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

2025-01-23 10:22 UTC+2

Day 2 of $3,300 Main Event Kicks Off at Noon

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The stage is set for Day 2 of the 2025 Merit Poker Western Series $3,300 Main Event, where the surviving players from all four starting flights will combine for the first time. After an exciting three days of action at the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino, where the field size is attempting to break last year's record of 757. Just 251 players advanced to battle it out for their share of the $1,500,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Leading the pack for Day 2 is Ehsan Amiri from Australia, who bagged an incredible 902,500 chips on a record-breaking Day 1b, and is far ahead of his closest rival. Second in chips is Dmitry Gromov, with 706,500 chips and Edward Quinn, who has 685,000 to play with rounds out the podium positions in third.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Ehsan Amiri	Australia	902,500	361
2	Dmitry Gromov	Russia	706,500	283
3	Edward Quinn	Jersey	685,000	274
4	Bogdan Munteanu	Romania	663,500	265
5	Philip Joyce	United Kingdom	660,000	264
6	Ali Fkih	Tunisia	595,000	238
7	Joseph Houayek	Lebanon	579,000	232
8	Stanislau Charvinski	Belarus	573,500	229
9	Antoine Vranken	Netherlands	557,000	223
10	Kamil Sokol	Poland	540,000	216

Some other notable players who will take their seats at the tables for Day 2 include Day 1c chip leader Bogdan Munteanu (663,500), bracelet winners Antoine Vranken (557,000), Boris Kolev (493,500), Menikos Panagiotou (476,500), Timur Margolin (362,000), Fabio Peluso (328,500) and Darius Neagoe (264,400).

Cards get in the air at noon local time. Blinds start at 1,000/2,500 with a big blind ante of 2,500 and will be 60-minutes in duration from now until the end of the tournament. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 14, offering players a final chance to join the action before the prize pool and payouts are finalized. The schedule for the day will announced shortly after play starts, but the main goal for everyone will be to navigate their way through to Day 3 tomorrow, January 24.

Remaining Schedule

Date	Day	Time	Blind Levels
January 23	Day 2	12:00 p.m.	60 minutes
January 24	Day 3	12:00 p.m.	60 minutes
January 25	Day 4	12:00 p.m.	60 minutes
January 26	Day 5	1:00 p.m.	60 minutes

Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you all the updates and action from this exciting Main Event!

Tags/etiquetas: Ali Fkih Antoine Vranken Bogdan Munteanu Boris Kolev Darius Neagoe Dmitry Gromov Edward Quinn Ehsan Amiri Fabio Peluso Joseph Houayek Kamil Sokol Menikos Panagiotou Philip Joyce Stanislau Charvinski Timur Margolin

2025-01-23 12:20 UTC+2

Puczylowski Makes Arda Fold With Broadway On Board

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Kai C

Nivel 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Marcin Puczylowski raised from the cutoff to 5,500 and Can Miral called on the button. Ozgur Arda also called from the big blind.

The flop came down K♣10♦Q♣ where Arda checked and Puczylowski fired out a continuation-bet of 7,000. Miral folded, but Arda called.

When the A♦ landed on the river, Arda elected to lead out for a bet of 12,000, which Puczylowski called.

A J♦ on the river put Broadway on board and brought in the backdoor flush draw, and Arda started out with a check. After some time, Puczylowski grabbed a stack of white chips and threw them into the middle, which gave Arda a decision for his stack of around 140,000. Arda didn't need much time to think as he immediately folded, and Puczylowski took down the pot.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Marcin Puczylowski	400,000 43,500	43,500
Can Miral	210,000 10,000	10,000
Ozgur Arda	140,000 24,500	24,500

Tags/etiquetas: Can Miral Marcin Puczylowski Ozgur Arda

2025-01-23 12:52 UTC+2

Auzoux's Kings Crack Estrada's Aces as Hamarash Busts in Opening Level of Day 2

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Kai C

Nivel 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Karzan Hamarash opened from under the gun to 5,500 and Gregoire Auzoux three-bet from the cutoff to 15,500. Soraya Estrada was on the button and four-bet to 33,000. Hamarash then five-bet shoved for around 200,000, Auzoux shoved 110,000, and Estrada called to put both players at risk!

Gregoire Auzoux: K♣K♠ All in
Karzan Hamarash: 8♥8♣ All in
Soraya Estrada: A♦A♥

Estrada had her opponents crushed and was a clean runout away from a monster stack in the opening level of Day 2. However, the 10♥7♣K♥ flop had other ideas as Auzoux spiked a set of kings to take the lead.

A J♣ on the turn did give Estrada a few more outs as any queen would complete Broadway and see her snatch back the pot. Despite those extra outs, Estrada couldn't connect with the river as the 6♠ rolled off, which meant Auzoux tripled up.

The stacks between Estrada and Hamarash were counted down and the latter's 90,000 was slightly covered, which meant he was eliminated.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Gregoire Auzoux	335,000 335,000	335,000
Soraya Estrada	200,000 31,500	31,500
Karzan Hamarash	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Gregoire Auzoux Karzan Hamarash Soraya Estrada

2025-01-23 13:00 UTC+2

Neagoe's Bullets Earm Him a Knockout

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Nivel 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

There was a raise to 5,000 from middle position with Eusebiu Jalba calling from the cutoff before Darius Neagoe squeezed to 25,000 from the button. The middle position player four-bet ripped it for roughly 90,000 and only Neagoe called.

