$3,300 Main Event Day 4 | 2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series

03-23-2025 18:19 UTC+2

Traian Stanciu Eliminated in 22nd Place ($17,930)

Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Traian Stanciu made it 1,100,000 to go from under the gun and left himself just 200,000 behind. Leonid Orman was on the button and shoved over 3,000,000, and when it got back to Stanciu, he called.

Traian Stanciu: K♦Q♣ All in
Leonid Orman: 10♣10♥

"Fair fight," said Orman.

Indeed it was and it was Orman that increased his odds after the 7♣7♦4♦ flop kept his pocket tens in the lead. A 5♣ on the turn left Stanciu with just six outs, and he couldn't find it on the river as the A♠ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonid Orman	5,000,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Traian Stanciu	Busted

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03-23-2025 18:16 UTC+2

Orman Takes a Small Pot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Evgenii Chernyi made it 250,000 from the hijack and Leonid Orman three-bet from the small blind to 700,000. Chernyi called.

The action was then checked to the river on the 6♦10♥2♣Q♣K♥ board where Orman fired out 775,000. Chernyi burned through a few time banks but eventually settled on a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonid Orman	3,200,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Evgenii Chernyi	3,000,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Evgenii Chernyi Leonid Orman

03-23-2025 18:13 UTC+2

Smolka Finds a King on the River to Stay Alive

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Tim Baker

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Dawid Smolka raised to 250,000 from middle position before Ludovic Geilich three-bet to roughly 625,000 from the cutoff. Smolka started the hand with 2,700,000 chips, and after a few moments of thought, he four-bet shoved all in. Geilich quickly called to put him at risk.

Dawid Smolka: K♥10♥ All in
Ludovic Geilich: A♦Q♠

Geilich was ahead, but Smolka had two live cards to work with. The flop came 5♠5♥3♣, keeping Geilich in front. The 6♣ turn changed nothing, leaving Smolka needing a king or a ten to survive.

The K♣ river was just what Smolka needed, giving him top pair to stay alive and score a double-up through Geilich.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dawid Smolka	5,650,000 2,550,000	2,550,000
Ludovic Geilich	5,600,000 3,400,000	3,400,000

Tags: Dawid Smolka Ludovic Geilich

03-23-2025 18:03 UTC+2

Dukic's Turn Lead Works

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Kai Cocklin

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Paul Amsellem opened the button to 250,000 and Nenad Dukic called in the big blind.

They went to a flop of 2♣Q♥8♦ where Dukic check-called a bet of 250,000 from Amsellem to see the Q♣ pair the board on the turn. Dukic then led out for 175,000, which was enough to earn him the pot as Amsellem folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	4,400,000 300,000	300,000

Paul Amsellem	3,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Nenad Dukic Paul Amsellem

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000/125,000

Ante: 125,000

03-23-2025 17:47 UTC+2

Geilich Takes from Smolka

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ludovic Geilich raised to 200,000 from early position, and Dawid Smolka defended his big blind.

The flop came 6♠4♠9♦, and Smolka check-called a bet of 375,000 from Geilich.

Smolka checked again on the K♦ turn, and this time faced a bet of 875,000. from Geilich. After some thought, he slid in the call.

The J♠ completed the board, and both players checked. Smolka turned over 7♣7♥ for a pair of sevens, but Geilich showed K♥3♥ for a pair of kings to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Geilich	9,000,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Dawid Smolka	3,100,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Tags: Dawid Smolka Ludovic Geilich

03-23-2025 17:41 UTC+2

BLT Good Eliminated in 23rd Place ($17,930)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Dawid Smolka opened to 200,000 from middle position and Han Han made it 1,300,000 from the hijack, leaving himself just 100,00 back. BLT Good was in the big blind and shoved for around 2,800,000, which Smolka called. Han Han eventually put in his last chip.

Han Han: 7♥7♠ All in
BLT Good: A♥Q♠ All in
Dawid Smolka: A♣K♥

Smolka had a shot to eliminate two players in one swoop but that seemed unlikely after Han Han flopped a set on the 10♣K♠7♦ board. BLT Good still had a gutshot to Broadway to stay alive but couldn't find it as the runout of 8♦4♦ sent him out. Smolka took the side pot and made a small profit on the hand, but Han Han was the bigger winner as he tripled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dawid Smolka	5,100,000 700,000	700,000
Han Han	4,000,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
BLT Good	Busted

Tags: BLT Good Han Han Dawid Smolka

03-23-2025 17:38 UTC+2

Fahredin Mustafov Eliminated in 24th Place ($17,930)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Fahredin Mustafov shoved his remaining 650,000 into the pot from the hijack and it got to Chady Ojeil in the big blind, who pondered for some time before he made the call.

