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
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Skhulukhiya Falls Victim to Cracked Aces

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya was all in for around 200,000 from the small blind and up against Gurcan Gungoren in early position.

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}
Gurcan Gungoren: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

Skhulukhiya was a big favorite to double up as the flop came {8-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. Gungoren, though, caught the {7-Spades} on the turn to make a set. The river came the {10-Diamonds} and Skhulukhiya was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gurcan Gungoren tr
Gurcan Gungoren
1,200,000
280,000
280,000
Profile photo of Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
Busted

Tags: Gurcan GungorenGiorgiy Skhulukhiya

Phung Doubles With a Straight

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Dawid Kuliberda bet 20,000 on a flop of {5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{a-Spades} and was called by Helmut Phung in the big blind.

The turn came the {6-Spades} and Phung checked over to Kuliberda, who bet another 110,000. Phung tanked for about a minute before he shoved all in for 371,000. Kuliberda gave the decision some thought before he called.

Kuliberda showed {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for two pair, but Phung had made a straight with {9-Clubs}{7-Spades}. The river came the {5-Clubs} and Phung doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dawid Kuliberda pl
Dawid Kuliberda
870,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Helmut Phung de
Helmut Phung
780,000
592,000
592,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Dawid KuliberdaHelmut Phung

Ozbek Collects With Flopped Set

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Gokhan Ozbek bet 63,000 from the small blind on a board reading {3-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{j-Spades} and Eli Saad called in early position.

The river came the {5-Clubs}. Ozbek led again, this time for 76,000 and Saad called swiftly.

Ozbek tabled the {3-Clubs}{3-Spades} for a flopped set of treys and Saad mucked in frustration and played with his dwindling stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gokhan Ozbek tr
Gokhan Ozbek
775,000
350,000
350,000
Profile photo of Eli Saad lb
Eli Saad
232,000
88,000
88,000

Tags: Eli SaadGokhan Ozbek

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Valeriy Pak uz
Valeriy Pak
1,900,000
580,000
580,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
1,200,000
79,000
79,000
Profile photo of Dawid Kuliberda pl
Dawid Kuliberda
1,120,000
307,000
307,000
Profile photo of Nariman Yaghmai ir
Nariman Yaghmai
960,000
33,000
33,000
Profile photo of Gurcan Gungoren tr
Gurcan Gungoren
920,000
335,000
335,000
Profile photo of Ryan Mandara gb
Ryan Mandara
800,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Jeffrey Hubbell us
Jeffrey Hubbell
620,000
360,000
360,000
Profile photo of Ran Ilani il
Ran Ilani
440,000
140,000
140,000
Profile photo of La Sengphet us
La Sengphet
240,000
136,000
136,000
Profile photo of Gabi Livshitz il
Gabi Livshitz
220,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Koller Gets One Through

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with the board showing the {7-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}. From the button, Jeffrey Hubbell bet 25,000. Ran Koller was under the gun and he jammed all in for what looked like 183,000.

Hubbell thought it out for a while before he said, "I'll let you take this one" and sent his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jeffrey Hubbell us
Jeffrey Hubbell
770,000
510,000
510,000
Profile photo of Ran Koller il
Ran Koller
350,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jeffrey HubbellRan Koller

Onoprienko Shoves Into Kings

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Musa Genc raised to 25,000 from early position before Sergei Onoprienko shoved in the big blind for around 210,000. Genc quickly tossed in a chip to call.

Sergei Onoprienko: {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Musa Genc: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

Onoprienko needed to improve against Genc's kings but got no help on the {8-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{8-Spades} board as he tapped the felt and headed to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Musa Genc tr
Musa Genc
600,000
188,000
188,000
Profile photo of Sergei Onoprienko ru
Sergei Onoprienko
Busted

Tags: Musa GencSergei Onoprienko

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Nixon Rivers Flush

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jamie Nixon
Jamie Nixon

On the turn, the board read {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}. Jamie Nixon bet 57,000 from the hijack. Zaid Al-Khashab clicked it back to 114,000 from the cutoff and Nixon called.

The turn was the {j-Diamonds}. Both players checked. Nixon tabled the {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flush for the winner as Al-Khashab threw up his hands and laughed in frustration.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jamie Nixon gb
Jamie Nixon
1,160,000
158,000
158,000
Profile photo of Zaid Al-Khashab ir
Zaid Al-Khashab
760,000
242,000
242,000

Tags: Jamie NixonZaid Al-Khashab

Guven Hits a Miracle to Bust Segal

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Akin Guven
Akin Guven

Omer Segal was all in for around 250,000 from under the gun and up against Akin Guven in the big blind.

Omer Segal: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Akin Guven: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The {q-Hearts} appeared in the window to give Guven a set, but it was followed by the {a-Spades}{6-Hearts} as Segal made top set. The turn, though, was a disaster for Segal as the dealer flipped over the {q-Spades}.

Segal slammed his fist on the table and shot out of his seat at the sight of Guven's turned quads. The river came the {2-Clubs} and Segal was eliminated as a crowd gathered around the table.

"Wow," Guven repeated as he stacked his new chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Akin Guven tr
Akin Guven
900,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Omer Segal il
Omer Segal
Busted

Tags: Akin GuvenOmer Segal

Baybars Leads the River

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

Andrey Litvinov raised to 20,000 before Osman Midik reraised to 40,000 next to act. Both blinds called, as did Litvinov as they went four-handed to a {6-Clubs}{a-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop.

Action checked around to Midik who continued for 100,000. Only Halil Baybars in the small blind called to see the {4-Diamonds} turn.

Both players checked, then Baybars led out for 215,000 on the {5-Hearts} river. Midik quickly called, only to get shown {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} by Baybars for a flopped set that took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Halil Baybars tr
Halil Baybars
950,000
460,000
460,000
Profile photo of Andrey Litvinov ru
Andrey Litvinov
200,000
110,000
110,000
Profile photo of Osman Midik tr
Osman Midik
120,000
280,000
280,000

Tags: Andrey LitvinovHalil BaybarsOsman Midik