Level 3
: Blinds 300/700, 700 ante
Players are now on a short 15-minute break.
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: 4
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level 4
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
210,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
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|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
180,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
165,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
155,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
150,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
135,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
110,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
The action was picked up on the river with roughly 90,000 in the middle. The board showed 7♥4♠5♠7♠9♥ and Philip Joyce shoved from the small blind for Hassan Sey's remaining 54,800. Sey thought it over for a few moments before makingthe call.
Joyce turned over A♠J♦ for just ace-high with the nut flush blocker. Sey had that beat with Q♣Q♥ for a pair queens, and he doubled up, while Joyce was left with crumbs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | |
|
9,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
On a flop of J♣2♠10♠ Hugo De La Fouchardiere checked from middle position and faced a bet of 8,000 by Sergei Varnaev out of the hijack. Fouchardiere thought it over briefly before he tossed in the call.
Fouchardiere checked again on the Q♣ turn and Varnaev jammed for Fouchardiere's remaining 80,000. Fouchardiere didn't take long to let go of his cards and Varnaev dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Atilla Saracoglu opened from under the gun with only Joseph Sabe calling from the cutoff.
Heads-up to a flop of 6♠A♠3♥ which saw Saracoglu fire out a continuation-bet of 2,400 and Sabe call.
The J♥ turn checked through, as did the 7♣ river. Saracoglu confidently turned over Q♠J♠ for a flopped flush draw that turned a pair of jacks. It was good to take down the pot as Sabe mucked his cards
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
170,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
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100,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 5
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
When it folded to Sachin Joshi on the button, he raised to 2,100 and got called only by Daniel Wong in the big blind.
Wong checked it over to Joshi on the A♣J♥10♦ flop and he put out a continuation-bet of 3,500. Wong didn't take long to check-raise to 11,000, which Joshi called.
Wong slowed down and checked when the 5♦ came on the turn. Joshi took back the betting lead by firing out 7,500. Wong quickly folded and forfeited the pot to Joshi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
60,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
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 A♠6♠9♦ 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
135,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
75,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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