$3,300 Main Event Día 2 | 2025 Merit Poker Western Series

2025-01-23 16:05 UTC+2

Skarparis Takes From Hajj

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Nivel 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Alain Hajj raised to 7,000 from late position and Georgios Skarparis three-bet to 20,000 from the button. Hajj put in the call.

The flop came down K♠7♦9♦ and Hajj check-called a bet of 22,000 from Skarparis.

The two players checked the 7♥ turn for the 2♦ to land on the river. Hajj led out for 18,500 and was met by a raise to 66,000 from Skarparis. Hajj reluctantly called and was shown A♦5♦ by Skarparis for the ace-high flush. Hajj showed K♦Q♦ for the king-high flush as the pot was pushed to Skarparis.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Georgios Skarparis	490,000 305,000	305,000

Alain Hajj	120,000 102,500	102,500

Tags/etiquetas: Alain Hajj Georgios Skarparis

2025-01-23 16:30 UTC+2

Puczylowski Bluffs Into Jalba

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Kai C

Nivel 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Eusebiu Jalba opened from the hijack to 7,000 and Marcin Puczylowski made a three-bet of 31,000 out of the small blind. When it got back to Jalba, he called.

They both saw a flop of 10♥J♥6♦ where Puczylowski made a big continuation-bet of 51,000. Jalba took some time, counted out his stack, then made the call.

A 5♥ on the turn was checked by both players to the board-pairing 5♠ river, where Puczylowski grabbed a bunch of white chips, worth 25,000 each, and fired out 125,000. Jalba went back to his stack and started counting, then after around a minute, he tossed in the call.

Puczylowski immediately showed K♦Q♦ for a busted open-ender, and Jalba flipped A♦J♣ for a pair of jacks to scoop the pot.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Eusebiu Jalba	800,000 210,000	210,000
Marcin Puczylowski	150,000 135,000	135,000

Tags/etiquetas: Eusebiu Jalba Marcin Puczylowski

2025-01-23 17:29 UTC+2

Guilbert Forces a Fold From Leonzio

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Kai C

Nivel 14 : Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante

Marco Leonzio raised from the hijack to 7,500 and Johan Guilbert three-bet from the button to 21,500. Once the blinds folded, Leonzio called.

They both saw a flop of 8♣4♥5♣ where Leonzio checked and Guilbert fired out 37,000. After a brief pause, Leonzio called.

A 10♦ dropped on the turn and again Leonzio checked in flow, only to then be faced with a chunky bet of 92,000 from Guilbert. Leonzio had been clutching his cards tightly, but swiftly released that grip and folded, which meant Guilbert was pushed the pot.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Johan Guilbert	360,000 80,000	80,000

Marco Leonzio	350,000 158,500	158,500

Tags/etiquetas: Johan Guilbert Marco Leonzio

2025-01-23 17:40 UTC+2

Zheng Picks Off Mandara's River Bluff

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Nivel 14 : Blinds 2,000/3,500, 3,500 ante

Three-ways on a flop of 4♠4♦A♦ where Ryan Mandara bet 5,000 from the cutoff, which got called by Xiaosheng Zheng on the button, and a fold out of the player in the big blind.

The two players checked the 3♣ turn for the 10♠ to land on the river. Mandara bet out for 14,000, and Zheng slid in the call.

Mandara turned over queen-high with Q♣J♣ and lost the pot to Zheng's two Snowmen with 8♦8♣.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Xiaosheng Zheng	1,480,000 380,000	380,000
Ryan Mandara	330,000 155,000	155,000

Tags/etiquetas: Ryan Mandara Xiaosheng Zheng

2025-01-23 18:36 UTC+2

State Check-Shoves on Estrada

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Nivel 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Soraya Estrada raised to 8,000 from the cutoff and Adrian State defended out of the big blind.

The flop came down K♥4♠10♣ and State check-called a bet of 6,000 from Estrada.

The two players saw the 3♣ land on the turn and State check-called another bet from Estrada, this time for 22,000.

State checked for the last time when the 4♣ rolled off on the river and then faced a bet of 35,000 from Estrada. After a few moments of thinking, State check-shoved for roughly 280,000. Estrada took a few moments before she let go of her hand and the pot was pushed to State.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Soraya Estrada	500,000 100,000	100,000
Adrian State	415,000 75,000	75,000

Tags/etiquetas: Adrian State Soraya Estrada

2025-01-23 18:56 UTC+2

Chen Puts Farah to the Test

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Kai C

Nivel 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On a flop of A♦J♣8♦, there were around 25,000 chips in the pot when when Zhen Chen check-raised to 45,000 over Elie Farah's bet. Farah called.

