2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$170,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$676,200
Entries
147
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
95
Players Left
69

Smolka Gets Call For Double at The Buzzer

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Dawid Smolka
Dawid Smolka

Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading {5-Spades}{2-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. There was a pot of about 18,000 and Dawid Smolka jammed all in from middle position for almost the same size of the pot.

Ghanim Dashti was in the cutoff and was deep in the tank. He looked like he was on the verge of folding a couple of times but held on to his cards. Eventually, the clock was called. The floor came over to administer the countdown and as the countdown reached the final few seconds, Dashti tossed in the call.

Smolka held the lead with the {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs} while Dashti was needing to hit with the {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. The river came the {3-Hearts} to keep Smolka ahead and give him the double.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ghanim Dashti kw
Ghanim Dashti
137,000
-3,000
-3,000
Profile photo of Dawid Smolka pl
Dawid Smolka
38,000
-52,000
-52,000

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