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
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Zheng Out-Flops Ruggeri

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Xiaosheng Zheng
Xiaosheng Zheng

Xiaosheng Zheng raised to 225,000 from the small blind and Umberto Ruggeri defended out of the big blind.

Zheng continued with a bet of 175,000 on the K♦5♥K♥ flop and Ruggeri called.

The turn came the K♠ and Zheng check-called a bet of 225,000 from Ruggeri.

The two players checked the J♠ river and Zheng took down the pot with A♣5♣ for a full house, kings full of fives. Ruggeri showed he started the hand with the superior ace, as he flipped over A♠10♥.

Tags: Umberto RuggeriXiaosheng Zheng

Sposato Flips Out Kashani

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

Arian Kashani recalled his bustout hand as he departed in 31st from the Main Event.

Gaspare Sposato opened the button to 135,000 and Kashani shoved for around 600,000 from the big blind. Sposato, with just over a million to start the hand, made the call.

Arian Kashani: 9♣9♥ All in
Gaspare Sposato: K♠10♦

Kashani was flipping for his tournament life, which unfortunately ended after the Sposato hit a ten on the flop.

Tags: Arian KashaniGaspare Sposato

Mokrani Takes From Skanis

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

Can Miral raised to 120,000 from early position with Mohamed Mokrani calling from the next position and Renars Skanis defending out of the big blind.

The 7♦9♦8♠ flop was checked to Mokrani, who placed out a bet of 175,000. Skanis called, but Miral folded.

The 2♠ turn checked through for the J♥ to land on the river. Skanis checked, and Mokrani bet out for 425,000. Skanis quickly folded and Mokrani pulled in the pot.

Tags: Can MiralMohamed MokraniRenars Skanis

Quinn Surges Past Four Million

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

Johan Guilbert opened from under the gun and got a call from Tamer Kamel in the hijack. Edward Quinn also called from the small blind.

They went to a flop of 10♣9♥5♣ where all three checked to the board-pairing 9♠ turn. It checked through to Kamel, who fired out 215,000. Quinn called, and Guilbert folded.

When the Q♥ dropped on the river, Quinn checked it over again and after some thought, Kamel fired out 525,000. Quinn called at lightning speed and instantly showed J♣9♣ for trips nines, which beat the A♣Q♣ of Kamel.

Tags: Edward QuinnJohan GuilbertTamer Kamel

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Moldovan Sniffs Out Joyce's Bluff

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Philip Joyce
Philip Joyce

Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Philip Joyce defended out of the big blind.

The dealer fanned out a flop of 3♥4♣5♦ and Joyce opted to lead out for 90,000. Moldovan called.

The 2♣ dropped on the turn and Joyce led out again, this time for 460,000. Moldovan pondered briefly before making the call to see a river.

When the K♠ dropped on the river, Joyce did a bit of inventory before betting 1,685,000, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Moldovan went deep into the tank, thinking for almost two minutes. Eventually, he slammed down the call.

Joyce flipped over a bluff with Q♣7♥, and Moldovan turned over the A♣2♥ for the low-end of a straight to scoop in a massive pot, after picking off Joyce's bluff.

On the next hand, Joyce was forced all-in from the small blind and was eliminated from the Main Event.

Tags: Ionut-Alexandru MoldovanPhilip Joyce

Taysi's Check-Raise Gets Respect

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Georgios Skarparis made it 115,000 from the hijack and both Muhtar Taysi & Alexander Sokolovsky called from the blinds.

All three checked the J♦4♣9♥ flop to the 10♣ turn, where it checked to Skarparis, who then fire out 165,000. Taysi put in a check-raise to 575,000, which got two quick folds from his opponents.

Tags: Alexander SokolovskyGeorgios SkarparisMuhtar Taysi

Selected Chip Counts

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Zheng Hits Running Cards to Bust Ghasan in a Huge Pot

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Ibrahim Ghasan
Ibrahim Ghasan

Ibrahim Ghasan got all of his 1,600,000 chips into the middle preflop against Xiaosheng Zheng, who had the covering stack.

Ibrahim Ghasan: K♣K♦ All in
Xiaosheng Zheng: J♠J♣

Ghasan's Cowboys were way ahead of the pocket jacks of Zheng. The flop of K♥6♦Q♣ put Ghasan even further ahead, having flopped a set of kings, and now could only lose to running cards. The A♣ on the turn presented a slight sweat as Zheng picked up a gutshot straight draw. The river was a soul-crushing 10♣ to give Zheng a Broadway straight with his jacks, earning him the pot and sending Ghasan to the rail in heartbreaking fashion.

Tags: Ibrahim GhasanXiaosheng Zheng

Quinn Sends Salamoun Out

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Marwan Salamoun moved all in for 530,000 from middle position and was put at risk by Edward Quinn in the small blind.

Marwan Salamoun: K♥J♦ All in
Edward Quinn: Q♠Q♥

Salamoun was in dire need of a king, but it was instead the queens of Quinn that took command as the 3♦7♣A♣6♠7♠ runout left Salamoun on the sidelines.

Shortly before Salamoun's departure, Maksim Shornikau was also eliminated.

Tags: Edward QuinnMarwan Salamoun

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