$2,200 Warm Up Day 3 | 2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series

03-16-2025 19:54 UTC+2

Dmitry Gromov Eliminated in 10th Place ($16,330)

Kai Cocklin

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Dmitry Gromov just lost a healthy pot after running into a premium, and he ran into another moments later to leave him out in tenth.

Gromov shoved his last 700,000 from the button and was quickly called by Erdal Gulseven in the big blind.

Dmitry Gromov: Q♥J♦ All in
Erdal Gulseven: A♣A♦

Gromov couldn't believe it and appeared frustrated after running into the two best hands in poker just moments apart. There was still a board to run and despite pairing his queen on the 8♦4♦Q♦ flop, the future looked bleak for the Russian player as Gulseven had a flush draw with his aces. The 7♣ on the turn changed nothing, and neither did the 5♠ river, leaving Gromov out in tenth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erdal Gulseven	6,500,000 4,700,000	4,700,000
Dmitry Gromov	Busted

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03-16-2025 19:48 UTC+2

Kirill Shcherbakov Eliminated in 11th Place ($16,330)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Kirill Shcherbakov opened to 400,000 from under the gun and Alessio Isaia made it 1,100,000 on the button. After the blinds folded, Shcherbakov shoved for around 4,500,000, and Isaia snap-called.

Kirill Shcherbakov: A♥10♥ All in
Alessio Isaia: K♠K♦

Shcherbakov's aggressive style had him in a spot of bother, but he did hold the ace and would scoop a giant pot if he could find one on the board.

The flop came out 5♦J♣8♠, which offered little assistance to Shcherbakov, who did pick up some extra outs after he paired his ten on the 10♠ turn. However, Shcherbakov couldn't improve further as the 7♠ rolled off on the river, leaving the field with just ten players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessio Isaia	12,500,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Kirill Shcherbakov	Busted

Tags: Alessio Isaia Kirill Shcherbakov

03-16-2025 19:35 UTC+2

Wojciech Frankowski Eliminated in 12th Place ($16,330); Oleh Frantsevych Eliminated in 13th Place ($13,120)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

A double knockout has just brought the field two eliminations away from the final table!

Atanas Malinov made it 450,000 from the hijack and Oleh Frantsevych shoved for 850,000 from the cutoff. When the action got to Wojciech Frankowski in the big blind, he shoved for around 1,000,000, and Malinov called to put both players at risk.

Oleh Frantsevych: J♥10♠ All in
Wojciech Frankowski: A♦K♠ All in
Atanas Malinov: 9♦9♥

Malinov had a chance to send two players to the rail, but the flop of 2♣J♣2♠ put Frantsevych in a great spot to triple up. However, everything changed when the 9♠ fell on the turn as Malinov improved to a full house, which left Frankowski drawing dead.

Only a jack on the river could save Frantsevych, but instead the 8♥ peeled off, leaving two players on the sidelines and Malinov with a mountain of chips!

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Malinov	11,700,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Oleh Frantsevych	Busted
Wojciech Frankowski	Busted

Tags: Atanas Malinov Oleh Frantsevych Wojciech Frankowski

03-16-2025 19:28 UTC+2

Damien Gayer Eliminated in 14th Place ($13,120)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Damien Gayer made it 400,000 to go off a short stack and Atanas Malinov min-raised to 600,000 from the cutoff. Gayer then shoved for around 700,000, and Malinov quickly called.

Damien Gayer: A♣7♠ All in
Atanas Malinov: K♣Q♥

Gayer was in the lead but the flop of K♠5♦6♥ paired Malinov's king and gave him a commanding lead. No help arrived on the J♥ turn nor 10♥ river, and Gayer was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Malinov	10,000,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Damien Gayer	Busted

Tags: Atanas Malinov Damien Gayer

03-16-2025 19:21 UTC+2

Andrii Novak Eliminated in 15th Place ($13,120)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Alessio Isaia opened to 400,000 from under the gun and Andrii Novak shoved for around 2,000,000 from the cutoff. When the action got back to Isaia, he quickly called.

