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

01-24-2025 12:47 UTC+2

Sey's Cowboys Get Shot Down by Mavromoustakis' Quads

Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The action was picked up on the turn with the board showing 5♣3♦5♥J♦. Andreas Mavromoustakis checked from the small blind and Hassan Sey bet 80,000 from under the gun. Mavromoustakis thought about it briefly before making the call to see a river.

The Q♠ dropped on the river and Mavromoustakis led out for 20,000. Sey shoved for Mavromoustakis' remaining 361,000 and Mavromoustakis snap-called.

Sey showed K♣K♦ for an overpair to the board but was way behind to the flopped quads of Mavromoustakis holding 5♠5♦. Mavromoustakis earned a huge double up at the expense of Sey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Mavromoustakis	980,000 555,000	555,000
Hassan Sey	320,000 442,000	442,000

Tags: Andreas Mavromoustakis Hassan Sey

01-24-2025 12:35 UTC+2

Day 3 Update

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

It has been announced that eight levels will be played today, which means play will end at the end of Level 25.

There will be 15-minute breaks every two levels.

01-24-2025 12:35 UTC+2

Jontulovic Adds to His Stack

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Marcin Dziubdziela opened with a raise from under the gun to 16,000 before Bogdan Jontulovic three-bet to 55,000 from the hijack. Dziubdziela four-bet to 97,000 and Jontulovic called.

With over 200,000 in the pot the flop came down A♥A♣10♦. Dziubdziela bet 20,000 and Juntolovic called.

Dziubdziela slowed down and checked when the J♥ hit the turn. Jontulovic bet 45,000 and Dziubdziela didn't long to push his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcin Dziubdziela	520,000
Bogdan Jontulovic	500,000

Tags: Bogdan Jontulovic Marcin Dziubdziela

01-24-2025 12:30 UTC+2

Early Bustouts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jenya Gavrilovich	Busted
Maroun Jazzar	Busted
Jacques Der Megreditchian	Busted
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	Busted

01-24-2025 12:26 UTC+2

Roelofsen Takes From Gadzhiev

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Roman Gadzhiev opened under the gun to 16,000 and was immediately three-bet to 48,000 by Koen Roelofsen in the next seat. After the rest of the table folded, Gadzhiev called.

Gadzhiev checked the A♠3♦7♣ flop and Roelofsen put out a continuation-bet of 30,000. Gadzhiev stuck around with a call.

The K♣ landed on the turn, which caused Gadzhiev to check again. Roelofsen put out a bet of roughly 125,000 and Gadzhiev snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Gadzhiev	540,000 49,000	49,000
Koen Roelofsen	520,000 76,000	76,000

Tags: Koen Roelofsen Roman Gadzhiev

01-24-2025 12:24 UTC+2

Ghasan Stuns Jalba

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

After just being involved in a pot together, Eusebiu Jalba and Ibrahim Ghasan were tangling again, which resulted in them both getting their chips in preflop.

Ghasan had opened from the cutoff and Jalba three-bet the big blind to 71,000. Ghasan then four-bet to 181,000, and Jalba shoved! Ghasan had almost 500,0000 to start the hand and immediately called.

Ibrahim Ghasan: A♣A♥ All in
Eusebiu Jalba: Q♥Q♠

Unfortunate timing for Jalba, who ran into aces in the early stages of the day. However, there was still a runout to sweat where anything could happen.

However, not much did happen on the K♠3♦9♦6♣K♦ runout as neither player improved, which meant Ghasan doubled up to around a million, and Jalba's stack plummeted to 70,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ibrahim Ghasan	1,000,000 505,000	505,000
Eusebiu Jalba	70,000 490,000	490,000

Tags: Eusebiu Jalba Ibrahim Ghasan

01-24-2025 12:14 UTC+2

Ilani's Five-Bet Gets Through

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Eusebiu Jalba opened from early position to 16,000 and Ibrahim Ghasan called out of the small blind. Ran Ilani was in the big blind and squeezed it up to 92,000, which sent Jalba into the tank. After some time, Jalba announced a min four-bet and made it 168,000. Ghasan didn't immediately fold and took some time before he eventually passed.

With the action back on Ilani, he announced a five-bet to 475,000 and slid forward the chips, and Jalba quickly got out of the way.