Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series
$2,200 Warm Up
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$1,188,640
Entries
646
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
105
Players Left
9
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Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
There was an open from the hijack to 120,000 and Yilu Yuan shoved the cutoff for around 1,100,000. Cornelis Van Gent was in the big blind and after a short tank, he made the call, and the initial raiser folded.
Yilu Yuan: A♦K♣ 
Cornelis Van Gent: 9♥9♠
It was a classic coinflip that Yuan needed to win as he was the at-risk player. A flop of K♥Q♥8♥ kept things interesting as Yuan flopped top pair but van Gent picked up a flush draw. The 5♦ turn was red, but not the kind the van Gent needed, and the 2♣ river was as bricky as they come.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,400,000
1,230,000
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1,230,000 |
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1,100,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The floor have informed the players that Day 3 will end after 12 levels or when the final table is reached, whichever comes sooner.
Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
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Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Iurii Grigorev picked up a premium hand, but was disappointed to see that he was up against a slightly better hand held by Axel Hallay after the two got their chips in preflop blind-on-blind.
Axel Hallay: A♥A♦
Iurii Grigorev: K♣K♠
Hallay had the shorter stack and managed to double it up as the 7♣9♣3♣J♦5♥ runout kept his bullets in the lead. Grigorev, however, dropped down to around 700,00—even with Hallay.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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700,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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700,000
165,000
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165,000 |
940,000
275,000
Table 3Seat 3
Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,600,000
2,300,000
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2,300,000 |
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2,500,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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2,200,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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1,750,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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1,600,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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1,200,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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750,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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750,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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650,000
45,000
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45,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jan Petersen made an open to 150,000 from the cutoff and Aren Bezhanyan three-bet to 375,000 on the button. Alexandru Lupuleac was in the big blind and four-bet shoved for around 1,250,000, which got a quick fold out of Petersen.
Bezhanyan didn't fold so quickly and was in the tank for some time before he reluctantly tossed his cards into the middle.
"Show the five," joked Petersen to Lupuleac.
Lupuleac didn't oblige and returned his cards face down to the dealer, which brought up the topic of a new ability the players have here at Merit Poker — rabbit hunting!
At the start of each major tournament, players receive a single Rabbit Hunting card, which they can redeem at any time to reveal the turn or river after they've folded. However, the card can't be used preflop to see a full runout—it's only valid when a player folds on the flop or turn, allowing them to satisfy their curiosity about what might have been.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,850,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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1,400,000
415,000
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415,000 |
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1,300,000
729,000
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729,000 |
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665,000
330,000
Table 3Seat 3
