2025 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$377,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,183,160
Entries
791
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
182
Players Left
73
Players Left 1 / 791

Verbruggen Six-Bet Shoves Seven-Deuce and Cracks Joyce's Cowboys

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Tom Verbruggen
Tom Verbruggen

Philip Joyce recalled a hand that happened shortly before the break where he had squeezed from the blinds and Tom Verbruggen made a four-bet. Joyce then five-bet, Verbruggen six-bet shoved for around 90,000, and Joyce snap-called.

Tom Verbruggen: 72 All in
Philip Joyce: KK

Verbruggen wanted an adventure of his own and got in one of the worst starting hands in poker against one of the best. However, the result wasn't was expected as Verbruggen made two pair on the 92735 runout to secure an unexpected double-up.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Verbruggen
190,000
190,000
190,000
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Philip Joyce
30,000
70,000
70,000

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