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2025 Merit Poker Western Series
Halil Tasyurek won a satellite to the Main Event not too long ago and was straight into the action in a hand against Soraya Estrada.
With 25,000 in the middle on a 3♠5♠3♦Q♦ board, Tasyurek checked from middle position and Estrada bet 20,000 from the hijack. Tasyurek called.
An A♣ dropped on the river and after Tasyurek checked, Estrada stayed aggressive with a bet of 45,000. Tasyurek quickly folded.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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70,000
70,000
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70,000 |
On a flop of 5♦10♥Q♦ with around 8,000 in the middle, Zhen Chen was seen with 10,500 in front of him and Darko Svesko had made it 25,000. Chen then shoved for around 95,000, and Svesko quickly called.
Zhen Chen: J♦9♦
Darko Svesko: Q♣10♣
Chen had flopped a huge combo draw and needed to get there against the top two pair of Svesko. It was a case of 'instant service' for Chen as the 8♣ turn gave him the nuts, leaving Svesko needing to boat up on the river. However, the 6♥ river was a brick, meaning Chen doubled up while Svesko was left with 50,000 and anything but a convivial look on his face.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
200,000
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200,000 |
|
|
||
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
With a player already all-in for the main pot of around 30,000, Boris Kolev fired out 22,000 on a flop of 7♣5♥8♣, and Hassan Sey flicked in the call..
An A♥ dropped on the turn and Kolev moved all in, which got a quick fold out of Sey, who had around 40,000 behind.
Kolev flipped over 7♥7♠ for a set of sevens and had the hand locked up as the all-in player showed A♣J♠ and was drawing dead. The meaningless J♣ fell on the river, and Kolev scooped in the pot, which brought his stack to around 200,000.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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|
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
Marcin Dziubdziela had made a three-bet from the cutoff and Xin Yuan four-bet from the big blind to 20,000. The original raiser folded, and Dziubdziela called.
They went to a flop of 10♠K♣J♦ where Yuan put out a continuation-bet of 15,000, which got the job done as Dziubdziela quickly folded.
Despite that small setback, Dziubdziela still has around 230,000 in his stack while Yuan has 180,000.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
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230,000
230,000
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230,000 |
|
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180,000
80,000
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80,000 |
With around 50,000 in the pot on a 7♥A♥6♣A♣ board, Grigorii Rodin fired out 25,000 from the small blind, and Azamat Tulepbergenov called in the big blind.
They both saw the 9♥ drop on the river, where Rodin decided to check and Tulepbergenov quickly threw out a bet of 75,000. Rodin just as quickly folded, and Tulepbergenov flashed the 9♣ as he raked in the pot.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
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240,000
240,000
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240,000 |
|
|
80,000
40,000
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40,000 |
With around 15,000 chips in the pot on a Q♠2♦A♥ flop, Paul Runcan in the big blind check-called a bet of 4,500 from Dawid Smolka, who was on the button.
Both then checked to showdown on the 9♥5♠ runout, where Runcan didn't reveal his cards and just mucked, forfeiting the pot to Smolka.
Smolka has around 300,000 now, good for 300 big blinds!
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
80,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000 | |
|
|
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|
|
150,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
120,000 | |
|
|
120,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
120,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
110,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
105,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
95,000 | |
|
|
90,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
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|
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85,000 | |
Nivel: 4
Ciegas: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
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