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
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 3
Entries
46
Players Left
9
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State Heads to the Rail; Auzoux Has Over a Million

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Gregoire Auzoux
Gregoire Auzoux

Adrian State had roughly 200,000 remaining in stack and committed them all into the middle preflop with Gregoire Auzoux making the call to try and bust him.

Adrian State: AK All in
Gregoire Auzoux: JJ

It was a flip that State needed to win to continue his run in the High Roller. However, the board came 535Q3 and all State could do was wish the players at his table good luck as he was eliminated from the event.

Player Chips Progress
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Gregoire Auzoux
1,200,000
308,000
308,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Adrian State
Busted

Tags: Adrian StateGregoire Auzoux

Big Slick Helps Joshi Eliminate Ketzer

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Felipe Ketzer
Felipe Ketzer

Sachin Joshi opened to 24,000 under the gun before Roman Stoika three-bet to 60,000 from the hijack. Felipe Ketzer then four-bet shoved for 206,000 from the big blind. Joshi moved all in over the top for 222,000 and Stoika folded.

Felipe Ketzer: AQ All in
Sachin Joshi: AK

Ketzer was already out of his chair upon seeing the cards as he knew he was likely headed to the rail. The runout of KQ365 gave both players a pair, but it was Joshi's pair of kings that won him the hand, and eliminated Ketzer.

Player Chips Progress
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Sachin Joshi
500,000
374,000
374,000
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Roman Stoika
300,000
73,000
73,000
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Felipe Ketzer
Busted

Tags: Felipe KetzerRoman StoikaSachin Joshi

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: 77 All in
Michel Molenaar: KK

Paunescu would need to find a lucky seven or he would be headed to the rail. The board came A109Q4 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.

Player Chips Progress
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Michel Molenaar
480,000
79,000
79,000
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Nicolae Paunescu
Busted
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Maksim Shornikau
Busted

Tags: Maksim ShornikauMichel MolenaarNicolae Paunescu

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