2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$2,200 Warmup
Day: 1bc
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
Entries
523
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1bc
Entries
201
Players Left
99

Swieboda Triples Up With Quads, Then Suffers Bad Beat

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Bartlomiej Swieboda was all in for 21,000 and up against two opponents. Swieboda had {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}, an under-the-gun player had {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}, and an opponent in middle position turned over {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}, having both players covered.

The flop came {7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}, giving Swieboda a set of sevens and the lead. The board ran out {a-Hearts}{7-Spades} as Swieboda rivered quads to triple up, while the under-the-gun player doubled with a pair of aces.

Swieboda has still stacking his chips from the hand when he and Ben Hershkovich saw a flop of {j-Spades}{7-Hearts}{8-Spades}. Swieboda raised to 17,000, Hershkovich moved all in, and Swieboda called for his last 65,000.

Hershkovich had {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for two pair, but Swieboda had again hit a set with {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. The {4-Hearts} turn gave Hershkovich a flush draw, which he hit on the {9-Hearts} river.

Hershkovich slammed his fist on the table in celebration and shot out of his seat while Swieboda was forced to hand over the stack he had won on the previous hand.

"That's an internet hand," a tablemate said.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Hershkovich
160,000
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Bartlomiej Swieboda
Busted

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