$2,200 Warmup Day 3 | 2023 Merit Poker Western Series

01-19-2023 16:30 UTC+3

Ilani Decides to Wait

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Ran Ilani three-bet to 90,000 from the button before Ondrej Drozd, in the big blind, made it 515,000.

"If you want I can show you after," Drozd told Ilani as the Israeli pro, with around 250,000 behind, began tanking.

"Can you show me before," Ilani replied. "I don't know what to do."

Ilani eventually decided to fold as Drozd showed . Ilani tapped the felt in acknowledgement and admitted he didn't have a pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ondrej Drozd	700,000 426,000	426,000
Ran Ilani	250,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: OndreJ Drozd Ran Ilani

01-19-2023 16:28 UTC+3

Hu Applies Bubble Pressure

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Jeff McMillan

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The board was completed to read and the pot had about 450,000 in it.

From the hijack, David Hu jammed all in to put the screws to Halil Tasyurek near the bubble as he had to decide what to do for the entirety of his stack.

He thought for about a minute before he laid dow his hand to live to fight another day.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hu	1,620,000 280,000	280,000
Halil Tasyurek	195,000 570,000	570,000

Tags: David Hu Halil Tasyurek

01-19-2023 16:22 UTC+3

Hadioglu, Margolin Get Into Raising War Near the Bubble

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Nuri Hadioglu had a raise to 125,000 in front of him in the cutoff before Timur Margolin made it 285,000 in the small blind.

Hadioglu tanked for several minutes as he counted out his stack while the other players at the table got out of their seats and began to wander around. He eventually pushed forward a tower of chips, reraising to 475,000.

Now it was Margolin's turn to tank for several minutes before he eventually folded, giving Hadioglu the big pot in a hand that lasted nearly 10 minutes without going to a flop.

"You were ready to fold. You decided not to to," Margolin asked.

"This is good," Hadioglu replied, showing the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Nuri Hadioglu	1,500,000 887,000	887,000
Timur Margolin	850,000 590,000	590,000

Tags: Nuri Hadioglu Timur Margolin

01-19-2023 16:13 UTC+3

Browne Slays Kolotiuk With Set

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Jeff McMillan

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The flop read . Paul Browne raised Roman Kolotiuk's 60,000 bet to 125,000 and Kolotiuk took some time before he called.

The turn came the . Browne jammed all in, Kolotiuk thought for a bit and called.

Browne tabled the set while Kolotiuk had the . The river was the to bust Kolotiuk while Browne gathered in another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Browne	1,690,000 40,000	40,000
Roman Kolotiuk	Busted

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01-19-2023 16:08 UTC+3

Sadek Nearly Makes Big Mistake

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Nikolay Fal raised to 30,000 from early position before Iulian-Remus Blebea moved all in for 155,000. In the big blind, Esper Sadek reshoved and Fal got out of the way.

Iulian-Remus Blebea:
Esper Sadek:

Blebea hit two pair on the flop, while Sadek picked up a straight draw. The board ran out and Blebea finished with a full house to double up.

After the hand, Sadek admitted he didn't see Fal's original raise.

"You didn't see him? I didn't understand," Blebea asked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Fal	900,000 50,000	50,000

Esper Sadek	600,000 50,000	50,000
Iulian-Remus Blebea	320,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Esper Sadek Iulian-Remus Blebea Nikolay Fal

01-19-2023 16:01 UTC+3

Margolin Multiplying

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Jeff McMillan

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Timur Margolin called a bet on the turn from Huseyin Akgul to go to the river and complete the board to read .

Huseyin Akgul slowed down and checked from middle position. Margolin was on the button and took quite a while to gather his thoughts and bet 195,000 which got an almost immediate fold from Akgul as Margolin's stack has grown here on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timur Margolin	1,440,000 290,000	290,000

Huseyin Akgul	820,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Huseyin Akgul Timur Margolin

01-19-2023 15:58 UTC+3

Kuliberda Puts Phung to the Test

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

In a three-handed pot, Helmut Phung bet 25,000 from the hijack on a flop of before Dawid Kuliberda raised to 100,000 in the big blind.

Katherina Aristotelos folded, but Phung called to see the on the turn. Kuliberda announced he was all in and Phung, with around 225,000 remaining, tanked for around two minutes before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dawid Kuliberda	1,600,000 320,000	320,000
Katherina Aristotelos	1,100,000 473,000	473,000
Helmut Phung	225,000 158,000	158,000

Tags: Dawid Kuliberda Helmut Phung Katherina Aristotelos

01-19-2023 15:51 UTC+3

Merit "Western" Themed Dealers

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Jeff McMillan

01-19-2023 15:50 UTC+3

Smolka Doubles His Short Stack

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Dawid Smolka was down to only 70,000 when he pushed all in from early position. Timur Margolin in the small blind reshoved, and Andress Merheb in the big blind got out of the way.

Dawid Smolka:
Timur Margolin: