2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$2,200 Warmup
Day: 3
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 3
Entries
102
Players Left
19
Players Left 1 / 523

Karakaya's Call Goes Wrong

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Hakan Karakaya
Hakan Karakaya

There was already around 200,000 in the pot as Hakan Karakaya in the big blind and John Doe in the cutoff saw a flop of {8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{q-Spades}. Doe moved all in, having Karakaya's remaining 280,000 well covered.

Karakaya spent several minutes in the tank before he committed his last chips, turning over {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}. Doe, though, had hit top pair with {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}.

The board ran out {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Karakaya was sent to the rail. "Would you call," he asked chip leader Valeriy Pak on his way to the exit.

"Good call," Pak replied.

Tags: John DoeHakan Karakaya