Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
2025 Merit Poker Western Series
$2,200 Warm Up
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$921,840
Entries
501
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
375
Players Left
38
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Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
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Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
Anton Markov four-bet all in for his stack of roughly 75,000 after Soraya Estrada three-bet from the small blind. Estrada called and the cards were flipped over.
Anton Markov: K♥K♣ 
Soraya Estrada: Q♦Q♠
Markov had Estrada crushed with Cowboys, but when the flop came down Q♥2♦10♠, Estrada took the lead with top set. The 8♦ turn and A♠ river didn't help Markov, and he was sent to the rail at the hands of Estrada.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
880,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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650,000 | |
|
550,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
350,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
300,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
300,000 | |
|
250,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
220,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
200,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
170,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
120,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
110,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
80,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
Stojan Vazic raised to 7,000 from early position with the player in the small blind calling before Boris Kolev squeezed all in for roughly 60,000 out of the big blind. Vazic called to put Kolev at risk, and the small blind folded.
Boris Kolev: A♠4♠
Stojan Vazic: J♠J♦
Kolev had made a move with a suited ace, but ran into the premium pocket pair of Vazic. There was no help for Kolev on the K♥6♠6♥8♦6♣ runout and all of his chips were sent over to Vazic.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
Shankui Li and Tony Aziz got their similar stacks of around 110,000 into the middle preflop in a coinflip situation.
Shankui Li: 10♥10♣
Tony Aziz: A♥K♣
Li was ahead with his pair and maintained his lead through the 3♦J♥3♥ flop. A 4♠ on the turn offered no help to Aziz, and neither did the 8♦ river, After the stacks were counted down, Aziz had 1,500 left to play with, while Li doubled to around 235,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
1,500 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante
Fredrico Senno raised to 7,000 from early position with only Imad Saab calling from the cutoff.
Senno opted to check when the dealer fanned out the flop of 10♥5♠3♠. Saab bet 11,000 and was met by a check-raise to 36,500 from Senno. Saab called.
Senno bet 40,000 when the K♦ dropped on the turn and Saab called again.
The two players checked the 2♦ river and Senno flipped over A♠K♣ for a pair of kings. It was good as Saab slid his cards face down to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
265,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,500
Ante: 3,500
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
With around 40,000 chips already in the pot on a 10♦5♣4♣9♦ board, Joseph Choufani checked from the big blind and called a bet of 40,000 from the button.
When the 10♣ paired the board on the river, Choufani decided to lead out for a familiar sizing of 40,000. The button thought for a while before he eventually called, then mucked when he saw the 9♣9♥ of Choufani, who rivered a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
With the board showing J♠3♠4♥K♥ and with roughly 140,000 in the middle, Arian Kashani bet 50,000 from the cutoff and was met by a shove by Xiaosheng Zheng on the button. The shove was for Kashani's remaining 120,000 and after pondering for a few minutes, he made the call to put himself at risk.
Arian Kashani: 6♥5♥
Xiaosheng Zheng: 10♥10♠
Zheng was ahead with pocket tens but Kashani had a huge combo-draw with one card to come. The 6♣ came on the river, which may have improved Kashani to a pair of sixes, but he was still behind to the tens of Zheng. Kashani headed to the rail, while Zheng became one of the biggest stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
Busted |
