2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 3
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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 3
Entries
213
Players Left
60
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Pateychuk Binks the River to Survive

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Andrey Pateychuk
Andrey Pateychuk

Andrey Pateychuk raised from the cutoff and Mantas Bagocius called in the small blind before Uri Reichenstein squeezed to 100,000 in the big blind. Pateychuk then shoved for around 220,000, Bagocius reshoved around 650,000, and Reichenstein folded.

Andrey Pateychuk: 10♥10♠ All in
Mantas Bagocius: AxAx

Pateychuk was on the verge of being eliminated and didn't get much help on the J♦4♠6♥ flop, A K♣ on the turn left him with just one more chance at spiking one of his two out. The river did provide one of those two outs as the 10♣ improved Pateychuk to a set and kept him alive.

Tags: Andrey PateychukMantas BagociusUri Reichenstein

Ivanov Gives Up on the Bluff

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Vladislav Ivanov
Vladislav Ivanov

Andrei Stoenescu raised the button to 27,000 and Vladislav Ivanov defended from the big blind.

The flop came down A♥J♥K♦, prompting Ivanov to check. Stoenescu fired a continuation-bet of 36,000 and Ivanov called.

When the J♦ landed on the turn, Ivanov led out for 50,000, which Stoenescu called.

The 4♣ river checked through and Ivanov showed a bluff with Q♥9♠. Stoenescu had that beat with A♣8♠ for top pair to take down the pot.

Tags: Andrei StoenescuVladislav Ivanov

Blebea Puts a Dent in Geilich's Mountain

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ludovic Geilich opened from middle position and Iulian Blebea made it 85,000 to go from the cutoff. When it got back to Geilich, he put in a four-bet to 213,000. Blebea responded with a five-bet shove to 701,000, which gave Geilich something to think about.

"Are you gonna show me a five?" Geilich kept repeating to himself. "Or king-queen?" he added. After some time, Geilich did make the call, which left Blebea at risk.

Iulia Blebea: Q♠Q♦ All in
Ludovic Geilich: A♥10♦

Blebea had the lead with his queens but it's never comfortable seeing that overcard of your opponent when you're all-in. However, Blebea had nothing to fear as the J♣8♥3♣6♣9♥ runout kept his Ladies in the lead, and he doubled up.

Tags: Ludovic GeilichIulian Blebea

Mustafov's Value Bet Gets Paid

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Fahredin Mustafov
Fahredin Mustafov

With around 200,000 already in the pot and the board showing 6♣8♣Q♠4♦2♣, Georgios Tsouloftas checked from the big blind. Fahredin Mustafov bet just under the size of the pot, sending Tsouloftas deep into thought. Eventually, Tsouloftas carved out the chips and slid in a call.

Mustafov revealed K♣Q♣ for a king-high flush, which was good as Tsouloftas mucked his cards.

Tags: Fahredin MustafovGeorgios Tsouloftas

Konopelko Hits a Milly

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Andrei Konopelko is going along nicely and just won a pot that brought his stack to around 1,000,000.

There were already around 75,000 chips in the pot on a 3♥Q♦8♣ flop when Konopelko bet 25,000 from the small blind and Alexandras Rusinovas called in the big blind.

A 2♥ dropped on the turn and Konopelko kept firing, this time with a sizing of 85,000. Rusinovas only had around 275,000 behind and elected to fold, allowing Konopelko to rake in the pot.

Tags: Alexandras RusinovasAndrei Konopelko

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Tuna Runs Into Trouble as Brockmann Nets the Pot

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Henrik Brockmann
Henrik Brockmann

Akin Tuna, who has been involved in lots of pots today, just played another that cost him a chunk of his stack.

Tuna raised to 20,000 from middle position and Ori Elul, who has spun up a stack from just a few big blind, three-bet to 55,000 in the hijack. Henrik Brockmann called in the cutoff, and Tuna also called.

The trio saw a flop of 7♣6♠3♥ where Tuna checked and Elul bet 40,000, Both Brockmann and Tuna called to see the K♣ land on the turn, where both Tuna and Elul checked. Brockmann then slid forward a stack of chips for a bet of 225,000, which after some thinking, Tuna called. Elul got out of the way.

A 9♠ completed the runout and Brockmann moved his last 49,000 in the middle out of turn. The chips were called back into his stack and then Tuna made the decision to shove. Brockmann snap-called.

Tuna then revealed a busted combo draw with A♣4♣. but Brockmann had the winner holding A♦K♦ to scoop the big pot.

Tags: Akin TunaHenrik BrockmannOri Elul

Rusinovas Takes from Menicanin

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alexandras Rusinovas raised to 20,000 under the gun with Mario Menicanin calling from the hijack, and Andrei Konopelko defending out of the big blind.

The action checked to Menicanin on the 4♠J♣5♦ flop, and he bet 19,000. Konopelko called, but Rusinovas folded.

The action went check-check on the 3♠ turn to see the 5♠ land on the river. Konopelko led out for 75,000, forcing Menicanin to fold his cards quickly.

Tags: Alexandras RusinovasAndrei KonopelkoMario Menicanin

Eliminations

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

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BLT Good Doubles Through Geilich

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

With a stack of roughly 160,000. BLT Good came in with a raise from early position before Ludovic Geilich three-bet to 78,000 from the small blind. BLT Good four-bet jammed and Geilich called.

BLT Good: K♠Q♣ All in
Ludovic Geilich: A♣J♠

Geilich was ahead, but BLT Good had some live cards to work with. The K♣3♦3♠ flop catapulted BLT Good into the lead with a pair of kings. The 9♣ turn meant only an ace on the river would end BLT Good's Main Event. A clean 5♦ came on the river and BLT Good doubled through Geilich.

Tags: BLT GoodLudovic Geilich

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