| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,200,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
1,500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
|
900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
850,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
350,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
|
120,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
2025 Merit Poker Western Series
The action was picked up with the board showing 3♣K♣8♠J♠5♥ and with around 750,000 in the middle. Dan Borlan was first to act from the big blind and shoved for Navid Samavati's remaining 250,000. Samavati started the hand from under the gun and after deliberating for a while he made the call.
Navid Samavati: A♠Q♦
Dan Borlan: J♣8♣
Borlan had turned two pair, which was good to win him the pot as Samavati had hero called with ace-high. Borlan dragged in the pot while Samavati headed to the payout desk.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,350,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Nivel: 24
Ciegas: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
With around 400,000 chips already in the pot on a board of 3♣J♠J♦A♠, Candido Cappiello checked from the blinds and Jianfeng Sun bet 75,000. Georgios Skarparis then called before Cappiello shoved for 300,000. Sun got out of the way, and Skarparis stuck in the call.
Candido Cappiello: K♥J♥
Georgios Skarparis: A♦Q♠
Cappiello was well ahead with his trips and faded the two-outer on the river as the 7♣ completed the runout, which earned him a double-up.
"I gave you a gift, bro!" said Skarparis.
"You're not a believer," replied Cappiello.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,200,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
Traian Stanciu three-bet shoved from the big blind after Nicolae Paunescu had opened from the button. Paunescu called and the cards were revealed.
Traian Stanciu: A♥9♦
Nicolae Paunescu: J♦J♠
Stanciu was behind and had to find an ace to have a chance of making it to Day 3. However, the board ran out clean for Paunescu's pocket jacks as it came 4♣Q♦3♠6♠8♦ and all of Stanciu's chips were sent over to Paunescu.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Soraya Estrada had 115,000 left in her stack and from under the gun, she shoved without even looking at her cards. The action folded around to Kirill Shcherbakov in the big blind, who also didn't look at his cards before he called.
Estrada revealed her cards to be J♥3♣, but the table was shocked to see Shcherbakov roll over A♠A♥!
The runout of 10♠8♦6♥Q♥7♦ was no help to Estrada, and she was eliminated in the last level of the day.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Eliminado | |
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|
Eliminado | |
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|
Eliminado | |
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|
Eliminado | |
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|
Eliminado | |
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|
Eliminado | |
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|
Eliminado | |
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|
Eliminado | |
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|
Eliminado |
Mario Fata raised to 80,000 from early position before Candido Cappiello three-bet to 200,000 from the hijack. After it folded back to Fata, he four-bet shoved for roughly 1,150,000. Cappiello called to put himself at risk.
Candido Cappiello: Q♦Q♣
Mario Fata: K♠K♥
Cappiello started the hand with a stack of around 1,000,000 and needed to find a queen if he was to remain in the tournament. The dealer put out a board of 8♥6♥4♣J♣A♠ which kept Fata's Cowboys ahead, sending Cappiello to the rail close to the end of the day.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,250,000 | |
|
|
Eliminado |
The floor have announced that five more hands will be played before play wraps up for the evening.
On a flop of 6♥8♦J♠ with around 200,000 in the middle, Xin Yuan got his stack of 1,130,000 into the middle from the small blind and was put at risk by Nicolae Paunescu in the big blind.
Xin Yuan: A♠J♥
Nicolae Paunescu: 9x7x
Paunescu had an open-ended straight draw, but wasn't able to connect with it as neither the Q♣ turn nor 9♥ river were the cards he was looking for.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
400,000
|
400,000 |