Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
2025 Merit Poker Western Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,183,160
Entries
791
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
205
Players Left
98
Players Left 1 / 791
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Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Tom Verbruggen opened the cutoff to 4,500 with the player on the button calling and Graydon Kowal defending out of the big blind.
The flop came down A♣2♠3♦, which saw a check from Kowal. Verbruggen fired a continuation-bet of 6,000 and only Kowal called.
The K♣ turn checked through for the A♥ to land on the river. Kowal now took the betting lead and put out a bet of 8,000. Verbruggen raised to 20,000 and Kowal snap-folded his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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240,000
117,000
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117,000 |
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110,000
10,000
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10,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Alexandru Cinca raised to 4,000 from middle position and Mihai Nitse three-bet to 11,000 from the cutoff. After the rest of the table folded, Cinca put in the call.
The flop came down 2♥2♠6♠ and Cinca checked over to Nitse. Nitse fired out 5,500 and Cinca made the call.
The 3♥ on the turn went check-check, as did the 7♥ river Cinca showed K♣J♠ for just king-high, and to his surprise it was good as Nitse mucked while showing just the K♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
135,000
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135,000 |
|
80,000
100,000
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100,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The action was picked up with the board already completed and showing 6♦Q♣7♣2♥J♥. Simeon Spasov was first to act and fired out a bet of 15,500 from under-the-gun. Joseph Sabe was visibly distressed by the spot he was in, but after thinking it over, he put in the call.
Spasov confidently turned over A♥Q♠ for a flopped pair of queens with an ace kicker. Sabe mucked and the pot was sent to Spasov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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110,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Azamat Tulepbergenov raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and Jianfeng Sun three-bet to 12,000 out of the small blind. Tulepbergenov called to see a flop.
Sun continued with a bet of 14,000 on the 3♠Q♣J♦ flop and Tulepbergenov quickly called.
The 3♥ turn checked through for the 7♠ to land on the river. Sun checked, and Tulepbergenov was happy to check behind.
Sun showed a pair of tens with 10♠10♣, and lost to the flopped top two pair of Tulepbergenov with Q♠J♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
98,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
With roughly 30,000 in the middle on a board of 5♣J♦6♠K♠, Mihai Niste checked from the big blind and Kianoosh Matin checked behind from middle position.
The 7♠ landed on the river and Niste led out for an overbet of 50,000. Matin quickly called, and then promptly mucked after Nitse turned over a rivered flush with 10♠8♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
20,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Mikhail Zavoloka raised to 3,000 from the hijack with Aleksandr Chernikov calling from the cutoff, and Danut Chisu defending out of the big blind.
After Chisu checked the K♥A♥Q♣ flop, Zavoloka bet 4,000, which was called by Chernikov, but folded by Chisu.
The 5♠ turn checked through for the 5♦ to fall on the river. Zavoloka bet 10,000 and Chernikov released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
270,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
200,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Georgios Skarparis opened the action with a raise to 3,500 from under-the-gun. A player in the hijack called and Razvan Sabau defended out of the big blind.
After Sabau checked the Q♦9♣A♣ flop, Skarparis put out a continuation-bet of 7,000. The hijack player folded, but Sabau put in the call.
When the flush-completing J♣ landed on the turn, Sabau led out for 18,000. Skarparis thought it over for a few moments before folding his cards, and the pot was pushed to Sabau
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
260,000 | |
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