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

01-16-2025 19:37 UTC+2

Seyedahmad Takes From Stanciu

Tim Baker

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
Haghgou Seyedahmad	1,090,000 540,000	540,000
Traian Stanciu	250,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Haghgou Seyedahmad Traian Stanciu

01-16-2025 19:47 UTC+2

Prizepool and Payouts

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Kai Cocklin

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

01-16-2025 19:49 UTC+2

State Adds to His Stack

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Tim Baker

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
Paul Newey	690,000 35,000	35,000
Adrian State	560,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Adrian State Paul Newey

01-16-2025 19:58 UTC+2

Big Slick Helps Shushan Double Through Golenko

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Kai Cocklin

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♥ All in
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
Yaniv Shushan	400,000 100,000	100,000
Evgeniy Golenko	300,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Evgeniy Golenko Yaniv Shushan

01-16-2025 20:04 UTC+2

Cowboys Help Grodek to Move Up the Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

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♣ All in
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
Stanislaw Grodek	825,000 325,000	325,000
Walter Treccarichi	Busted

Tags: Stanislaw Grodek Walter Treccarichi

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

01-16-2025 20:14 UTC+2

Two Big Stacks Clash

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With around 125,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 8♦10♣2♠, Haghgou Seyedahmad checked from under the gun and Gaspare Sposato fired out a bet of 36,000 from the next seat. Seyedahmad called.

A 3♣ dropped on the turn and again Seyedahmad checked, then after some time, Sposato bet 120,000. Seyedahmad thought about if for around fifteen seconds and called.

When the 7♥ landed on the river, both players quickly knuckled the table and Seyedahmad showed A♣10♦ for top pair, and Sposato mucked his cards.

Both Seyedahmad and Sposato are among the chip leaders and seated next to each other, so there is potential for a mega pot to be played between them!

Player	Chips	Progress
Haghgou Seyedahmad	1,500,000 410,000	410,000
Gaspare Sposato	1,300,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Gaspare Sposato Haghgou Seyedahmad

01-16-2025 20:16 UTC+2

Al-Barwani Wins a Flip to Stay Alive

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Imad Saab opened to 25,000 from the hijack and Ghassan Al-Barwani moved all in for 88,000 from the cutoff. When it folded back to Saab, he made the call to put Al-Barwani at risk.

Ghassan Al-Barwani: A♣J♣ All in
Imad Saab: 10♣10♦

It was a flip that Al-Barwani needed to win. The board ran out A♠Q♠4♣3♠4♦ to give Al-Barwani the winner with a pair of aces and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imad Saab	480,000 100,000	100,000
Ghassan Al-Barwani	204,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Ghassan Al-Barwani Imad Saab

01-16-2025 20:24 UTC+2

Yuan Extracts Some Thin Value

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Xin Yuan, who lost a gigantic pot at the end of Day 1b yesterday, just extracted some value from Gursel Koca on the river.

The board read 4♣6♣9♠K♠10♣ and after Koca checked the river from the big blind, Yuan fired 40,000 into the pot of around 100,000. After some consideration, Koca called.

Yuan showed A♠10♦ for second pair, and Koca tapped the table before he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xin Yuan	450,000 335,000	335,000
Gursel Koca	100,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Xin Yuan Gursel Koca

01-16-2025 20:28 UTC+2

Joyce Beats Gromov in a Blind on Blind Confrontation

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Philip Joyce limped from the small blind and Dmitry Gromov checked his option out of the big blind.

The two players saw the dealer fan out a flop of 10♥3♠6♦ where Joyce check-called a bet of 12,000 from Gromov,

The 10♦ hit the turn and Joyce check-called another 12,000 bet from Gromov.

Joyce checked for the final time on the Q♣ river and Gromov bet 25,000. Joyce thought for a few moments before he check-raised to 100,000. Gromov instantly folded and forfeited the pot to Joyce.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Joyce	1,200,000 625,000	625,000
Dmitry Gromov	830,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Philip Joyce