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
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Adomavicius Chips Up

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

On a flop of 7♠J♠3♦, Eimantas Adomavicius checked from the big blind and faced a bet of 125,000 from Vladas Tamasauskas in middle position. Adomavicius made the call to see a turn.

The 2♥ landed, and Adomavicius checked again. Tamasauskas followed up with a second barrel for 300,000. After thinking it over for quite some time, Adomavicius check-shoved for roughly 950,000. Tamasauskas folded fairly quickly, and the pot was pushed to Adomavicius.

Tags: Eimantas AdomaviciusVladas Tamasauskas

Geilich Bets Out Estrada

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

Ludovic Geilich made it 100,000 from under the gun and Soraya Estrada three-bet to 300,000 from the hijack. When the action got back to Geilich, he called.

When the flop came 8♠10♣3♣, Geilich check-called a bet of 260,000 from Estrada to see the 7♥ turn, which checked through.

A 2♥ completed the board and after thinking it over, Geilich squeezed in a bet of 385,000. Estrada was thinking for a while but eventually settled on a fold, and Geilich added to his ever-growing stack.

Tags: Ludovic GeilichSoraya Estrada

Achour Wins a Multi-Way Pot

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

Maher Achour raised to 100,000 from under the gun, and Matas Cimbolas three-bet to 250,000 from middle position. Gurcan Gungoren cold-called from the big blind, and Achour came along to make it three ways to the flop.

The dealer spread A♦8♠5♣, and action checked to Cimbolas, who bet 100,000. Both Gungoren and Achour called.

The Q♣ hit the turn, and all three players checked. The 6♦ completed the board, and once again, the action checked around.

Gungoren showed 2♦2♥ for a pair of deuces. Achour tabled A♠4♠ for top pair, which was good enough to take the pot as Cimbolas mucked.

Tags: Gurcan GungorenMaher AchourMatas Cimbolas

Foldesi Gets Back on Track

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

Daniel Foldesi started the day with around 1,700,000 but found himself down early. Luckily, he just doubled up to get his stack back to around 1,000,000 after a hand with Safi Haidar.

Haidar had opened from middle position and Foldesi shoved from the hijack for 485,000. When it got back to Haidar, he thought for some time before electing to call.

Daniel Foldesi: J♦J♣ All in
Safi Haidar: 8♦8♠

Foldesi held the lead with his pocket jacks and they stayed in front after the dealer ran a board of Q♦5♠4♥Q♣10♣.

Tags: Daniel FoldesiSafi Haidar

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Dukic's Big River Bet Gets Paid

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Nenad Dukic
Nenad Dukic

Carlos Aoun raised to 90,000 from under the gun, and Nenad Dukic defended his big blind.

The two checked it down on a board of 8♣8♥Q♥9♠Q♠, and when the river hit, Dukic led out for 325,000. Aoun looked confused by the bet but eventually tossed in a curious call.

Dukic showed Q♣4♣ for a full house, and Aoun mucked as the pot was pushed to Dukic

Tags: Carlos AounNenad Dukic

Selected Chip Counts

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Cimbolas' Double Barrel Forces Achour to Fold

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Matas Cimbolas opened to 80,000 from early position, and Maher Achour defended his big blind.

The flop fell 4♥K♠A♠. Achour checked, Cimbolas continued for 55,000, and Achour called.

Achour checked again on the Q♠ turn, and Cimbolas fired a larger bet of 300,000. Achour gave it some thought but eventually folded, sending the pot Cimbolas' way.

Tags: Maher AchourMatas Cimbolas

Moussa Flops Trips to Double Up

Kai Cocklin
Kai Cocklin
Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Bassel Moussa moved 260,000 of his stack into the middle from early position and left just 25,000 behind. Lukas Pazma was on the button and just called.

The two saw a flop of A♥10♠10♦ and Moussa joked "Will you call if I shove?". Moussa did eventually put his last chip in and Pazma quickly called.

Bassel Moussa: K♣10♥ All in
Lukas Pazma: K♦Q♦

Moussa had flopped trips but still had to dodge the Broadway draw of Pazma, who needed to find a jack. The runout, however, brought no drama as the7♣4♦ filled out the board, earning Moussa a much-needed double-up.

Tags: Bassel MoussaLukas Pazma

Simon Five-Bet Shoves into Khorchidian's Big Slick

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Nichan Khorchidian
Nichan Khorchidian

Nichan Khorchidian raised to 80,000 from early position, and [Removed:553] three-bet to 220,000 from the small blind. Khorchidian four-bet to 750,000, and Simon then five-bet shoved for 2,420,000, sending Khorchidian into the tank.

After thinking it through, Khorchidian said, "I think we have the same hand," and eventually called, covering Simon slightly.

[Removed:553]: A♣10♣ All in
Nichan Khorchidian: A♠K♠

Khorchidian was wrong in his assessment as he actually had Simon dominated, needing to hold with Big Slick to score a huge knockout and claim the chip lead. The flop fell Q♥J♠4♥, giving both players a Broadway straight draw, but Simon found no help as the 2♥ turn and 8♠ river sealed his fate.

Khorchidian took down the pot, eliminating Simon. At another table Zhen Chen was seen exiting the tournament and has been eliminated.

Tags: Nichan Khorchidian

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