$3,300 Main Event Día 1a | 2025 Merit Poker Western Series

2025-01-20 16:04 UTC+3

Boika Good at Showdown

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Kai C

Nivel 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Aliaksei Boika had made it 8,000 to go from the small blind after an open, and only the player in the cutoff called.

On the 8♥10♣K♠ flop, Boika led out for 5,000, which the hijack called to see the 5♥ turn. Boika checked, the hijack bet 18,000, and Boika called.

When the 5♦ paired the board on the river, both quickly checked and Boika's 10♠9♠ was good at showdown with a pair of tens.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Aliaksei Boika	130,000 130,000	130,000

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2025-01-20 15:51 UTC+3

Pateychuk Rivers a Flush and Stacks Gabdullin

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Kai C

Nivel 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There were already around 10,000 chips in the pot on a flop of A♦8♥2♠7♠ when Andrey Pateychuk fired out a bet of 10,000 from early position and Damir Gabdullin called from the hijack.

They both saw the 10♠ hit the river and after taking a look at his opponent's stack, Pateychuk shoved.

"I can't fold this one," said Gabdullin, who then put in the remainder of his stack, which looked to be around 50,000.

Pateychuk then flipped K♠5♠ for a flush, and Gabdullin's set of eights with 8♦8♣ went into the bin.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Andrey Pateychuk	200,000 60,000	60,000

Damir Gabdullin	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Damir Gabdullin Andrey Pateychuk

2025-01-20 15:41 UTC+3

Wood Rivers Broadway

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Kai C

Nivel 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With around 7,000 chips in the pot on a K♥4♦10♦ flo[, Philipp Wood fired out 1,300 from the small blind, and Kirill Shcherbakov called in the big blind.

A 6♠ dropped on the turn where Wood slowed down with a check, then he called the 2,500-chip bet of Shcherbakov to see the Q♦ land on the river. Wood checked again, then after a short time, Shcherbakov checked back.

Wood flipped over Broadway with A♣J♣, and Shcherbakov mucked.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Konstantin Kvashin	180,000
Kirill Shcherbakov	150,000
Philipp Wood	90,000 10,000	10,000

Tags/etiquetas: Philipp Wood Kirill Shcherbakov

2025-01-20 15:28 UTC+3

Verbruggen Six-Bet Shoves Seven-Deuce and Cracks Joyce's Cowboys

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Kai C

Nivel 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Philip Joyce recalled a hand that happened shortly before the break where he had squeezed from the blinds and Tom Verbruggen made a four-bet. Joyce then five-bet, Verbruggen six-bet shoved for around 90,000, and Joyce snap-called.

Tom Verbruggen: 7♥2♥ All in
Philip Joyce: K♠K♣

Verbruggen wanted an adventure of his own and got in one of the worst starting hands in poker against one of the best. However, the result wasn't was expected as Verbruggen made two pair on the 9♠2♦7♣3♠5♣ runout to secure an unexpected double-up.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Tom Verbruggen	190,000 190,000	190,000
Philip Joyce	30,000 70,000	70,000

Tags/etiquetas: Philip Joyce Tom Verbruggen

Nivel: 3

Ciegas: 400/800

Ante: 800

2025-01-20 15:20 UTC+3

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai C

Nivel 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Dawid Smolka	240,000
Omer Erkus	175,000
Gaspare Sposato	170,000
Traian Stanciu	160,000 20,000	20,000
Andrei Spataru	160,000
Boris Smuskevicius	150,000
Edgard Raffoul	150,000
Andrey Golubev	140,000
Andrey Pateychuk	140,000

Daniel Charlton	135,000 35,000	35,000

2025-01-20 15:09 UTC+3

Break Time

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Kai C

Nivel 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break.

2025-01-20 15:00 UTC+3

Hirs Goes on a Wild West Adventure, Soika Benefits

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Kai C

Nivel 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Aliaksandr Hirs had 10,000 chips in front of him from the big blind and Ihar Soika had made it 22,500 from the hijack. With the action back on Hirs, he decided to shove for around 95,000, which made Soika ask for a count. After getting the figure, Soika elected to call.

Ihar Soika: J♥J♦ All in
Aliaksandr Hirs: J♣5♣

Hirs had gone on a Wild West adventure with jack-five and ran into the worst hand he could possibly see as Soika had pocket jacks. A flop of 10♥3♥2♣ didn't offer much help to Hirs, but the A♣ turn opened up a world of opportunity as he picked up both flush and straight draws.

However, Hirs couldn't connect with the river as the 2♠ filled out the board, which sent his stack down to around 5,000, while Soika doubled up to 190,000.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Ihar Soika	190,000 190,000	190,000
Aliaksandr Hirs	5,000 5,000	5,000

Tags/etiquetas: Aliaksandr Hirs Ihar Soika

2025-01-20 14:46 UTC+3

Iarilov Stacks Amiri

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Kai C

Nivel 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ehsan Amiri opened to 1,200 from early position and Samer Kreidieh called from the small blind before Viktor Iarilov three-bet to 5,000 from the big blind. Amiri and Kreidieh both called.

On the K♠J♠10♥ flop, Kreidieh checked and Iarilov bet 7,000. Amiri then raised to 25,500, which got Kreidieh to fold, but Iarilov shoved. Amiri quickly called off his remaining stack of around 90,000.

Ehsan Amiri: Q♠J♦ All in
Viktor Iarilov: A♥K♥

Amiri had flopped a pair with an open-ended straight draw, and needed to get there against the top pair of Iarilov's top pair. A 7♥ on the turn gave Iarilov a flush draw, which reduced the number of outs Amiri could hit, and the 8♦ river was a brick.