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

Niste Wins a Big Flip Against Ruggeri

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Mihai Niste
Mihai Niste

Umberto Ruggeri raised to 1,300,000 from the hijack and Mihai Niste shoved 7,900,000 from the cutoff. When it got back to Ruggeri, he called with a covering stack.

Mihai Niste: 1010 All in
Umberto Ruggeri: AK

Niste was flipping for his tournament life and got off to a good start as he made a set on the AQ10 flop, Ruggeri paired his ace, but it was a jack that he was looking for as that would complete Broadway. However, the Q turn gave Niste a boat, which meant Ruggeri needed an ace or a queen on the river.

Niste breathed a sigh of relief when the 5 dropped on the river, which meant he doubled and Ruggeri was left short.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mihai Niste ro
Mihai Niste
17,000,000
10,200,000
10,200,000
Profile photo of Umberto Ruggeri it
Umberto Ruggeri
3,000,000
-10,500,000
-10,500,000

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