Fahredin Mustafov: A♦K♣ All in
Chady Ojeil: A♥2♠

Mustafov was well in the lead and looked to be in the clear when the table saw the K♥ in the window. However, it was followed by 2♥2♦ to give Ojeil trips and the lead. A 3♥ on the turn added a flush draw for Ojeil, and Mustafov hit the rail when the 4♦ fell on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chady Ojeil	6,500,000 900,000	900,000
Fahredin Mustafov	Busted

Tags: Chady Ojeil Fahredin Mustafov

03-23-2025 17:31 UTC+2

Three Table Redraw

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Maher Achour	Tunisia	1,600,000	16
1	2	Soraya Estrada	Spain	7,500,000	75
1	3	Akin Tuna	Turkey	5,900,000	59
1	4	Nichan Khorchidian	Lebanon	4,400,000	44
1	5	Paul Amsellem	France	4,300,000	43
1	6	Dmitrii Kopyl	Russia	3,900,000	39
1	7	Nenad Dukic	Serbia	4,700,000	47
1	8	Daniil Kiselev	Russia	4,500,000	45

2	1	Dawid Smolka	Poland	4,400,000	44
2	2	Han Han	Israel	1,400,000	14
2	3	Ludovic Geilich	United Kingdom	7,700,000	77
2	4	Alessio Isaia	Italy	2,600,000	26
2	5	Andrey Pateychuk	Russia	2,100,000	21
2	6	BLT Good	Romania	2,900,000	29
2	7	Kirill Shcherbakov	Russia	3,200,000	32
2	8	Mikhail Zavoloka	Russia	3,300,000	33

3	1	Andrei Spataru	Romania	3,600,000	36
3	2	Traian Stanciu	Romania	1,500,000	15
3	3	Evgenii Chernyi	Russia	2,700,000	27
3	4	Chady Ojeil	Lebanon	5,600,000	56
3	5	Bassel Moussa	Lebanon	1,800,000	18
3	6	Leonid Orman	Russia	4,500,000	45
3	7	Eimantas Adomavicius	Lithuania	3,400,000	34
3	8	Fahredin Mustafov	Bulgaria	700,000	7

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Geilich	7,700,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Soraya Estrada	7,500,000 700,000	700,000
Akin Tuna	5,900,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Chady Ojeil	5,600,000 550,000	550,000
Nenad Dukic	4,700,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Daniil Kiselev	4,500,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Leonid Orman	4,500,000 950,000	950,000
Nichan Khorchidian	4,400,000 500,000	500,000
Dawid Smolka	4,400,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Paul Amsellem	4,300,000 100,000	100,000
Dmitrii Kopyl	3,900,000 700,000	700,000
Andrei Spataru	3,600,000 700,000	700,000
Eimantas Adomavicius	3,400,000 50,000	50,000
Mikhail Zavoloka	3,300,000 500,000	500,000
Kirill Shcherbakov	3,200,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
BLT Good	2,900,000 200,000	200,000
Evgenii Chernyi	2,700,000 700,000	700,000
Alessio Isaia	2,600,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Andrey Pateychuk	2,100,000 100,000	100,000

Han Han	1,800,000 200,000	200,000
Maher Achour	1,600,000 300,000	300,000
Traian Stanciu	1,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Fahredin Mustafov	700,000 300,000	300,000

03-23-2025 17:07 UTC+2

Orman Finds Two Aces; Tekin Busts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Leonid Orman raised to 1,550,000 from the cutoff and left himself 100,000 behind. Maher Achour then shoved from the button, and when it got back to Orman, he called.

Leonid Orman: A♠9♥ All in
Maher Achour: 10♠10♦

Achour was well ahead and was favorite to thin the field down by one, but Orman found an ace on the A♣4♥J♥ flop. Achour did pick up some more outs on the K♦ turn, but Orman made trips on the A♥ river to double upp.

On the adjacent table, Hilmi Tekin just busted to leave the field at 25.