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

01-21-2025 14:18 UTC+3

Sibgatova's King is Good

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Alisa Sibgatova put in a min-raise from under the gun to 1,200 and Mircea Flutur called from middle position.

The pair checked the J♠K♠3♦ flop to the 2♣ turn, where Sibgatova check-called a bet of 4,000 from Flutur.

A 9♠ on the river also went check-check and Sibgatova's K♦Q♦ was good at showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alisa Sibgatova	105,000 5,000	5,000
Mircea Flutur	65,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Mircea Flutur

01-21-2025 14:10 UTC+3

Ehsan Amiri

126,000 126,000

Table 11Seat 5

Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

01-21-2025 14:00 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Alisa Sibgatova	100,000
Caner Gunes	100,000
Elie Farah	100,000
Elie Saad	100,000
Mario Fata	100,000
Shankui Li	100,000 100,000	100,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	100,000 100,000	100,000

Seyedahmad Can't Stop Bluffing

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Haghgou Seyedahmad was straight back into the action after bluffing of a bullet to Sergei Varnaev not too long ago, and he was caught bluffing again in a hand against Roman Stoika.

The action was picked up on the turn with the board reading 10♥7♥9♠7♠ where Stoika checked from the hijack and Seyedahmad bet 11,000 on the button. Stoika called.

When the 4♥ dropped on the river, Stoika checked it over again and Seyedahmad fired out 16,000. Stoika only needed a few seconds to think before he elected to call.

Seyedahmad didn't want to show his hand and immediately mucked, which meant Stoika took the pot at showdown without revealing his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Stoika	125,000 25,000	25,000
Haghgou Seyedahmad	75,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Haghgou Seyedahmad Roman Stoika Sergei Varnaev

01-21-2025 13:44 UTC+3

Vlasov Makes the Right Call

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

On a board of 3♦2♣8♣9♣ with around 12,000 in the middle, Mircea Flutur checked from under the gun and Denis Vlasov checked back on the button.

Both saw the 9♦ pair the board on the river where Flutur threw out a bet of 6,500. Vlasov mulled it over for a few moments before he eventually tossed in the call.

Flutur then showed A♠4♠ for ace-high, and Vlasov's 8♠7♠ was good as he paired his eight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Vlasov	105,000 13,000	13,000
Mircea Flutur	95,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Denis Vlasov Mircea Flutur

01-21-2025 13:35 UTC+3

High Roller Champion Varnaev Off to a Good Start

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

On a full board of 4♥2♦9♥5♠Q♥, there were around 45,000 chips in the pot when Sergei Varnaev fired out a small bet of 6,000 from early position.

Haghgou Seyedahmad was on the button and wasted no time to move all in for around 55,000. Varnaev didn't need to think for too long before he flicked in the call.

Seyedahmad was sheepish to flip over K♣8♣ for a total bluff, and Varnaev had the winner after rivering a pair of queens holding A♣Q♠.

Varnaev took down the $5,300 High Roller yesterday for a cool $200,000, and is off to a great start in the Main Event here on Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergei Varnaev	180,000 80,000	80,000
Haghgou Seyedahmad	Busted

Tags: Haghgou Seyedahmad Sergei Varnaev

01-21-2025 13:28 UTC+3

Peluso Back For More

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

In a pot that had 10,000 chips in it on an 8♣A♦K♥ flop, Fabio Peluso checked from under the gun and then called a bet of 2,500 from Denis Vlasov.

Both tapped the table when they saw the 8♠ pair the board on the turn and Peluso fired 2,500 on the 6♦ river. After thinking for a short time, Vlasov elected to fold.

Peluso played Day 1a yesterday, but never managed to find a bag and is back to try and run up a stack in Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Peluso	108,000 8,000	8,000

Denis Vlasov	92,000

Tags: Denis Vlasov Fabio Peluso

01-21-2025 13:15 UTC+3

Early Pot For Jazzar

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

In a pot that had around 5,000 on it on a 9♥10♣3♥ flop, Aleksandr Chernikov checked from the small blind and Maroun Jazzar tapped the table from the big blind before Hassan Halil fired out 1,000 from under the gun. Haghgou Seyedahmad then made it 4,000, which both Chernikov and Jazzar called, but Halil decided to fold.

An A♥ on the turn brought in the front door flush draw and after Chernikov checked, Jazzar bet 7,500. This was enough to win the pot as Seyedahmad and Chernikov both folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maroun Jazzar	115,000
Hassan Halil	98,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	94,000 6,000	6,000
Haghgou Seyedahmad	94,000

Tags: Aleksandr Chernikov Haghgou Seyedahmad Hassan Halil Maroun Jazzar

01-21-2025 13:06 UTC+3

Early Entries

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lyudmil Ivanov	100,000 100,000	100,000
Mircea Flutur	100,000
Fabio Peluso	100,000 100,000	100,000

Ali Zebarjad	100,000 19,000	19,000
Sergei Varnaev	100,000 100,000	100,000
Hassan Sey	100,000 100,000	100,000
Roman Stoika	100,000 100,000	100,000
Aleksandr Chernikov	100,000 100,000	100,000
Vytautas Milbutas	100,000 100,000	100,000
Adlan Vikayev	100,000 100,000	100,000
Daniel Charlton	100,000 100,000	100,000