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

$2,200 Warmup

Day 3 Started

01-19-2023 10:47 UTC+2

Day 3 Seat Draw

David Salituro

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Andre Mehreb	366,000	36
1	2	La Sengphet	376,000	38
1	3	Nuri Hadioglu	613,000	61
1	4	Ceyhan Tezcan	341,000	34
1	5	Gabriel Akiki	457,000	46
1	6	Andress Merheb	95,000	10
1	7	Mihai Niste	440,000	44
1	8	Dawid Smolka	377,000	38
1	9	Antoine Labaky	356,000	36

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
2	1	Jesse Wigan	399,000	40
2	2	Paul Browne	1,200,000	120
2	3	Timur Margolin	620,000	62
2	4	Vladislav Doroshkov	389,000	39
2	5	Zolbayar Batbold	515,000	52
2	6	Alexander Lakhov	196,000	20
2	7	Roman Kolotiuk	434,000	43
2	8	Ramez Haddad	196,000	20
2	9	Michael Allen	617,000	61

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
3	1	Sergei Onoprienko	375,000	38
3	2	Jamie Nixon	1,002,000	100
3	3	Zaid Al-Khashab	1,002,000	100
3	4	Musa Genc	412,000	41
3	5	Baurzhan Akimov	861,000	86
3	6	Gokhan Ozbek	500,000	50
3	7	Giorgii Shkulukhiia	477,000	48
3	8	Bartlomiej Swieboda	881,000	88
3	9	Yury Bochkarev	424,000	42

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
4	1	Iacopo Brandi	325,000	33
4	2	Hossein Zolghadriha	295,000	30
4	3	Jakub Michalak	384,000	38
4	4	Dawid Kuliberda	813,000	81
4	5	Kemalettin Dogantekin	744,000	74
4	6	Ran Ilani	580,000	58
4	7	Helmut Phung	188,000	19
4	8	Valentin Tsoy	1,021,000	102
4	9	Roelof Pepping	418,000	42

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
5	1	Omer Segal	268,000	27
5	2	Alper Cankurtaranli	138,000	14
5	3	Jeffrey Hubbell	260,000	26
5	4	Shaul Barnea	887,000	89
5	5	Ilya Gulevich	138,000	14
5	6	Hakan Karakaya	440,000	44
5	7	Michele Guerrini	155,000	16
5	8	Itzhak Ashkenazi	762,000	76
5	9	Akin Guven	910,000	91

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
6	1	Esper Sadek	750,000	75
6	2	Ido Aboudi	708,000	71
6	3	Gurcan Gungoren	585,000	59
6	4	Konstantin Generalov	282,000	28
6	5	Nikolay Fal	480,000	48
6	6	Andrey Litvinov	310,000	31
6	7	Osman Midik	631,000	63
6	8	Ahmad Rami Naall	443,000	44
6	9	Halil Baybars	490,000	49

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
7	1	Marat Shafigullin	80,000	8
7	2	Samir Mrad	102,000	10
7	3	Lev Kydatov	551,000	55
7	4	Halil Tasyurek	765,000	77
7	5	Valeriy Pak	1,320,000	132
7	6	John Doe	645,000	65
7	7	Orthodoxos Orthodoxou	335,000	34
7	8	Evgenii Katymaev	921,000	92

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
8	1	Sergej Babincev	518,000	52
8	2	Andrew Hulme	1,068,000	107
8	3	Barak-Haim David	509,000	51
8	4	Vladislav Ivanov	165,000	17
8	5	Ryan Mandara	1,200,000	120
8	6	Federico Macori	627,000	63
8	7	Algirdas Saveikis	217,000	22
8	8	Tamer Abdelzaher	442,000	44

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
9	1	Recep Aydemir	667,000	67
9	2	Vladislav Fedoseev	762,000	76
9	3	Katherina Aristotelos	627,000	63
9	4	Nina Krasilnikova	198,000	20
9	5	Huseyin Akgul	790,000	79
9	6	Fedor Dedelov	344,000	34
9	7	Eduard Barsegian	790,000	79
9	8	Aleksandar Jakovljevic	330,000	33

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
10	1	Aleksandr Pak	278,000	28
10	2	Nariman Yaghmai	993,000	99
10	3	Bassel Moussa	531,000	53
10	4	Maxime Chilaud	1,121,000	121
10	5	Milen Stefanov	97,000	10
10	6	Martin Stoyanov	219,000	22
10	7	Oleksandr Malakhov	313,000	31
10	8	Gabi Livshitz	209,000	21

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
11	1	David Hu	667,000	67
11	2	Koray Korkmaz	846,000	85
11	3	Antoine Hasbani	66,000	7
11	4	Ondrej Drozd	274,000	27
11	5	Ayrat Shakirov	216,000	22
11	6	Eli Saad	320,000	32
11	7	Daniel Henriques	532,000	53
11	8	Chadi Ojelli	154,000	15

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
12	1	Arie Kliper	934,000	93
12	2	Ermanno Di Nicola	847,000	85
12	3	Julian Selinger	560,000	56
12	4	Ran Koller	355,000	36
12	5	Michael Lech	425,000	43
12	6	Iulian-Remus Blebea	271,000	27
12	7	Maksim Skripkin	140,000	14
12	8	Jacek Pustula	270,000	27

01-19-2023 11:01 UTC+2

Valeriy Pak Leads the Way to the Money Bubble on Day 3 of the Warm Up

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David Salituro

The race to the money bubble will be on when Day 3 of the Merit Poker Western Series $2,200 Warm Up begins at noon local time.

