2025 Merit Poker Western Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
$200,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$800,400
Entries
174
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
95
Players Left
69
Players Left 1 / 174

Stanciu's Double Barrel Works Out

Level 5 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Damir Gabdullin opened from early position to 2,200 with Aliaksei Boika calling from the hijack before Traian Stanciu squeezed to 9,000 from the cutoff. Gabdullin and Boika called.

The action checked to Stanciu on the A69 flop, and he bet 11,000. Gabdullin called, but Boika folded.

Heads-up now to the 6 on the turn. Gabdullin checked, and Stanciu put out another bet, this time for around 32,000. Gabdullin thought it over briefly before, eventually, he tossed his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Damir Gabdullin ru
Damir Gabdullin
140,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Traian Stanciu ro
Traian Stanciu
135,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Aliaksei Boika by
Aliaksei Boika
75,000
25,000
25,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Aliaksei BoikaDamir GabdullinTraian Stanciu