2025 Merit Poker Western Series

$2,200 Warm Up
Day: 1a
Event Info

2025 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$180,200
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$921,840
Entries
501
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
55
Players Left
25

Schiffbauer Takes the Chip Lead, Sarais Left Short-Stacked

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Matteo Sarais
Matteo Sarais

The hand was picked up with Matteo Sarais having 144,300 chips out in front of him from the small blind and Robbie Schiffbauer having made it 40,000 from the button. After thinking for a while, Sarais shoved, and Schiffbauer called for his stack of 141,000.

Robbie Schiffbauer: KK All in
Matteo Sarais: QQ

Schiffbauer was in the lead and would take the chip lead if his pocket kings held up. Sarais would also march to the top of the counts if he could spike a queen, but he would need to go runner-runner after the 7K8 flop gave Schiffbauer top set. No miracle runout occured as the A turn and 7 river meant Schiffbauer improved to a full house, and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Robbie Schiffbauer us
Robbie Schiffbauer
285,000
140,000
140,000
Profile photo of Matteo Sarais it
Matteo Sarais
20,000
-130,000
-130,000

Tags: Matteo SaraisRobbie Schiffbauer