Level 3
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
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: 4
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
425,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
220,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
210,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
190,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
190,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
185,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
175,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
175,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
172,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
|
150,000 | |
|
150,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
140,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
140,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
135,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Three-way all-in on table #6 with Max Deveson and AJohnny Saad being at risk against a late position player.
Johnny Saad: K♠J♠ 
Max Deveson: A♥5♥
Late Position Player: J♥J♦
Saad and Deveson needed to find some help from the dealer if they were to remain in the tournament.
The board ran out 2♦2♠9♠K♥2♥ which meant Saad would almost triple up having spiked a king, while Deveson was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 4
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Heads-up to a flop of A♣3♥7♠ with around 10,000 in the middle. Sakis Nicolaou bet 5,000 and was met by a shove from Graydon Kowal for 55,600. Nicolau went into the tank and after thinking for around a minute, flicked in the call.
Graydon Kowal: 7♣3♣
Sakis Nicolaou: A♠K♥
Kowal had flopped bottom two pair and was ahead at the moment versus Nicolaou's top pair. The rest of the board ran out clean for Kowal as it came 9♣6♣. Kowal doubled up, while Nicolaou was left short-stacked.
Upon having the pot pushed towards him, Kowal commented to the table, "I can't win with the good hands so I got to play the bad ones."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
17,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
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Level: 5
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
40,000
23,000
Table 11Seat 8
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The action was picked up on a flop of A♠8♦J♣. Daniel Charlton checked from the big blind and Mario Colavita bet 1,200 from the cutoff. Charlton check-raised to 5,200, which Colavita called.
The 5♠ dropped on the turn and Charlton continued with a bet of 6,500. Colavita carved out the call again.
When the 9♠ landed on the river, Charlton shoved for his remaining 15,600. Colavita folded his hand and Charlton was kind enough to turn over the A♥ for at least a pair of aces on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
43,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jak Ferman opened to 3,000 from the hijack and Andreas Mavromoustakis defended out of the big blind.
The flop came down 5♦3♠2♥ and Mavromoustakis checked over to Freeman, who bet 2,000. Mavromoustakis check-raised to 7,500, and was met by a three-bet to 20,000 from Ferman. Mavromoustakis called to see a turn.
After Mavromoustakis checked the 7♣ turn, Ferman placed a big bet out and Mavromoustakis snap-folded before the chips hit the baize.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
630,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
78,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
