$3,300 Main Event Day 1b | 2025 Merit Poker Western Series

Jan 21, 2025

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

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Jan 21, 2025

Ehsan Amiri

254,000 14,000

Table 11Seat 5

Jan 21, 2025

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Level: 3

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Jan 21, 2025

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Jan 21, 2025

Danilov Cracks Cowboys

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A preflop-raising war had ensued between three players, which resulted in Anton Danilov shoving for 90,000 from the big blind, the cutoff calling, and the small blind folding after having invested 28,000.

Anton Danilov: K♠Q♠ All in
Cutoff: K♥K♣

The small had showed he folded A♠Q♣, which wasn't great news for Danilov, and neither was the 7♠7♥5♥ flop. However, Danilov picked up some hope on the 8♠ turn as he improved to a flush draw. A spade is what Danilov needed, and a spade is what he got as the 2♠ completed his flush, much to the dismay of his opponent.

Tags: Anton Danilov

Jan 21, 2025

Ehsan Amiri

242,000 116,000

Table 11Seat 5

Jan 21, 2025

Ivanov Pushes Out Senno

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In a pot worth around 15,000 on a 9♣7♦8♠ board, Fredrico Senno checked from the big blind and called a bet of 5,000 from Lyudmil Ivanov, who was in the cutoff.

A 2♠ on the turn saw Senno check again, then fold when Ivanov fired out 12,000.

Tags: Fredrico Senno Lyudmil Ivanov

Jan 21, 2025

Skarparis Sends Obeid to the Rail

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Georgios Skarparis hasn't been in his seat for too long, but the Warm Up Champion has already almost doubled up his stack and eliminated a player.

Skarparis raised from early position to 1,300 and Joseph Houayek called from the small blind. Ghassan Obeid then squeezed from the big blind to 5,600, which only Skarparis called.

On the A♥Q♠4♦ flop, Obeid fired out a continuation-bet of 4,000, which Skarparis quickly called.

A 5♥ dropped on the turn and Obeid continued his aggression with a bet of 12,000, then Skarparis shoved. Obeid had around 60,000 behind and after just a few seconds, he put them all into the middle.

Ghassan Obeid: A♦J♦ All in
Georgios Skarparis: A♠5♠

Obeid's top pair was no good, and it behooved him to connect with the river to stay alive. However, the 6♠ wasn't what he needed, and he was eliminated as Skarparis jumped up to around 190,000.

Tags: Georgios Skarparis Ghassan Obeid Joseph Houayek

Jan 21, 2025

Seyedahmad Continues to Bleed

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a board of 7♠3♠Q♦3♦, there were around 20,000 chips in the pot when Walid Bou Habib checked from the big blind and Haghgou Seyedahmad checked from under the gun. Motokatsu Uhara was in the cutoff and fired 12,000, which only Seyedahmad called.

Both saw the J♣ drop on the river and after Seyedahmad checked, Uhara tossed out a single white chip, worth 25,000. Seyedahmad counted out his stack and after realizing he had around 40,000 behind, he called.

Uhara then showed trip threes with 5♥3♥, and Seyedahmad mucked.

Tags: Haghgou Seyedahmad Motokatsu Uhara Walid Bou Habib