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

01-24-2025 12:35 UTC+2

Jontulovic Adds to His Stack

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 12:35 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 12:47 UTC+2

Sey's Cowboys Get Shot Down by Mavromoustakis' Quads

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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 12:47 UTC+2

Jalba's Main Event Run Ends

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Kai Cocklin

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

The action folded around to Eusebiu Jalba in the small blind, who shoved his remaining stack of around 60,000 into the pot. Simeon Spasov called in the big blind.

Eusebiu Jalba: J♣9♦ All in
Simeon Spasov: K♣10♥

Jalba's bad start to the day got even worse as the runout of 10♦5♥9♥3♣2♦ sent him to the rail in the opening level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simeon Spasov	600,000 71,000	71,000

Eusebiu Jalba	Busted

Tags: Eusebiu Jalba Simeon Spasov

01-24-2025 12:54 UTC+2

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Kai Cocklin

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

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01-24-2025 13:02 UTC+2

Some of the Top Stacks

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Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Nichan Khorchidian	1,950,000 801,000	801,000
Zhen Chen	1,500,000 219,000	219,000

Anton Danilov	1,500,000 170,000	170,000
Dawid Smolka	1,400,000 400,000	400,000
Renars Skanis	1,350,000 100,000	100,000

Ibrahim Ghasan	1,250,000 250,000	250,000
Philip Joyce	900,000 32,000	32,000

01-24-2025 13:03 UTC+2

Kashani Punished For Correct Call

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Arian Kashani recalled a hand where he raised to 18,000 from the button and Luke Marsh defended from the big blind.

They went to a flop of K♥3♦7♦ where Marsh check-called a bet of 14,000 from Kashani.

A 4♣ dropped on the turn and after Marsh checked, Kashani bet 62,000. Marsh then check-shoved for 208,000, which sent Kashani into the tank. After several minutes of thinking, Kashani stuck in the call.

Luke Marsh: Q♦10♦ All in
Arian Kashani: A♣6♦

Kashani's gut instinct was on point and he needed to fade just one card to scoop the pot and eliminate Marsh. However, the poker gods were not on Kashani's side as his correct call was punished when the 4♦ landed on the river, which completed Marsh's flush.

Several hands later, Kashani lost a flip with ace-king against pocket eights for a pot worth around 300,000, and now sits with 375,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Marsh	500,000 275,000	275,000
Arian Kashani	375,000 339,000	339,000

Tags: Arian Kashani Luke Marsh

01-24-2025 13:06 UTC+2

Karam's Value Bet Gets Paid

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Tim Baker

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

Ramzi Karam raised to 16,000 from early position with only Soraya Estrada calling out of the big blind.

The two players checked the 8♥4♦6♠ flop to see the 9♦ land on the turn. Estrade checked, and Karam bet 30,000. Estrada slid in the call.

Estrada checked for the last time when the 2♥ hit the river. Karam bet 50,000 and after a few moments, Estrada called. Karam flipped over J♣9♣ for a pair of nines on the turn. It was good to take down the pot as Estrada mucked her cards

Player	Chips	Progress
Soraya Estrada	550,000 53,000	53,000
Ramzi Karam	280,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Soraya Estrada Ramzi Karam

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

01-24-2025 13:12 UTC+2

Chilaud and Roelofsen Start Well

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Both Maxime Chilaud and Koen Roelofsen have had great starts to the day and increased their stacks by some margin.

Not long ago the two clashed where Chilaud opened from middle position to 20,000 and Roelofsen three-bet to 60,000 in the cutoff. When it got back to Chilaud, he four-bet to 135,000, and Roelofsen quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koen Roelofsen	750,000 230,000	230,000
Maxime Chilaud	600,000 329,000	329,000

Tags: Koen Roelofsen Maxime Chilaud