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

2025-01-26 18:57 UTC+2

Niste Back in Control

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Nível 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Umberto Ruggeri limped from the small blind and Mihai Niste made it 2,500,000 out of the big blind. Ruggeri called.

They saw a flop of 3♥8♠2♥ where Ruggeri checked, Niste bet 3,300,000, Ruggeri shoved, and Niste called for his stack of almost 18,000,000.

Mihai Niste: K♥7♥ All in
Umberto Ruggeri: Q♥10♥

Niste had the best of it this time and his hand held up as the 3♦7♣ runout gave him a pair of sevens.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mihai Niste	41,000,000 22,000,000	22,000,000
Umberto Ruggeri	7,000,000 21,000,000	21,000,000

Tags: Mihai Niste Umberto Ruggeri

2025-01-26 18:46 UTC+2

Ruggeri Takes the Chip Lead

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Nível 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

On a flop of 5♠Q♥K♥ with around 7,000,000 in the pot , Mihai Niste had checked and Mario Colavita fired out 2,500,000. Umberto Ruggeri then shoved for around 10,000,000, Niste shoved behind, and Colavita folded.

Umberto Ruggeri: 8♥7♥ All in
Mihai Niste: 5♥4♥

"Woah, I didn't expect to see that," said Niste, who was in the lead with his pair.

The turn brought a Q♦, which put Ruggeri one step closer to the rail, but the 8♠ river gave him a bigger pair, and the chip lead!

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Umberto Ruggeri	28,000,000 13,000,000	13,000,000
Mihai Niste	19,000,000 10,000,000	10,000,000
Mario Colavita	8,000,000 9,000,000	9,000,000

Tags: Mario Colavita Mihai Niste Umberto Ruggeri

2025-01-26 18:42 UTC+2

Xiaosheng Zheng Eliminated in 5th Place ($94,600)

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Nível 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Mihai Niste raised the cutoff to 1,600,000 and Xiaosheng Zheng shoved 6,300,000 from the button. Niste called.

Xiaosheng Zheng: A♥J♥ All in
Mihai Niste: Q♥10♦

Zheng was in the lead, but not for long as Niste paired his ten on the 3♣10♠8♣ flop. Zheng picked up a gutterball on the K♠ turn, but the 7♣ river was a brick, and he was out in fifth.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mihai Niste	29,000,000 13,000,000	13,000,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	Eliminado

Tags: Mihai Niste Xiaosheng Zheng

Nível: 38

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

2025-01-26 18:11 UTC+2

Extended Break

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Nível 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

The clock hasn't been restarted as the players are taking an extended break.

2025-01-26 17:58 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Nível 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Muhtar Taysi	23,500,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Mario Colavita	17,000,000 500,000	500,000
Mihai Niste	16,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Umberto Ruggeri	15,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	8,000,000

2025-01-26 17:54 UTC+2

Break Time

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Nível 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Players are on a 20-minute break.

2025-01-26 17:53 UTC+2

Alexander Sokolovsky Eliminated in 6th Place ($75,900)

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Nível 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Umberto Ruggeri raised from under the gun to 1,200,000 and Alexander Sokolovsky shoved from the cutoff for just over 4,000,000. When it got back to Ruggeri, he called.

Alexander Sokolovsky: A♥J♥ All in
Umberto Ruggeri: 7♦7♣

Sokolovsky needed to win this flip to stay alive, and he picked up a few more outs on the 10♣2♠Q♦ flop any king would make him Broadway. However, neither the 3♦ turn nor 6♦ river was any help to Sokolovsky, and he was out in sixth.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Umberto Ruggeri	13,500,000 6,000,000	6,000,000
Alexander Sokolovsky	Eliminado

Tags: Umberto Ruggeri Alexander Sokolovsky

2025-01-26 17:47 UTC+2

Zheng Stays Alive

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Nível 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Mario Colavita raised from under the gun to 1,200,000 and Xiaosheng Zheng called from the big blind.

They saw a flop of 4♦5♥J♣ where Zheng checked, Colavita shoved, and Zheng called off his remaining 2,650,000.

Xiaosheng Zheng: J♥10♦ All in
Mario Colavita: K♠Q♦

Zheng had paired his jack, which was good for the double-up as neither the 8♥ turn or 8♣ river could improve Colavita.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mario Colavita	17,500,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	8,000,000 3,600,000	3,600,000

Tags: Mario Colavita Xiaosheng Zheng

2025-01-26 17:42 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Nível 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mario Colavita	22,000,000 7,000,000	7,000,000
Muhtar Taysi	20,500,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
Mihai Niste	19,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Umberto Ruggeri	7,500,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Alexander Sokolovsky	5,500,000 500,000	500,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	4,400,000 2,100,000	2,100,000