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

03-15-2025 18:39 UTC+2

Zurr's Tournament is Over

Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Razvan Nicolae Sabau opened with a raise from late position before Shai Zurr shoved for roughly 125,000 from the blinds. Sabau called and the cards were revealed.

Shai Zurr: A♥9♣ All in
Razvan Nicolae Sabau : 10♥10♠

Zurr had ran into the pocket tens of Sabau and needed some help from the dealer to survive. However, the runout of 3♥2♦3♦6♠4♥ didn't improve Zurr, and he was sent to the rail

Player	Chips	Progress
Razvan Nicolae Sabau	1,300,000 300,000	300,000
Shai Zurr	Busted

Tags: Razvan Nicolae Sabau Shai Zurr

03-15-2025 18:32 UTC+2

Angelov Three-Bets the River

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Giorgiy Skhulukhiya opened to 18,000 from the cutoff and Boris Angelov defended his big blind.

Angelov check-called a bet of 10,000 from Skhulukhiya on the J♥4♣10♣ flop.

The turn was the 10♥ and both players checked to see the 9♣ land on the river. Angelov led out for 17,000, and was met by a raise to 75,000 from Skhulukhiya.

Angelov wasn't done just yet, as he put in the rare river three-bet to 324,000, leaving himself just a few chips behind. Skhulukhiya got a count from the dealer, but didn't think for too long before tossing his cards into the muck, forfeiting the pot to Angelov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	600,000 100,000	100,000

Boris Angelov	585,000 310,500	310,500

Tags: Boris Angelov Giorgiy Skhulukhiya

03-15-2025 18:19 UTC+2

Margolin Gets Punished for a Making a Good Call

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Timur Margolin opened under the gun to 16,000 before Aleksandr Chernikov three-bet shoved for 166,000 from the cutoff. After the blinds folded, Margolin thought it over for some time before making the call to put Chernikov at risk.

Aleksandr Chernikov: K♦4♦ All in
Timur Margolin: A♠10♦

Margolin had made a great call, but to win the pot he still had to avoid a four or king. The board ran out 2♦7♠4♣J♠Q♥ to give Chernikov the winner with a pair of fours, leaving Margolin with roughly eight big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Chernikov	355,000 110,500	110,500
Timur Margolin	60,000 25,500	25,500

Tags: Aleksandr Chernikov Timur Margolin

03-15-2025 18:18 UTC+2

Habib Picks Off Geilich's Bluff

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ludovic Geilich raised from late position to 16,000 with Danut Chisu calling from the small blind, and Michel Habib defending his big blind.

The action checked through on the 6♠K♠9♦ flop to see the 2♦ fall on the turn. After the blinds checked, Geilich put out a delayed continuation-bet of 42,000. Chisu folded, but Habib called.

Habib checked again on the 4♥ river and Geilich slid out enough chips to put Habib all in. The bet was for roughly 170,000 and after thinking it over, Habib called.

Geilich turned over a bluff with A♥7♠, and Habib earned the double-up with K♥8♦ for a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danut Chisu	650,000 160,000	160,000
Michel Habib	490,000 194,000	194,000
Ludovic Geilich	290,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Danut Chisu Ludovic Geilich Michel Habib

03-15-2025 18:11 UTC+2

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Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

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Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

03-15-2025 17:59 UTC+2

Shornikau Takes it Down on the Turn

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Maksim Shornikau raised to 12,000 from the cutoff with Hassan Nashar calling from the small blind, and Yuliyan Kolev defending his big blind.

The action checked around when the dealer put out the J♦Q♣9♣ flop. The turn came the Q♥, which got checks from the blinds again. Shornikau bet 25,000 and got two quick folds from his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Nashar	1,100,000 180,000	180,000
Maksim Shornikau	390,000 140,000	140,000
Yuliyan Kolev	390,000 225,500	225,500

Tags: Hassan Nashar Maksim Shornikau Yuliyan Kolev

03-15-2025 17:49 UTC+2

Estrada Spikes a Flush to Survive

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With around 45,000 in the middle on a flop of Q♣K♣4♣. Soraya Estrada checked from the big blind, and a player in middle position fired out a bet of 8,000. Estrada check-shoved for 42,000, sending her opponent into the tank. After around a minute, the middle position called to put Estrada at risk.

Soraya Estrada: A♣3♥ All in
Middle Position: Q♠J♥

Estrada needed to find a club or an ace to double-up. The 10♦ turn gave Estrada a straight draw, but it was the 3♣ that landed on the river to improve her to the nut flush, earning her the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Soraya Estrada	140,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Soraya Estrada

03-15-2025 17:32 UTC+2

Sarouphim Misses a Tonne of Outs to Bust

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With around 35,000 in the middle, Philippe Sarouphim led out for 20,000 from the small blind on a flop of 9♦8♠4♠. Zhao Cheng called from the big blind before Nikolay Fal raised to 75,000 from the cutoff. Sarouphim put in the rest of his chips, which amounted to 79,000 total. Cheng folded, and Fal called the extra few thousand to put Sarouphim at risk.

Philippe Sarouphim: Q♠10♠ All in
Nikolay Fal: J♦J♣

Sarouphim had a tonne of outs he could hit to double-up through Fal. However, the rest of the board came 5♦7♦, leaving Sarouphim with just queen-high. He was sent to the rail and Fal dragged in the pot.