$5,300 High Roller Day 1 | 2025 Merit Poker Western Series

01-18-2025 00:43 UTC+2

Skhulukhiya Takes Out Quinn

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Edward Quinn opened under the gun to 2,500 and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya defended from the big blind.

The dealer fanned out a flop of 2♣3♥7♦ and Skhulukhiya check-called a bet of 3,500 from Quinn.

The 4♥ came on the turn and Skhulukhiya once again checked. Quinn shoved for 11,800 total and after thinking it over for a while, Skhulukhiya reluctantly called.

Edward Quinn: A♥10♥ All in
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: 9♥7♠

Skhulukhiya was ahead with his pair of sevens, but Quinn had a lot of outs he could hit to stay alive. However, a clean 8♠ came on the river for Skhulukhiya, and Quinn headed straight to the cashier's desk to get a fresh stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	225,000 25,000	25,000
Edward Quinn	100,000

Tags: Edward Quinn Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

01-18-2025 00:13 UTC+2

Sibgatavo Sends Kolev the the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action was missed, but with the board showing J♠Q♥6♠2♣5♥ Boris Kolev was all-in and had A♦K♥ for just ace-high high, and was second best to the flopped set of jacks for Alisa Sibgatova holding J♦J♣.

Kolev was sent to the rail as the pot was pushed to Sibgatova.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alisa Sibgatova	225,000 125,000	125,000
Boris Kolev	Busted

Tags: Alisa Sibgatova Boris Kolev

01-17-2025 23:15 UTC+2

Petkov's Higher Two Pair Sends Uhara Home

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Tim Baker

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

Yiannis Liperis raised to 2,200 from the hijack with Motokatsu Uhara calling from the cutoff before Lachezar Petkov three-bet to 9,200 from the button. Liperis folded, but Uhara called.

The flop came down K♠4♥5♣ and Uhara check-called a bet of 4,500 from Petkov.

The A♠ fell on the turn and Uhara check-called another bet from Petkov, this time for 15,000.

When the J♦ hit the river, Uhara checked and Petkov bet 40,000, which was slightly more than what was remaining in Uhara's stack. Uhara reluctantly called and Petkov flipped over A♣K♥ for top two pair. It was good to win the pot and eliminate Uhara as he turned over A♥J♣ for a lower two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lachezar Petkov	170,000 67,000	67,000

Yiannis Liperis	100,000 9,000	9,000
Motokatsu Uhara	Busted

Tags: Lachezar Petkov Motokatsu Uhara Yiannis Liperis

01-17-2025 21:16 UTC+2

Sun Catches His Boat on the River to Score the Double KO

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Sakis Adrianopoulos raised preflop from early postion and Nichan Khorchidian three-bet from the hijack. Jianfeng Sun then cold four-bet to 11,500 from the button and got called by both Adrianopoulos and Khorchidian.

With around 35,000 in the middle, the three players saw the dealer fan out the flop of 8♣J♥Q♣. Adrianopoulos instantly shoved for 68,300. Khorchidian called for his last 60,000 and Sun made the call with a stack that covered both his opponents.

Sakis Adrianopoulos: K♠K♥ All in
Nichan Khorchidian: 10♥9♥ All in
Jianfeng Sun: Q♥Q♦

A brutal flop saw Adrianopoulos flop an overpair, Khorchidian flop the nut straight, and Sun hit top set. The 5♥ turn meant Khorchidian just had to fade a board-pairing river to triple up. However, a brutal J♠ dropped on the river to give Sun the winner with a full house, sending Adrianopoulos and Khorchidian to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jianfeng Sun	245,000 145,000	145,000
Sakis Adrianopoulos	Busted
Nichan Khorchidian	Busted

Tags: Jianfeng Sun Nichan Khorchidian Sakis Adrianopoulos