Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
2025 Merit Poker Western Series
$5,300 High Roller
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2025 Merit Poker Western Series
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$800,400
Entries
174
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
Level 29
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Maher Achour raised to 300,000 from the hijack and Lyudmil Ivanov three-bet to 600,000 from the cutoff. After the rest of the table folded, Achour flicked in the call.
The flop came down 6?10?3? and Achour check-called a bet of 350,000 from Ivanov.
The 5? landed on the turn and Achour check-called another bet from Ivanov, this time for 500,000.
The A? river caused both players to check and Achour turned over a pair of tens with K?10?. This was second best to the Q?Q? of Ivanov for a pair of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,700,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
||
|
1,100,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Maxime Chilaud raised to 300,000 from the cutoff and Sergei Varnaev called from the small blind.
The flop came down 9?8?3? and Varnaev check-called a bet of 275,000 from Chilaud.
Varnaev checked again when the A? dropped on the turn and Chilaud fired a second barrel of 900,000. Varnaev shoved to put Chilaud all in and Chilaud quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,600,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
2,600,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Lyudmil Ivanov raised to 300,000 from the cutoff with Maxime Chilaud calling from the button before Sergei Varnaev squeezed to 1,450,000 out of the big blind. This got two quick folds from his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
4,000,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,300,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,900,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
3,850,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
3,000,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
2,450,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
When it folded to Maher Achour in the small blind, he shoved for 1,250,000 with only Lyudmil Ivanov to get through in the big blind. Ivanov looked at his cards and made the call.
Maher Achour: Q?5? 
Lyudmil Ivanov: K?Q?
Achour was dominated and needed some help from the dealer to double-up. The board ran out 6?5?10?5?7? to give Achour the winner with trip fives, and he stayed alive in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,700,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,650,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,950,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
4,450,000 | |
|
|
3,100,000 | |
|
|
2,350,000 | |
|
|
1,550,000 | |
Level 29
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
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Level: 29
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The 5 remaining players are now on a 15-minute break.
