Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$2,200 Warm Up
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,188,640
Entries
646
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
279
Players Left
105
Players Left 1 / 646
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Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
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Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
With 646 entries recorded in the $2,200 Warm Up, the prize pool totaled $1,188,640 and 87 players will be paid. A min-cash is worth $3,015, while the eventual champion will walk away with $210,000.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $210,000 | 16-18 | $11,455 |
| 2 | $142,100 | 19-21 | $10,145 |
| 3 | $98,575 | 22-24 | $9,075 |
| 4 | $71,030 | 25-26 | $8,005 |
| 5 | $52,530 | 27-35 | $7,055 |
| 6 | $42,020 | 36-44 | $6,110 |
| 7 | $35,015 | 45-53 | $5,275 |
| 8 | $28,015 | 54-63 | $4,440 |
| 9 | $21,010 | 64-72 | $3,845 |
| 10-12 | $16,330 | 73-81 | $3,370 |
| 13-15 | $13,120 | 82-87 | $3,015 |
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Erdal Gulseven opened from early position with a raise to 25,000, and only the player in the big blind called.
After the big blind checked the 9♦9♥3♣ flop, Gulseven opted to check behind to see the Q♣ land on the turn. The action checked to Gulseven again and he put out a delayed continuation-bet of 15,000, which forced a fold from his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Level 20
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
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The special Merit Millions event will run from April 8-13, with a buy-in of $10,400 over four starting flights. The champion will earn $1,000,000, with the rest of the prize pool distributed between players at the final table.
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!
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya raised to 40,000 from the small blind and instantly called after the player in big blind shoved for roughly 220,000.
Big Blind: QxQx 
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: KxKx
It was a brutal cooler that was in Skhulukhiya's favor. The dealer put out the flop of 10♦J♠9♣ which gave the big blind player some additional outs in the form of a straight draw. He hit the dream 8♠ on the turn, giving him the straight and leaving Skhulukhiya needing a two-outer queen on the river to win the hand.
The dealer dropped the Q♠ on the river to improve Skhulukhiya to the king-high straight, sending the big blind player to the rail in horrible fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Andrey Pateychuk raised from early position to 30,000 with Damir Zhugralin and Imad Saab calling out of the blinds.
The flop came down a monotone Q♣J♣3♣ and after the blinds checked, Pateychuk put out a continuation-bet of 25,000. This was enough to force two folds from his opponents, and Pateychuk dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
||
|
530,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
200,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
The floor have announced that three more hands will be played before play wraps up for the evening.
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Day 2 of the $2,200 Warm Up has come to an end with 105 players still in contention.
Stay tuned for a recap of the day's action and the chip counts of the survivors.
