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

01-25-2025 19:22 UTC+2

Skanis Shoots To the Top of the Counts

Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Georgios Skarparis raised from under the gun to 400,00 and Renars Skanis called in the cutoff.

They saw a flop of J♥4♠5♥ where Skarparis continued for 450,000, and Skanis called.

Skarparis checked the 4♥ turn and then called when Skanis fired out 600,000 to see the Q♦ drop on the river. Both quickly knuckled the table and Skarpris showed A♥10♣ for a busted flush draw, and Skanis took the pot with 8♠8♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renars Skanis	10,700,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Georgios Skarparis	3,600,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Tags: Georgios Skarparis Renars Skanis

01-25-2025 19:26 UTC+2

Sokolovsky Gets Paid By Niste

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Alexander Sokolovsky opened the button to 400,000 and Mihai Niste defended from the big blind.

Niste check-called a bet of 300,000 from Sokolovsky on the 4♥9♦Q♦ flop.

The two players checked the A♠ turn to see the 5♠ hit the river. Niste checked again and then faced a bet of 1,100,000 from Sokolovsky. Niste used one of his time bank cards before making the call.

Sokolovsky turned over A♦3♠ for a turned pair of aces. Niste nodded his head to indicate it was good, and Sokolovsky dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Sokolovsky	7,200,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Mihai Niste	6,000,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Tags: Alexander Sokolovsky Mihai Niste

01-25-2025 19:36 UTC+2

Cowboys Help Quinn to Chip Up

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Edward Quinn raised to 600,000 from the small blind and Alexander Sokolovsky defended the big blind.

Quinn bet 350,000 when the dealer fanned out a flop of A♠7♣6♣. Sokolovsky made the call.

The 2♠ turn got checked through as did the 10♠ river. Quinn turned over K♣K♥ for a pair of kings to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Quinn	8,000,000 400,000	400,000

Alexander Sokolovsky	6,450,000 750,000	750,000

01-25-2025 19:39 UTC+2

Colavita Wins a Flip Against Quinn

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Mario Colavita shoved for 1,850,000 from the hijack and Edward Quinn called from the cutoff to put him at risk.

Mario Colavita: 10♠10♣ All in
Edward Quinn: K♥Q♦

Colavita was one of the shortest stacks left in the tournament and needed to hold with pocket tens here to change that. The board ran out A♦8♦J♥9♣6♠ to give Colavita the winner, and he doubled up through Quinn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Quinn	6,200,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Mario Colavita	4,100,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Tags: Edward Quinn Mario Colavita

01-25-2025 19:44 UTC+2

Zheng Takes Down a Three-Bet Pot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Muhtar Taysi raised to 400,000 from under the gun and Xiaosheng Zheng three-bet to 1,100,000 from the cutoff. When it got back to Taysi, he called.

Taysi checked the K♦Q♦7♣ flop, and then folded once Zheng fired out a continuation-bet of 850,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaosheng Zheng	10,000,000 500,000	500,000
Muhtar Taysi	8,000,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Muhtar Taysi Xiaosheng Zheng

01-25-2025 19:48 UTC+2

Ersoy's Stack Dwindling

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Umberto Ruggeri raised the button to 400,000 and Cagdas Ersoy called from the big blind.

On the 2♣5♣9♥ flop, Ersoy check-called a bet of 275,000 from Ruggeri to the Q♥ turn, which went check-check.

The 5♥ dropped on the river and Ersoy led out for 300,00. Ruggeri quickly called.

Ersoy showed a pair of deuces with A♣2♥, and Ruggeri took the pot with a pair of nines holding 10♠9♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Umberto Ruggeri	4,500,000 200,000	200,000
Cagdas Ersoy	1,300,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Tags: Cagdas Ersoy Umberto Ruggeri

01-25-2025 19:53 UTC+2

Moldovan Wins a Multi-Way Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Mario Colavita raised to 400,000 under the gun with Tamer Kamel calling from the hijack and Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan calling out the small blind.

The 4♠3♠3♣ flop checked through for the 7♠ to drop on the turn. Moldovan bet 500,000 and only Kamel called.

The A♣ river checked through and Moldovan took down the pot with Ax5x for a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan	7,500,000 2,900,000	2,900,000
Edward Quinn	6,300,000 100,000	100,000

Alexander Sokolovsky	5,000,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Mihai Niste	5,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Ryan Mandara	4,850,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Mario Colavita	3,700,000 400,000	400,000
Pedro Munitis	2,100,000 575,000	575,000
Tamer Kamel	2,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan Mario Colavita

01-25-2025 19:57 UTC+2

Georgios Skarparis Eliminated in 15th Place ($23,440)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Georgios Skarparis shoved from the cutoff for around 2,500,000 and Renars Skanis quickly called from the big blind.

Georgios Skarparis: A♣7♥ All in
Renars Skanis: A♦A♥

Skarparis had ran right into the bullets of Skanis and needed a lot of help from the runout in order to survive. No such luck arrived as the Q♠K♦5♥6♠J♠ runout left Skarparis dead on the turn, and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renars Skanis	12,500,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Georgios Skarparis	Busted

Tags: Georgios Skarparis Renars Skanis

01-25-2025 19:59 UTC+2

Kamel Sails To a Double-Up

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Tamer Kamel shoved for 2,025,000 from early position and after a little deliberation, Edward Quinn called out of the big blind.

Tamer Kamel: 4♥4♠ All in
Edward Quinn: A♥10♥

It was a classic flip that saw Kamel keep his lead through the 9♦6♣5♦ flop. A 2♦ on the turn didn't change anything, and Kamel secured his double-up when the 2♥ landed on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamer Kamel	4,200,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Edward Quinn	4,000,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Tags: Edward Quinn Tamer Kamel

01-25-2025 20:03 UTC+2

Cagdas Ersoy Eliminated in 14th Place ($23,440)

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Cagdas Ersoy shoved under the gun for 1,300,000. Renars Skanis called on the button, and Umberto Ruggeri called from the small blind.

With Ersoy all-in the flop came down 2♠9♦6♦ and Ruggeri led out for 650,000. Skanis instantly folded and the cards were flipped over with Ersoy at risk.

Cagdas Ersoy: 3♥3♦ All in
Umberto Ruggeri : A♦10♥

Ersoy was ahead right now with pocket treys and would triple up if he could hold. The 9♣ turn gave Ruggeri some counterfeit outs. The river was the A♠ and Ruggeri won the pot with a pair of aces, eliminating Ersoy in fourteenth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renars Skanis	11,200,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Umberto Ruggeri	5,700,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Cagdas Ersoy	Busted

Tags: Cagdas Ersoy Renars Skanis Umberto Ruggeri