Andrii Novak: A♦J♦ All in
Alessio Isaia: A♥K♣

Novak was way behind and at risk, needing to find some help from the runout. The flop of 8♥2♣6♠ offered next to nothing, and he was left with just three outs after the 5♦ turn. None of those three outs appeared when the 10♦ river hit the table, which meant Novak was out in 15th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessio Isaia	8,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Andrii Novak	Busted

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03-16-2025 18:45 UTC+2

Nikolay Ponomarev Eliminated in 16th Place ($11,455)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Nikolay Ponomarev shoved for 900,000 from under the gun and Atanas Malinov was the only one to flick in a chip on the button.

Nikolay Ponomarev: A♦Q♣ All in
Atanas Malinov: 4♠4♥

Malinov was looking to thin down the field with his Sailboats and got off to a good start on the 6♠5♠J♣ flop. A 10♠ on the turn did give him Ponomarev a few more outs with a gutshot, but the 2♥ river was a brick, leaving him on the sidelines in 16th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Malinov	7,600,000 3,300,000	3,300,000
Nikolay Ponomarev	Busted

Tags: Atanas Malinov Nikolay Ponomarev

03-16-2025 18:35 UTC+2

Danielle Noja Eliminated in 17th Place ($11,455)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Alessio Isaia opened from the button and Danielle Noja shoved from the big blind for a little over 1,000,000. Isaia called.

Danielle Noja: K♣Q♥ All in
Alessio Isaia: A♥10♥

Both made a pair on the 6♦K♦A♦ flop and Noja was left drawing dead when the A♣ hit the turn as Isaia improved to trips. An inconsequential J♣ dropped on the river, and Noja was out in 17th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessio Isaia	5,500,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Danielle Noja	Busted

Tags: Alessio Isaia Danielle Noja

03-16-2025 18:28 UTC+2

Eimantas Adomavicius Eliminated in 18th Place ($11,455)

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Tim Baker

Level 30 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Daniel Abrahamsson limped in from the small blind and Eimantas Adomavicius raised to 475,000 out of the big blind. After a few moments, Abrahamsson called to see a flop.

The flop came down a monotone 4♠5♠7♠ and Abrahamsson opted to lead out for 275,000. Adomovicius raised to 1,000,000, which Abrahamsson called.

The turn came the 2♦ and Abrahamsson check-called a bet of 1,000,000 from Adomavicius.

Abrahamsson checked for the last time upon seeing the Q♣ land on the river. Adomavicius shoved for around 2,000,000, and Abrahamsson snap-called.

Eimantas Adomavicius: K♠Q♠ All in
Daniel Abrahamsson: A♠2♠

It was a brutal cooler between two of the biggest stacks left in the tournament. Adomavicius had flopped the second nut flush, and Abrahamsson had the nut flush. Adomavicius was sent to the rail in eighteenth place, as Abrahamsson became the chip leader of the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Abrahamsson	9,500,000 4,400,000	4,400,000
Eimantas Adomavicius	Busted

Tags: Daniel Abrahamsson Eimantas Adomavicius

03-16-2025 18:16 UTC+2

Fadi Zarka Eliminated in 19th Place ($10,145)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Eimantas Adomavicius min-raised and then called the shove of Fadi Zarka, who had around 1,300,000 in his stack.

Fadi Zarka: A♠J♦ All in
Eimantas Adomavicius: K♠Q♠

Zarka was in the lead but fell behind when the J♣K♦4♦ flop hit the table. A 4♣ turn and 9♣ river couldn't save Zarka, and he was out in 19th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eimantas Adomavicius	4,400,000 500,000	500,000
Fadi Zarka	Busted

Tags: Eimantas Adomavicius Fadi Zarka

03-16-2025 18:07 UTC+2

Aren Bezhanyan Eliminated in 20th Place ($10,145)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

The action folded to Aren Bezhanyan in the small blind who shoved all in for around 1,200,000. Dmitry Gromov was in the big blind and after peeking at his cards, he called with a marginally covering stack.

Aren Bezhanyan: 10♦8♠ All in
Dmitry Gromov: A♦3♣

Bezhanyan had around 50,000 less chips than Gromov and needed to connect with the board in order to survive. The flop of 9♥K♥J♣ did give Bezhanyan a gutshot, which he spiked on the 10♣ turn. Gromov, not impressed by the turn, started to get to his feet, but quickly sat back down again when the Q♠ river completed a gutshot of his own, sending Bezhanyan to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitry Gromov	2,700,000 300,000	300,000

Aren Bezhanyan	Busted

Tags: Aren Bezhanyan Dmitry Gromov