Belarus’ Valeriy Pak leads the 102 remaining players with 1,320,000. Right behind him are Ryan Mandara and Paul Browne with 1,200,000, both of whom have been near the top of the leaderboard for the entire tournament.

They are followed by Maxime Chilaud (1,121,000), Andrew Hulme (1,068,000), and Jamie Nixon (1,002,000). Further down the leaderboard are Day 1b chip leader Ermanno Di Nicola (847,000), Koray Korkmaz (846,000), Recep Aydemir (667,000), Timur Margolin (620,000), and Ran Ilani (580,000).

Top 10 chip counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Valeriy Pak	Belarus	1,320,000	132
2	Ryan Mandara	United Kingdom	1,200,000	120
3	Paul Browne	United Kingdom	1,200,000	120
4	Maxime Chilaud	France	1,121,000	112
5	Andrew Hulme	United Kingdom	1,068,000	107
6	Valentin Tsoy	Uzbekistan	1,021,000	102
7	Zaid Al-Khashab	Iran	1,002,000	100
8	Jamie Nixon	United Kingdom	1,002,000	100
9	Nariman Yaghmai	Iran	993,000	99
10	Arie Kliper	Israel	934,000	93

The first task of Day 3 is to burst the money bubble. Only the top 62 finishers will earn a piece of the $962,320 prize pool, so 40 players would have come all this way only to leave empty-handed.

Blinds will pick up on Level 17 at 5,000-10,000, with a 10,000 big blind ante. Levels will again be 60 minutes long, with a 15-minute break after every two levels.

The money bubble awaits. Then it’s a race to the final table and the eventual crowning of a champion. PokerNews will be following all the action and providing live updates throughout the day from the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in North Cyprus.

Tags: Andrew Hulme Ermanno Di Nicola Jamie Nixon Koray Korkmaz Maxime Chilaud Paul Browne Ran Ilani Recep Aydemir Ryan Mandara Timur Margolin Valeriy Pak

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

01-19-2023 12:05 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal

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David Salituro

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

The remaining 102 players have taken their seats and Day 3 is now underway.

01-19-2023 12:15 UTC+2

Abdelzaher Invites Shove to Bust Ivanov

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Jeff McMillan

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

The board read on the turn. Vladislav Ivanov made a bet and was called by Tamer Abdelzaher.

The river was the . Ivanov jammed all in and was snap-called by Abdelzaher.

Ivanov tabled the but that was no good against the of Abdelzaher and Ivanov was gone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamer Abdelzaher	608,000 166,000	166,000
Vladislav Ivanov	Busted

Tags: Tamer Abdelzaher Vladislav Ivanov

01-19-2023 12:15 UTC+2

Lech Gets Value From Di Nicola

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David Salituro

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

Michael Lech limped in from under the gun as action folded to Ermanno Di Nicola on the button, who fumbled his chips before putting in a raise to 35,000.

"That's a sign that it's all about to crumble down," Lech said as he called. The flop came and Di Nicola continued for 31,000. Lech called and both players checked the turn.

The river came the and Lech led out for 47,000. Di Nicola spent some time in the tank before calling as Lech turned over . Di Nicola mucked, saying he had pocket nines as he gave up the pot.

Elsewhere, Samir Mrad, Nina Krasilnikova, and Konstantin Generalov have all had their Day 3 come to an early end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ermanno Di Nicola	660,000 -187,000	-187,000

Michael Lech	500,000 75,000	75,000

Samir Mrad	Busted
Nina Krasilnikova	Busted
Konstantin Generalov	Busted

Tags: Ermanno Di Nicola Michael Lech

01-19-2023 12:21 UTC+2

Smolka Gets a Shove Through

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Jeff McMillan

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

Action was joined on the river, with the board reading . Dawid Smolka jammed from the big blind for about 190,000 into a pot of around 185,000.

Andre Mehreb had the decision on him. He sat back and rubbed his face while he thought. Eventually he folded to send the pot over to Smolka.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Mehreb	285,000 -81,000	-81,000
Dawid Smolka	275,000 -102,000	-102,000

Tags: Andre Mehreb Dawid Smolka

01-19-2023 12:22 UTC+2

Naall Finds a Double Through Midik

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David Salituro

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

Osman Midik three-bet from the big blind to 85,000 before Ahmad Rami Naall, from under the gun, moved all in for 320,000. Midik tanked for about a minute before he called.

Ahmad Rami Naall:
Osman Midik:

The board ran out and Naall's queens stayed in front to earn him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmad Rami Naall	650,000 207,000	207,000
Osman Midik	400,000 -231,000	-231,000

Tags: Osman Midik Ahmad Rami Naall

01-19-2023 12:32 UTC+2

Kolotiuk Withstands Raise

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Jeff McMillan

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

The flop read . From the button, Roman Kolotiuk bet 17,000. Jesse Spatuzzi raised it up to 50,000 from the big blind and Kolotiuk called after a moment.