Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
2025 Merit Poker Western Series
$3,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,183,160
Entries
791
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
39
Players Left
9
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Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
In the last hand before the break, Rashad Iskandarov raised from early position to roughly 120,000 and Nichan Khorchidian called from the big blind.
The two players checked the 2♣10♥7♠ flop for the 4♠ to land on the turn. Khorchidian shoved the remainder of his chips and Iskandarov called to put Khorchidian at risk.
Nichan Khorchidian: 9♠8♥ 
Rashad Iskandarov: A♣7♣
Iskandarov was ahead with his pair of sevens, but Khorchidian had a lot of outs he could hit on the river to stay alive. The 2♠ wasn't one of them and Khorchidian was sent to the rail at the hands of Iskandarov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,000,000 | |
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Busted |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Dmitry Gromov and Mihai Niste have been clashing all day and just played out another pot where more chips exchanged hands.
Gromov raised from the button to 175,000 and Niste called in the small blind.
They went to a flop of K♥4♠6♥, which went check-check to the ts] turn. Niste fired out 210,000, and Gromov called.
A 10♦ paired the board on the river and Niste slowed down with a check, then Gromov slid out 425,000. Niste conceded, and Gromov got some chips back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,600,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
5,700,000
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
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Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Adrian State raised to 160,000 under the gun and Georgios Skarparis defended from the big blind.
The flop came down 3♠J♣4♠ and Skarparis check-called a bet of 180,000 from State.
The 8♦ fell on the turn and Skarparis check-called another bet from State, this time for 800,000.
After Skarparis checked the 10♠ river, State shoved for Skarparis' remaining 1,800,000. Skarparis thought about the decision for around a minute before he slid his cards into the muck, forfeiting the pot to State.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,600,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
1,800,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
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Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan raised to 175,000 from the cutoff and Tamazi Skhirtladze called on the button. Renars Skanis in the small blind and Johan Guilbert in the big blind also came along.
The four saw a flop of Q♠J♠7♠, which checked around to the Q♥ turn, which also checked through.
When the 7♣ dropped on the river, Skanis checked and Guilbert bet 700,000. Moldovan thought for a while before he called, then both Skhirtladze and Skanis quickly folded.
Guilbert showed 8♦6♥ for a bluff, and Moldovan showed a full house with 10♦7♦ to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,400,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
6,200,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
||
|
3,600,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
900,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
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Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Tamazi Skhirtladze raised to 175,000 from the hijack and Johan Guilbert shoved for 900,000 from the button. After getting a count from the dealer, Skhirtladze called.
Johan Guilbert: A♣Q♠
Tamazi Skhirtladze: K♠Q♦
Guilbert was in a great spot to double up if he could fade a king. However, the flop of 7♣K♥10♠ put Skhirtladze in the lead with a pair of kings. The rest of the board ran out 4♣Q♣ and Guilbert was sent to the rail in twenty-fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,000,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Muhtar Taysi | Turkey | 2,600,000 | 33 |
| 1 | 2 | Cagdas Ersoy | Turkey | 700,000 | 9 |
| 1 | 3 | Can Miral | Turkey | 2,000,000 | 25 |
| 1 | 4 | Andrey Litvinov | Russia | 500,000 | 6 |
| 1 | 5 | Nils Pudel | Austria | 750,000 | 9 |
| 1 | 6 | Tamazi Skhirtladze | Georgia | 4,500,000 | 56 |
| 1 | 7 | Renars Skanis | Latvia | 6,300,000 | 79 |
| 1 | 8 | Umberto Ruggeri | Italy | 3,400,000 | 43 |
| 2 | 1 | Edward Quinn | United Kingdom | 4,000,000 | 50 |
| 2 | 2 | Alexander Sokolovsky | Serbia | 1,100,000 | 14 |
| 2 | 3 | Adrian State | Romania | 4,400,000 | 55 |
| 2 | 4 | Mihai Niste | Romania | 6,500,000 | 81 |
| 2 | 5 | Ryan Mandara | United Kingdom | 2,400,000 | 30 |
| 2 | 6 | Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan | Romania | 7,400,000 | 93 |
| 2 | 7 | Hassanin Hashim | Iraq | 550,000 | 7 |
| 2 | 8 | Hassan Sey | Finland | 1,300,000 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | Mario Colavita | Italy | 2,400,000 | 30 |
| 3 | 2 | Ahmad Abdelhadi | Canada | 1,900,000 | 24 |
| 3 | 3 | Rashad Iskandarov | Azerbaijan | 2,500,000 | 31 |
| 3 | 4 | Georgios Skarparis | Cyprus | 1,900,000 | 24 |
| 3 | 5 | Xiaosheng Zheng | China | 4,800,000 | 60 |
| 3 | 6 | Dmitry Gromov | Russia | 6,200,000 | 78 |
| 3 | 7 | Pedro Munitis | Israel | 3,500,000 | 44 |
| 3 | 8 | Tamer Kamel | United Kingdom | 5,000,000 | 63 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,400,000 | |
|
|
6,500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
6,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
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6,200,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,000,000 | |
|
5,000,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
4,800,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
4,400,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
4,000,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
3,500,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
3,400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
2,600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
2,500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
2,400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
2,400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
2,000,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
1,900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
1,900,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,100,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
750,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
700,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
|
550,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Dmitry Gromov raised from under the gun and Tamer Kamel called from middle position. Georgios Skarparis called in the small blind, and Xiaosheng Zheng also came along from the big blind.
All four checked the 3♦7♥8♣ flop to the J♥ turn, where the blinds checked and Gromov fired out 160,000. All three players called.
When the 4♥ landed on the river, Skarparis shoved for around 1,300,000, and everybody else quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
4,200,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
2,800,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
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Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The action folded around to Nils Pudel in the small blind, who shoved for around 700,000. Tamazi Skhirtladze was in the big blind and called.
Nils Pudel: A♥5♠
Tamazi Skhirtladze: J♣J♠
Pudel needed to find his overcard, but didn't manage to do it as the Q♥8♣K♥9♦7♦ runout meant he was out in 24th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan raised from middle position to 175,000, and Hassanin Hashim shoved for 555,000 from the hijack. After getting a count from the dealer Moldovan called to put Hashim at risk.
Hassanin Hashim: A♠K♥
Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan: Q♠J♣
Hashim was ahead with Big Slick, but Moldovan had two live cards he could hit to send him to the rail. The board ran out Q♥6♣3♦6♠7♥ to give Moldovan the winner with a pair of queens on the flop, sending Hashim to the payout desk in twenty-third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,100,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
Busted |
