$2,200 Warmup Day 3 | 2023 Merit Poker Western Series

Player	Chips	Progress
John Doe	9,800,000 300,000	300,000

Maxime Chilaud	6,755,000 1,820,000	1,820,000
Vladislav Fedoseev	4,550,000 350,000	350,000
Helmut Phung	3,900,000 1,355,000	1,355,000

Recep Aydemir	3,245,000 1,045,000	1,045,000
Eli Saad	2,660,000 2,185,000	2,185,000
Andress Merheb	2,600,000 25,000	25,000
Valentin Tsoy	2,570,000 820,000	820,000
Halil Baybars	2,130,000 -1,145,000	-1,145,000
Ryan Mandara	2,010,000 10,000	10,000
Michele Guerrini	1,910,000 160,000	160,000
David Hu	1,905,000 105,000	105,000
Yury Bochkarev	1,675,000 -1,325,000	-1,325,000
Evgenii Katymaev	1,495,000 395,000	395,000
Huseyin Akgul	1,290,000 90,000	90,000
Michael Allen	1,150,000 -1,920,000	-1,920,000
Paul Browne	850,000 -1,195,000	-1,195,000
Nikolay Fal	835,000 -1,190,000	-1,190,000

Arie Kliper	815,000 15,000	15,000

Player

Chips

Progress

John Doe

9,800,000

300,000

Maxime Chilaud

6,755,000

1,820,000

Vladislav Fedoseev

4,550,000

350,000

Helmut Phung

3,900,000

1,355,000

Recep Aydemir

3,245,000

1,045,000

Eli Saad

2,660,000

2,185,000

Andress Merheb

2,600,000

25,000

Valentin Tsoy

2,570,000

820,000

Halil Baybars

2,130,000

-1,145,000

Ryan Mandara

2,010,000

10,000

Michele Guerrini

1,910,000

160,000

David Hu

1,905,000

105,000

Yury Bochkarev

1,675,000

-1,325,000

Evgenii Katymaev

1,495,000

395,000

Huseyin Akgul

1,290,000

90,000

Michael Allen

1,150,000

-1,920,000

Paul Browne

850,000

-1,195,000

Nikolay Fal

835,000

-1,190,000

Arie Kliper

815,000

15,000

Day 3 of the Merit Poker Western Series $2,200 Warm Up started with 102 players out of a total field of 523 and ended with just 19 after ten levels of play.

Leading the way by a large distance at the end of the night was the man who wishes only to be known as John Doe (9,800,000). He started to build his stack in the early parts of the day and would just continue to grow throughout to finish with over 3 million more than second place.

Maxime Chilaud is that player in second place as the Frenchman finished the day with 6,755,000, which is almost 2 million more than third, creating a dymanic where the top two stacks have some considerable distance between each other and also from the rest of the pack.

In third place after Day 3 was Russian player Vladislav Fedoseev who bagged up 4,550,000. Helmut Phung (3,900,000) and Recep Aydemir (3,245,000) would round out the top five counts.

Top 10 Chip Counts

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	John Doe	--	9,800,000	98
2	Maxime Chilaud	France	6,755,000	67
3	Vladislav Fedoseev	Russia	4,550,000	45
4	Helmut Phung	Germany	3,900,000	39
5	Recep Aydemir	Turkey	3,245,000	32
6	Eli Saad	Lebanon	2,660,000	26
7	Andress Merheb	Lebanon	2,600,000	26
8	Valentin Tsoy	Uzbekistan	2,570,000	25
9	Halil Baybars	Turkey	2,130,000	21
10	Ryan Mandara	United Kingdom	2,010,000	20

Behind the top five there are many players who are bunched together in chips, all within only a few chips of one another, which will make for an action-packed day of jostling for position on the final day tomorrow.

The day began with 102 and was steadily wilted down with eliminations until the money bubble where two players would be eliminated on the same hand at different tables to bring the field into the money. From there, the pace would stay consistent until after the final break. The eliminations would slow with Day 4 on the horizon and the play jumps becoming more significant where Nuri Hadioglu would become the last elimination of the night.

The remaining 19 players will hit the felt at 1 p.m. local time and play down to the $181,200 grand prize winner. Play will start at Level 27 with blinds at 50,000/100,000/100,000.

PokerNews will be on hand to cover every aspect of the action on Day 4.

Tags: Helmut Phung John Doe Maxime Chilaud Nuri Hadioglu Recep Aydemir Vladislav Fedoseev