2025 Merit Poker Carmen Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 4
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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 4
Entries
60
Players Left
9
Players Left 1 / 881
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Toldin Stacks Blebea

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Iulian Blebea
Iulian Blebea

Iulian Blebea raised from under the gun to 120,000 and when the action got to Maxim Toldin in the big blind, he shoved for around 2,000,000. Blebea had around 1,000,000 total to start the hand and quickly called to put himself at risk.

Iulian Blebea: 9♠9♥ All in
Maxim Toldin: 10♦10♥

Blebea was in dire need of some help from the board but didn't find anything to work with on the 3♦8♣8♠ flop. A 3♠ on the turn also offered no assistance, and Blebea made his way to the payout desk when the 2♥ dropped on the river.

Tags: Maxim ToldinIulian Blebea

Some Updated Chip Counts

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

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Stanciu's Kings Secure a Double

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Well into the break, Traian Stanciu and Han Han were playing a pot that resulted in a double-up.

Stanciu had opened from middle position to 100,000 and Han three-bet the hijack to 280,000. When it got back to Stanciu, he shoved for 780,000, and Han snap-called.

Traian Stanciu: K♥K♣ All in
Han Han: Q♦Q♠

Stanciu was well ahead with his Cowboys and they remained in the lead throughout the 3♥3♣8♠7♣6♣ board.

Tags: Han HanTraian Stanciu

Kopyl Gets Paid By Geilich

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Dmitrii Kopyl
Dmitrii Kopyl

Ludovic Geilich opened the button to 115,000 and Dmitrii Kopyl called from the big blind.

Both saw the flop of 7♥6♣A♣ where Kopyl check-called a bet of 85,000 from Geilich to the 7♣ turn. Instead of checking in flow, Kopyl decided to lead for 125,000, and Geilich called.

A J♣ put a fourth club on board and this time, Kopyl checked. Geilich then bet 185,000 before Kopyl check-raised to 810,000! Geilich was thinking it over and decided his hand was good enough to call, but was shown bad news as Kopyl flipped a full house with A♦7♠ to win the pot.

Tags: Dmitrii KopylLudovic Geilich

Sidhu's Sailboats Secure Him a Double Up

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Kuljinder Sidhu
Kuljinder Sidhu

Kuljinder Sidhu got his last 535,000 in preflop from middle position, and Traian Stanciu was the player to put him at risk from the big blind

Kuljinder Sidhu: 4♥4♣ All in
Traian Stanciu: A♦K♦

Sidhu stood up from his chair, knowing it was essentially a coin flip for his tournament life. The board ran out 10♦2♥J♥9♥8♦, and Sidhu’s pair of Sailboats held to earn him a double-up.

Tags: Kuljinder SidhuTraian Stanciu

Recent Bustouts

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Khorchidian Takes the Aggressive Approach

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

With around 800,000 in the middle on a flop of Q♦9♣9♦, Nichan Khorchidian led out for 200,000 from the small blind, and Spyridon Apartoglou called from middle position.

The 8♦ landed on the turn, and Khorchidian checked. Apartoglou bet 420,000, and Khorchidian went deep into the tank, glancing back at his cards several times before check-shoving for Apartoglou’s remaining 1,050,000.

Apartoglou snap-folded, and Khorchidian flashed the A♥ as he raked in the pot.

Tags: Nichan KhorchidianSpyridon Apartoglou

Dukic Puts Alanaz in the Blender

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The action was picked up in a big pot between Nenad Dukic and Bassel Alanaz on a board of 9♣7♦Q♥3♦Q♣ and Carlos Aoun recalled the hand to PokerNews.

Alanaz had opened the cutoff then called a three-bet from Dukic on the button. Alanaz check-called the flop and a big bet on the turn, and was facing a shove of Dukic for around 850,000 on the river. The had around 2,000,000 in it before Dukic shoved and Alanaz was deep in the tank while he pondered how to proceed.

In fact, so much time had passed that Alanaz decided to call the clock on himself to force him to make a decision. The 30-second countdown was initiated and Alanaz didn't act, so his hand was dead and the pot was pushed to Dukic.

Tags: Bassel AlanazCarlos AounNenad Dukic

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