2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$372,800
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,089,320
Entries
757
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
307
Players Left
114

Goulder Raises the River

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Alex Goulder
Alex Goulder

Alex Goulder and Damir Rakhimov went heads-up to a flop of {4-Spades}{2-Spades}{9-Clubs} when Goulder bet 13,000 on the button. Rakhimov called in early position as the {4-Clubs} fell on the turn.

Both players checked to the {3-Spades} river, when Rakhimov led out for 16,500. Goulder came back with a raise to 86,500, and Rakhimov called after some deliberation.

Goulder turned over {a-Spades}{j-Spades} for the nut flush to win the pot.

Paul Newey is at this table but has yet to take his seat on Day 2, the 93,000-chip stack he began the day with being blinded down.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alex Goulder gb
Alex Goulder
280,000
66,000
66,000
Profile photo of Damir Rakhimov
Damir Rakhimov
95,000
-152,000
-152,000
Profile photo of Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
86,000
-7,000
-7,000

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