2025 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 5
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 5
Entries
9
Players Left
1

Sokolovsky Gets Out of Jail

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Alexander Sokolovsky
Alexander Sokolovsky

Alexander Sokolovsky made it 3,500,000 from under the gun and Xiaosheng Zheng shoved for over 11,000,000 from the next seat. The action folded back to Sokolovsky, who immediately called for his remaining 2,500,000.

Alexander Sokolovsky: AK All in
Xiaosheng Zheng: AA

Sokolovsky was in a deep, dark hole and didn't get much help on the 854 flop. However, an opportunity to escape elimination came on the 3 turn as both players picked up a gutshot.

"Deuce!" shouted Muhtar Taysi.

Taysi must be able to see the future as the 2 rolled off on the river, which meant the pot was chopped and Sokolovsky escaped elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Xiaosheng Zheng cn
Xiaosheng Zheng
11,600,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Alexander Sokolovsky rs
Alexander Sokolovsky
6,500,000
500,000
500,000

Tags: Alexander SokolovskyMuhtar TaysiXiaosheng Zheng