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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"Seat Open" as Aristotelos Makes a Straight

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Naji Abdo was all in for 215,000 from the button and was up against Katherina Aristotelos in the small blind.

Naji Abdo: {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Katherina Aristotelos: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

Aristotelos had Abdo dominated as the {9-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop gave her a straight draw and Abdo a flush draw. Abdo couldn't connect with the {10-Diamonds} turn or {9-Diamonds} river as Aristotelos made her straight to send Abdo to the rail.

"Seat open," Abdo called out as he waited to collect his payout.

Player Chips Progress
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Katherina Aristotelos
1,200,000
350,000
350,000
Profile photo of Naji Abdo lb
Naji Abdo
Busted

Tags: Katherina AristotelosNaji Abdo

Matta Goes Runner Runner Wheel to Survive

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Serge Matta was all in and at risk preflop as the cards were displayed and the dealer was ready to run the board.

Serge Matta: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Benjamin Hamman: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}

The flop came {4-Spades}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts}. The turn was the {3-Hearts} and the river the {2-Hearts} to bring in a wheel for Matta and give his ace-king the victory the unconventional way to keep him alive.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Hammann
2,680,000
170,000
170,000
Profile photo of Serge Matta lb
Serge Matta
600,000
130,000
130,000

Tags: Benjamin HammanSerge Matta

Hubbell Ended by Quads

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Jeffrey Hubbell
Jeffrey Hubbell

Benjamin Hamman opened to 70,000, Jeffrey Hubbell jammed all in and Hamman called.

Jeffrey Hubbell: {a-}{k-}
Benjamin Hamman: {4-}{4-}

The flop came {7-}{4-}{3-} to give Hamman a set the turn was the {a-} and the river came the {4-} to give him superfluous quads as Hubbell was sent away.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Hammann
2,850,000
550,000
550,000
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Jeffrey Hubbell
Busted

Tags: Benjamin HammanJeffrey Hubbell

Doroshkov Fills Up to Bust El-Hany

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Dominik Panka raised to 60,000 from the hijack before Vladislav Doroshkov three-bet to 175,000 on the button. Action folded to Fadi El-Hany in the big blind who moved all in for 225,000.

Panka got out of the way, but Doroshkov put in the chips to call.

Fadi El-Hany: {j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Vladislav Doroshkov: {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

Doroshkov hit trips on the {k-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} flop and finished with a full house as the board ran out {q-Clubs}{8-Spades}, sending El-Hany to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
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Dominik Panka
1,900,000
100,000
100,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Vladislav Doroshkov ru
Vladislav Doroshkov
1,100,000
580,000
580,000
Profile photo of Fadi El-Hany lb
Fadi El-Hany
Busted

Tags: Dominik PankaFadi El-HanyVladislav Doroshkov

Midik Rivers Winner

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action was three-way on a board of {q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. Katherina Aristotelos led for 40,000 from the big blind. Osman Midik called in the hijack and Orthodoxos Orthodoxou called on the button.

The river came the {a-Spades}. Midik bet 175,000 when it was on him. Orthodoxou folded and Aristotelos went into the tank. Eventually she called.

Midik tabled the {a-Diamonds}{8-Spades} which beat the {j-}{j-} of Aristotelos.

Player Chips Progress
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Osman Midik
2,250,000
825,000
825,000
Profile photo of Orthodoxos Orthodoxou cy
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
2,000,000
690,000
690,000
Defending Champion
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Katherina Aristotelos
850,000
150,000
150,000

Tags: Katherina AristotelosOrthodoxos OrthodoxouOsman Midik

Held Raises Out Melkisetian, Livshitz

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Three players went to a flop of {9-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} with around 170,000 in the pot when Ara Melkisetian bet 70,000 and Gabi Livshitz called in the cutoff.

Justus Held, in the big blind, then raised to 240,000 and Melkisetian quickly gave up his hand. Livshitz also took one last look at his cards before sending them into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Justus Held
1,300,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Ara Melkisetian lb
Ara Melkisetian
1,300,000
500,000
500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Gabi Livshitz il
Gabi Livshitz
1,200,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ara MelkisetianGabi LivshitzJustus Held

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Gabriel Forces Fold With River Raise

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

Action was on the flop as it came {10-Hearts}{4-Spades}{8-Hearts}. From the big blind, Bogdan-Andrei Munteanu bet 85,000. El Khoury Gabriel called in middle position and Serge Matta folded from the small blind.

The turn was the {7-Clubs}. Both players checked to the river which came the {10-Clubs}. Munteanu fired 105,000. Gabriel took a few moments before popping in a raise to 375,000. Munteanu thought for a couple of minutes before he folded.

Gabriel did not show but he later said that he had had {8-}{8-}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of El Khoury Gabriel lb
El Khoury Gabriel
1,600,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Bogdan-Andrei Munteanu ro
Bogdan-Andrei Munteanu
1,050,000
Profile photo of Serge Matta lb
Serge Matta
470,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Bogdan-Andrei MunteanuEl Khoury GabrielSerge Matta