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
Entries
523
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
102
Players Left
19

Sadek Sends Di Nicola Into the Tank, Shows the Bluff

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

Esper Sadek three-bet to 80,000 from the big blind and was called by Ermanno Di Nicola in middle position.

Both players checked the {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop before Sadek led out for 60,000 on the {8-Diamonds} turn. Di Nicola called as the river came the {k-Spades}.

Sadek immediately pushed his stack forward, an all-in bet of around 450,000. Di Nicola went into the tank for nearly five minutes, counting down his stack and rechecking his cards before he slid them back to the dealer.

Sadek slammed down {a-Hearts}{2-Spades} for a bluff and turned around to show a friend on another table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Esper Sadek lb
Esper Sadek
600,000
-150,000
-150,000
Profile photo of Ermanno Di Nicola it
Ermanno Di Nicola
350,000
-310,000
-310,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ermanno Di NicolaEsper Sadek