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

03-23-2025 16:12 UTC+2

Dukic Busts Bitar

Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ghassan Bitar was flipping for his remaining stack of around 1,300,000 against Nenad Dukic.

Ghassan Bitar: A♦K♦ All in
Nenad Dukic: J♥J♠

Bitar turned a flush draw but couldn't connect with any of his outs on the 7♣6♦3♥8♦4♠ runout, which meant he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	4,000,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Ghassan Bitar	Busted

Tags: Nenad Dukic Ghassan Bitar

03-23-2025 16:00 UTC+2

Achour's Queens No Good

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Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Akin Tuna opened from under the gun to 200,000 and Maher Achour called in the hijack Han Han also called on the button.

The three saw a flop of 8♦7♠5♥ where Tuna checked and Achour bet 225,000. Han folded, but Tuna called to see the 3♦ drop on the turn, After Tuna checked again, Achour reached for more chips and bet 425,000. Tuna called.

When the 5♠ completed the board, both players knuckled the table and Tuna showed K♦K♣ for a pair of kings. Achour showed Q♦Q♥ for a pair of queens, and will be happy that he lost the minimum in that hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Akin Tuna	7,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Chady Ojeil	3,900,000 775,000	775,000
Maher Achour	3,200,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Akin Tuna Han Han Maher Achour

03-23-2025 15:56 UTC+2

Spataru's Four-Bet Puts Adomavicius in the Blender

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Tim Baker

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Andrei Spataru opened to 160,000 from the hijack, and Eimantas Adomavicius three-bet to 435,000 from the cutoff. The rest of the table got out of the way, and Spataru responded with a four-bet to 800,000.

Adomavicius, sitting on a stack of around 1,950,000, went deep into the tank. After nearly two minutes of thought, he reluctantly let it go, and Spataru raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Spataru	2,900,000
Eimantas Adomavicius	1,950,000 750,000	750,000

03-23-2025 15:53 UTC+2

Han's Flop and Turn Lead Earn Him the Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Leonid Orman opened the cutoff to 160,000 and Han Han defended the big blind.

The flop came down 8♦6♣4♣ and Han led out for 150,000. Ormen called to see the 5♥ roll off on the turn. Han led out again, this time for 135,000. Orman tossed his cards into the muck and Han pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Han	2,000,000 400,000	400,000
Leonid Orman	1,350,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Han Han Leonid Orman

03-23-2025 15:44 UTC+2

Plenty of Action Ahead at Merit Poker!

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Tim Baker

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

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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03-23-2025 15:39 UTC+2

Zavoloka Wins a Flip Against Isaia

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Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Mikhail Zavoloka opened from middle position to 160,000 with a stack of slightly under a million. Alessio Isaia was in the small blind and three-bet to 400,000, then Zavoloka shoved 890,000. Isaia called.

Mikhail Zavoloka: A♣J♠ All in
Alessio Isaia: 3♦3♣

Zavoloka was flipping for his tournament life and took a huge leap towards survival when the 10♦J♥5♠ flop gave him top pair. No surprises came on the 8♥Q♥ runout, and Zavoloka doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Zavoloka	1,950,000 650,000	650,000
Alessio Isaia	1,100,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Tags: Alessio Isaia Mikhail Zavoloka

03-23-2025 15:34 UTC+2

Khorchidian and Orman Chop Up Ivanov's Stack

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Tim Baker

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Leonid Orman min-raised from the cutoff before Vladislav Ivanov three-bet to 1,065,000 on the button, leaving just 25,000 behind. Nichan Khorchidian called from the big blind, and Orman moved all in for roughly 1,400,000. Ivanov put in his last chip, and Khorchidian called with the covering stack, looking to bust both opponents.

Vladislav Ivanov: A♣2♣ All in
Leonid Orman: A♦K♠ All in
Nichan Khorchidian: A♠K♦

With two players holding Big Slick, it looked like Ivanov would need help from a deuce or some clubs to survive. But the board ran out Q♣J♠Q♥4♥6♠, giving no one anything and keeping the two ace-kings in front. Ivanov was eliminated, while Orman and Khorchidian chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nichan Khorchidian	5,200,000 300,000	300,000
Leonid Orman	1,900,000 300,000	300,000
Vladislav Ivanov	Busted

Tags: Leonid Orman Leonid Orman;Nichan Khorchidian

03-23-2025 15:29 UTC+2

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Akin Tuna	6,000,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Dawid Smolka	5,600,000 2,050,000	2,050,000
Paul Amsellem	4,900,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Traian Stanciu	4,000,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Maher Achour	3,600,000 500,000	500,000
Andrei Spataru	2,900,000 2,315,000	2,315,000
Gregoire Auzoux	1,800,000 200,000	200,000

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

03-23-2025 15:23 UTC+2

Geilich Back on Top

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

You can't keep Ludovic Geilich down for long! Just after losing a big flip, he rakes a huge pot to move back near the summit of the counts.

The action was missed but on a board of 3♥J♠3♠K♠9♥, there were already around 2,000,000 chips in the pot when Geilich fired 865,000 on the river. Vladislav Ivanov was the player with the decision and after thinking it over, he called.

Geilich then showed a flush with 10♠8♠, and Ivanov mucked.