2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info
2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
3♥3♣
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 2
Entries
572
Players Left
213
Players Left 1 / 881
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Karam Finds Aces at the Perfect Time

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Hala Karam
Hala Karam

Luke Marsh raised to 5,000 from the cutoff before Hala Karam three-bet to 15,000 out of the small blind. Marsh called to see a flop.

Karam continued with a bet of 15,000 on the 3♥10♥10♦ flop. Marsh raised to roughly 30,000, and Karam instantly shoved for 80,000. Marsh somewhat reluctantly called, and Karam asked: "You have the ten?". Marsh responded with "no" as the cards were flipped over.

Hala Karam: A♣A♥ All in
Luke Marsh: Q♠Q♥

Karam was far ahead with her pocket Rockets and just had to avoid a queen to double up. The rest of the board ran out 5♦10♠, and Karam doubled up at Marsh's expense.

Tags: Hala KaramLuke Marsh

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Big Stacks at First Break

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

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Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

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Vitkauskas Folds to Xu's Pressure

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Martynas Vitkauskas
Martynas Vitkauskas

Martynas Vitkauskas raised to 5,000 under the gun and Qiang Xu three-bet to 13,000 from the next seat. When it got back to Vitkauskas, he called to see a flop.

Heads-up to a flop of 10♠8♦6♣ where the action checked through to see the 4♥ land on the turn. Vitkauskas and Xu checked once more to allow the dealer to put out the K♦ river. Vitkauskas checked, but Xu bet 25,000. Vitkauskas pondered for some time but ultimately folded ,and Xu pulled in the pot.

Tags: Martynas VitkauskasQiang Xu

Main Event Surges Past 700 Entries with Record in Sight

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Merit Poker
Merit Poker

The Main Event just hit a major milestone—700 entries and counting! That number officially surpasses the 664 total entries from last year’s edition, with four more levels of late registration still available.

The all-time Carmen Series record of 765 entries, set in 2023, is now firmly in sight. With players continuing to pour in and the poker room overflowing into additional space, this year's Main Event is shaping up to be one of the biggest and most memorable yet.

Stay tuned as the field continues to grow and the prize pool climbs higher—can 2025 become the largest Carmen Series Main Event in history?

Chernyi's River Raises Gets the Job Done

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Evgenii Chernyi raised preflop from the cutoff and Merijn Van Rooij called from the small blind.

The flop came down 5♣A♠K♠ and Van Rooij check-called a bet of 6,500 from Chernyi.

Both players were happy to check the 7♠ turn to see the 9♣ land on the river. Van Rooij led out for 8,000 and was met by a raise to 30,000 from Chernyi. Van Rooij instantly folded and Chernyi pulled in the pot.

Tags: Evgenii ChernyiMerijn Van Rooij

Darie Bets Every Street Against Iarilov

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Viktor Iarilov opened from early position to 5,500 and Vlad Darie made it 17,000 from the next seat. When it got back to Iarilov, he called.

They saw a flop of 3♣7♣J♥ where Iarilov check-called a bet of 22,000 from Darie to see the 2♣ turn. Iarilov checked again then Darie tossed in a white chip, worth 25,000, and announced a bet of 22,000. Iarilov took out his earphone and confirmed the bet size with the dealer, then plugged his music back in before he made the call.

An A♥ completed the board and Iarilov checked once again, then Darie shoved for around 50,000. Iarilov thought about it for a while and rechecked his cards once, but after some time he made the fold, and Darie took down the pot.

Tags: Vlad DarieViktor Iarilov

Plenty of Action Ahead at Merit Poker!

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Merit Poker
Merit Poker

Don’t miss any of the exciting poker action at Merit this spring, as both the Merit Millions and Mediterranean Poker Party are on the way.

The special Merit Millions event will run from April 8-13, with a buy-in of $10,400 over four starting flights. The champion will earn $1,000,000, with the rest of the prize pool distributed between players at the final table.

The Mediterranean Poker Party (MPP) returns to Merit from May 3-13, bringing with it more than $10 million in guaranteed prize pools, including a monster-sized $5,300 buy-in, $5 million guaranteed MPP Main Event.

Featuring four flights, the MPP Main Event runs from May 8-12 and could see the champion reel in a million-dollar score. In 2024, some 1,260 entries resulted in a $6,048,000 prize pool, much more than the advertised $5 million guarantee.

Look out for satellites running on GGPoker and win your way to Merit this spring!

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Plenty of Action Ahead at Merit Poker!
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