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

Karakaya's Call Goes Wrong

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

There was already around 200,000 in the pot as Hakan Karakaya in the big blind and John Doe in the cutoff saw a flop of {8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{q-Spades}. Doe moved all in, having Karakaya's remaining 280,000 well covered.

Karakaya spent several minutes in the tank before he committed his last chips, turning over {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}. Doe, though, had hit top pair with {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}.

The board ran out {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Karakaya was sent to the rail. "Would you call," he asked chip leader Valeriy Pak on his way to the exit.

"Good call," Pak replied.

Player Chips Progress
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John Doe
1,050,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Hakan Karakaya
Busted

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