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

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 18:29 UTC+2

Thiriart Flipped Out By Vazic

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Kai C

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

Stojan Vazic opened to 8,000 and then called the shove of Arthur Thiriart, who had around 65,000 in his stack.

Arthur Thiriart: A♠K♦ All in
Stojan Vazic: Q♠Q♣

Thiriart was flipping for his tournament life and didn't improve on the 10♣J♦2♣ flop, but did pick up a gutshot. That gutshot was no longer good when the 10♦ dropped on the river as a queen would give Vazic a full house. Only an ace or a king on the river could prevent Thiriart from being eliminated, but the 6♠ wasn't what he was after, and he hit the rail.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Stojan Vazic	200,000 322,500	322,500
Arthur Thiriart	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Arthur Thiriart Stojan Vazic

2025-01-23 18:23 UTC+2

Fal Takes From Niste

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

On a board of A♥2♠9♥ Mihai Niste fired out a bet of 7,000 from the hijack which Nikolay Fal called in the cutoff.

The 6♥ turn got checked through to see the 7♦ roll off on the river. Nitse checked and Fal put out a bet of 25,000. Nitse thought about it briefly, but ultimately, he decided to let go of his hand and surrender the pot to Fal.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Nikolay Fal	400,000 153,000	153,000

Mihai Niste	380,000 257,500	257,500

Tags/etiquetas: Mihai Niste Nikolay Fal

2025-01-23 18:17 UTC+2

Fourie's Stack Gets a Small Boost

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Kai C

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

The action folded around to Rudolf Fourie in the small blind, who made it 8,000 to go. Gaspare Sposato was in the big blind and called.

Both checked the 9♣9♠Q♦ flop to see the 3♣ drop on the turn, where Fourie bet 16,000 and Sposato called.

A 5♠ landed on the river and both players quickly knuckled the table, and Fourie flipped over A♠3♠ for a pair of threes.

"Don't slowroll, don't slowroll!" said Fourie as Sposato hadn't revealed his cards yet. Sposato did eventually muck, and Fourie was pushed the pot.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Gaspare Sposato	700,000 10,000	10,000
Rudolf Fourie	160,000 80,000	80,000

Tags/etiquetas: Gaspare Sposato Rudolf Fourie

2025-01-23 18:09 UTC+2

Registration is Closed

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Kai C

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

Level 15 has begun, which means that registration is officially closed in the Main Event.

The numbers are currently being confirmed and the payouts will be announced later on in the day.

2025-01-23 18:07 UTC+2

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai C

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

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Xiaosheng Zheng	1,490,000 10,000	10,000

Anton Danilov	1,000,000 150,000	150,000
Zhen Chen	960,000 160,000	160,000

Bugra Karsli	925,000 539,500	539,500
Nikolay Ponomarev	900,000 100,000	100,000
Ali Fkih	900,000
Edward Quinn	895,000 40,000	40,000

Bogdan Munteanu	850,000 186,500	186,500

Nicolae Paunescu	830,000 434,500	434,500
Tamer Kamel	830,000 90,000	90,000
Philipp Wood	810,000 50,000	50,000
Andreas Mavromoustakis	800,000 579,000	579,000
Nichan Khorchidian	790,000 240,000	240,000
Eusebiu Jalba	750,000 50,000	50,000
Philip Joyce	750,000 150,000	150,000
Gaspare Sposato	690,000 449,000	449,000
Arian Kashani	525,000 35,000	35,000

Nivel: 15

Ciegas: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

2025-01-23 17:47 UTC+2

Break Time

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

The players are now on a 20-minute break. At the end of this break, late registration will close for the 2025 Western Series $3,300 Main Event.

2025-01-23 17:44 UTC+2

Deveson Stacks Tannoury

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Kai C

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

Max Deveson raised from under the gun to 7,000 and Naji Tannoury three-bet the small blind to 27,000. When it got back to Deveson, he shoved, which gave Tannoury a decision for his stack of around 250,000. After thinking it over, Tannoury picked up his stack and slammed it into the middle.

Naji Tannoury: 8♥8♦ All in
Max Deveson: K♣K♥

Tannoury was way behind with his pocket eights and desperately needed to see a Snowman to survive. However, the runout of 6♥4♥9♠4♦3♥ offered no help, which meant Tannoury was eliminated.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Max Deveson	620,000 270,000	270,000
Naji Tannoury	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Naji Tannoury Max Deveson

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

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