A 4♦ dropped on the turn and Chen fired another bet of 65,000, which Farah called instantaneously.

When the A♣ paired the board on the river, Chen shoved, which gave Farah a decision for his remaining stack of around 250,000.

"Will you show if I fold?" asked Farah. Chen stayed silent but seemed to nod his head in approval. Farah continued to ask questions and around three minutes passed before the clock was called and Farah was given a 30-second countdown.

No action had been made by Farah when the clock hit zero, so his hand was declared dead. Chen then offered to show a card, and Farah picked the Q♠ as Chen raked in the pot.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Zhen Chen	950,000 10,000	10,000

Elie Farah	250,000 22,000	22,000

Tags/etiquetas: Elie Farah Zhen Chen

2025-01-23 19:17 UTC+2

Khorchidian Moves Up to Over a Million

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Nivel 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Nichan Khorchidian raised to 10,000 from early position with Maksim Shornikau calling on the button and Evren Coskun defending out of the big blind.

The action checked to Khorchidian on the 4♥8♦6♦ flop, and he bet out for 15,000. Shornikau folded, but Coskun shoved for roughly 40,000. Khorchidian called to put him at risk.

Nichan Khorchidian: A♦7♦ All in
Evren Coskun: 8♣3♣

Coskun had top pair, but Khorchidian had a lot of outs to win the pot, and bust him. The turn was the A♣ which put Khorchidian in the lead, and he improved to trips on the A♠ river. Khorchidian pulled in the pot and Coskun busted,

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Nichan Khorchidian	1,000,000 210,000	210,000
Maksim Shornikau	300,000 60,000	60,000
Evren Coskun	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Evren Coskun Maksim Shornikau Nichan Khorchidian

2025-01-23 19:39 UTC+2

Hirs Puts Auzoux in the Blender

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Nivel 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 6♦3♣10♥. Aliaksandr Hirs checked from the big blind and faced a bet of 8,000 by Gregoire Auzoux from middle position. Hirs check-raised to 22,000, which Auzoux quickly called.

Hirs bet 26,000 upon seeing the K♥ land on the turn, and Auzoux quickly called again.

The 5♥ dropped on the river and Hirs fired out a bet of 125,000, for just over the size of the pot. Auzoux thought a lot longer on his decision here, but eventually, he decided to fold his hand and give up the pot to Hirs.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Gregoire Auzoux	470,000 135,000	135,000
Aliaksandr Hirs	270,000 190,000	190,000

Tags/etiquetas: Aliaksandr Hirs Gregoire Auzoux

2025-01-23 20:07 UTC+2

Chen's Overbet Gets Paid By Sokolovsky

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Kai C

Nivel 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Zhen Chen made it 10,000 to go from the cutoff and Alexander Sokolovsky three-bet from the button to 40,000. Once the blinds folded, Zhen asked, "How much are you playing?". Upon seeing that Sokolovsky had around 900,000, Chen called.

They went to a flop of 6♥8♠10♠ where both checked to the 8♦ turn. Chen led out for 30,000, and Sokolovsky called.

When the A♠ dropped on the river, Chen fired an overbet of 225,000. Sokolovsky thought about it for some time before he eventually called.

Chen then showed a full house with A♥8♥, and Sokolovsky mucked.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Zhen Chen	1,200,000 250,000	250,000

Alexander Sokolovsky	570,000 196,500	196,500

Tags/etiquetas: Alexander Sokolovsky Zhen Chen

2025-01-23 20:33 UTC+2

Prizepool and Payouts

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Kai C

Nivel 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With a record-setting 791 entries being recorded in the Main Event, a prize pool of $2,183,160 was generated and 103 players will make the money.

A min-cash is worth $4,450, but the top prize of $377,500 is what all the remaining players will have their eyes on! Who will walk away with bags of cash?

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$377,500	19-21	$17,985
2	$251,000	22-24	$16,020
3	$180,300	25-26	$14,055
4	$130,200	27-35	$12,305
5	$94,600	36-44	$10,560
6	$75,900	45-53	$9,030
7	$63,200	54-62	$7,505
8	$50,500	63-71	$6,630
9	$37,950	72-80	$5,760
10-12	$28,900	81-89	$5,105
13-15	$23,440	90-103	$4,450
16-18	$20,170

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