$3,300 Main Event Day 4 | 2025 Merit Poker Western Series

Jan 25, 2025

Can Miral Eliminated in 16th Place ($20,170)

Tim Baker

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov raised to 250,000 from early position and Can Miral three-bet to 850,000 from the big blind with just 25,000 behind. Gromov shoved, and Miral made the call to put himself at risk.

Can Miral: A♦4♠ All in
Dmitry Gromov: Q♦Q♥

Miral needed to find an ace to beat the two queens of Gromov. However, the 8♣Q♠7♥ flop gave Gromov top set and left Miral virtually drawing dead. The rest of the board ran out A♣5♠ and Miral was eliminated in sixteenth place.

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Jan 25, 2025

Taysi Builds on His Momentum

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Tim Baker

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov rasied under the gun to 250,000 with Muhtar Taysi calling from the hijack and Xiaosheng Zheng defending out of the big blind.

The action checked to Taysi on the 3♥3♣J♣ flop and he bet 275,000. Zheng folded, but Gromov raised to 800,000. Taysi quickly called.

Gromov checked when the 4♥ landed on the turn. Taysi bet 700,000 and Gromov quickly folded.

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Jan 25, 2025

No Redraw

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

There is no redraw for the final two tables, just a table break.

Now, 16 remain!

Jan 25, 2025

Tamazi Skhirtladze Eliminated in 17th Place ($20,170)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Muhtar Taysi made it 250,000 from the cutoff and Tamazi Skhirtladze shoved from the big blind for around 2,200,000. Taysi quickly called.

Tamazi Skhirtladze: A♥9♦ All in
Muhtar Taysi: J♠J♣

Skhirtladze had lost the bulk of his stack to Taysi throughout the past few levels, and sent the rest of them his way when the 5♦2♦6♣J♥3♠ board improved Taysi to a set of jacks.

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Jan 25, 2025

Miral Stays Alive

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Tim Baker

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Muhtar Taysi raised from the hijack to 250,000 and Can Miral shoved his last 500,000 into the middle from the cutoff. After the blinds folded, Taysi called to put Miral at risk.

Can Miral: 6♥6♦ All in
Muhtar Taysi: K♠9♠

It was a flip that Miral needed to win with his pocket sixes. The board ran out 5♣4♠5♦5♠2♦ to give Miral the winner with a full house, earning him the much-needed double up.

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Jan 25, 2025

Hassan Sey Eliminated in 18th Place ($20,170)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Mihai Niste opened from the cutoff to 250,000 and Hassan Sey shoved from the big blind for just under 2,000,000. After thinking it over, Niste called.

Hassan Sey: K♣Q♥ All in
Mihai Niste: K♦Q♦

It looked as if the two would chop up the pot, but the 4♦6♦Q♣ flop meant Niste was freerolling for the pot. An 8♥ on the turn was safe, but the 8♦ river completed Niste's flush, and sent Sey to the rail.

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Jan 25, 2025

Ruggeri Leaves Miral Short

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Umberto Ruggeri raised from the cutoff to 275,000 and Can Miral called from the big blind.

On the J♥A♥K♦ flop, Miral check-called a bet of 200,000 from Ruggeri to see the A♠ drop on the turn, where again Miral check-called when Ruggeri bet 400,000.

A 6♠ landed on the river and Miral checked for a third time, then Ruggeri fired 800,000. Miral went into the tank and used some extra time, before he eventually settled on a call.

Ruggeri then showed trips with A♦5♣, and Miral mucked.

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Jan 25, 2025