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

2025-01-21 18:20 UTC+2

Zheng Five-Bets Into Kings

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Kai C

Nivel 6 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

Stanislav Tishkevich opened hijack to 3,500 and Xiaosheng Zheng three-bet from the small blind to 14,000. Tishkevich then made a four-bet to 30,000, and Zheng moved all in. Tishkevich quickly called for his full stack of around 100,000.

Stanislav Tishkevich: K♦K♥ All in
Xiaosheng Zheng: K♠Q♣

Zheng was in a a less-than-ideal situation, but did flop some hope when he paired his queen on Q♥5♦4♠. However, neither the 9♦ turn nor 4♣ river could earn him the pot, and Tishkevich doubled up.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Stanislav Tishkevich	205,000 205,000	205,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	60,000 110,000	110,000

Tags/etiquetas: Stanislav Tishkevich Xiaosheng Zheng

2025-01-21 18:08 UTC+2

Houayek Collects the Last of Skarparis' Stack

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Kai C

Nivel 6 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

Georgios Skarparis had shipped his stack of around 50,000 into the middle from the small blind and was put at risk by Joseph Houayek.

Georgios Skarparis: A♠9♥ All in
Joseph Houayek: A♦Q♦

Skarparis had started Day 1b well and more than doubled his stack, but couldn't get anything going and was eliminated when the 2♣5♠K♦J♣J♥ runout hit the felt.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Joseph Houayek	170,000 80,000	80,000
Georgios Skarparis	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Georgios Skarparis Joseph Houayek

2025-01-21 17:58 UTC+2

Halil Snap-Calls Chen's Bluff

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Kai C

Nivel 6 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a flop of 4♣J♣8♦, there were already around 50,000 chips in the pot when Zhen Chen checked from the small blind, as did a player in middle position. Hassan Halil was on the button and made it 8,000, which both of his opponents called.

All three checked the 4♦ turn to the 9♥ river, where the action checked to Halil, who fired out 25,000. Chen thought for a while before he made a huge raise to 200,000, which got the player in middle position to fold. However, Halil snap-called for his stack of around 60,000.

Chen showed 10♥10♠, but Halil was never folding his 9♠9♣ as he rivered a set.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Hassan Halil	220,000 115,000	115,000
Zhen Chen	150,000 150,000	150,000

Tags/etiquetas: Hassan Halil Zhen Chen

2025-01-21 17:49 UTC+2

Habib Check-Raises Ketzer

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Kai C

Nivel 6 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

With around 30,000 chips in the pot on a 3♦9♣J♣J♠7♣ board, Walid Bou Habib checked it over from the small blind and Felipe Ketzer put out a small bet of 6,000.

Habib then put in a check-raise to 15,500, and after rechecking his cards, Ketzer decided to fold.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Walid Bou Habib	180,000 180,000	180,000
Felipe Ketzer	100,000 20,000	20,000

Tags/etiquetas: Felipe Ketzer Walid Bou Habib

2025-01-21 17:35 UTC+2

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai C

Nivel 6 : Blinds 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Hassan Sey	280,000 5,000	5,000
Dmitry Gromov	250,000

Sergei Varnaev	230,000 30,000	30,000
Philip Joyce	200,000 200,000	200,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	170,000 30,000	30,000

Fabio Peluso	160,000 90,000	90,000

Adrian State	160,000 160,000	160,000
Nichan Khorchidian	140,000 140,000	140,000
Felipe Ketzer	120,000 120,000	120,000
Tom Verbruggen	100,000 30,000	30,000
Daniel Charlton	90,000 40,000	40,000

Nivel: 6

Ciegas: 800/1,500

Ante: 1,500

2025-01-21 17:27 UTC+2

Fourie Pips Flutur With Bigger Flush

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Kai C

Nivel 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Rudolf Fourie raised to 3,200 from under the gun and Alisa Sibgatova called on the button. Mircea Flutur also called from the big blind.

They went to a monotone flop of 5♥8♥Q♥ where Flutur checked and Fourie bet 7,000. Sibgatova folded, and Flutur called.

When the 3♥ on the turn pout four hearts on board, both checked to the 10♦ river, where Flutur put out a small bet of 5,000.

"Ahhh, this is sick," said Fourie before he eventually called.

Flutur then revealed K♣9♥ for a flush, but Fourie had a bigger flush with 10♥10♠ to take the pot.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Rudolf Fourie	125,000 15,000	15,000
Alisa Sibgatova	100,000 40,000	40,000
Mircea Flutur	40,000 5,000	5,000

Tags/etiquetas: Alisa Sibgatova Mircea Flutur Rudolf Fourie

2025-01-21 17:16 UTC+2

Skarparis' Ace Gets Exposed

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Kai C

Nivel 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Georgios Skarparis was receiving his cards from the dealer and unfortunately for him, the A♥ was exposed and was swapped out for another card. A player in early position then made it 2,500 and despite losing an ace, Skarparis called. Renars Skanis then squeezed to 8,000, which only Skarparis called.

On the A♠6♠7♦ flop, Skarparis checked and Skanis fired a small continuation-bet, which got Skarparis to fold. Skarparis then revealed K♥Q♥ and said he would have been dealt Big Slick if he had kept the ace. Skanis showed J♥J♠, which suggests they might gave gotten the chips in preflop.

Despite that, Skarparis was still in good spirits and sits with around 170,000 at the midway point of the day.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Georgios Skarparis	170,000 90,000	90,000

Renars Skanis	70,000

Tags/etiquetas: Georgios Skarparis Renars Skanis

2025-01-21 17:09 UTC+2

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Kai C

Nivel 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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2025-01-21 17:01 UTC+2

Fourie's King Good at Showdown

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Kai C

Nivel 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There was a raise from under the gun to 2,400 and Rudolf Fourie called from the hijack. Marc Foggin also called from the cutoff.

The three saw a flop of 5♣K♦9♣ where it checked to Fourie, who bet 7,000. Foggin called, and the under-the-gun player folded.

A 4♦ dropped on the turn and Fourie showed no signs of slowing down as he announced a bet of 18,000. Foggin took just a few seconds before he called.

Fourie did eventually slow down when the scary A♠ came on the river, and Foggin knuckled back.

Fourie then showed a pair of kings with K♣Q♦, and Foggin mucked.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Marc Foggin	175,000
Rudolf Fourie	110,000 5,000	5,000

Tags/etiquetas: Marc Foggin Rudolf Fourie

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