,000

Tags: El Khoury GabrielSeref Dursun Anar

Fal Races to a Double

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Nikolay Fal was all in for 500,000 as Katherina Aristotelos tanked for several minutes in the big blind before calling.

Nikolay Fal: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Katherina Aristotelos: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

Fal took the lead as the {q-Hearts} came in the window, followed by the {3-Hearts}{2-Spades}. The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and Fal survived.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nikolay Fal ru
Nikolay Fal
1,000,000
115,000
115,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Katherina Aristotelos cy
Katherina Aristotelos
700,000
115,000
115,000

Tags: Katherina AristotelosNikolay Fal

Efimov Flops the Nuts

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Sergei Efimov and Luc Bindel built a pot of around 285,000 with the board showing {q-Spades}{k-Spades}{10-Spades}{10-Hearts}. Efimov, in the hijack, bet 125,000 and Bindel called.

The river came the {7-Clubs} and Bindel checked. Efimov fired out another 420,000.

"Sorry, I need some time," Bindel told the table as he stopped to take a sip of his coffee. He tanked for several minutes before he announced a call.

"Did he call," Efimov asked the dealer before slamming down {j-Spades}{9-Spades} for the flopped straight flush to win the massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sergei Efimov ru
Sergei Efimov
3,700,000
780,000
780,000
Profile photo of Luc Bindel fr
Luc Bindel
1,430,000
870,000
870,000

Tags: Luc BindelSergei Efimov

Barsegian Bets Out Efimov

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Two of the larger stacks were clashing in a three-bet pot on a flop of {7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. From the button, Eduard Barsegian bet 175,000 and Sergei Efimov called in the cutoff.

The turn was the {k-Hearts}. Barsegian fired again, this time for 275,000 and Efimov folded to send a few of his chips to his left.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eduard Barsegian ru
Eduard Barsegian
3,100,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Sergei Efimov ru
Sergei Efimov
2,920,000
380,000
380,000

Tags: Eduard BarsegianSergei Efimov

Barsegian Five-Bet Shoves

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Eduard Barsegian was in the small blind and had a raise to 175,000 in front of him as action went back around to Azizjon Rakhimov in middle position.

Rakhimov four-bet to 400,000 before Barsegian announced he was all in. Rakhimov, with around 600,000 remaining, gave it some thought before folding.

At the same time, Uri Reichenstein and Dawid Smolka were eliminated on adjacent tables.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eduard Barsegian ru
Eduard Barsegian
2,600,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Azizjon Rakhimov uz
Azizjon Rakhimov
600,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
Busted
Profile photo of Dawid Smolka pl
Dawid Smolka
Busted

Tags: Azizjon RakhimovEduard BarsegianUri Reichenstein

Efimov Spikes the River on Bogdanov

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Yulian Bogdanov was down to 65,000 and got his last chips in the middle from the cutoff against small blind Sergei Efimov.

Yulian Bogdanov: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Sergei Efimov: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

Bogdanov was ahead through the turn on a board of {7-Spades}{3-Clubs}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts}, but Efimov hit the {k-Spades} on the river to make top pair and bust Bogdanov.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sergei Efimov ru
Sergei Efimov
3,300,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Yulian Bogdanov bg
Yulian Bogdanov
Busted

Tags: Sergei EfimovYulian Bogdanov

Held Picks Off Taysi; Lech Busts

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Muhtar Taysi moved all in for around 300,000 from the button as Justus Held in the big blind asked for a count before he called.

Muhtar Taysi: {a-Diamonds}{8-Spades}
Justus Held: {a-Spades}{9-Hearts}

The {j-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{5-Spades}{q-Spades}{3-Spades} board improved neither player and Held's nine-kicker played to send Taysi to the payout desk.

On another table, Michael Lech also busted soon after returning from break.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Justus Held de
Justus Held
800,000
185,000
185,000
Profile photo of Michael Lech us
Michael Lech
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Muhtar Taysi tr
Muhtar Taysi
Busted

Tags: Justus HeldMichael LechMuhtar Taysi

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

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