$3,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2025 Merit Poker Western Series

01-23-2025 12:44 UTC+2

Hirs Shoves on Vlasov

Tim Baker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up to a turn a board of 9♠9♦2♠3♣. Aliaksandr Hirs checked from middle position and Denis Vlasov bet 15,000 from the next seat. Hirs thought it over for a while before sliding in the call.

When the 3♠ fell on the river, Hirs shoved to put Vlasov all in. The bet was for roughly 45,000 and after a few moments, Vlasov elected to toss his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Hirs	200,000 19,000	19,000
Denis Vlasov	45,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Hirs Denis Vlasov

01-23-2025 12:52 UTC+2

Auzoux's Kings Crack Estrada's Aces as Hamarash Busts in Opening Level of Day 2

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Kai Cocklin

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Karzan Hamarash opened from under the gun to 5,500 and Gregoire Auzoux three-bet from the cutoff to 15,500. Soraya Estrada was on the button and four-bet to 33,000. Hamarash then five-bet shoved for around 200,000, Auzoux shoved 110,000, and Estrada called to put both players at risk!

Gregoire Auzoux: K♣K♠ All in
Karzan Hamarash: 8♥8♣ All in
Soraya Estrada: A♦A♥

Estrada had her opponents crushed and was a clean runout away from a monster stack in the opening level of Day 2. However, the 10♥7♣K♥ flop had other ideas as Auzoux spiked a set of kings to take the lead.

A J♣ on the turn did give Estrada a few more outs as any queen would complete Broadway and see her snatch back the pot. Despite those extra outs, Estrada couldn't connect with the river as the 6♠ rolled off, which meant Auzoux tripled up.

The stacks between Estrada and Hamarash were counted down and the latter's 90,000 was slightly covered, which meant he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregoire Auzoux	335,000 335,000	335,000
Soraya Estrada	200,000 31,500	31,500
Karzan Hamarash	Busted

Tags: Gregoire Auzoux Karzan Hamarash Soraya Estrada

01-23-2025 13:00 UTC+2

Neagoe's Bullets Earm Him a Knockout

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Tim Baker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

There was a raise to 5,000 from middle position with Eusebiu Jalba calling from the cutoff before Darius Neagoe squeezed to 25,000 from the button. The middle position player four-bet ripped it for roughly 90,000 and only Neagoe called.

Middle Postion: J♠J♦ All in
Darius Neagoe: A♥A♣

It was a cooler that was in Neagoe's favor as he had the best starting hand in poker. The middle position player needed a jack, or he would be out. The board ran out 10♦4♠10♠A♠2♥, which improved Neagoe to an unnecessary full house, and his opponent was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Neagoe	350,000 85,500	85,500

Eusebiu Jalba	320,000 107,000	107,000

Tags: Boris Smuskevicius Darius Neagoe Eusebiu Jalba

01-23-2025 13:01 UTC+2

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Kai Cocklin

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

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01-23-2025 13:07 UTC+2

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Players are on a 20-minute break.

01-23-2025 13:26 UTC+2

Ehsan Amiri

1,035,000 200,000

Q♠Q♣ A♦K♦ AiP

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

01-23-2025 13:29 UTC+2

Day 2 Update

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The floor have announced that eight levels will be played today, which means the day will come to an end at the conclusion of Level 17.

01-23-2025 13:40 UTC+2

Devesen's Cowboys Bust Saeid

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Amir Saeid got his final 45,000 into the middle after he shoved over an open from Max Deveson and a call from middle position. Deveson called and the cards were flipped over.

Amir Saeid: Q♥Q♣ All in
Max Deveson: K♠K♦

Saeid was in terrible shape with pocket queens against the Cowboys of Deveson. The flop of Q♠K♣2♠ gave both players a set and left Saeid with just one out. The rest of the board came 4♦A♠ and Saeid was out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Deveson	210,000 170,000	170,000
Amir Saeid	Busted

Tags: Amir Saeid Max Deveson

01-23-2025 13:41 UTC+2

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Joyce	600,000 60,000	60,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	500,000 157,000	157,000
Luke Marsh	375,000 257,000	257,000
Konstantin Kvashin	325,000 70,000	70,000
Fabio Peluso	300,000 28,500	28,500

Sergei Varnaev	275,000 27,500	27,500
Philipp Wood	275,000 78,000	78,000
Soraya Estrada	220,000 20,000	20,000
Darko Svesko	200,000 135,500	135,500
Aylar Lie	200,000 47,000	47,000
Alisa Sibgatova	200,000 77,500	77,500
Bogdan Jontulovic	170,000 137,000	137,000