2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$2,200 Warm Up
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$210,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,188,640
Total Entries
646
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
279
Players Left
105
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Zurr's Tournament is Over

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: A9 All in
Razvan Nicolae Sabau : 1010

Zurr had ran into the pocket tens of Sabau and needed some help from the dealer to survive. However, the runout of 32364 didn't improve Zurr, and he was sent to the rail

Tags: Razvan Nicolae SabauShai Zurr

Angelov Three-Bets the River

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

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 J410 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.

Tags: Boris AngelovGiorgiy Skhulukhiya

Margolin Gets Punished for a Making a Good Call

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: K4 All in
Timur Margolin: A10

Margolin had made a great call, but to win the pot he still had to avoid a four or king. The board ran out 274JQ to give Chernikov the winner with a pair of fours, leaving Margolin with roughly eight big blinds.

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovTimur Margolin

Habib Picks Off Geilich's Bluff

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 6K9 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 A7, and Habib earned the double-up with K8 for a pair of kings.

Tags: Danut ChisuLudovic GeilichMichel Habib

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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

Shornikau Takes it Down on the Turn

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 JQ9 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.

Tags: Hassan NasharMaksim ShornikauYuliyan Kolev

Estrada Spikes a Flush to Survive

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

With around 45,000 in the middle on a flop of QK4. 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: A3 All in
Middle Position: QJ

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.

Tags: Soraya Estrada

Sarouphim Misses a Tonne of Outs to Bust

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

With around 35,000 in the middle, Philippe Sarouphim led out for 20,000 from the small blind on a flop of 984. 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: Q10 All in
Nikolay Fal: JJ

Sarouphim had a tonne of outs he could hit to double-up through Fal. However, the rest of the board came 57, leaving Sarouphim with just queen-high. He was sent to the rail and Fal dragged in the pot.

Tags: Nikolay FalPhilippe SarouphimZhao Cheng

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000