$3,500 Merit Poker Cup Day 1b | 2026 Mediterranean Poker Party

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Chip Counts

Anton Melnikau

3,070,000

Manig Loeser

1,500,000

Oguzhan Kasar

1,485,000

Quan Qiu

1,480,000

Sondre Stormyr

1,445,000

Miguel Prospero

1,315,000

Andrei Mashinistov

1,175,000

Mehmet Dalkilic

1,170,000

Darko Svesko

1,150,000

Emad Zarghami

1,125,000

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1 day 4 hours ago

Sargsyan Leaves Huge Dent in Pu

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Chris Bean

Level 12 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With 110,000 in the middle, four players saw a flop of K♦9♥5♦, but it was Aram Sargsyan and Weiran Pu that went to war on the flop.

Action was checked around to Sargsyan who bet 30,000. Pu check-raised to 80,000 and was immediately shoved on by Sargsyan for 325,000.

Pu went into the tank and utilized a time bank card before making the call.

Aram Sargsyan: A♣K♥ All in
Weiran Pu: A♦4♦

Sargsyan was ahead with top-top. Pu required either a diamond or running fours to take the pot, but the 8♣Q♠ were bricks for the WSOP Bracelet holder and Sargsyan dragged in a huge pot.

Tags: Aram Sargsyan Weiran Pu

Level: 12

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

1 day 4 hours ago

Kiryna Busted by Lavagetto

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Chris Bean

Level 11 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Alina Kiryna moved all in for 76,000 from the button and was called by Fiodor Lavagetto in the big blind.

Alina Kiryna: A♠K♦
Fiodor Lavagetto: Q♥Q♦

It was another one of those classic flips, but unfortunately for Kiryna she did not connect on the 10♠9♠7♣J♣9♥ board and was sent to the exit.

Tags: Alina Kiryna Fidor Lavagetto

Level: 11

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

1 day 5 hours ago

Cheng Falls to Loeser

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Chris Bean

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Zhao Cheng open-shoved from the hijack for 77,000 and was called by Manig Loeser in the cutoff.

Zhao Cheng: 5♦5♥ All in
Manig Loeser: A♦Q♦

Loeser flopped an ace and improved to a flush on the board of A♣8♦4♦K♠6♦ to takedown the pot. In the space of two hands Cheng went from average stack to out of the tournament. At least the MPP Players' Party is now underway at the Merit Diamond Hotel...

Tags: Manig Loeser Zhao Cheng

1 day 5 hours ago

State Doubles Through Chen

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Chris Bean

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With 78,000 in the middle at the turn and the board reading J♦8♦6♣K♣, Adrian State moved all in for 75,000 and was called by Zhao Cheng.

Adrian State: A♣A♥ All in
Zhao Cheng: K♦Q♦

State was ahead with the pocket rockets, but it was very vulnerable, as Cheng could hit a diamond for a flush or could hit a king or queen to take the pot. Instead, the backdoor flush came in with the 4♣ to secure a double-up for State.

Tags: Adrian State Zhao Cheng

1 day 5 hours ago