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.

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.

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.

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.

Tags: Eduard BarsegianSergei Efimov

Matafonov Missing

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

Denis Matafonov came into Day 3 on a stack of 615,000 but hasn't shown up to play in the three hours since the day began.

His stack has blinded down to around 250,000 as it sits in front of an empty seat.

Tags: Denis Matafonov

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.

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.

Tags: Sergei EfimovYulian Bogdanov

Midik Gets Top Pair Value

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

Action was on the river with the board reading {10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{8-Clubs}. From the big blind, Osman Midik bet 85,000. Vitliy Pankov called in the cutoff after a moment.

Midik tabled the {q-Hearts}{10-Spades} for the winner as Pankov mucked.

Tags: Osman Midik

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.

Tags: Justus HeldMichael LechMuhtar Taysi

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

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