Level: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2025 Merit Poker Western Series
$5,300 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$800,400
Entries
174
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
95
Players Left
69
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Level 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
The action was picked up on the turn with the board reading 5♣3♣J♠5♠. Mario Colavita checked from under the gun and Haghgou Seyedahmad fired out a bet of 2,500. Colavita called and they headed to the river.
The river fell the 2♦ and both players checked for Colavita to take down the pot with K♠J♦ for a pair of jacks on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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110,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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96,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
With around 15,000 in the middle on a flop of 4♥7♠2♣, Felipe Ketzer checked from early position only to face a bet of 6,000 by Alexander Sokolovsky out of the cutoff. Ketzer slid in the call.
Both players chose to check the 4♣ turn for the 6♦ to land on the river. Ketzer fired out a bet of 20,000 and Sokolovsky swiftly folded his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | |
|
73,000 |
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♥ 
Nichan Khorchidian: 10♥9♥
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
On a flop of 8♣5♠2♥ and with roughly 10,000 in the middle, Azamat Tulepbergenov led out for 3,500 from the small blind. Sergei Varnaev raised to 7,700 from under the gun, which got a fold by Aylar Lie in middle position, but a call by Tulepbergenov.
The turn came the K♣ and Tulepbergenov checked to Varnaev. Varnaev bet out for 16,000 and got a quick fold from Tulepbergenov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
110,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
98,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 300/700
Ante: 700
Level 3
: Blinds 300/700, 700 ante
Yiannis Liperis raised to 1,400 from early position with only Yiannis Liperis defending out of the big blind.
Liperis check-called a bet of 1,300 from Petkov on the K♣8♠5♠ flop.
The Q♣ turn and J♦ river checked through and Liperis took down the pot with a pair of queens holding A♣Q♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
109,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
103,000 | |
|
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Level 3
: Blinds 300/700, 700 ante
Haghgou Seyedahmad raised to 1,500 under the gun and was three-bet to 6,500 by Dumitru Pora on the button. After the blinds folded, Seyedahmad flicked in the call.
The two players checked a board of K♥10♣K♣Q♠3♦ all the way to river. Seyedahmad checked for the last time and Pora put out a bet of 10,000. Seyedahmad pondered briefly before he tossed in the call. Pora turned over the only overpair with A♠A♣, which was good as Seyedahmad mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
65,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 300/700, 700 ante
Daniel Wong was all-in preflop for 77,600 from the small blind and Sachin Joshi was the player trying to bust him before the first break of the evening.
Daniel Wong: 7♠6♠
Sachin Joshi: A♦K♣
Wong was behind, but he did have live cards against the Big Slick of Joshi. A safe flop of Q♦10♠5♣ fell for Joshi, but the 8♥ turn gave Wong a straight draw. The 7♥ dropped on the river to give Wong the winner with a pair of sevens.
"I got you!" Wong exclaimed jubilantly as he pulled in the pot, much to the amusement of the rest of the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
148,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
25,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 300/700, 700 ante
On a flop of 9♦7♥8♣ Dumitru Pora bet 2,500 from early position and was met by an immediate raise to 7,500 from Haghgou Seyedahmad on the button. After a few moments Pora carved out the call.
The K♥ turn checked through for the 7♠ to land on the river. Pora took the betting lead again as he fired out 6,000 in the middle. Seyedahmad shoved for roughly 70,000 and Pora instantly released his holding, forfeiting the pot to Seyedahmad.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
90,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
