2024 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2024 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
$342,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,854,720
Entries
672
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
129
Players Left
24

Smolka Doubles Through Tashliyev

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ildar Tashliyev opened to 16,000 from early position and Dawid Smolka moved all in for 128,000 from the button, putting Tashliyev deep into the tank.

Tashliyev separated calling chips from his stack and counted out how much he would have should he lose the pot. After just under four minutes he put in the call to put Smolka at risk.

Dawid Smolka: AJ
Ildar Tashliyev: A8

Smolka was in excellent shape to double up with a dominating ace and was a massive favorite after connecting with the 22J flop. Tashliyev picked up a flush draw on the 9 turn but the 9 river was a brick and Smolka secured a full double up at Tashliyev's expense.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ildar Tashliyev ru
Ildar Tashliyev
520,000
169,000
169,000
Profile photo of Dawid Smolka pl
Dawid Smolka
276,000
156,000
156,000

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