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

2025-01-23 19:50 UTC+2

Shornikau Finds a Three-Outer to Bust Gunes

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Kai C

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

Caner Gunes had his stack of around 250,000 in the middle from the button and was put at risk by Maksim Shornikau from middle position.

Caner Gunes: K♦K♥ All in
Maksim Shornikau: A♦K♣

Gunes was way in front with his pocket kings and they maintained their lead through the J♥8♣9♦ flop. However, Gunes was left with just a singular out when the A♣ dropped on the turn as Shornikau improved to top pair. Only the case king on the river could save Gunes, but instead the 3♦ rolled off, which meant he was eliminated.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Maksim Shornikau	550,000 250,000	250,000
Caner Gunes	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Caner Gunes Maksim Shornikau

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 19:26 UTC+2

Guilbert's Reads Are on Point in the Main Event

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

The action was picked up on a flop of A♦5♦5♣. A player in the big blind checked, and Johan Guilbert put out a bet of 5,000 from middle position. The big blind player check-raised to 15,000, which caused Guilbert to think about it briefly before eventually making the call.

The two players checked the 9♣ turn and the J♥ river. The big blind player flipped over a busted flush draw with 7♦4♦, and Guilbert took down the pot with 3♥3♠ for an underpair to the board.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Johan Guilbert	650,000 220,000	220,000

Tags/etiquetas: Johan Guilbert

2025-01-23 19:25 UTC+2

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

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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

Nivel: 16

Ciegas: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

2025-01-23 19:01 UTC+2

Karam on the Wrong End of Cooler

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

Hala Karam has exited the tournament after getting all her 200,000 chips into the middle preflop against Mikalai Vaskaboinikau.

Hala Karam: AxKx All in
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: AxAx

It was a very unfortunate cooler for Karam, and she wasn't able to find any luck from the poker gods as the flop came down Ax7x2x to give Vaskaboinikau top set, and she was left drawing dead. The rest of the board was inconsequential, which meant Karam was sent home while Vaskaboinikau moved up to over half a million chips.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	600,000 266,500	266,500
Hala Karam	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Hala Karam Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

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 18:49 UTC+2

Guilbert Sends Another Player to the Rail

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

Johan Guilbert raised to 8,000 from early position, and the small blind player shoved for his final 57,000. Guilbert put in the call.

Small Blind: 10♣8♣ All in
Johan Guilbert: 9♠9♦

The small blind was trying to double up to just over the starting stack and needed to find a ten or some clubs to do so. The flop of 9♥4♥Q♣ put Guilbert firmly in the lead with a set of nines, but his opponent picked up a gutshot. The rest of the board ran out 10♦6♥ and the pot was sent over to Guilbert.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Johan Guilbert	430,000 70,000	70,000

Tags/etiquetas: Johan Guilbert

2025-01-23 18:42 UTC+2

Lupuleac Five-Bets Kolev

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Kai C

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

Yuliyan Kolev opened from middle position and Alexandru Lupuleac put in a three-bet to 22,000 from the hijack. The rest of the field got out of the way and then Kolev put in a four-bet to 60,000, leaving himself around 100,000 behind. Lupuleac then five-bet all in, and Kolev quickly folded.

Lupuleac had a deep run in the Warm Up this series, finishing 19th. Currently, he has a stack of around 350,000, which is the average stack as Level 15 passes its midway point.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Alexandru Lupuleac	350,000 140,000	140,000
Yuliyan Kolev	100,000 200,000	200,000

Tags/etiquetas: Alexandru Lupuleac Yuliyan Kolev

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