2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$2,200 Warmup
Day: 4
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$181,200
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$962,320
Entries
523
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
19
Players Left
1

Chilaud, Fedoseev, and Aydemir Chase the Mysterious "John Doe" on the Final Day of the $2,200 Warm Up

Recep Aydemir
Recep Aydemir

Today is the final day of the Merit Poker Western Series $2,200 Warm Up, and everyone is looking up at the “mystery man.”

The man known only as “John Doe” has a commanding lead over the remaining 19 players with 9,800,000. France’s Maxime Chilaud is in second place at 6,755,000, a comfortable stack in its own right but still more than 3,000,000 behind the chip leader. Chilaud is no stranger to success here at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino. He won a high roller event here in November for $184,000 and will look to repeat that performance today.

Vladislav Fedoseev rounds out the top three at 4,550,000. The fun-loving and talkative Recep Aydemir is in fifth place with 3,245,000. British pros Ryan Mandara and Paul Browne have been near the top of the leaderboard since the start of the tournament and are both still in the hunt for the title; Mandara is in 10th place with 2,010,000, while Browne has his work cut out for him on a stack of 850,000, less than ten big blinds.

Day 4 chip counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1John Doen/a9,800,00098
2Maxime ChilaudFrance6,755,00068
3Vladislav FedoseevRussia4,550,00046
4Helmut PhungGermany3,900,00039
5Recep AydemirTurkey3,245,00032
6Eli SaadLebanon2,660,00027
7Andress MerhebLebanon2,600,00026
8Valentin TsoyUzbekistan2,570,00026
9Halil BaybarsTurkey2,130,00021
10Ryan MandaraUnited Kingdom2,010,00020
11Michele GuerriniItaly1,910,00019
12David HuNetherlands1,905,00019
13Yury BochkarevRussia1,675,00017
14Evgenii KatymaevRussia1,495,00015
15Huseyin AkgulTurkey1,290,00013
16Michael AllenUnited Kingdom1,150,00012
17Paul BrowneUnited Kingdom850,0009
18Nikolay FalRussia835,0008
19Arie KliperIsrael815,0008

The 19 survivors are all that is left from a starting field of 523 total entries. Everyone who has made it this far is guaranteed at least $8,115, but they'll all be chasing the top prize of $181,200 and the title of champion.

Day 4 begins at 1 p.m. local time will pick up on Level 27, with blinds at 50,000-100,000 and a 100,000 big blind ante. Once the final table is reached, it will be streamed live on a 30-minute delay on Merit Poker’s Facebook page and YouTube until a new champion is crowned.

PokerNews will be following all the action until there is only one player still standing after the ultimate gunfight in North Cyprus.

Tags: Andress MerhebArie KliperDavid HuEli SaadEvgenii KatymaevHalil BaybarsHelmut PhungHuseyin AkgulJohn DoeMaxime ChilaudMichael AllenMichele GuerriniNikolay FalPaul BrowneRecep AydemirRyan MandaraValentin TsoyVladislav FedoseevYury Bochkarev

Day 4 Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
11Eli SaadLebanon2,660,00027
12Vladislav FedoseevRussia4,550,00046
13Evgenii KatymaevRussia1,495,00015
14Paul BrowneUnited Kingdom850,0009
15Maxime ChilaudFrance6,755,00068
16Yury BochkarevRussia1,675,00017
17Ryan MandaraUnited Kingdom2,010,00020
TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
21David HuNetherlands1,905,00019
22Valentin TsoyUzbekistan2,570,00026
23Andress MerhebLebanon2,600,00026
24Recep AydemirTurkey3,245,00032
25John Doen/a9,800,00098
26Nikolay FalRussia835,0008
TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
31Helmut PhungGermany3,900,00039
32Michael AllenUnited Kingdom1,150,00012
33Halil BaybarsTurkey2,130,00021
34Michele GuerriniItaly1,910,00019
35Huseyin AkgulTurkey1,290,00013
36Arie KliperIsrael815,0008

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