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

Chilaud Out-Flips Ilani; Margolin Wins Big Without a Showdown

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Maxime Chilaud
Maxime Chilaud

Maxime Chilaud raised to 50,000 from middle position before Ran Ilani, next to act, shoved for around 300,000. Chilaud called to put him at risk.

Ran Ilani: {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Maxime Chilaud: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Chilaud hit a pair on the {q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop, and Ilani got no help from the {3-Hearts}{8-Clubs} runout as the Israeli pro was sent to the rail.

At the same time at another table, Timur Margolin and John Doe were on the river on a board of {9-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}. Doe bet 225,000 from the big blind and Margolin, after tanking for a few minutes, called.

Doe immediately threw his cards into the muck and Margolin collected the big pot without a showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Doe
John Doe
3,600,000
3,600,000
3,600,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
2,250,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Timur Margolin il
Timur Margolin
1,400,000
160,000
160,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Ran Ilani il
Ran Ilani
Busted

Tags: John DoeMaxime ChilaudRan IlaniTimur Margolin