$2,200 Warm Up Day 2 | 2025 Merit Poker Western Series

01-16-2025 13:36 UTC+2

Marsh and Khorchidian Seated Together

Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Luke Marsh and Nichan Khorchidian have found themselves seated together in the corner of the room and both just tangled in a small pot.

Marsh raised from under the gun to 5,500 and Khorchidian three-bet to 16,000 from the next seat. When it got back to Marsh, he stuck in the call.

On the flop of K♥7♦7♣, Marsh checked, Khorchidian bet 9,000, and Marsh quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Marsh	950,000 21,500	21,500

Nichan Khorchidian	320,000 57,000	57,000

Tags: Luke Marsh Nichan Khorchidian

01-16-2025 13:28 UTC+2

Vazic Chips Up

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The flop showed 7♣7♥3♦ and Philip Joyce checked from the big blind. Stojan Vazic bet 6,500 from under the gun which got called only by Xiaosheng Zheng on the button.

Both players checked the A♦ turn for the 3♣ to drop on the river. Vazic bet out for 17,000, which caused Zheng to ponder briefly before tossing his cards into the muck and relinquishing the pot to Vazic.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaosheng Zheng	290,000 290,000	290,000
Stojan Vazic	230,000 20,000	20,000
Philip Joyce	180,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Philip Joyce Stojan Vazic Xiaosheng Zheng

01-16-2025 13:28 UTC+2

Day 2 Update

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The plan today is to play through 14 levels, which means the day will end once Level 24 has finished.

There will be a dinner break that is scheduled to take place after Level 18.

01-16-2025 13:20 UTC+2

Aydemir Doubles Through Komorowski

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

On a flop of A♦10♠2♦ Recep Aydemir was first to act out of the small blind and checked. Mario Colavita checked from under the gun and Maciej Komorowski bet 11,000 from the next position. Aydemir check-shoved for 44,000, which got a fold from Colavita, but a call by Komorowski.

Recep Aydemir: A♥10♦ All in
Maciej Komorowski: K♠J♦

Aydemir was ahead with top two pair and just had to fade a queen to double-up. The rest of the board ran out 6♦J♣ and Aydemir stayed alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Colavita	210,000 210,000	210,000
Maciej Komorowski	130,000 58,000	58,000
Recep Aydemir	110,000 35,500	35,500

Tags: Maciej Komorowski Mario Colavit Recep Aydemir

01-16-2025 13:17 UTC+2

Sick Flop Sees Ghasan's Set Go Down in Flames

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Imad Saab opened and then called a three-bet of 13,000 from Ibrahim Ghasan to see a flop of K♦10♠Q♣. Saab checked, Ghasan bet 10,000, Saab shoved just over 60,000, and Ghasan called off his stack of slighty less.

Ibrahim Ghasan: 10♦10♥ All in
Imad Saab: J♣9♣

A sick flop saw Ghasan flop bottom set, but he was no good against the flopped straight of Saab. Ghasan needed the board to pair on the turn or river but the runout of 5♠4♦ didn't help him, and he was sent on his way early on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imad Saab	140,000 140,000	140,000
Ibrahim Ghasan	Busted

Tags: Ibrahim Ghasan Imad Saab

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

01-16-2025 13:07 UTC+2

Nemutlu Bets Big on the River

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Walter Treccarichi opened to 8,000 from the hijack with only Omer Nemutlu calling out of the big blind.

The flop came down K♦9♠2♠ and Nemutlu check-called a bet of 7,000 from Treccarichi.

The two players checked upon seeing the 9♥ turn and the 5♠ came on the river. Nemutlu led out for 37,000 and this forced a quick fold from Treccarichi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omer Nemutlu	200,000 80,000	80,000
Walter Treccarichi	150,000 9,500	9,500

Tags: Omer Nemutlu Walter Treccarichi

01-16-2025 13:01 UTC+2

Quinn Gives Spataru an Early Test

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

On a full board of 3♥2♠3♦6♥9♦, there were around 150,000 chips in the pot when Edward Quinn moved all in from the small blind, which gave Andrei Spataru a decision for his stack of just less than 200,000.

After thinking it over for quite some time, Spataru elected to muck, and Quinn returned his cards to the dealer at lightning speed as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Quinn	650,000 75,000	75,000
Andrei Spataru	190,000 82,000	82,000

Tags: Andrei Spataru Edward Quinn

01-16-2025 12:55 UTC+2

Noja Shows the Nuts

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Nikolay Fal had raised preflop and Danielle Noja defended out of the big blind.

Noja checked to Fal on the A♠2♦4♦ flop and Fal put out a continuation-bet of 3,500, which Noja called.

The Q♣ hit the turn and Noja checked again. Fal bet 14,500 with roughly 25,000 behind and was met by a check-shove from Noja. Fal snap-folded and Noja showed he had the goods with 5♥3♥ for the flopped nuts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danielle Noja	290,000 38,500	38,500
Nikolay Fal	25,000 11,500	11,500

Tags: Nikolay Fal Danielle Noja

01-16-2025 12:53 UTC+2

Sabe Doubles Through Gabdullin

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Joseph Sabe made it 8,000 to go from the small blind and Damir Gabdullin called in the big blind.

They went to a flop of A♠4♥J♥ where Sabe continued fora bet of 5,000, and Gabdullin called to see a K♦ drop on the turn. Again, Sabe fired 5,000, and Gabdullin then raised to 17,000. After a while, Sabe called.

A 9♦ completed the runout and after Sabe checked, Gabdullin shoved, and Sabe quickly called for the remainder of his stack.

Sabe showed he had rivered two pair with A♥9♣, and Gabdullin's hand was quickly mucked.