$3,300 Main Event | 2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series

03-24-2025 20:23 UTC+2

Tuna Check-Shoves on Zavoloka

Kai Cocklin

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Akin Tuna made it 1,400,000 from under the gun and Mikhail Zavoloka three-bet the button to 3,300,000. Tuna called to see a flop of 3♥8♥7♠ where both checked to the Q♥ turn. Tuna checked then Zavoloka bet 3,100,000. Tuna took a while then shoved, and Zavoloka snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Akin Tuna	25,000,000 7,000,000	7,000,000
Mikhail Zavoloka	10,000,000 7,500,000	7,500,000

Tags: Akin Tuna Mikhail Zavoloka

03-24-2025 20:21 UTC+2

Han Han Eliminated in 5th Place ($99,050)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Han Han opened the button to 6,000,000 and Nenad Dukic shoved from the big blind. Han Han quickly called off his stack of 8,500,000 total.

Han Han: K♥Q♣ All in
Nenad Dukic: J♦J♣

To win tournaments, you need to win flips and Han Han couldn't do that at a crucial time as the 4♥4♠5♦6♥A♠ runout meant he was out in fifth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	20,000,000 8,500,000	8,500,000

Han Han	Busted

Tags: Han Han Nenad Dukic

03-24-2025 20:06 UTC+2

Tuna Wins Back-To-Back Pots Against Dukic

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Kai Cocklin

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Akin Tuna just took down back-to-back pots against Nenad Dukic.

First, Dukic raised to 1,200,000 from the button and Tuna called in the big blind to see a flop of K♦A♣7♣, where Tuna checked. Dukic then bet 1,000,000, Tuna raised to 3,000,000. and Dukic folded.

Next, Dukic raised the cutoff to 1,200,000 and Tuna called from the small blind. They saw a flop of 5♠6♦6♥ where Tuna checked and Dukic bet 1,100,000. Tuna called to see the Q♦ on the turn, and both checked to the 10♠ river. Again it went check-check, and Tuna showed 7♥7♣ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Akin Tuna	18,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Nenad Dukic	11,500,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Tags: Akin Tuna Nenad Dukic

03-24-2025 19:57 UTC+2

Zavoloka Turns Two Pair

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Kai Cocklin

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Mikhail Zavoloka limiped in from the small blind and Nenad Dukic checked his option in the big blind to see a flop of 2♥A♣4♦, where Zavoloka bet 600,000 and Dukic called.

A 5♥ on the turn saw Zavoloka check-call a bet of 1,200,000 from Dukic to the 6♠ river, where both checked. Zavoloka showed 5♠4♠ for two pair and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Zavoloka	17,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Nenad Dukic	16,500,000 3,500,000	3,500,000

Tags: Mikhail Zavoloka Nenad Dukic

03-24-2025 19:52 UTC+2

Zavoloka Checks Back a Straight

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Kai Cocklin

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Mikhail Zavoloka raised to 1,200,000 from the cutoff and Akin Tuna called in the big blind.

Both checked the 7♦5♥6♣ flop to the 4♥ turn, where Tuna bet 1,000,000 and Zavoloka called.

An A♠ filled out the board and both checked it down, with Tuna showing a pair of sixes with K♠6♠, but Zavoloka holding the winner with A♣3♣ for a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Zavoloka	15,000,000 500,000	500,000
Akin Tuna	14,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Tags: Mikhail Zavoloka Akin Tuna

Level: 37

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

03-24-2025 19:36 UTC+2

Estrada Storms Into the Chip Lead

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Mikhail Zavoloka made it 1,200,000 to go from under the gun and Soraya Estrada called on the button. Han Han also called from the big blind.

The flop came 8♥Q♥9♦ and after Han Han checked, Zavoloka bet 1,200,000. Estrada called, and Han Han folded.

A 6♥ on the turn drew another bet from Zavoloka, this time for 3,000,000. Again, Estrada called and watched the J♥ put a fourth heart on board. Zavoloka took a while then checked, and Estrada checked back.

Zavoloka showed A♣Q♦ for top pair, but Estrada had rivered two pair holding Q♣J♣ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Soraya Estrada	29,000,000 8,000,000	8,000,000
Mikhail Zavoloka	14,500,000 12,900,000	12,900,000
Han Han	6,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Han Han Mikhail Zavoloka Soraya Estrada

03-24-2025 19:21 UTC+2

Estrada Correctly Calls With Ace-High

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : 200,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Soraya Estrada just called the river with ace-high and was correct!

Estrada made it 1,000,000 on the button and Han Han called from the big blind. Both saw the 3♥8♣5♥ flop and checked to the 10♦ turn, where Han Han bet 1,300,000 and Estrada called.

A 3♣ paired the board on the river and Han Han fired 2,600,000. Estrada thought about it for a few moments and then dropped in calling chips.

Han Han showed a bluff with J♥9♣, and Estrada's A♣Q♦ was good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Soraya Estrada	21,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000
Han Han	7,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Tags: Han Han Soraya Estrada

03-24-2025 19:13 UTC+2

Estrada Backdoors a Straight

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : Blinds 200,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Han Han has been very active recently and just four-bet to 8,200,000 over a Mikhail Zavoloka three-bet and earned the pot.

Not long after, Soraya Estrada raised the button to 1,000,000 and Han Han called from the big blind to see a flop of A♦9♣A♥, where Han Han check-called a bet of 700,000.

A J♠ on the turn went check-check to the 8♦ river, where Han Han checked and Estrada bet 2,800,000. Han Han had the calling chips in his hand for a while and eventually dropped them into the pot.

Estrada then showed him the bad news as she had backdoored a straight with Q♣10♠ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Soraya Estrada	15,000,000 300,000	300,000
Han Han	12,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Han Han Mikhail Zavoloka Soraya Estrada

03-24-2025 18:58 UTC+2

Han Han Doubles Up

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Kai Cocklin

Level 36 : 200,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Han Han shoved from under the gun for 6,100,000 and Akin Tuna called from the big blind.

Han Han:; A♥Q♥ All in
Akin Tuna: A♦8♦

Han Han was way ahead and stayed there after the 3♠7♠4♠ flop. A 2♠ on the turn put a flush draw on board and brought a lot of chop outs for Tuna, but he couldn't find any as the 10♣ dropped on the river, securing a double-up for Han Han.

Player	Chips	Progress
Akin Tuna	16,000,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Han Han	13,000,000 6,500,000	6,500,000

Tags: Akin Tuna Han Han