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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Georges Chehade Eliminated in 18th Place ($19,155)

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Georges Chehade
Georges Chehade

Georges Chehade moved all in in preflop for 700,000 from under the gun. Serge Matta called on his left before Ernestas Degtiariovas took a moment and three-bet to 2,100,000 from the button. Matta folded after a few moments of thought.

Georges Chehade: {3-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Ernestas Degtiariovas: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{a-Spades}{5-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{7-Spades} as it was wrapped up on the turn and Chehade was eliminated.

Tags: Ernestas DegtiariovasGeorges ChehadeSerge Matta

Viktor Ustimov Eliminated in 19th Place ($16,890)

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Viktor Ustimov
Viktor Ustimov

Viktor Ustimov raised to 200,000 from the hijack before Justus Held three-bet in the small blind to 725,000. Dominik Panka, in the big blind, reraised to 1,600,000.

Ustimov then moved all in for 4,600,000 as Held got out of the way. Panka, though, tanked for several minutes before he called.

Viktor Ustimov: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Dominik Panka: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

It was a massive coin flip, with more than 10,000,000 at state, as the board ran out {2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{9-Spades}. Panka's jacks stayed in front to bust Ustimov in 19th place as he took the tournament chip lead into the final two tables.

Komorowski Wakes Up With Kings

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Sergei Efimov raised to 250,000 from under the gun and Aleksandr Chernikov called on the button. In the big blind, Maciej Komorowski moved all in for 800,000, Efimov reshoved, and Chernikov got out of the way.

Maciej Komorowski: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Sergei Efimov: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and Komorowski's pair of kings stayed in front of Efimov's jacks to earn him a double up.

Tags: Maciej KomorowskiSergei Efimov

El Khoury Gabriel Eliminated in 20th Place ($16,890)

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
El Khoury Gabriel
El Khoury Gabriel

Aleksandr Chernikov raised to 200,000 from early position as action folded around to El Khoury Gabriel on the button, who moved all in for 315,000.

The blinds got out of the way but Chernikov quickly called.

El Khoury Gabriel: {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Aleksandr Chernikov: {a-Spades}{7-Spades}

Gabriel hit top pair on the {j-Clubs}{5-Spades}{8-Spades} flop, but the chip leader wasn't going to be beaten that easily. The board ran out {7-Hearts}{a-Hearts} and Chernikov made running two pair to bust Gabriel in 20th place.

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovEl Khoury Gabriel

Walid Bou Habib Eliminated in 21st Place ($16,890)

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Walid Bou Habib
Walid Bou Habib

Walid Bou Habib moved all in for 1,275,000 and Viktor Ustimov called in the big blind.

Walid Bou Habib: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Viktor Ustimov: {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}

Bou Habib was ahead with his jacks, but Ustimov spiked an ace on the {5-Spades}{a-Hearts}{k-Spades} flop to take the lead. The board ran out {q-Hearts}{4-Spades} and Bou Habib was eliminated.

Tags: Viktor UstimovWalid Bou Habib

Alper Kerim Eliminated in 22nd Place ($15,060)

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Alper Kerim jammed all in from the button and was quickly called by Edgard Raffoul in the big blind.

Alper Kerim: {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Edgard Raffoul: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The flop came {10-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Spades}, the turn was the {2-Clubs} and the river the {4-Spades} as Kerim tapped the table and headed to payouts.

Tags: Alper KerimEdgard Raffoul

Boris Smuskevicius Eliminated in 23rd Place ($15,060)

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Boris Smuskevicius
Boris Smuskevicius

Boris Smuskevicius moved all in for his last 640,000 from early position and Aleksandr Chernikov quickly flicked in a chip to call from middle position.

Boris Smuskevicius: {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Aleksandr Chernikov: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

Both players hit an ace on the {3-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}, but Chernikov's queen-kicker played as the board ran out {6-Spades}{k-Diamonds}. Smuskevicius tapped the felt and headed for the payout desk, while Chernikov cracked the 10,000,000 chip barrier.

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovBoris Smuskevicius

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Kassem Hammoud Eliminated in 24th Place ($15,060)

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Kassem Hammoud
Kassem Hammoud

Bakhos Joumaa raised to 190,000 from the small blind before Kassem Hammoud in the big blind moved all in for 740,000. Joumaa used a time bank card before he called.

Kassem Hammoud: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}
Bakhos Joumaa: {k-Spades}{10-Spades}

Hammoud hit trips on the {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} flop as Joumaa began counting out the chips to pay him off. The {10-Hearts} fell on the turn, followed by the {q-Spades} on the river as Joumaa made a straight.

Hammoud sat stunned in his seat for a few moments before he and Joumaa exchanged a fist pump and he went to collect his payout.

Tags: Bakhos JoumaaKassem Hammoud