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 and Niste Play Two All-In Pots

Level 39 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Mihai Niste
Mihai Niste

Umberto Ruggeri played two all-in pots in quick succession.

First, Ruggeri shoved from the small blind and Niste snap-called from the big blind.

Umberto Ruggeri: K10 All in
Mihai Niste: 88

Ruggeri's Snowmen stayed in the lead on the 6Q6 flop, but Niste improved to an open-ended on the J turn. Niste thought he had won the pot when the 9 hit the river, but Ruggeri spiked a straight to double.

Not long after, Ruggeri raised the button to 2,000,000 and Niste shoved from the small blind. Ruggeri snap-called,

Umberto Ruggeri: KK All in
Mihai Niste: AQ

Ruggeri was on the brink of holding most of the chips in play, but the 105A flop meant Niste now had the pot in his grasp. An 8 on the turn put a flush draw on board, and the pot was chopped when the 6 dropped on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mihai Niste ro
Mihai Niste
30,000,000
-10,000,000
-10,000,000
Profile photo of Umberto Ruggeri it
Umberto Ruggeri
26,000,000
18,000,000
18,000,000

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