Level: 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
$2,200 Warmup
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2023 Merit Poker Western Series
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$962,320
Entries
523
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
19
Players Left
1
Hu Goes For The Over Bet
Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Paul Browne limped in with 
and David Hu checked his option with 
.
The flop came 
and Browne bet 400,000 with a pair of eights. Hu called with his flush draw, which he completed on the 
turn.
Both players checked as the river came the 
. Browne checked again before Hu over-bet the pot for 2,500,000. Browne used a time bank, leaving himself with just one remaining, before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,900,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
10,000,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
Ryan Mandara Eliminated in 6th Place ($36,400)
Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Paul Browne raised to 1,000,000 from the button with 
, then quickly called when big blind Ryan Mandara shoved for 4,850,000 holding 
.
Both players stood up from their seats to await the flop, which came 
. Mandara got no help, and the board ran out 
to keep Browne's tens in front.
The two Brits exchanged a quick hug before Mandara made his way to the payout desk, while Browne assumed the tournament chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,400,000
5,500,000
|
5,500,000 |
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,375,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
13,825,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
||
|
|
10,775,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
5,400,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
||
|
3,925,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |
Phung Catches Runner-Runner on Browne
Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Helmut Phung raised to 850,000 with 
from the cutoff and Paul Browne defended with 
.
Brown hit trips on the 
and both players checked. Phung picked up a straight draw on the as Browne led out for 1,400,000. Phung used two time bank cards before calling.
The on the river completed his straight and Phung bet 2,500,000 after Browne checked. Browne threw in his last time bank card before he called, only to be shown that Phung had hit running cards to crack his flopped trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,400,000
-5,975,000
|
-5,975,000 |
|
|
11,400,000
6,000,000
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
||
Phung Doesn't Get There This Time
Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Helmut Phung limped in with 
and John Doe checked his option with .
The flop came 
and Phung led out for 550,000. Doe called with his pair of queens, then improved to trips on the 
turn.
Phung checked this time as Doe bet 1,100,000. Phung called with straight and flush draws, but didn't connect with the 
as both players checked the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,100,000
2,275,000
|
2,275,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
8,100,000
-3,300,000
|
-3,300,000 |
|
|
||
Aydemir Holds on to Survive
Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
John Doe limped in with 
, then called when Recep Aydemir moved all in for 2,525,000 with 
.
The 
flop gave Doe both a pair and a flush draw, but he improved no further on the turn or river to double his short stack.
"There's always a sweat, my friend. There's always a sweat," Paul Browne told Aydemir as he stacked his new chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,600,000
-2,500,000
|
-2,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,500,000
1,575,000
|
1,575,000 |
Browne Tries to Pull Off a Move
Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
John Doe raised to 800,000 from the button with 
. In the big blind, Paul Browne had 
and put in a three-bet to 1,600,000.
Doe quickly called as the flop came 
. Browne slowed down and checked, then snap-folded when Doe bet 3,500,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,800,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
11,600,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
Aydemir Doubles Again
Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Helmut Phung raised to 800,000 from under the gun with 
before Recep Aydemir shoved on the button for 3,450,000 with 
. Phung asked for a count before he called.
Aydemir hit a pair on the flop and sat back down in his seat as the board ran out 
, earning him another double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,900,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
|
|
7,200,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
|
||
Time For Another Break
Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
The five remaining players are headed off on another 15-minute break.