$2,200 Warm Up | 2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series

03-17-2025 13:11 UTC+2

Kopyl Gets One Through

Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Daniel Abrahamsson has been quite active so far and just made another open on the button to 500,000. Dmitrii Kopyl hadn't played a hand until he decided to shove from the small blind for around 3,500,000.

Abrahamsson quickly folded, and Kopyl boosted his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Abrahamsson	10,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Dmitrii Kopyl	4,500,000

Tags: Daniel Abrahamsson Dmitrii Kopyl

03-17-2025 13:27 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessio Isaia	15,000,000 2,475,000	2,475,000

Atanas Malinov	12,500,000
Daniel Abrahamsson	11,000,000 500,000	500,000
Humberto Lopes Galindo	7,000,000 4,025,000	4,025,000
Dmitrii Kopyl	5,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Atanas Pavlov	4,500,000
Erdal Gulseven	4,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	3,100,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Rui Querido Martins	1,500,000

03-17-2025 13:31 UTC+2

Martins Gets Lucky to Survive

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Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Rui Querido Martins can thank the poker gods that he is still in the Warm Up as he just found a lucky runout to survive.

Martins shoved for 1,500,000 from early position and Erdal Gulseven called from the cutoff.

Rui Querido Martins: 5♣5♥ All in
Erdal Gulseven: Q♠Q♥

Martins was way behind and didn't find much to work with on the 3♥9♠7♠ flop, however he did pick up some extra out when the 4♥ landed on the turn with a gutshot. One of those outs came in on the river when the 6♦ completed his straight, much to the dismay of Gulseven.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rui Querido Martins	3,600,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Erdal Gulseven	2,200,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Tags: Erdal Gulseven Rui Querido Martins

Level: 33

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

03-17-2025 13:45 UTC+2

Plenty of Action Ahead at Merit Poker!

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

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The Mediterranean Poker Party (MPP) returns to Merit from May 3-13, bringing with it more than $10 million in guaranteed prize pools, including a monster-sized $5,300 buy-in, $5 million guaranteed MPP Main Event.

Featuring four flights, the MPP Main Event runs from May 8-12 and could see the champion reel in a million-dollar score. In 2024, some 1,260 entries resulted in a $6,048,000 prize pool, much more than the advertised $5 million guarantee.

Look out for satellites running on GGPoker and win your way to Merit this spring!

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03-17-2025 13:55 UTC+2

Pavlov's Aces Hold Against Isaia's Jacks

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Atanas Pavlov has climbed from the bottom of the pack and is approaching the top after just doubling up against Alessio Isaia.

Pavlov opened from middle position to 600,000 and Isaia three-bet the button to 1,500,000. When it got back to Pavlov, he shoved for 3,475,000, and Isaia snap-called.

Atanas Pavlov: A♥A♦ All in
Alessio Isaia: J♣J♠

Pavlov had the rockets and was on the verge of a double-up which would take him well up the counts and out of danger. A flop of A♠2♣2♦ all but sealed the deal as Pavlov improved to top boat, leaving Isaia needing running jacks to win the hand.

The board did run out with running cards, but the 6♣6♦ wasn't what Isaia needed, and Pavlov doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessio Isaia	11,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Atanas Pavlov	7,700,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

Tags: Alessio Isaia Atanas Pavlov

03-17-2025 14:02 UTC+2

Rui Querido Martins Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,010)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Disaster for Rui Querido Martins as a mistake has cost him his tournament life.

Atanas Malinov min-raised to 600,000 from under the gun and when the action got to Martins in the small blind, he shoved for a little over 2,000,000. The big blind folded and Martins went to return his cards to the dealer thinking he had won the pot, but soon clawed them back after Malinov asked for a count.

After around fifteen seconds of thinking, Malinov reluctantly tossed in the call.

"F*******K!" said Martins when he realized his mistake.

Rui Querido Martins: K♦5♦ All in
Atanas Malinov: 7♣7♠

Martins still had an overcard and picked up an extra out when the flop came down 3♠3♣3♥ as any three would give him quads with a higher kicker. However, the 7♦ turn removed three of his outs as Malinov improved to a bigger full house, leaving Martins with just one chance to find the case three.

Instead, the J♦ dropped on the river, and Martins made his way to the exit, visibly frustrated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Malinov	15,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Rui Querido Martins	Busted

Tags: Atanas Malinov Rui Querido Martins

03-17-2025 14:09 UTC+2

Isaia Gets Revenge on Pavlov

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Atanas Pavlov may have won a chunk of chips from Alessio Isaia earlier on, but Isaia just got them all back with interest!

Isaia opened from under the gun and Pavlov called on the button. The action was then checked to the river on the 8♥5♦2♦4♣4♥ runout where Isaia checked and Pavlov bet 1,200,000. Isaia then stuck in an unexpected check-raise to 3,500,000, which sent Pavlov into the tank.

After using some extra time, Pavlov called and was shown a full house by Isaia, who flipped 5♣5♠. That huge river check certainly paid off for Isaia!

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessio Isaia	15,500,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Atanas Pavlov	2,400,000 5,300,000	5,300,000

Tags: Alessio Isaia Atanas Pavlov

03-17-2025 14:23 UTC+2

Shortest Stacks

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	5,500,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Dmitrii Kopyl	4,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Atanas Pavlov	2,400,000
Erdal Gulseven	1,500,000 700,000	700,000

03-17-2025 14:35 UTC+2

Abrahamsson Chipping Up

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Daniel Abrahamsson is chipping up nicely and has around 16,000,000 after just taking down two pots in a row.

First, Giorgiy Skhulukhiya opened from the hijack to 600,000 and Abrahamsson shoved the button, which earned him the pot as everybody else folded.

In the next hand, Abrahamsson's cutoff open was enough to get the job done as he picked up another round of blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Abrahamsson	16,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	4,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Daniel Abrahamsson Giorgiy Skhulukhiya