$2,200 Warmup | 2023 Merit Poker Western Series

01-20-2023 21:56 UTC+3

Mandara Survives Against Saad

David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Action folded to Eli Saad on the button who shoved all in. Ryan Mandara was in the small blind and used a few more time banks before calling for his last 2,310,000.

Ryan Mandara:
Eli Saad:

Mandara hit top pair on the flop, leaving Saad needing running cards. He didn't get any miracles and was left handing over most of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Mandara	5,100,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Eli Saad	1,100,000 -2,360,000	-2,360,000

Tags: Eli Saad Ryan Mandara

01-20-2023 21:56 UTC+3

Break Time

David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The remaining seven players are now on a 15-minute break.

01-20-2023 21:57 UTC+3

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Doe	16,005,000 -50,000	-50,000

Paul Browne	11,555,000 -45,000	-45,000
Recep Aydemir	10,095,000 -505,000	-505,000
Ryan Mandara	5,120,000 20,000	20,000
David Hu	4,960,000 -40,000	-40,000
Helmut Phung	3,520,000 -580,000	-580,000

Eli Saad	1,050,000 -50,000	-50,000

Level: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

01-20-2023 22:24 UTC+3

Hu Gets Tricky With Aces

David Salituro

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

John Doe raised to 900,000 from the hijack with as action folded to David Hu in the small blind who looked down at . Hu just called the raise to see the flop.

Doe continued for 800,000 and Hu again just called. The turn came the and Doe bet another 1,200,000. Hu used a time bank before announcing he was all in for 2,650,000.

Now it was Doe's turn to use a time card before he decided to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Doe	13,100,000 -2,905,000	-2,905,000

David Hu	7,900,000 2,940,000	2,940,000

Tags: David Hu John Doe

01-20-2023 22:29 UTC+3

Eli Saad Eliminated in 7th Place ($30,300)

David Salituro

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Eli Saad had shoved his short stack in the middle several times since returning from break without getting any callers. He then did it again with , moving all in for 2,550,000 from the cutoff as John Doe called in the big blind with .

The board was no help to Saad and he was eliminated in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Doe	15,800,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Eli Saad	Busted

Tags: Eli Saad John Doe

01-20-2023 22:33 UTC+3

Hu Cracks 10 Million

David Salituro

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

David Hu raised to 600,000 from the hijack with as John Doe and Recep Aydemir came along from the blinds, Doe with and Aydemir with .

The flop came and action checked to Hu, who bet 700,000. Both opponents quickly folded as Hu crossed the 10,000,000 chip milestone.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Doe	15,200,000 -600,000	-600,000

David Hu	10,100,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Recep Aydemir	8,500,000 -1,595,000	-1,595,000

Tags: David Hu John Doe Recep Aydemir

01-20-2023 22:51 UTC+3

Mandara Fades Everything to Double

David Salituro

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Action folded to David Hu on the button who moved all in with . Ryan Mandara slammed in his last 3,775,000 from the small blind with .

The flop gave Hu a flush draw, while the on the turn also gave him a possible straight. Hu missed both draws on the river and Mandara doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Mandara	8,200,000 3,080,000	3,080,000
David Hu	8,000,000 -2,100,000	-2,100,000

Tags: Ryan Mandara David Hu

01-20-2023 23:02 UTC+3

Browne Traps Doe

David Salituro

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

John Doe raised to 750,000 with and Paul Browne defended his big blind with .

The flop gave Browne trips and he check-called a bet of 425,000. Both players checked the turn as Browne improved to a full house.

The river gave Doe a useless flush and he bet 600,000. Browne used a time bank before announcing a raise to 1,700,000. Doe quickly called but had to muck his flush.