2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$372,800
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,089,320
Entries
757
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
307
Players Left
114

Goulder Raises the River

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Alex Goulder
Alex Goulder

Alex Goulder and Damir Rakhimov went heads-up to a flop of {4-Spades}{2-Spades}{9-Clubs} when Goulder bet 13,000 on the button. Rakhimov called in early position as the {4-Clubs} fell on the turn.

Both players checked to the {3-Spades} river, when Rakhimov led out for 16,500. Goulder came back with a raise to 86,500, and Rakhimov called after some deliberation.

Goulder turned over {a-Spades}{j-Spades} for the nut flush to win the pot.

Paul Newey is at this table but has yet to take his seat on Day 2, the 93,000-chip stack he began the day with being blinded down.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Goulder gb
Alex Goulder
280,000
66,000
66,000
Damir Rakhimov
Damir Rakhimov
95,000
-152,000
-152,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
86,000
-7,000
-7,000

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