button in Safari
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,089,320
Total Entries
757
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
114
Players Left
16
Players Left 1 / 757
Filter
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
After a bubble that took over an hour, the field is finally on its first 15-minute break of the day with 83 players remaining.
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
There was already 350,000 in the pot on a board of 
when Aleksandr Chernikov bet 150,000 and was called by Ara Melkisetian.
Danut Chisu, in the big blind, then moved all in for 300,000 and Chernikov immediately pushed a tower of chips from his massive stack in the middle to call. Melkisetian angrily flung his cards away.
Danut Chisu: 
Aleksandr Chernikov: 
Chernikov had made two pair and left Chisu drawing dead. The 
on the river also gave Chisu two pair but it wasn't enough to avoid him hitting the rail.
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Harout Ghazarian was all in with his short stack after having just made the money.
Harout Ghazarian: 
Nuri Hadioglu: 
The flop came 
. The turn was the 
and the river the to end his day with a min cash.
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Baurzhan Akimov survived the bubble with around 125,000 and moved all in from under the gun. Seref Dursun Anar called in the big blind.
Baurzhan Akimov:
Seref Dursun Anar: 
Akimov picked up a straight draw to go with his overcards as the board came 
, but he received no further help on the 
river and was sent to the payout desk.
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
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 
board and Rakhimov showed for a pair of jacks. Efimov had 
and Kaukua showed 
before he headed to the exit as the unfortunate bubble boy.
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Salavat Shafigullen raised to 40,000 from early position. Ceyhan Tezcan three-bet to 90,000 from middle position. Shafigullen then four-bet a small amount to 150,000 and Tezcan called.
The flop came 
. Tezcan bet 120,000. Shafigullen raised to 300,000 and Tezcan quickly made the call.
The 
came off on the turn. Shafigullen jammed all in. Tezcan got a count as he was covered and had to make the decision on the stone bubble. After about a minute he folded.
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Aleksandr Chernikov moved all in from under the gun, having the rest of the table covered.
"I'm not even going to look," Danut Chisu said as he folded the button. Action folded to Ernestas Degtiariovas, who tanked for several minutes before he announced a call for his last 800,000.
Ernestas Degtiariovas: 
Aleksandr Chernikov: 
The 
flop was no help to Chernikov. The turn came the 
and a gasp arose from the crowd gathered around the table at the sight of another low card, but it didn't improve Cherinkov who was left paying off Degtiariovas on the 
river.
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Milen Stefanov was all in from the small blind on the bubble.
Milen Stefanov:
Vladislav Ivanov: 
Stefanov was in a good position to double as everyone watched the flop come down 
, the turn was the 
and the river came the 
to keep the bubble going.
