2025 Merit Poker Western Series

$5,300 High Roller
Day: 3
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Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♠10♥
Prize
$200,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$800,400
Total Entries
174
Places Paid
23
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
46
Players Left
9
Players Left 1 / 174

Molenaar Takes all of Paunescu's Chips; Defending Champion Shornikau Busts

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Nicolae Paunescu
Nicolae Paunescu

Nicolae Paunescu got his last 120,000 into the middle preflop with Michel Molenaar being the player to try and bust him.

Nicolae Paunescu: 7♦7♠ All in
Michel Molenaar: K♦K♥

Paunescu would need to find a lucky seven or he would be headed to the rail. The board came A♣10♣9♣Q♠4♥ which kept Molenaar's Cowboys ahead the whole way, eliminating Paunescu.

At another table, last year's champion Maksim Shornikau was seen exiting the tournament as he has been eliminated.

Tags: Maksim ShornikauMichel MolenaarNicolae Paunescu