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

Ruggeri Takes the Chip Lead

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

On a flop of 5QK 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: 87 All in
Mihai Niste: 54

"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!

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Umberto Ruggeri it
Umberto Ruggeri
28,000,000
13,000,000
13,000,000
Profile photo of Mihai Niste ro
Mihai Niste
19,000,000
-10,000,000
-10,000,000
Profile photo of Mario Colavita it
Mario Colavita
8,000,000
-9,000,000
-9,000,000

Tags: Mario ColavitaMihai NisteUmberto Ruggeri