2025 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2025 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$377,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,183,160
Entries
791
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
182
Players Left
73

Michalak Turns a Set, Gadzhiev Can't Get Away From Top Two

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Jakub Michalak
Jakub Michalak

Jakub Michalak raised from early position and Luke Marsh called from the next seat. The player in the cutoff called, as did Roman Gadzhiev in the big blind.

All four checked the 27A flop to see the 8 drop on the turn, where Gadzhiev led out for 11,000. Michalak called, then both Marsh and the cutoff folded.

When the Q dropped on the river, Gadzhiev announced a bet of 27,000 and slid forward the chips, then Michalak shoved for just under 120,000. Gadzhiev thought about it for a while before he eventually tossed in the call.

Michalak showed a turn set of eights with 88, and Gadzhiev flipped AQ before the dealer mucked them.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jakub Michalak pl
Jakub Michalak
250,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Roman Gadzhiev ru
Roman Gadzhiev
175,000
Profile photo of Luke Marsh gb
Luke Marsh
130,000
-70,000
-70,000

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