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

03-15-2025 17:01 UTC+2

Shornikau Hits Broadway

Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action was picked up with the board showing J♥10♦5♥Q♣ and with around 30,000 in the middle. Maksim Shornikau bet 20,000 from the hijack and Hassan Nashar made the call from the button.

The river came the 6♥ and both players checked. Shornikau flipped over A♠K♥ for a Broadway straight and this won him the pot as Nashar showed two pair with Q♦J♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Nashar	920,000 120,000	120,000
Maksim Shornikau	250,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Hassan Nashar Maksim Shornikau

03-15-2025 17:13 UTC+2

Niste's Ladies End Up Second Best to Saab's Big Slick

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mihai Niste started the hand with a raise to 10,000. Imad Saab was next to act and three-bet to 32,000. When it got back to Niste he four-bet shoved for roughly 150,000. Saab called and the cards were revealed.

Mihai Niste: Q♦Q♥ All in
Imad Saab: A♥K♠

Niste was the player at risk, and needed his Ladies to hold if he was to continue his journey in this event. The flop of 10♠2♠2♥ was great for Niste, but the K♣ fell on the turn to catapult Saab into the lead. There was no miracle river for Niste as the 8♦ fell, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imad Saab	430,000 430,000	430,000
Mihai Niste	Busted

Tags: Imad Saab Mihai Niste

03-15-2025 17:14 UTC+2

Evgenii Chernyi

243,000 34,000

Table 1Seat 2

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Fal	370,000 268,000	268,000
Zhao Cheng	350,000 210,000	210,000
Philippe Sarouphim	Busted

Tags: Nikolay Fal Philippe Sarouphim Zhao Cheng

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 17:59 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

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

03-15-2025 18:11 UTC+2

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Tim Baker

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

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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.