2025 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 4
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 4
Entries
39
Players Left
9
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Cowboys Help Quinn to Chip Up

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Edward Quinn raised to 600,000 from the small blind and Alexander Sokolovsky defended the big blind.

Quinn bet 350,000 when the dealer fanned out a flop of A76. Sokolovsky made the call.

The 2 turn got checked through as did the 10 river. Quinn turned over KK for a pair of kings to take down the pot.

Sokolovsky Gets Paid By Niste

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Alexander Sokolovsky
Alexander Sokolovsky

Alexander Sokolovsky opened the button to 400,000 and Mihai Niste defended from the big blind.

Niste check-called a bet of 300,000 from Sokolovsky on the 49Q flop.

The two players checked the A turn to see the 5 hit the river. Niste checked again and then faced a bet of 1,100,000 from Sokolovsky. Niste used one of his time bank cards before making the call.

Sokolovsky turned over A3 for a turned pair of aces. Niste nodded his head to indicate it was good, and Sokolovsky dragged in the pot.

Tags: Alexander SokolovskyMihai Niste

Skanis Shoots To the Top of the Counts

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Georgios Skarparis raised from under the gun to 400,00 and Renars Skanis called in the cutoff.

They saw a flop of J45 where Skarparis continued for 450,000, and Skanis called.

Skarparis checked the 4 turn and then called when Skanis fired out 600,000 to see the Q drop on the river. Both quickly knuckled the table and Skarpris showed A10 for a busted flush draw, and Skanis took the pot with 88.

Tags: Georgios SkarparisRenars Skanis

Moldovan Wins a Battle of the Blinds With Mandara

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Ryan Mandara raised to 650,000 from the small blind and Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan defended out of the big blind.

Mandara put out a continuation-bet of 450,000 on the A910 flop and Moldovan called.

The Q turn caused Mandara to slow down and check. Moldovan, after using two of his time bank cards, shoved for roughly 2,200,000. Mandara snap-folded and Moldovan pulled in the pot.

Tags: Ionut-Alexandru MoldovanRyan Mandara

Skanis Doubles Barrels

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Renars Skanis opened from the hijack to 400,000 and Georgios Skarparis called out of the big blind.

The flop came down KQ8 and Skarparis check-called a bet of 350,000 from Skanis.

When the 8 paired the board on the turn, Skarparis checked again, then Skanis fired a second bullet of 700,000. Skarparis let it go.

Tags: Renars SkanisGeorgios Skarparis

Updated Chip Counts

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

Moldovan Doubles With Two Snowmen

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan
Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan

Mario Colavita rasied to 300,000 from early position and Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan shoved for 1,725,000 from the big blind. After getting a count from the dealer, Colavita called to put Moldovan at risk.

Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan: 88 All in
Mario Colavita: KQ

Moldovan found himself in a flip for his tournament life. The flop came down J59 to give Colavita a few more outs to win. The 2 turn and 3 river didn't help Colavita and roughly half of his stack was sent over to Moldovan.

Tags: Ionut-Alexandru MoldovanMario Colavita

Kamel's River Bet Goes Uncalled

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Tamer Kamel limped from the button and Mihai Niste made it 450,000 out of the small blind. Kamel called.

On the J37 flop, Miste continued with a bet of 275,000, which Kamel called to see the J turn, which went check-check.

A 7 fell on the river and after Miste checked, Kamel used two hands to slide two stacks of chips forward, making a bet of 1,300,000. Before the dealer could finish counting, Miste folded.

Tags: Mihai NisteTamer Kamel