2025 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2025 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$377,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,183,160
Entries
791
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
157
Players Left
39

Chen Attempts a Bluff, Aksu Doubles Up

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Zhen Chen
Zhen Chen

Osman Aksu opened the cutoff to 20,000 and Zhen Chen three-bet from the button to 55,000. When it got back to Aksu, he dropped in the call.

They saw a flop of J610 where Aksu check-called a bet of 40,000 from Chen to the J turn, which went check-check.

An 8 landed on the river and Aksu quickly led out with a bet of 75,000. Chen, composed as always, took his time before he shoved, which put Aksu to the test for his remaining 325,000. Aksu didn't need to think for too long before he shrugged his shoulders, grabbed his chips, and shoved them into the pot.

Chen then revealed he had a bluff with AQ. and Aksu's nut flush holding AQ was good for the pot and a double-up.

Player Chips Progress
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Zhen Chen
1,000,000
500,000
500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Osman Aksu
1,000,000
577,000
577,000

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