Middle Postion: J♠J♦ All in
Darius Neagoe: A♥A♣

It was a cooler that was in Neagoe's favor as he had the best starting hand in poker. The middle position player needed a jack, or he would be out. The board ran out 10♦4♠10♠A♠2♥, which improved Neagoe to an unnecessary full house, and his opponent was sent to the rail.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Darius Neagoe	350,000 85,500	85,500

Eusebiu Jalba	320,000 107,000	107,000

Tags/etiquetas: Boris Smuskevicius Darius Neagoe Eusebiu Jalba

2025-01-23 13:53 UTC+2

Kamel With the Higher Overpair

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Nivel 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Musa Genc raised from early position to 6,000 and Tamer Kamel three-bet to 17,000 from late position. Genc made the call when it folded back to him.

The two players checked a board of 6♣8♥3♠ to see the 7♥ hit the turn. Genc checked, and Kamel put out a delayed continuation-bet of 15,000. Genc carved out the call.

The river came the 3♥ and Genc led out for 45,000. Kamel snap-called and Genc turned over JxJx for a pair of jacks. This was second best to the Q♥Q♣ of Kamel for a higher overpair.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Tamer Kamel	640,000 108,000	108,000
Musa Genc	200,000 87,000	87,000

Tags/etiquetas: Tamer Kamel Musa Genc

2025-01-23 14:21 UTC+2

Estrada Holds On With Pocket Sixes

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Nivel 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Denis Vlasov raised to 5,50 from middle position with Soraya Estrada calling from the small blind, and Maksim Shornikau defending out of the big blind.

The action checked to Vlasov on the 7♥K♠7♠ flop and he put out a bet of 4,400, which only Estrada called.

Estrada check-called another bet from Vlasov when the 4♥ landed on the turn, this time for 13,000.

Both players checked the 10♣ river and Estrada took down the pot with 6♠6♦ for just a pair of sixes.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Soraya Estrada	390,000 170,000	170,000
Maksim Shornikau	185,000 54,500	54,500
Denis Vlasov	100,000 55,000	55,000

Tags/etiquetas: Denis Vlasov Maksim Shornikau Soraya Estrada

2025-01-23 14:23 UTC+2

Battle of Big Slick Ends with Tasyurek's Flush Sending Toderita Out

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Kai C

Nivel 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Stefan Toderita in the cutoff had his stack of around 130,000 in the middle against Halil Tasyurek from the big blind.

Stefan Toderita: A♠K♥ All in
Halil Tasyurek: A♣K♣

The most likely outcome of the hand would be a chop, but the 9♣3♠8♣ flop certainly made things interesting as Tasyurek picked up a flush draw. A 4♥ on the turn brought Toderiita one step closer to survival, but the Q♣ river gave Tasyurek the nut flush, ending Toderita's tournament life.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Halil Tasyurek	270,000 225,000	225,000
Stefan Toderita	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Halil Tasyurek Stefan Toderita

2025-01-23 14:42 UTC+2

Rodin Wins a Flip Against Biz

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Nivel 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

After three limps, Grigorii Rodin raised to 18,000 from the button. Alexandru Cinca three-bet out of he big blind to 42,000 which forced two of the limpers to fold, before Mustafa Biz, who limped the cutoff, back-jammed with a stack that covered Rodin and Cinca. Rodin committed his 100,000 into the middle, but Cinca folded.

Grigorii Rodin: Q♣Q♥ All in
Mustafa Biz: A♣K♠

Biz had limped behind two players with Big Slick and found himself in a race against Rodin's pocket queens. The board ran out 5♣10♠9♥8♣Q♠ to give Rodin the winner with a set of queens, earning him more than a double up.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Grigorii Rodin	250,000 213,500	213,500
Mustafa Biz	180,000 216,500	216,500
Alexandru Cinca	100,000 55,500	55,500

Tags/etiquetas: Alexandru Cinca Grigorii Rodin Mustafa Biz

2025-01-23 15:10 UTC+2

Amiri's Stack Continues to Bleed

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Kai C

Nivel 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ehsan Amiri opened to 6,000 from under the and got a call from the hijack. Kemal Aslan also called on the button,.

They went to a flop of 9♣3♣K♠ where Amiri fired out 10,000, and only Aslan called.

When the K♦ landed on the turn, Amiri continued to fire with a bet of 22,000, and again Aslan stuck around.

On the J♣ river, there were around 80,000 chips in the pot when Amiri fired out 26,000. Aslan, after a lengthy pause, made a chunky raise to 137,000.

It was then Amiri's turn to go into the tank and he rechecked his cards several times while thinking, then ultimately decided on a call. Aslan showed a full house with J♥J♠, and Amiri initially mucked then showed his A♣A♥.

"You're a lucky guy," said Amiri. After peaking at around 1,200,000, Amiri's stack has been a downward trend since and now sits at around 540,000.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Ehsan Amiri	540,000 160,000	160,000

Kemal Aslan	500,000 184,000	184,000

Tags/etiquetas: Ehsan Amiri Kemal Aslan

2025-01-23 15:23 UTC+2

Ghadamian Doubles Through Habib

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Kai C

Nivel 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Livia Toderita raised from middle position and Emad Ghadamian three-bet the hijack to 18,000. Michel Habib then put in a cold four-bet from the small blind to 45,000, which got Toderita to fold, but Ghadamian called, leaving himself around 95,000 behind.

The monotone flop of 2♥3♥5♥ was spread across the table and Habib instantly bet enough to put Ghadamian all-in. After thinking it over, Ghadamian called.

Emad Ghadamian: A♠5♠ All in
Michel Habib: A♥Q♣

Ghadamian was ahead with his pair of fives, but had a lot of outs to dodge as Habib had a flush draw and an overcard he could hit. The 3♠ turn didn't change anything, and neither did the 7♠ river, which meant Ghadamian doubled up.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Michel Habib	300,000
Emad Ghadamian	280,000

Tags/etiquetas: Emad Ghadamian Michel Habib

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