Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
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
Players Left 1 / 501
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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♥ 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
Busted |
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♦
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
130,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
110,000
35,500
|
35,500 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
230,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
180,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
||
|
320,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
600,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
550,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
||
|
450,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
300,000
221,000
|
221,000 |
|
240,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
130,000
53,500
|
53,500 |
|
100,000
300,500
|
300,500 |
|
100,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
80,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Paco Gallano got his last 60,000 into the middle preflop with Dmitry Gromov making the call to try and bust him.
Paco Gallano: A♥7♦
Dmitry Gromov: A♦Q♠
Gallano looked poised to be headed to the exit as Gromov had him dominated. The board ran out 6♦2♥9♥10♦J♦ which kept Gromov ahead the whole way, sending Gallano to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
329,500
|
329,500 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.
