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

01-25-2025 16:15 UTC+2

Zheng's Stacks Grows to Over Ten Million

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Xiaosheng Zheng raised the button to 200,000 and Dmitry Gromov called out of the small blind.

Gromov check-called a bt of 200,000 from Zheng on the K♠10♣Q♦ flop.

The 8♣ turn checked through for the A♥ to land on the river. Gromov checked and Zheng bet 625,000. Gromov called and then slammed his fist down on the table after Zheng turned over K♣J♥ for a rivered Broadway straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaosheng Zheng	10,900,000 6,700,000	6,700,000
Dmitry Gromov	4,300,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Tags: Dmitry Gromov Xiaosheng Zheng

01-25-2025 16:18 UTC+2

Sokolovsky Finds Aces

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Edward Quinn raised from under the gun then called the shove of Alexander Sokolovsky, who had around 1,400,000 in his stack.

Alexander Sokolovsky: A♣A♥ All in
Edward Quinn: A♠Q♥

Sokolovsky was miles in the lead and the runout of 10♣3♠4♠8♥6♠ didn't bring any sweat, which meant he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Quinn	6,100,000 900,000	900,000

Alexander Sokolovsky	3,000,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Tags: Alexander Sokolovsky Edward Quinn

01-25-2025 16:26 UTC+2

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Players are on a 20-minute break.

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000/125,000

Ante: 125,000

01-25-2025 16:44 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaosheng Zheng	10,700,000 200,000	200,000
Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan	9,100,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Umberto Ruggeri	7,500,000 300,000	300,000
Edward Quinn	7,300,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tamer Kamel	5,300,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Dmitry Gromov	4,800,000 500,000	500,000

Cagdas Ersoy	4,500,000 500,000	500,000
Muhtar Taysi	4,200,000 500,000	500,000
Mihai Niste	3,500,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Hassan Sey	3,275,000 1,975,000	1,975,000
Can Miral	3,000,000 100,000	100,000
Alexander Sokolovsky	3,000,000
Tamazi Skhirtladze	2,700,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Pedro Munitis	2,600,000 900,000	900,000
Georgios Skarparis	2,500,000 300,000	300,000

Renars Skanis	1,900,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Mario Colavita	1,425,000 975,000	975,000
Ryan Mandara	1,350,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

01-25-2025 16:52 UTC+2

Mandara Picks Off Sey's Bluff

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Tim Baker

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

On the first hand back from the break, Hassan Sey raised to 250,000 from the hijack and Ryan Mandara defended out of the big blind.

The flop came down 6♦6♠4♦ and Mandara check-called a bet of 125,000 from Sey.

After Mandara checked the 2♥ turn, Sey fired out a bet of 225,000. Mandara called again.

Mandara checked for the last time when the A♠ dropped on the river. Sey shoved for Mandara's remaining 600,000 and Mandara snap-called.

Sey turned over J♠10♠ for just jack-high, and lost the pot to Mandara's A♦3♥ for a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Mandara	2,850,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Hassan Sey	2,050,000 1,225,000	1,225,000

Tags: Hassan Sey Ryan Mandara

01-25-2025 16:56 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Umberto Ruggeri	9,200,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Can Miral	500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Tags: Can Miral Umberto Ruggeri

01-25-2025 16:59 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Niste	5,700,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Hassan Sey	Busted

Tags: Hassan Sey Mihai Niste

01-25-2025 17:04 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Muhtar Taysi	5,000,000 800,000	800,000
Can Miral	1,300,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Can Miral Muhtar Taysi

01-25-2025 17:09 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Muhtar Taysi	7,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Tamazi Skhirtladze	Busted

Tags: Muhtar Taysi Tamazi Skhirtladze