2025 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 4
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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 4
Entries
39
Players Left
9
Players Left 1 / 791
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Gromov and Niste Clash Again

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
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.

Tags: Dmitry GromovMihai Niste

Khorchidian Busts Just Before the Break

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Nichan Khorchidian
Nichan Khorchidian

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♥ All in
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.

Tags: Nichan KhorchidianRashad Iskandarov

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Ruggeri Collects the Last of Houayek's Stack

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Joseph Houayek shoved from under the gun for 520,000 and Umberto Ruggeri called from the big blind.

Joseph Houayek: K♥J♣ All in
Umberto Ruggeri: A♦9♦

Houayek was happy to see he wasn't dominated and had lives cards, but not so impressed with the runout as the 6♦2♥10♥4♦8♣ board meant he was eliminated.

Gaspare Sposato was also eliminated shortly before.

Tags: Joseph HouayekUmberto Ruggeri

Munitis Flops Two Pair to Bust Sokol

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Kamil Sokol
Kamil Sokol

Arriving at the table, Kamil Sokol was getting up after busting to Pedro Munitis.

Kamil Sokol : KxKx All in
Pedro Munitis: 9♠7♠

The action was unknown, but on a board that read 9♣7♥2♦J♣8♣ Sokol's pocket kings had ended up second best to the flopped two pair of Munitis, meaning he was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Kamil SokolPedro Munitis

Defending Champion Mokrani Eliminated

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Mohamed Mokrani
Mohamed Mokrani

The defending champion has his marching orders!

Mohamed Mokrani raised to 160,000 and was faced with a three-bet of 350,000 from Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan. Mokrani then shoved for around 1,000,000, and Moldovan quickly called.

Mohamed Mokrani: 10♣10♠ All in
Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan: A♦Q♥

Mokrani knows better than most that you need to win flips to win tournaments, and this one went against him as Moldovan paired his queen on the 5♦6♦Q♣9♣6♥ runout.

Tags: Ionut-Alexandru MoldovanMohamed Mokrani

Ruggeri's Double Barrel Takes it Down

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Umberto Ruggeri
Umberto Ruggeri

Umberto Ruggeri raised to 120,000 under the gun with only Joseph Houayek calling from the next position.

Ruggeri put out a continuation bet of 130,000 on the 2♦5♦9♠ flop, which Houayek called.

The 8♦ dropped on the turn and Ruggeri put out another bet, this time for 225,000. Houayek did a bit of inventory before opting to fold his hand and forfeit the pot to Ruggeri.

Tags: Joseph HouayekUmberto Ruggeri

Selected Chip Counts

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Iskandarov Takes It On the Turn

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Rashad Iskandarov opened from early position to 120,,000 and got a call from Joseph Houayek in the cutoff. Nichan Khorchidian also called from the big blind.

All three checked the A♣10♥7♣ flop and when it got to Iskandarov on the K♦ turn, he fired out 175,000. Both of his opponents quickly folded, and Iskandarov took the pot.

Tags: Joseph HouayekNichan KhorchidianRashad Iskandarov

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