Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
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
Players Left 1 / 501
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Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Walter Treccarichi opened to 20,000 from the cutoff before Stanislaw Grodek three-bet to 60,000 from the button. After the blinds folded, Treccarichi four-bet shoved for Grodek's remaining 340,000. Grodek snap-called.
Stanislaw Grodek: K♠K♣ 
Walter Treccarichi: Q♠J♠
Treccarichi needed a lot of help if he was to crack the pocket kings of Grodek. However, the runout of 8♦5♠2♦Q♣K♦ gave Grodek the winner with a set of kings and he doubled up.
Treccarichi was left with just 50,000 and busted a few hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
825,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Yaniv Shushan had his stack of around 200,000 in the middle preflop and was put at risk by Evgeniy Golenko.
Yaniv Shushan: A♥K♥
Evgeniy Golenko: AxQx
Shushan was ahead with his Big Slick and stayed there throughout the hand's entirety as the J♥2♦6♣5♠4♠ runout meant he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
300,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Paul Newey raised to 20,000 from the hijack and Adrian State called from the button.
Newey fired a continuation-bet of 128,000 after the dealer fanned out a flop of K♠9♦3♦. State carved out the call.
Newey and State checked the 4♥ turn to see the A♦ hit the river. Newey checked and then snap-folded when State put out a bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
690,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
560,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With 501 entries being recorded in the $2,200 Warm Up, the prizepool totaled $921,840 and 63 players will be paid. A min-cash is worth $3,415, while the eventual champion will walk away with $180,200.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $180,200 | 10-12 | $13,180 |
| 2 | $121,100 | 13-15 | $10,695 |
| 3 | $86,040 | 16-18 | $9,220 |
| 4 | $60,070 | 19-21 | $8,020 |
| 5 | $45,050 | 22-24 | $7,190 |
| 6 | $36,140 | 25-26 | $6,360 |
| 7 | $30,035 | 27-35 | $5,530 |
| 8 | $24,025 | 36-44 | $4,790 |
| 9 | $18,020 | 45-53 | $4,055 |
| 54-63 | $3,415 |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Traian Stanciu raised to 20,000 from under the gun with only Haghgou Seyedahmad calling from middle position.
The two players checked the 8♣Q♦3♣ flop to see the 9♠ land on the turn. Stanciu put out a delayed continuation-bet of 35,000, which Seyedahmad called.
Stanciu checked the K♥ river and Seyedahmad quickly bet 30,000. Stanciu reluctantly called and was shown 3♠3♦ by Seyedahmad for a flopped set of treys.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,090,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
250,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Evgeniy Golenko opened the button to 20,000 and Dumitru Pora shoved from the small blind for around 200,000. When it got back to Golenko, he thought for a moment before he flicked in the call.
Dumitru Pora: A♥Q♥
Evgeniy Golenko: 9♥9♦
It was a classic coinflip and Golenko kept his lead after the 8♠10♥6♦ flop, which also improved him to a gutshot straight draw. A 7♣ on the turn completed his draw, which left Pora drawing to a chop. The J♦ river wasn't the nine he needed, and Pora was eliminated just after dinner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000
516,000
|
516,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
1,050,000
814,000
|
814,000 |
|
800,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
725,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
500,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
400,000
243,000
|
243,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Players are now heading on a 45-minute dinner break.
Play will resume at around 7:25 p.m.
