2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$2,200 Warmup
Day: 1bc
1bc234
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
Total Entries
523
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1bc
Entries
201
Players Left
99
Players Left 1 / 523

Abou Khalil Gets Demirci Off a Set

Level 2 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Baris Topuz on the button and blinds Hakan Demirci and Ghassan Abou Khalil put in 3,100 on a flop of {7-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{9-Clubs} before all three players checked the {a-Clubs} turn.

The river came the {q-Clubs}, putting four clubs on the board, and Demirci again checked. Abou Khalil bet 3,000 and Topuz quickly folded. Demirci, though, leaned back in his chair and tanked for about a minute.

"Pass," he eventually said, turning over {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} for a rivered set and throwing them in the muck as Abou Khalil collected the pot.

Tags: Baris TopuzGhassan Abou KhalilHakan Demirci