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

03-16-2025 17:36 UTC+2

Seat Draw

Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	1	Humberto Galindo	Spain	4,700,000
1	2	Dmitrii Kopyl	Russia	3,000,000
1	3	Atanas Pavlov	Bulgaria	3,500,000
1	4	Aren Bezhanyan	Armenia	3,400,000
1	5	Dmitry Gromov	Russia	3,000,000
1	6	Giorgi Shkulukhiya	Georgia	4,200,000
1	7	Kirill Burtin	Russia	1,700,000
1	8	Vladislav Doroshkov	Russia	800,000

2	1	Alessio Isaia	Italy	4,200,000
2	2	Rui Martins	Malta	2,500,000
2	3	Damien Sylvain Gayer	France	1,100,000
2	4	Iurii Grigorev	Russia	1,000,000
2	5	Jan Petersen	Denmark	660,000
2	6	Kirill Shcherbakov	Russia	3,700,000
2	7	Atanas Georgiev Malin	Hungary	4,300,000
2	8	Oleh Frantsevych	Ukraine	3,500,000

3	1	Daniel Alexander Abrahamsson	Sweden	5,100,000
3	2	Eimantas Adomavicius	Lithuania	3,600,000
3	3	Fadi Zarka	Lebanon	1,300,000
3	4	Andrii Novak	Ukraine	900,000
3	5	Danielle Noja	Australia	3,400,000
3	6	Wojciech Frankowski	Poland	2,900,000
3	7	Erdal Gulseven	Turkey	700,000
3	8	Nikolay Ponomarev	United Kingdom	700,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Abrahamsson	5,100,000 4,100,000	4,100,000
Humberto Lopes Galindo	4,700,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Atanas Malinov	4,300,000
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya	4,200,000 200,000	200,000

Alessio Isaia	4,200,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Kirill Shcherbakov	3,700,000 400,000	400,000
Eimantas Adomavicius	3,600,000 3,295,000	3,295,000
Atanas Pavlov	3,500,000 600,000	600,000
Oleh Frantsevych	3,500,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Aren Bezhanyan	3,400,000 600,000	600,000

Danielle Noja	3,400,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Dmitrii Kopyl	3,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Dmitry Gromov	3,000,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Wojciech Frankowski	2,900,000 2,050,000	2,050,000
Rui Querido Martins	2,500,000 500,000	500,000
Kirill Burtin	1,700,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Fadi Zarka	1,300,000 400,000	400,000
Damien Gayer	1,100,000 700,000	700,000
Iurii Grigorev	1,000,000 200,000	200,000
Andrii Novak	900,000 50,000	50,000
Vladislav Doroshkov	800,000 100,000	100,000
Erdal Gulseven	700,000 625,000	625,000
Nikolay Ponomarev	700,000 700,000	700,000
Jan Petersen	660,000 2,340,000	2,340,000

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/125,000

Ante: 125,000

03-16-2025 17:45 UTC+2

Vladislav Doroshkov Eliminated in 24th Place ($9,075)

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Kai Cocklin

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

Vladislav Doroshkov shoved from the cutoff for 800,000 and Humberto Galindo called from the button.

Vladislav Doroshkov: 6♦6♥ All in
Humberto Galindo: A♠A♣

Doroshkov was in huge danger of being eliminated and the chances of him going home increased when the flop came 3♦2♣A♥, giving Galindo a set. A 5♠ on the turn did give Doroshkov a gutshot, but the 8♥ river was a brick.

Player	Chips	Progress
Humberto Lopes Galindo	5,700,000 5,700,000	5,700,000
Vladislav Doroshkov	Busted

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03-16-2025 17:52 UTC+2

Jan Petersen Eliminated in 23rd Place ($9,075)

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Tim Baker

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

Jan Petersen raised to 550,000 from middle position with just one T-25,000 chip behind. When it folded to Rui Querido Martins in the big blind, he got a count from the dealer before raising to put Petersen all in. Petersen tossed in his last chip and the cards were revealed.

Jan Petersen: K♦K♣ All in
Rui Querido Martins : Q♦9♦

Peterson had found pocket kings at the perfect time and looked likely to double-up to just over ten big blinds. The flop of 6♣J♦5♠ meant only running cards would end Petersen's tournament. The 8♣ hit the turn giving Martins a backdoor straight draw. The straight completed for Martins on the 7♣ river, and Petersen was sent to the cashier's desk in brutal fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rui Querido Martins	3,900,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Jan Petersen	Busted

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03-16-2025 17:57 UTC+2

Iurii Grigorev Eliminated in 22nd Place ($9,075)

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Tim Baker

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

Iurii Grigorev raised from under the gun to 1,000,000 with roughly 250,000 behind. Atanas Pavlov called from the hijack and the rest of the table folded.

Upon seeing the dealer fan out the flop of 9♠2♣6♥, Grigorev shoved his last chips into the middle and Pavlov called to put him at risk.

Iurii Grigorev: Q♣J♣ All in
Atanas Georgiev Pavlov: A♣J♥

Grigorev was behind with queen-high and needed some help from the dealer to survive. However, the rest of the board ran out 4♦6♣ to give Pavlov the winner with his ace-high, sending Grigorev to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Pavlov	5,800,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Iurii Grigorev	Busted

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03-16-2025 18:03 UTC+2

Kirill Burton Eliminated in 21st Place ($10,145)

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Kai Cocklin

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

Kirill Burtin made it 1,000,000 to go from the hijack and Humberto Galindo three-bet from the next seat to isolate. When it got back to Burtin, he flicked in his last few chips.

Kirill Burtin: A♣J♦ All in
Humberto Galindo: A♠A♦

Burtin seemed to know his fate before he even saw the hand of his opponent, and he wasn't given much hope on the K♣2♣K♠ flop. A J♥ on the turn gave him a sliver of hope, but the 9♦ river meant he was on his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Humberto Lopes Galindo	8,300,000 8,300,000	8,300,000
Kirill Burtin	Busted

Tags: Humberto Galindo Kirill Burtin

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

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Level: 30

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

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 18:28 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