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
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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Gabriel Gets Value From Panka

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Dominik Panka bet 60,000 from under the gun on a flop of {3-Spades}{k-Hearts}{a-Hearts} and was called by El Khoury Gabriel in the big blind.

Both players checked the {10-Diamonds} turn to see the {j-Clubs} fall on the river. Gabriel this time led out for 150,000.

Panka paused for a moment before tossing in the chips. Gabriel turned over {q-Clubs}{j-Spades} for the straight as he took in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of El Khoury Gabriel lb
El Khoury Gabriel
2,350,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
2,000,000
300,000
300,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: El Khoury GabrielDominik Panka

Aristotelos Wins Back and Forth Hand

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The flop read {q-Spades}{10-Hearts}{5-Spades}. Katherina Aristotelos get 100,000 from the hijack. Bakhos Joumaa called on the button.

The turn was the {8-Diamonds}. This time Joumaa bet 250,000 and Aristotelos called.

The river came the {7-Hearts} and the flow of action changed once again as Aristotelos led out for 150,000. Joumaa folded.

Aristotelos flashed the {q-Clubs} as she took in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Katherina Aristotelos cy
Katherina Aristotelos
1,790,000
590,000
590,000
Profile photo of Bakhos Joumaa lb
Bakhos Joumaa
1,550,000
240,000
240,000

Tags: Katherina Aristotelos

Fal Saves Himself

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Katherina Aristotelos raised to 85,000 from early position before Nikolay Fal, next to act, three-bet to 240,000.

Action folded back around to Aristotelos, who announced a four-bet to 800,000. Fal took off his sunglasses to take a closer look at Aristotelos as he began tanking.

"Queens," Aristotelos asked him. Fal nodded as he rechecked his hand before mucking after about a minute.

"Good pass," Aristotelos said, showing the {a-Hearts} followed by the {a-Clubs} as Fal pretended to wipe his brow after realizing he had made a tournament-saving fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Katherina Aristotelos cy
Katherina Aristotelos
2,100,000
310,000
310,000
Profile photo of Nikolay Fal ru
Nikolay Fal
1,200,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Katherina AristotelosNikolay Fal

Sainjargal Eliminates Anar With Aces

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The aftermath of a hand was being sorted out as the {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} of Seref Dursun Anar had come up empty against the {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} of Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal as the board showed {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs}. The dealer sent the chips over to the Mongolian player while Anar headed to payouts.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal mn
Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal
2,290,000
1,430,000
1,430,000
Profile photo of Seref Dursun Anar tr
Seref Dursun Anar
Busted

Tags: Amarbayasgalan SainjargalSeref Dursun Anar

Chernikov In Charge

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Aleksandr Chernikov
Aleksandr Chernikov

There was a big preflop flip in progress.

Makram Bou Habib: {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Aleksandr Chernikov: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

Bou Habib was at risk as the flop sent him behind when it came {k-Spades}{3-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. The turn was the {9-Spades} and the river the {2-Clubs} to end the day for Bou Habib and give Chernikov a huge chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
5,650,000
850,000
850,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Makram Bou Habib lb
Makram Bou Habib
Busted

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovMakram Bou Habib

Panka Snaps Off Chilaud

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Dominik Panka
Dominik Panka

Dominik Panka bet 75,000 from the button on a flop of {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} before small blind Maxime Chilaud raised to 290,000.

Panka called as the {2-Spades} fell on the turn. Chilaud bet another 410,000 and Panka, sitting motionless behind a pair of sunglasses, eventually called after a brief tank.

The river came the {4-Hearts} and Chilaud moved all in. Panka snap-called for his last 950,000 as Chilaud showed {a-Spades}{9-Spades} for two pair. Panka, though, turned over {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts} for the set to earn the massive double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
2,800,000
800,000
800,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
2,300,000
1,800,000
1,800,000

Tags: Dominik PankaMaxime Chilaud

Unstoppable Chernikov Busts Another

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aleksei Istomin three-bet to 400,000 from the hijack, leaving himself just two blue 5,000 chips behind, and Aleksandr Chernikov called in early position. The flop came {7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Spades} and they got the rest of Istomin's chips in the middle.

Aleksei Istomin: {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Aleksandr Chernikov: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

Istomin stood up from his seat and began vlogging the action with his camera as the board ran out {9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}, sending him to the rail as another pot was pushed in the direction of the chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
5,800,000
150,000
150,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Aleksei Istomin ru
Aleksei Istomin
Busted

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovAleksei Istomin

Pankov Gets a Shove Through

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action went check-check on a flop of {5-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} between Vitaliy Pankov and Ara Melkisetian, to go to the turn which was the {9-Spades}.

From the big blind, Pankov jammed all in and Melkisetian folded swiftly to send Pankov a few more chips to work with.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ara Melkisetian lb
Ara Melkisetian
1,975,000
475,000
475,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Vitaliy Pankov ru
Vitaliy Pankov
615,000
585,000
585,000

Tags: Ara MelkisetianVitaliy Pankov

Chilaud Gets Some Back, Busts Kolotiuk on the River

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Roman Kolotiuk was all in for around 600,000 from the blinds and up against Maxime Chilaud in early position.

Roman Kolotiuk: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Maxime Chilaud {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

Kolotiuk's nines stayed in front as the board ran out {k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, but the {a-Clubs} spiked on the river as Chilaud made a pair of aces. Kolotiuk, who entertained the room with his pushups on the money bubble earlier, was sent to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
2,400,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Roman Kolotiuk ru
Roman Kolotiuk
Busted

Tags: Maxime ChilaudRoman Kolotiuk

Orthodoxou Moving Up

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action was on the turn as the board read {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}. Orthodoxos Orthodoxou bet 250,000. Bakhos Joumaa called in early position.

The river came the {8-Spades}. Orthodoxou shoved all in. Joumaa thought for over a minute before he folded to send the pot to the Cyrpiot who has been collecting chips in recent levels.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Orthodoxos Orthodoxou cy
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
2,850,000
750,000
750,000
Defending Champion
Profile photo of Bakhos Joumaa lb
Bakhos Joumaa
1,450,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Bakhos JoumaaOrthodoxos Orthodoxou

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