2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
33
Prize
$401,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,431,560
Total Entries
881
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
235
Players Left
115
Players Left 1 / 881

Molenaar Playing Day 1a

Level 1 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Michel Molenaar
Michel Molenaar

Michel Molenaar has become a familiar face on the poker scene in Northern Cyprus, steadily building a reputation as a consistent performer. With numerous cashes to his name, he has made deep runs in some of the biggest events held here.

His two most impressive scores include a third-place finish in the $25,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event #35) at EPT Cyprus, earning $174,100, and a fourth-place result in the $10,400 MPP High Roller (Event #12) at the EAPT Grand Final/Mediterranean Poker Party, adding $122,000 to his growing résumé.

Molenaar just played a hand where he opened the hijack to 1,200 and got a call from Cristinel Dumitru in the cutoff, the button, and Azamat Rakaev in the big blind.

All four checked the 810A flop to the 7 turn, where Molenaar bet 1,000. Dumitru and the button called and the 6 landed on the river. After Molenaar checked, Dumitru fired 8,000, which was enough to win the pot as both his opponents folded.

Tags: Azamat RakaevCristinel DumitruMichel Molenaar