2025 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 3
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Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$377,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,183,160
Total Entries
791
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
157
Players Left
39
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State Gets There With a Monster Combo Draw

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Adrian State
Adrian State

Just before the break, a huge hand happened on Table #9.

Dawid Smolka raised to 30,000 under the gun with Joseph Houayek calling from middle position and Adrian State defending out of the big blind.

State checked the 10♥7♠3♦ flop and Smolka put out a continuation-bet of 30,000. Houayek folded, but State called.

After State checked again on the 2♠ turn, Smolka put out a second barrel, this time for 200,000. State check-shoved for 831,000, which sent Smolka deep into the tank. After pondering for around two minutes, Smolka made the call to put State at risk.

Adrian State: 5♠4♠ All in
Dawid Smolka: A♦10♠

Smolka had top pair, but was against a huge combo draw of State's . If Smolka could avoid State's outs, he would become one of the biggest stacks in the room.

However, the A♠ peeled off on the river which may have given Smolka two pair, but it improved State to a flush, earning him a huge double up.

Tags: Adrian StateDawid SmolkaJoseph Houayek

Selected Chip Counts

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Bustouts

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Mavromoustaki Wins a Four-Bet Pot

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Andreas Mavromoustakis
Andreas Mavromoustakis

Andreas Mavromoustakis rasied to 35,000 under the gun gun and Mohamed Mokrani three-bet to 115,000 from the button, After the blinds folded, Mavromoustaki four-bet to 240,000 and Mokrani made the call.

When the flop came down 3♠J♦5♦ Mavromoustaki put out a continuation-bet of 200,000. Mokrani had roughly 800,000 remaining in his stack, and after thinking for a few moments, he laid his hand down and forfeited the pot to Mavromoustaki.

Tags: Andreas MavromoustakisMohamed Mokrani

Biz Bubbles the Record-Breaking Main Event

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Mustafa Biz
Mustafa Biz

It seemed the entire room was waiting for Mustafa Biz to bust, as he had just a single white chip, worth 25,000.

Eventually, Biz stuck his chip in from under the gun and Zhen Chen called in the hijack. Dmitry Gromov then three-bet to 100,000, and Chen folded.

Mustafa Biz: 6♠5♦ All in
Dmitry Gromov: 9♦7♥

"I'm trying to help you," said Gromov as he turned his cards over. The Russian player has been enjoying the bubble and probably wanted to lose this hand so that he could continue to accumulate chips.

However, the board had other ideas as the 2♥9♥Q♦Q♥7♣ runout meant Biz was eliminated on 104th, while everybody else remaining in the field made the money.

Bubble
Bubble

Tags: Dmitry GromovMustafa BizZhen Chen

Demirkol Chips Up on the Bubble

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Georgios Skarparis rasied to 30,000 from early position with Nicolae Paunescu calling on the button before Mehmet Demirkol squeezed it up to 120,000 from the small blind. Skarparis folded, but Paunescu called to see a flop.

Demirkol continued with a bet of 35,000 on the A♦K♠K♣ flop. Paunescu called.

The 3♥ turn and 6♥ river got checked down by both players and Demirkol took down the pot with A♥Q♣ for a flopped pair of aces.

Tags: Georgios SkarparisMehmet DemirkolNicolae Paunescu

Zheng Takes From Marsh

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Xiaosheng Zheng
Xiaosheng Zheng

Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan raised to 30,000 under the gun and Xiaosheng Zheng called from the cutoff. Luke Marsh squeezed to 115,000 from the big blind and only Zheng called.

Marsh continued with a bet of 65,000 on the J♥Q♠4♦ flop. Zheng took a few moments before making the call.

The turn came the 6♦ and Marsh slowed down and checked. Zheng announced all in for Marsh's remaining 300,000, and Marsh instantly folded.

Tags: Ionut-Alexandru MoldovanLuke MarshXiaosheng Zheng

Pudel Doubles On the Bubble

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Nils Pudel
Nils Pudel

Dmitry Gromov opened from early position to 30,000 and Nils Pudel shoved from the next seat for 342,000. Zhen Chen was in the big blind and called, then Gromov folded.

Nils Pudel: A♦K♦ All in
Zhen Chen : A♠K♣

The most likely scenario was that the two would chop, but Pudel had a chance to snatch it all after the J♦2♠6♦ flop gave him a flush draw. Pudel didn't need to wait too long before he celebrated, as the 4♦ turn gave him an unbeatable flush. A meaningless 5♣ dropped on the river, and Pudel doubled up.

The bubble continues...

Tags: Dmitry GromovNils PudelZhen Chen

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