$3,300 Main Event Día 4 | 2025 Merit Poker Western Series

2025-01-25 13:31 UTC+2

Zheng Out-Flops Ruggeri

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Nivel 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Xiaosheng Zheng raised to 225,000 from the small blind and Umberto Ruggeri defended out of the big blind.

Zheng continued with a bet of 175,000 on the K♦5♥K♥ flop and Ruggeri called.

The turn came the K♠ and Zheng check-called a bet of 225,000 from Ruggeri.

The two players checked the J♠ river and Zheng took down the pot with A♣5♣ for a full house, kings full of fives. Ruggeri showed he started the hand with the superior ace, as he flipped over A♠10♥.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Xiaosheng Zheng	5,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Umberto Ruggeri	2,000,000 1,365,000	1,365,000

Tags/etiquetas: Umberto Ruggeri Xiaosheng Zheng

2025-01-25 13:22 UTC+2

Sposato Flips Out Kashani

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Kai C

Nivel 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Arian Kashani recalled his bustout hand as he departed in 31st from the Main Event.

Gaspare Sposato opened the button to 135,000 and Kashani shoved for around 600,000 from the big blind. Sposato, with just over a million to start the hand, made the call.

Arian Kashani: 9♣9♥ All in
Gaspare Sposato: K♠10♦

Kashani was flipping for his tournament life, which unfortunately ended after the Sposato hit a ten on the flop.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Gaspare Sposato	1,800,000 850,000	850,000
Arian Kashani	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Arian Kashani Gaspare Sposato

2025-01-25 13:20 UTC+2

Mokrani Takes From Skanis

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Nivel 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Can Miral raised to 120,000 from early position with Mohamed Mokrani calling from the next position and Renars Skanis defending out of the big blind.

The 7♦9♦8♠ flop was checked to Mokrani, who placed out a bet of 175,000. Skanis called, but Miral folded.

The 2♠ turn checked through for the J♥ to land on the river. Skanis checked, and Mokrani bet out for 425,000. Skanis quickly folded and Mokrani pulled in the pot.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Renars Skanis	5,700,000 200,000	200,000

Mohamed Mokrani	1,800,000 100,000	100,000
Can Miral	1,800,000 800,000	800,000

Tags/etiquetas: Can Miral Mohamed Mokrani Renars Skanis

2025-01-25 13:15 UTC+2

Quinn Surges Past Four Million

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Kai C

Nivel 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Johan Guilbert opened from under the gun and got a call from Tamer Kamel in the hijack. Edward Quinn also called from the small blind.

They went to a flop of 10♣9♥5♣ where all three checked to the board-pairing 9♠ turn. It checked through to Kamel, who fired out 215,000. Quinn called, and Guilbert folded.

When the Q♥ dropped on the river, Quinn checked it over again and after some thought, Kamel fired out 525,000. Quinn called at lightning speed and instantly showed J♣9♣ for trips nines, which beat the A♣Q♣ of Kamel.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Edward Quinn	4,200,000 700,000	700,000

Tamer Kamel	3,600,000 600,000	600,000
Johan Guilbert	1,900,000 995,000	995,000

Tags/etiquetas: Edward Quinn Johan Guilbert Tamer Kamel

Nivel: 27

Ciegas: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

2025-01-25 13:07 UTC+2

Moldovan Sniffs Out Joyce's Bluff

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Nivel 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Philip Joyce defended out of the big blind.

The dealer fanned out a flop of 3♥4♣5♦ and Joyce opted to lead out for 90,000. Moldovan called.

The 2♣ dropped on the turn and Joyce led out again, this time for 460,000. Moldovan pondered briefly before making the call to see a river.

When the K♠ dropped on the river, Joyce did a bit of inventory before betting 1,685,000, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Moldovan went deep into the tank, thinking for almost two minutes. Eventually, he slammed down the call.

Joyce flipped over a bluff with Q♣7♥, and Moldovan turned over the A♣2♥ for the low-end of a straight to scoop in a massive pot, after picking off Joyce's bluff.

On the next hand, Joyce was forced all-in from the small blind and was eliminated from the Main Event.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan	5,000,000 2,490,000	2,490,000
Philip Joyce	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Ionut-Alexandru Moldovan Philip Joyce

2025-01-25 13:05 UTC+2

Taysi's Check-Raise Gets Respect

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Kai C

Nivel 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Georgios Skarparis made it 115,000 from the hijack and both Muhtar Taysi & Alexander Sokolovsky called from the blinds.

All three checked the J♦4♣9♥ flop to the 10♣ turn, where it checked to Skarparis, who then fire out 165,000. Taysi put in a check-raise to 575,000, which got two quick folds from his opponents.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Georgios Skarparis	4,700,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Muhtar Taysi	3,200,000 965,000	965,000
Alexander Sokolovsky	300,000 150,000	150,000

Tags/etiquetas: Alexander Sokolovsky Georgios Skarparis Muhtar Taysi

2025-01-25 12:55 UTC+2

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai C

Nivel 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Renars Skanis	5,900,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Dmitry Gromov	4,900,000 100,000	100,000

Mihai Niste	4,900,000 100,000	100,000
Tamer Kamel	4,200,000 515,000	515,000
Adrian State	3,500,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Georgios Skarparis	3,400,000 100,000	100,000

Ryan Mandara	2,800,000 700,000	700,000

Philip Joyce	2,300,000 1,065,000	1,065,000
Mohamed Mokrani	1,700,000 885,000	885,000
Mario Colavita	1,100,000 265,000	265,000
Gaspare Sposato	950,000 710,000	710,000
Alexander Sokolovsky	450,000 420,000	420,000
Roman Gadzhiev	Eliminado

2025-01-25 12:50 UTC+2

Zheng Hits Running Cards to Bust Ghasan in a Huge Pot

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Nivel 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ibrahim Ghasan got all of his 1,600,000 chips into the middle preflop against Xiaosheng Zheng, who had the covering stack.

Ibrahim Ghasan: K♣K♦ All in
Xiaosheng Zheng: J♠J♣

Ghasan's Cowboys were way ahead of the pocket jacks of Zheng. The flop of K♥6♦Q♣ put Ghasan even further ahead, having flopped a set of kings, and now could only lose to running cards. The A♣ on the turn presented a slight sweat as Zheng picked up a gutshot straight draw. The river was a soul-crushing 10♣ to give Zheng a Broadway straight with his jacks, earning him the pot and sending Ghasan to the rail in heartbreaking fashion.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Xiaosheng Zheng	4,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Ibrahim Ghasan	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Ibrahim Ghasan Xiaosheng Zheng

2025-01-25 12:42 UTC+2

Quinn Sends Salamoun Out

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Kai C

Nivel 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Marwan Salamoun moved all in for 530,000 from middle position and was put at risk by Edward Quinn in the small blind.

Marwan Salamoun: K♥J♦ All in
Edward Quinn: Q♠Q♥

Salamoun was in dire need of a king, but it was instead the queens of Quinn that took command as the 3♦7♣A♣6♠7♠ runout left Salamoun on the sidelines.

Shortly before Salamoun's departure, Maksim Shornikau was also eliminated.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Edward Quinn	3,500,000 1,090,000	1,090,000

Marwan Salamoun	Eliminado
Maksim Shornikau	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Edward Quinn Marwan Salamoun

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