Nivel: 10
Ciegas: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2025 Merit Poker Western Series
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Día 1a
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9
251,500
Nivel 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Nichan Khorchidian had his stack of around 40,000 in the middle and was up against Azamat Tulepbergenov, who has been running extremely well today.
Nichan Khorchidian: A♣Q♦ 
Azamat Tulepbergenov: 8♠8♣
The flop of Q♥Q♠6♥ gave Khorchidian trips and a firm grip on the hand, but the 8♥ turn improved Tulepbergenov to a full house. Khorchidian had outs to a bigger boat, but couldn't find them as the 7♠ river meant he was eliminated at the end of Level 9.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
Nivel 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Stanislaw Grodek opened the hijack to 4,000 and Aylar Lie three-bet the cutoff to 12,000. When it got back to Grodek, he shoved for around 70,000, and Lie called off her stack of slightly less.
Aylar Lie: A♣Q♣
Stanislaw Grodek: A♥K♠
Lie was at risk and way behind to the superior holding of Grodek. A flop of 10♠7♣2♦ did give Lie a backdoor flush draw, but that was eradicated on the 4♥ turn. Only a queen on the river could save Lie, but instead Grodek improved to top pair when the K♦ completed the runout.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Nivel 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Danielle Noja opened up the action with a raise to 4,500 from the hijack and Nikolay Ponomarev made it 12,500 on the button. Atilla Saracoglu called in the big blind, and Noja also called.
The flop came a monotone 5♣10♣2♣, which checked around to Ponomarev, who bet 20,000. Saracoglu quickly folded, and Noja called.
A K♣ on the turn put four clubs on board, and both players checked to the 9♦ river, where Noja checked and Ponomarev fired 80,000.
"That's a very big bet," said Noja. After taking some time to think, Noja settled on a call.
Ponomarev then showed A♣Q♠ for the nut flush, and Noja said "I have the same hand, but in reverse!", then flipped A♦Q♣ for the second nuts.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
130,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
|
90,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Nivel 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The action folded around to Arian Kashani on the button, who made a raise to 4,500, which only Azamat Tulepbergenov called from the small blind.
On the A♣4♦10♣ flop, Tulepbergenov check-called a bet of 5,000 from Kashani to see the J♦ drop on the turn, where again he went into check-call mode once Kashani bet 15,000.
When the K♠ dropped on the river, Tulepbergenov checked for a third time, and Kashani made it a hat-trick of post-flop bets as he fired out 36,000. Tulepbergenov didn't need to think for long and quickly folded, which earned Kashani the pot.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
||
|
425,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Nivel 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
525,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
||
|
475,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
310,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
275,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
275,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
190,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
|
170,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
125,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
110,000 | |
|
|
60,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
50,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Nivel: 9
Ciegas: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Nivel 8
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The floor have decided that there will be an impromptu 10-minute break before the final two levels are played out.
Nivel 8
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Paul Newey had shoved his stack of around 40,000 into the middle over an open and two calls, and was put at risk by high-flying Azamat Tulepbergenov.
Paul Newey: A♣10♥
Azamat Tulepbergenov: 9♥9♦
Newey needed to win the flip to stay alive, but the board of 4♣J♥5♣3♦Q♠ didn't bring him any help, which meant he was eliminated.
Tulepbergenov now has around 550,000 in his stack!
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
Nivel 8
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Musa Genc and Felipe Ketzer were back at it again with around 15,000 chips in the pot on a board of K♥8♠5♦. Genc initially checked, Ketzer bet 5,000, then Genc check-raised to 20,000. After thinking it over, Ketzer called.
Both checked the board-pairing K♠ turn to see the 4♠ bring in both flush and straight draws on the river. Genc gathered chips and fired out 37,500, and after some time in the tank, Ketzer elected to fold.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
115,000
5,000
|
5,000 |